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Sabrina Carpenter strips completely naked for ice bath backstage on huge tour
SABRINA Carpenter has stripped completely naked for an ice bath as she embarks on a huge tour.
The Espresso singer, 25, is currently on the road with her highly-anticipated Short ‘n’ Sweet tour.
Posting on social media, Sabrina wowed fans as she shared a starkers snap from an ice bath.
Braving the cold, the star could be seen with a glum expression as she soaked in the freezing cold water.
Another snap showed the American singer and actress in a daring sequined outfit from backstage on her tour.
Fans were left hot under the collar as they flooded Sabrina with compliments.
One said: “Oh to be the floor u step on!”
A second wrote: “I can’t get over the pink outfit it’s so gorgeous.”
“Hey did you know i would leave my wife for you,” said a third.
While a fourth commented: “You are a dream.”
Meanwhile, The Sun recently revealed Sabrina is back together with her actor boyfriend Barry Keoghan following a lovers’ tiff earlier this month.
A source previously said: “Sabrina has been ridiculously busy over the last few months and it put tension on their relationship. Tempers frayed and they had a row and split.
“But they quickly came to their senses and realised that what they have was not worth throwing away.
“They are back together and really happy.”
Man Utd ratings: Rashford shines before shock substitution as Casemiro produces yet another horror show in Porto draw
MANCHESTER UNITED spurned a two-goal lead as they drew 3-3 with Porto in the Europa League.
Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock in the Europa League clash, cutting inside and firing his effort under the dive of Diogo Costa who should have kept it out.
Rasmus Hojlund made it two midway through the first half as Costa again failed to show a strong enough arm and let the ball squirm beyond him.
But Porto then got back into the game as Pepe tucked home a rebound from close range to reduce the deficit.
And before half-time the hosts were level through an excellent header from Samu Omorodion, before the Porto No9 bagged five minutes into the second half for his second of the game.
But substitute Harry Maguire had the final say as his header from a corner salvaged a point for Erik ten Hag’s side.
Here is how SunSport’s Dylan Terry saw the performances of the Man Utd players.
Andre Onana – 6/10
Reacted brilliantly the first time he was called into action with a flying save, only for Porto to scored the rebound.
Porto then scored with their next shot on target too – Omorodion’s header – and Onana could do little about the excellent finish for Porto’s third.
Made two great stops to keep Man Utd in the game.
Noussair Mazraoui – 4
Looked fairly stable in the first 45 minutes but waned as the game went on.
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All at sea at the start of the second half as Porto cut through the right-hand side of Man Utd’s defence with ease.
Matthijs de Ligt – 4
Looked imposing in the air as he dealt with Porto’s crosses from both sides, but then failed to get in front of Omorodion for the hosts’ second goal.
Like most of the Man Utd side, his performance dropped as the game went on and he was bullied by Porto’s No9.
Taken off with 10 minutes remaining.
Lisandro Martinez – 4
Should have reacted quicker for the first Porto goal as Pepe got ahead of him to nod into an empty net – with Martinez static on the six-yard box.
There is clearly not much of a partnership with De Ligt as Porto pulled them apart all evening.
Hooked along with De Ligt late on.
Diogo Dalot – 4
Porto enjoyed a lot of success down Man Utd’s left-hand side and Dalot looked all at sea on several occasions.
Had little help from Martinez but still looked exposed.
Casemiro – 3
Anonymous yet again in Man Utd’s midfield – the ball just passes him by.
It is not a shock now to see the five-time Champions League winner in this state, but Ten Hag continues to field him and embarrass him further.
Could not even manage one of his customary fouls.
Christian Eriksen – 5
Looked leggy out of possession but produced an impressive run before laying it off to Hojlund for Man Utd’s second goal.
Then failed to make much more of an impact and his delivery from wide areas left a lot to be desired.
Bruno Fernandes – 4
A damning indictment of Man Utd’s current predicament as Fernandes was shown a red card for a second successive game.
Two high boots, two yellow cards, and another early bath for the Portuguese playmaker – who had worked tirelessly prior to his dismissal.
Amad Diallo – 5
Very quiet aside from one burst through the middle as Rashford received all of the ball over the other side.
Replaced by Antony who arguably created even less.
Rasmus Hojlund – 7
Made his case for starting ahead of Joshua Zirkzee with a goal, firing beyond Costa at the near post.
Held it up and then showed his strength and pace to run at Porto before the break – showing little rustiness in his first start of the season.
Marcus Rashford – 8
Rashford showed his directness for the opening goal, driving at the Porto back line and forcing the error from Costa.
A constant threat in the first half as he assisted Hojlund’s strike.
But he was then surprisingly hooked at the break, a decision that will need an explanation from Ten Hag.
Subs
Alejandro Garnacho (for Rashford, 46 mins) – 7
Showed a willingness to take on Porto defenders from the moment he entered the fray – as Rashford had done before him.
Went close to equalising but for an acrobatic save from Costa.
Antony (for Diallo, 69 mins) – 4
Compared to the impact Garnacho had, Antony was invisible.
Offered nothing as Man Utd went in search of an equaliser.
