The Asian Age

Joshua bumps into Henry

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While Anthony Joshua is hopeful of becoming the BBC’s Sports Personalit­y of the Year for the first time, the heavyweigh­t champion spent some time with a multi- award winner in former Arsenal star Thierry Henry.

Joshua was announced as part of the 12 British athletes shortliste­d for the awards — with the winner to be named on December 17 at Liverpool’s Echo Arena — along with the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Harry Kane, Sir Mo Farah and Johanna Konta.

The 28- year- old is the leading favourite for the award at the end of a season that saw him add the IBO World Heavyweigh­t — and WBA Super Heavyweigh­t — titles to his IBF belt with a glorious victory over Wladimir Klitschko in April.

And as Joshua looks ahead to more potential glory, the Brit took some time away from the ring to hang out with two- time Premier League winner Henry — before offering the Frenchman a friendly Christmas invitation.

‘ Good to see you @ thierryhen­ry P. S. There’s a seat for you at the Christmas table,’ Joshua wrote on Instagram.

Henry, who knows what it feels like to soak up the plaudits from his fellow profession­als, was named France’s footballer of the year five times between 2000 and 2006, whilst simultaneo­usly picking up three PFA awards during the same period. They are expected to inherit part of the £ 2.5 bn fortune that father Bernie Ecclestone has amassed from Formula One.

And heiress sisters Tamara and Petra Ecclestone certainly seemed to be comfortabl­e living the high life on Tuesday night as they posed on a golden throne.

While Tamara, 33, puffed on a giant cigar, Petra, 28, reclined on the arm of the lavish seat with a handgun prop, posing up a storm at the Lady Garden Gala in London.

Both glamorousl­y turned out for the London bash — in aid of Silent No More Gynaecolog­ical Cancer Fund and Cancer Research UK — the sisters saw the humour in their props but pouted into She made a spectacula­r return to Coronation Street earlier this year.

And Helen Flanagan proved life in the spotlight is treating her as well as ever as she sashayed along the red carpet at the OK! Magazine Beauty Awards 2017 at the Pavilion in the Tower of London on Tuesday evening.

The 27- year- old soap star looked simply sensationa­l in a sizzling black jumpsuit with a deeply plunging neckline, yet she suffered a slight wardrobe malfunctio­n when she unwittingl­y flashed her bra from beneath the V- neck. On the football field C r i s t i a n o Ronaldo is an icon of the sport and arguably the best player on the planet — but off it, he has the responsibi­lities of fatherhood too. The Real Madrid winger posed for a picture on Instagram with his baby daughter Eva, one of his four children. The post was captioned simply with a heart emoji, as the 32- year- old looked relaxed and happy with his little girl. Eva was born alongside twin brother Mateo in June via a surrogate mother and is one of three children born to Ronaldo this year.

Ronaldo’s girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, also gave birth to another daughter, Alana Martina, in November, to add another member to a suddenly burgeoning Ronaldo family.

The footballer also has a sevenyearo­ld son, Cristiano Ronaldo junior — leaving him the camera for the full effect.

Tamara — the eldest of the two sisters — took the chair, crossing her legs elegantly in a shimmering black dress with a thigh- high split.

As always, the beautiful eldest daughter of Bernie — who lives in London with her businessma­n husband Jay Rutland — was well- coiffed with her hair flowing in long waves around her shoulders and her makeup polished to perfection.

Younger sister Petra showed off her lithe figure in a plunging minidress, similarly picking out a festive sparkle in the spirit of the season.

She offset the glittery number with a pair of fluffy heels, ultimately towering over her big sister.

Helen, who shares two- year- old daughter Matilda with long- term beau Scott Sinclair, looked phenomenal in her getup which made the most of her curves.

The deep V- neckline on the jumpsuit meant that she was already flashing a generous glimpse of cleavage yet one false turn meant she was also baring her bra.

She kept her hair and make- up regime flawless as she styled her slick blonde tresses into a dead straight style which fell over her shoulders in long lengths.

Her make- up was lavishly applied with a smoulderin­g smokey eye adding to her sex kitten look while also illuminati­ng her good looks. aim with enough members for a five- a- side team, once his offspring are older and if they are as sportincli­ned as their father. The Portuguese internatio­nal has no plans to stop, however, saying he wants ‘ seven children and seven Ballon D’ors’.

With such a busy household, Ronaldo is probably grateful for any chance to get back to training with his Real Madrid teammates, as they to close the gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona.

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