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Title: Patriot [Audio Book] Role: Narrator Status: Released on Audible Release: 22nd October 2024
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Stars of sport to unite in Madrid for 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards
As the 25th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards approach, a host of the biggest names in sport – including Nominees for this year’s Awards, past winners and all-time legends – are confirmed for ‘The Athletes’ Awards’ in Madrid this month.
Last year’s Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Novak Djokovic, will be in attendance, along with Nominees for this year’s Award including four-time tennis Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz and Mondo Duplantis, the pole vaulter who was one of the stars of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The two biggest names from the world of gymnastics – 2024 Olympic champions Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade – will be there, as will the women’s tennis World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka.
The most prestigious honours event on the sporting calendar is back for a second successive year at the iconic Palacio de Cibeles in the Spanish capital, with the world’s best sportsmen and women competing for The Laureus, the statuette which signifies the ultimate recognition from the world of elite sport – athletes are nominated by a panel of global media and the winners decided by the 69 sporting legends of the Laureus World Sports Academy.
The Awards show takes place on Monday, April 21, and will be broadcast globally. The landmark show will be hosted by Hollywood actor Matthew Goode – star of Downton Abbey, The Watchmen and The Imitation Game, who follows acting royalty such as Morgan Freeman, Hugh Grant and Andy Garcia as host of the Laureus Awards.
He said: “The best athletes in the world are coming to Madrid for the 25th anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards – but I’m not sure any of them will be as excited as I am to be a part of the greatest show in sports.“The sportswomen and men we will celebrate and honour do not need a script and they do not wait for direction. The stars of our show wrote their own stories in 2024.”
Among the stars who will be in Madrid are two Nominees for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award – and Djokovic, the man who won it for a record-equalling fifth time last year. Duplantis is nominated after an incredible 2024 in which he won Olympic gold in Paris and broke his own world record twice, while Carlos Alcaraz claimed the French Open and Wimbledon to take his Grand Slam total to four.
Carlos Alcaraz said: “I am delighted to be shortlisted again for these prestigious Awards. I have great memories of picking up my Statuette for Breakthrough of the Year in Paris in 2023 – and of meeting Messi on the red carpet! I was privileged to attend last year in Madrid and present Jude Bellingham with his Breakthrough trophy, so to return to the same city again this year is very exciting. 2024 was an unbelievable year for me – to win at Roland Garros and then at Wimbledon was a dream.”
Biles and Andrade are rewarded for their remarkable achievements in Paris last summer with nominations for Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year and World Comeback of the Year respectively. Sabalenka, who won the Australian and US Opens in 2024, is also nominated in the Sportswoman category.
Simone Biles said: “Receiving my first Laureus Award from Nadia Comăneci, in 2017 is still one of my most cherished memories and this event is incredibly special to me. I’m excited to be in Madrid with everyone to celebrate so many amazing achievements as well as the wonderful work that Laureus does. The Nominees in every single category are so inspiring to me and I’m extremely proud to stand alongside so many others who competed at the top of their sport in 2024.”
As the clock ticks down to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, a star of the slopes will be in Madrid to preview that event with global media. Eileen Gu won the 2023 Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award and will defend her two Olympic titles in freestyle skiing in Italy next year.Other Nominees who are already confirmed to walk the red carpet in Madrid include Letsile Tebogo, the Botswanan star who won the men’s 200m title – his country’s first-ever gold medal – in Paris and is nominated for Breakthrough. Comeback of the Year Nominees set to attend include swimmer Ariarne Titmus.
Nominees in the Team of the Year category represented in Madrid include Zak Brown from the McLaren Formula One Team and Robin Le Normand and Luis de la Fuente from Spain Men’s National Team. Also in Madrid will be a host of athletes shortlisted for the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award, including Spanish para swimmer Teresa Perales, para archer Matt Stutzman, para swimmer Jiang Yuyan and para badminton star Qu Zimo.
Also attending are Swedish football ace Kosovare Asllani, Iker Casillas, Spain’s World Cup winning goalkeeper; the tennis stars Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas; and surfing’s greatest athlete, Kelly Slater.
