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Kate Middleton and Prince William went head-to-head in a race on spin bikes – and the Princess won despite wearing heels while William suffered a wardrobe mishap. The Royal couple visited the Aberavon Leisure and Fitness Centre in Port Talbot, Wales, on Tuesday to hear how sport can improve people’s mental health. The Prince and Princess of Wales, known for their competitive nature, took part in a 45-second race on spin bikes, with the winner being whoever travelled the furthest distance.

Lise Pedersen Following in the footsteps of its Nordic neighbors, Finland is fast becoming a destination of choice for foreign co-productions, not least thanks to its up-front cash-back tax incentive introduced in 2017. Despite a slight drop in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, figures show a 40%-plus growth of the audiovisual industry in the past five years, distributed evenly between co-production and service production. In addition to the national rebate of 25%, productions can get up to 40% incentive money thanks to top-ups from regional film commissions. Other support mechanisms include public broadcaster YLE and the Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK), as well as a growing number of private investors such as VOD platform Elisa Viihde and Aurora Studios,  which   are   working actively on getting Finnish content out to the world.

Giorgos Giakoumakis reckons he handled the responsibility of carrying the lofty number seven shirt at Celtic well - but the MLS proved too much of a challenge to turn down.

Victoria Beckham is getting into the Christmas spirit as she organised some wholesome fun activities for her brood.

A Christmas competition! Victoria Beckham and David Beckham battled it out trying to make the best gingerbread house with their daughter, Harper.

Ethan Erhahon firmly believes reducing the Old Firm’s ticket allocation in Paisley is paying off in points.

Gary Doctor says the appointment of a chief executive for the women’s section at Hamilton Academical is an “exciting” move for the club that will allow them to stay competitive in the Scottish Women’s Premier League.

EX-ENGLAND footballer Jill Scott will be a bundle of energy and won't shirk a challenge in the jungle, according to Sky Sports star Hayley McQueen. The sportswoman-turned-pundit, 35, is one of the Lioness's best ever players and is the bookies favourite to be crowned queen of the jungle. And she has the backing of footy-mad Hayley, who expects Jill to thrive in Oz.

Scots TV presenter Jean Johansson is no stranger to quiz shows and this week she will be appearing on House of Games.

Vela Games has revealed its debut title, Evercore Heroes, which is a competitive player versus environment (PvE) game where the goal is to become the world’s best team of heroes.The game is set in the science fantasy world of Lumerea, and combines real-time skill-based teamwork with adventurous co-operative combat. The trailer was released today (October 11) and shows a multitude of heroes showing off a variety of intricate weapons and abilities whilst traversing the world before coming together and facing an intimidating ice-hurling ogre.Vela Games CEO and co-founder, Travis George, said “Our goal has always been to make the game players really want, even it it means breaking the mould,” he then went on to say that with Evercore Heroes, Vela is building a “unique” multiplayer game that brings skill-based co-op and competitive play together in a “fresh new way”.Early testing has been underway for over two years, and George says that the feedback from those sessions has been “great”.

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There was excitement and perhaps a slight hint of nervousness as the march was made from Perth Leisure Pool’s upper level, down the winding stairs and into the depths of the changing rooms.

The buzz for competitive football is back with a bang.

Dylan Dreyer is one determined woman. The Today show presenter is happily married to her husband, Brian Fichera, but that doesn't mean she's about to let him win.Taking to Instagram, Dylan shared a video of the pair battling it out on the beach in a running race. MORE: Dylan Dreyer reveals her son's adorable resemblance to Prince GeorgeIn the clip, the mom-of-three makes serious strides as she surges powerfully forward through the sand - while her husband faceplants behind her. WATCH: Dylan Dreyer films the reality of living with young children Dylan captioned the post: "If you follow @fishlense perhaps you saw the video of him and me racing…and Brian winning.

Riot Games – the developer behind Valorant and League Of Legends – has shared that “nearly every game” that the company makes will be competitive with “some sort of esports component to it”.At the launch of Riot’s Project Stryker broadcast centre in Dublin, Needham spoke to NME about the company’s plans to incorporate esports into future Riot titles – including Project Lion, an upcoming fighting game.“If you look at Riot’s games, almost all of our games are competitive games, with varying levels of whether they’d be good sports or not,” said Needham. “We’ve talked about Lion publicly, obviously esports is a really core part of the fighting game community, so we’ll be investing there.”“But all the games that Riot produces, we really look at games that can span generations.

mum ensured her victory in the parents' race at her daughter's sports day – by pushing another mum out of the way and sending her flying. Katie McDermott, 25, was prepared to do anything to win.So when she noticed another mum was about to beat her, she decided to pushed her down to secure her victory. READ MORE: Mum who mooned crowd at daughter's sports day speaks out on 'hilarious' bum flashSpeaking out about the incident, the red-haired mum said: "I told my daughter I would be number one, so I had to be.

Gallery: 'I realized that they couldn't remember how mean they had been to me. . . ' The A-list stars who were BULLIED at school before finding fame (BANG Showbiz)Although Walker is almost a teenager, the 51-year-old actress still can't resist cradling him like a baby.

Dylan Dreyer loves being a doting mother to her three sons, Calvin, five, two-year-old Oliver, and Rusty, one. MORE: Dylan Dreyer pens sweet tribute to husband as they spend Father's Day apartBut she's just as much looking forward to enjoying the things she did before her pregnancy, and that includes her fondness for golfing.VIDEO: Dylan Dreyer shares baby Rusty's cute milestoneThe Today co-host shared pictures announcing her excitement for returning to play the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship (the AC Championship) this year.The photos, however, showed how she last appeared for the tournament, sporting a full baby bump while pregnant with Rusty at the time.MORE: Dylan Dreyer shares Royal Ascot adventures as she leaves Today in New York to report in UKShe was even the first pregnant golfer to compete at the championship and was also jokingly deemed "Best Dressed" according to the stats she shared, even featuring a shot of hers with her husband Brian Fichera.The mom-of-three was elated to be returning without a baby on the way, however, as she penned: "It's almost time!! I can't wait to finally play in the @acchampionship NOT pregnant!!A post shared by Dylan Dreyer (@dylandreyernbc)Dylan will return to the AC Championship for the first time since giving birth"Thanks to @playingnine for collecting my stats (and for dressing me last year, which wasn't easy until I found them!!) My goal this year is to not be in the bottom 10.

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EXCLUSIVE: Screen Gems has acquired the rights to Crypt TV’s horror Island of the Dolls, based on the infamous, true story of La Isla de las Munecas south of Mexico City, in a competitive situation.

Joel Dommett was put on the spot by The One Show's Angela Scanlon - who was standing in for usual host Alex Jones..On Tuesday's episode, Angela, 38, and Jermaine Jenas, 39, were joined on the sofa by Joel Dommett and his stunning model wife Hannah Cooper.During the discussion, Joel and Hannah were talking about a recent trip to ballet that didn't quite go to plan, when Irish presenter Angela was reminded about Joel's dancing past.She said: "You got quite competitive Joel, not with ballet dancing but with pole dancing?"Looking rather bashful, the comedian joked: "Similar kind of dancing."A snap shot of Joel popped up on the screen - showing the TV personality using his bicep strength to main a vertical position that appeared to defy gravity.He added: "Yeah very competitive," as he noticed a the photo was being shown to everyone at home, which prompted his next comment: "Ohh look at that."Angela quipped: "You’re like a young JLO."Opening up about the impressive image, Joel explained: "They took that photo at the exact moment I was there.