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WWE and Hollywood hero Dwayne ‘ The Rock’ Johnson is the brains and face of a new gruelling US game show set to blow Gladiators out of the water as reported by SunSport. The 46- year- old wrestling and film star is the executive producer and host of The Titan Games. The NBC show will put contestant­s through brutal tests of speed, strength and endurance. An early trailer for the 2019 premiere shows competitor­s smashing thrown concrete balls with sledgehamm­ers in one of the most demanding legs. The eight- time WWE champ said: “From the beginning I wanted to create the most epic and insane athletic competitio­n ever devised. “Every challenge these competitor­s will face is inspired by the workouts that fuel me, the struggles I have experience­d and the discipline­s I believe in. “I wanted the show to redefine what an athletic competitio­n can be”, he said. In Wojciech Szczesny’s spare time the Juventus keeper writes and play songs with his glamorous wife Marina Luczenko, as reported by SunSport. The celebrity couple married in 2016 after former Arsenal shot- stopper Szczesny proposed at her birthday party and had their first child this summer But 29- year- old Luczenko is no stay- at- home mum. The Ukrainian pop singer, who moved to Poland at the age of two, has had help from a couple of notable names for her latest album. On My Way, which was recorded in London and released last year, was co- composed by British pop star and X Factor winner James Arthur. But she’s had a little help at home as well.

Multi- talented Szczesny, who left the Emirates in 2017, plays the piano and guitar, and got involved in the 2017 album. The 28- year- old got so involved he wrote the lyrics to ‘ I Do’ which was the sixth track on the album. He explained:

“One evening I was bored, I listened to a melody composed by my wife and started to write some lines. “After that I sent it to Marina as a surprise for her. I thought she was just gonna blow it off but she said it’s cool”. Jamaican legend Usain Bolt has been retired from athletics for more than a year now, with his legacy as the greatest sprinter of all time secured. But according to SunSport, while his attempts to become a pro footballer have hit a false start in Australia, he is turning into an acute businessma­n, opening a chain of restaurant­s called Tracks & Records.

There three in Jamaica – St Andrew, St Ann and Montego

Bay – which pay homage to the eightt i m e

Olympic gold medallist. The walls contain memorabili­a of his stellar career and fuse together his biggest passions – fast running, fast food and reggae music. This SunSport correspond­ent, are Diego Maradonna toasted with his stunning fiancee Rocio Oliva while wearing a dodgy leopard tshirt, say SunSport. The World Cup- winning star and football icon raised a beer while dining with the blonde 28- year- old, who sported a sparkly black dress. Maradona is currently managing Mexican second- tier club Dorados de Sinaloa and they are currently the form team in the division with five wins on the bounce. The 58- year- old is well known for his party- loving lifestyle after a colourful career at Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli. But he has attempted to make a go of it as a manager outright, after a failed spell as boss of the Argentinia­n national team, as well as UAE clubs Al Wasl and Fujairah.

Maradona and Rocio met in 2012 and she appears to have gotten the pintsized soccer star on the straight and narrow. Many football fans might regard Lionel Messi as the heir to Maradona’s throne as Argentina’s greatest ever football star. But the elder criticised the current Barcelona star for a lack of leadership. He said: “Messi’s a great player, but he’s not a leader.

He does give his all on the pitch, but before speaking to his team- mates he’ll play on

the PlayStatio­n. who was fortunate to watch live six of his eight Olympic victories, went along to the new restaurant in London to taste Jamaican street food – and left with a sore mouth and tunes ringing in his ears.

Olympic legend Bolt, won eight gold medals, has three restaurant­s who

i n Jamaica and now one in London The food on offer has had mixed reviews since the restaurant opened a few weeks ago. Some punters on T r i p A d v i s o r described it as “disappoint­ing” with food lacking flavour and tasting burnt, adding: “I can assure you I won’t be visiting again.” “Then, on the field, he wants to be the leader. He’s the best in the world with Cristiano [ Ronaldo]. “It’s difficult for me to say, but it’s pointless trying to make a leader out of someone who goes to the toilet 20 times before a game. That’s obvious. “Let’s not turn him into a god any more. There is Messi at Barcelona and then another Messi with Argentina. “I wouldn’t call Messi [ to play for Argentina again], but never say never. You have to take the pressure off

him.

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