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  • Tommy Fury calls out Conor McGregor after KSI win

    Tommy Fury calls out Conor McGregor after KSI win

    ‘I will 100 per cent share the ring with him’ Tommy Fury wasted no time after claiming victory against KSI on Saturday night to call out his next opponent – Conor McGregor. The 24-year-old beat the YouTube star, rapper and boxer in a controversial, majority decision during a six-round cruiserweight match in Manchester to extend his […]

    2 years ago

  • Marcus Rashford breaks his silence after car crash following Burnley win

    Marcus Rashford breaks his silence after car crash following Burnley win

    The Manchester United star was left shaken by the accident. Marcus Rashford has reassured fans he is okay after crashing his Rolls-Royce on Saturday night. The accident is reported to have occurred after the England star left Manchester United’s training ground after his team’s Premier League win at Burnley. Man United had earlier returned to […]

    2 years ago

  • Rachel Riley will stop supporting Man United if they bring back Mason Greenwood

    Rachel Riley will stop supporting Man United if they bring back Mason Greenwood

    ‘We’ve all seen and heard enough. Pretending this is OK would be a huge part of the problem.’ Rachel Riley has said it would be “devastating for my club” if Manchester United allow Mason Greenwood to return, and that she would no longer be able to support them. Greenwoodb, 21, has not played for the […]

    2 years ago

  • LeBron James’ son Bronny rushed to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest

    LeBron James’ son Bronny rushed to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest

    Bronny is in a stable condtion. LeBron James’ son, Bronny, has been rushed to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. Bronny James reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest during a basketball workout. "Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is […]

    2 years ago

  • Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of rape and attempted rape

    Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of rape and attempted rape

    The footballer faced a re-trial after a jury failed to reach verdicts on the charges. Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape. The former Manchester City and France international was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in a bedroom at his multi-million-pound Cheshire home in October 2020. He was also […]

    2 years ago

  • Tyson Fury reveals bold fight prediction ahead of Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul

    Tyson Fury reveals bold fight prediction ahead of Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul

    Jake Paul is the hot favourite with bookies Tyson Fury has predicted his younger brother will beat Jake Paul when the two step in the ring Sunday, and how “lightning” can strike twice in the same family. “Here he is today on the brink of making millions of dollars, even double millions if he wins […]

    3 years ago

  • Patrice Evra convicted for historic homophobic social media post

    Patrice Evra convicted for historic homophobic social media post

    The footballer was charged over a video he posted in 2019. Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been convicted after posting homophobic abuse on his social media account in 2019, according to reports. The 41-year-old was charged on Thursday in relation to a video he posted to his social media accounts following Manchester United’s 3-1 […]

    3 years ago

  • Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Europe to end his career, Al Nassr manager confirms

    Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Europe to end his career, Al Nassr manager confirms

    “He will not finish his career at Al Nassr, he will return to Europe.” Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Europe to finish his career, Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia has confirmed. The 38-year-old signed a record-breaking deal with Saudi club Al Nassr – reportedly worth £175m-a-year – after Manchester United terminated his contract in November after he […]

    3 years ago

  • Everton directors told to stay away from Premier League match due to ‘credible threat to their safety’

    Everton directors told to stay away from Premier League match due to ‘credible threat to their safety’

    ‘A real and credible threat’ Everton’s board of directors have been instructed not to attend Saturday’s Premier League game with Southampton due to a “real and credible threat to their safety and security”, the club said. The club’s chairman, Bill Kenwright, CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Chief Finance & Strategy Officer Grant Ingles and Non-Executive Director Graeme […]

    3 years ago

  • Ex-Premier League star jailed for defrauding £15m out of friends and family

    Ex-Premier League star jailed for defrauding £15m out of friends and family

    Richard Rufus claimed to be a successful foreign exchange trader A former Premier League star has been jailed after defrauding family and out of £15 million. Ex-Charlton Athletic player Richard Rufus was, on Thursday, jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Rufus had claimed to be a successful foreign exchange trader and convinced victims to invest in his […]

    3 years ago

  • Jack Grealish gives cheeky response after being jeered by Chelsea fans

    Jack Grealish gives cheeky response after being jeered by Chelsea fans

    ‘It’s all fun and games. I like it’ Jack Grealish has a novel way of dealing with the abuse dished out to him by opposition supporters – he embraces it. The winger was instrumental during Manchester City’s one-goal win on Thursday against Chelsea, which put them within five points of Arsenal. That post match interview […]

    3 years ago

  • Gary Speed’s widow suffers another tragedy after husband dies aged 53

    Gary Speed’s widow suffers another tragedy after husband dies aged 53

    Bird left his family with ‘a wealth of beautiful and extraordinary memories’. Gary Speed’s widow Louise has lost her second husband after a two-year battle with brain cancer. After Gary took his own life in November 2011 age 42, Louise found love again with Quinton Bird, 53. The two married in December 2021, ten years […]