From the sporting legends among the Laureus World Sports Academy Members and Ambassadors, those attending the Awards include Rugby World Cup winner Bryan Habana; football legends Fabio Capello, Cafu, Luís Figo and Ruud Gullit; gymnastic great Nadia Comăneci, athletics heroes including Edwin Mosesand Nawal El Moutawakel, plus former Olympians Chris Hoy and Steve Redgrave. Tennis champions Boris Becker and Garbiñe Muguruza, who announced her retirement from the sport at last year’s Awards, and adventurer Annabelle Bond.
Joining Nominees and Academy Members will be sports fans from fashion, film and entertainment, plus Laureus Ambassadors including:
Athletics: Mondo Duplantis, Nawal El Moutawakel, Tegla Loroupe, Edwin Moses, Letsile Tebogo Basketball: Rudy Fernández Cricket: Steve Waugh Cycling: Chris Hoy Football: Kosovare Asllani, Cafu, Fabio Capello, Fernando Carro, Iker Casillas, Luis de la Fuente, Luís Figo, Ruud Gullit, Robin Le Normand, Rafael Louzán Gymnastics: Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, Nadia Comăneci, Li Xiaopeng Hockey: Luciana Aymar Kayaking: Saúl Craviotto Motor Racing: Zak Brown, Emerson Fittipaldi Para Archery: Matt Stutzman Para Athletics: Tanni Grey-Thompson Para Badminton: Qu Zimo Para Fencing: Bebe Vio Para Swimming: Daniel Dias, Teresa Perales, Jiang Yuyan Rowing: Steve Redgrave Rugby: Sean Fitzpatrick (Laureus Academy Chairman), Bryan Habana, Hugo Porta Skiing: Eileen Gu, Maria Hőfl-Riesch Squash: Nicol David Surfing: Kelly Slater Swimming: Ariarne Titmus Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz, Paula Badosa, Mansour Bahrami, Boris Becker, Belinda Bencic, Novak Djokovic,
Garbiñe Muguruza, Aryna Sabalenka, Stefanos Tsitsipas Windsurfing: Robby Naish
In addition to celebrating the sporting success of 2025, the Laureus World Sports Awards are also a platform to showcase Laureus Sport for Good, which uses the power of sport to end violence, discrimination and inequality, showing how sport can change the world. Today Laureus supports more than 300 programmes in over 50 countries, working to transform society and improve the lives of young people. Since its inception in 2000, Laureus Sport for Good has used the power of sport to improve the lives of more than six-and-a-half million children and young adults.The impact of the Awards is a key element to both the planning and delivery of the 2025 event. Working closely with both Host Partners, Madrid City Council and the Regional Government of Madrid, Laureus will bring the expertise and support of Laureus Sport for Good to leave a lasting legacy for the young people of the city and region of Madrid.
We are waiting for Netflix to advertise the release date for Department Q. The only clue that we have is an article (Edinburgh Live) that mentions it will be released in ‘Q2’ – April, May, June or July. So keep checking Netflix listings!
Matthew Goode plays Captain Gray in this BBC mini-series.
From ‘Metro’ [Extracts] :-
Abi Morgan’s period drama Birdsong first aired in 2012, starring Eddie Redmayne and Matthew Goode.
Based on Sebastian Faulks’s novel of the same name, it follows the story of young soldier Stephen Wraysford through World War I.
Birdsong can now be watched on Netflix (Picture: BBC/Working Title)
The two-part programme covers flashbacks from Stephen’s past forbidden love affair with a French woman … and his life fighting in the horrific trenches of northern France.
Birdsong has scored an impressive 75% Rotten Tomatoes score, with one fan writing: ‘BBC’s periodic drama would seldom let you down.’
‘Beautifully crafted epilogue surrounded by carnage,’ another viewer said.
Critic Grace Dent praised: ‘Birdsong is remarkable. Unsettling, visceral, a shell-shocked fug of love, loss, then more loss, then the brink of despair, with anything left then battered and blown up again.’
The beloved period drama was created for screens by The Split’s writer Abi Morgan (Picture: BBC/Working Title)
It stars Clemence Poesy as Isabelle and Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Wraysford.
(Picture: BBC)
Meanwhile reviewer Serena Davies said: ‘The BBC, then, have done something important – they have made an elegiac, lyrical film (that is better than Spielberg’s War Horse) with which the next generation can associate the war. It aspires to the sentiments of the war poets.’