Joshua Zirkzee (for Hojlund, 69 mins) – 6
Linked the play and held the ball up but does not have the threat in behind that Hojlund poses.
Harry Maguire (for Martinez, 79 mins) – 8
Ten Hag raised eyebrows by bringing on two centre-backs, only for Maguire to head a stoppage-time equaliser.
Jonny Evans (for De Ligt, 79 mins) – N/A
Did his job when he came on but it was his fellow substitute who stole the headlines.
Unused subs: Bayindir, Heaton, Lindelof, Collyer, Gore, Ugarte.
Day of shame for naive Labour as it gives away strategically vital Chagos Islands and leaves taxpayers with endless bill
Gift to our foes
WHAT a day of ignominy for the new Government — not just giving away strategically vital British territory but handing taxpayers an endless bill for the privilege.
Labour will insist the airbase we and the Americans share on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands of the Indian Ocean is secure for a century under a lease they have signed.
How naive must they be?
Mauritius is an ally of China, a state hostile to the West. Beijing will be doubled-over laughing at us.
The same class of gullible politicians and civil servants who trust everyone involved to honour this deal also believed China’s phoney assurances about Hong Kong in the 1990s.
Look how they panned out.
It should mortify the Tories that they began the negotiating process on this two years ago.
But Labour has taken mere weeks to capitulate entirely, despite Mauritius’s historic claim having no validity — it never owned the islands — nor being legally binding.
Only last week our Government said no conclusion had been reached. Now, with Parliament in recess, it announces this appalling fait accompli.
What now for the Falklands? Will Labour’s puerile embarrassment over “wrongs of the past” trump our sovereignty there too?
The Government says not. But plenty on the Left also want to honour Argentina’s wholly false claim.
The Chagos debacle weakens us militarily while, incredibly, forcing us to pay unknown sums to Mauritius every year.
It looks a historic error.
Eco ‘solution’
WE admire Keir Starmer’s optimism on the carbon capture technology he says could prove a Net Zero game-changer.
It is expensive and largely unproven at scale. But at least he is seeking ways to hit zero emissions by 2050 without sacrificing working-class jobs on the altar of eco-extremism.
He is right too to stare down Extinction Rebellion. They care nothing for livelihoods. They and Just Stop Oil are doomsday cults who romanticise pre-industrial squalor.
On balance we should invest in the possibilities of carbon capture which, as the PM describes opposite, would bury factories’ CO2 before it can be released.
It could prove crucial . . . if it works.
Life or death
IT is right for MPs to reconsider the fraught issue of assisted dying — and have a free vote on it.
They must scrutinise every syllable of the Bill being put forward this month.
There are complex, emotional arguments on both sides, with legitimate concerns about the vulnerable feeling under pressure to end their life early.
A new debate, nine years after the last, is welcome. But it must not be rushed.
Chelsea 4 Gent 2: Blues run riot with four different scorers against fellow Conference League favourites
CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU celebrated his recall for France with the goal that sealed victory for rejigged Chelsea.
The injury-jinxed £55 million striker is finally back in the international game for the first time since joining the Premier League side in June last year.
His 63rd minute goal was enough to see off stubborn Gent who fought back from two nil down to make a fight of it in the second half.
It was also Nkunku’s seventh goal of the season as he battles to impress head coach Enzo Maresca and prove he has finally overcome a serious knee problem.
Versatile Portuguese Under-21 left back Veiga nodded Chelsea in front after 11 minutes with a header taken more like a striker than a defender and claim his first goal for the club.
Mykahilo Mudryk delivered a high cross over the box from an unfamiliar position on the right and Veiga was unmarked at the far post.
But it still took calm finishing to direct the ball into the opposite corner and beat the keeper.
Yet the early boost failed to trigger a wave of goals in a frustrating first half.
Maresca’s team was a much tamer version of that which plundered four in the first 45 minutes against Brighton last Saturday in the Premier League.
With an entirely changed starting XI it was too much to ask for a repeat performance.
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall fired wide, as did Pedro Neto. But in a few worrying moments, so did Gent striker Andri Gudjohnsen, son of ex-Chelsea forward Eidur who was sitting in the Stamford Bridge West Stand watching his lad following in his bootsteps.
Gudjohnsen Jnr’s shot whistled just over the bar in the 35th minute but they also threatened through English defender Archie Brown who shot straight at Chelsea keeper Filip Jorgensen.
It looked game over when Veiga’s fellow countryman Neto made it 2-0 less than a minute into the second half, cashing in on hesitancy in the Gent defence to blast home from a tight angle.
But Gudjohnsen Snr will have been proud to see his lad provide the cross that saw the Belgians pull a goal back in the 49th minute after Chelsea failed to clear from a corner.
Defender Tsuyoshi Watanabe headed in in similar style to Veiga to liven things up on the pitch and off it – with the visiting fans hurling objects at home supporters in the Shed End.
Nkunku finally saw off Gent with 23 minutes left with a drilled shot past the keeper.
Dewsbury-Hall’s goal in the 70th minute meant Chelsea eventually scored four goals for the second match in a row. Gent sub Omri Gandelman made it 4-2 in the 90th minute.
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