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Matthew Goode(The Imitation Game) plays the role of DCI Carl Mork;
“Detective, Carl Morck – brilliant but impossible – has his life turned upside down after a violent incident leaves his partner paralysed and an officer dead. Upon his return to work, he is tasked with setting up Department Q – a new cold case department, which is little more than a PR exercise. At first, being sidelined suits Carl; he’s happy to waste his days playing solitaire and skiving. Yet over the course of the series, Carl’s detective instincts are reawakened, and his new department down in the basement becomes an unlikely magnet for the misfits and mavericks of Chief Super, Moira’s police team.
Chloe Pirrie(The Queen’s Gambit) plays the role of Merritt Lingard;
“Merritt, a ruthless and ambitious prosecutor, has quickly risen the ranks in the Crown Office. Merritt had a troubled childhood, raised by her absent father on the Isle of Mull. But after her brother William suffered a severe brain injury, she turned her life around and dedicated her life to him, whilst striving for justice in her role as prosecutor. However, in the wake of the biggest case of her career, Merritt decides she needs to make a change. As a result, Merritt and Carl’s paths collide.”
Alexej Manvelov(Chernobyl) plays the role of Akram Salim;
“Akram was an officer in the Syrian police force when civil war broke out. He decided to flee to Europe with his family. Unable to work as a cop in the UK, he petitions for work at Edinburgh’s police station, becoming Carl’s assistant. Akram keeps his past life in Syria private, but as the series goes on, Carl realises he’s underestimated his new partner.”
Kelly Macdonald(No Country for Old Men) as Dr Rachel Irving;
“Dr Rachel Irving is the therapist charged with getting officers back on the front line. She’s smart, and she soon gets the measure of Carl, his trauma and his superiority complex. Intrigued by one another, the two develop a deeper connection across the series.”
Leah Byrne(Deadwater Fell) plays the role of Rose;
“Rose was a top police cadet with a promising future in the force. But a mental-health-related breakdown during her first year as a detective constable has left her on shaky ground. Demoted to a desk job, the stigma has followed her ever since. She appeals to Carl in his new department down in the basement for a chance to prove herself once again.”
The remaining cast members confirmed for Department Q are;
Mark Bonnar (Napoleon) as Stephen
Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter) as Clare Marsh
James Sives (Guilt) as DS Hardy
Samara McLaren (Merlin) as Donna Hardy
Angus Miller (Outlander) as Colin Cunningham
Kate Dickie (Inside Man) as Moira
Lily Knight (The Gold) as Caroline Kerr
Kim Allan (The Devil’s Hour) as Chloe Evans
Alex Newman (Winnie Pooh: Blood and Honey 2) as Paul Evans
Ellen Bannerman (The Alienist) as Kirsty Aitken
Mark Bonnar (Unforgotten) as Stephen Burns
Charlene Boyd (River City) as Victoria
Kal Sabir (Slow Horses) as DCI Logan Bruce
Douglas Russell (Peaky Blinders) as Graham Finch
Jack Greenlees (Payback) as Sam Haig
James McNaughton (Baldur’s Gate 3) as Dennis Piper
Gilly Gilchrist (Outlander) as Sergeant Cunningham
Caroline Guthrie (Annika) as Dr. Sonnerberg
Conor Berry (Karen Pirie) as Barry
Nolan Willis (Outlander) as Charlie Bell
Sani Mamood (Granite Harbour) as Marcus French
Gabrielle Monica Hughes (Two Doors Down) as Hardy’s Nurse
Angus Yellowlees (Outlander) as PC Anderson
Hanna Low (Doom Scrolling) as Elise
Frances Mayli McCann (River City)
Tom Duncan (Outlander) as David
Nandi Hudson (Army of Thieves) as Catriona
Aaron McVeigh (The Cleansing Hour) as Jasper Stewart
Aron Dochard (The Witcher: Blood Origin) as DC Clark
Clive Russell (Game of Thrones) in an unknown role
Kai Alexander (Masters of the Air) in an unknown role
Hugo Shack (Scud) in an unknown role
James Paterson (Birds of a Feather) in an unknown role
James Dawoud (Dog Squad) in an unknown role
Coseama Cook in an unknown role
What’s the Netflix release date for Department Q?
At the Next on Netflix UK event, Netflix confirmed the series would debut sometime in 2025. Keep this article bookmarked for the latest.