    3 years ago

  • Al-Nassr coach admits he wanted to sign Messi before Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al-Nassr coach admits he wanted to sign Messi before Cristiano Ronaldo

    ‘First I tried to take Messi’ Cristiano Ronaldo‘s new coach has admitted with a laugh that he wanted to sign the star’s main rival, Lionel Messi, after his World Cup win for Argentina. At a press conference, Al-Nassr boss Rudi Garcia was asked about Ronaldo’s arrival in Saudi Arabia on a £175million-a-year deal, and replied: […]

    3 years ago

  • Football legend Pele has died aged 82

    Football legend Pele has died aged 82

    RIP Pelé. Football legend Pelé has passed away. He was 82. Pelé passed away at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Thursday following a long battle with cancer. The Brazilian, whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time and won the World Cup for […]

    3 years ago

  • Pelé’s family spending Christmas in hospital after football legend’s cancer progresses

    Pelé’s family spending Christmas in hospital after football legend’s cancer progresses

    ‘I will not be leaving, nobody will take me out of here.’ Pele’s family are heartbreakingly spending Christmas Day in hospital after the Brazilian football legend’s cancer progressed. A medical report earlier this week showed that the 82-year-old now needed care for cardiac and renal dysfunction. Pele – whose full name is Edson Arantes do […]

    3 years ago

  • World Cup referee hits back at claims that Argentina goal should have been disallowed

    World Cup referee hits back at claims that Argentina goal should have been disallowed

    Questions are now being asked about one of Mbappe’s goals. World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak has hit back at claims that Argentina’s third goal against France during the World Cup final should have been disallowed – and pointed out something the French have kept quiet about. The Polish official has faced claims from French media […]

    3 years ago

  • Lisandro Martinez had the best reaction to Salt Bae’s World Cup final antics

    Lisandro Martinez had the best reaction to Salt Bae’s World Cup final antics

    ‘Only the players and staff who worked their asses off to become champions have that right’ Lisandro Martinez and Angel Di Maria had every right to be asking how on earth this lad made it into the hub of their celebrations. Salt Bae – who people have only just stopped rinsing for the way Lionel […]

    3 years ago

  • Lionel Messi smashes world record with Instagram World Cup photo

    Lionel Messi smashes world record with Instagram World Cup photo

    The egg’s record has been broken. Lionel Messi’s social media post after Argentina won the World Cup has become the most liked picture in the history of Instagram. The post overtook an image of an egg that recked up 56.1 million likes. Messi’s picture of him holding the trophy aloft after Argentina beat France after […]

    3 years ago

  • The meaning behind ‘robe’ that was put on Messi for World Cup ceremony

    The meaning behind ‘robe’ that was put on Messi for World Cup ceremony

    ‘He is a warrior who achieved this victory for Argentina’ While the black robe placed over Lionel Messi‘s shoulders after Argentina’s victory over France caused some discussion, the meaning behind the gesture has been explained and it is quite fitting of the star player. Gary Lineker questioned FIFA’s decision to make Messi wear the bisht – […]

    3 years ago

  • Gary Lineker and Pablo Zabaleta slam FIFA for making Lionel Messi wear ‘little robe’

    Gary Lineker and Pablo Zabaleta slam FIFA for making Lionel Messi wear ‘little robe’

    ‘He’s taken his little robe off now’ Gary Lineker questioned FIFA’s decision to make Lionel Messi wear a black bisht – a traditional men’s cloak in the Arab world – during the World Cup trophy presentation. Following a dramatic penalty shootout victory on Sunday, ending Messi’s personal quest to secure the trophy that has evaded him […]

    3 years ago

  • Raheem Sterling leaves World Cup after break-in at family home

    Raheem Sterling leaves World Cup after break-in at family home

    Sterling played no part in England’s 3-0 win over Senegal. Raheem Sterling flew back from the World Cup after armed intruders broke into his home while his family was there, reportedly stealing watches worth £300,000. The England star missed the Three Lions’ 3-0 last-16 win over Senegal on Sunday, after learning what had happened on […]

    3 years ago

  • Lionel Messi set to agree deal to join Inter Miami next season, report claims

    Lionel Messi set to agree deal to join Inter Miami next season, report claims

    The deal is expected to make Messi the highest-paid player in MSL history Inter Miami are reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Lionel Messi, with the club said to be confident of landing the Argentina captain after the World Cup. The Times reported on Sunday that the Miami franchise, part owned by David Beckham, […]

    3 years ago

  • Wales supporter who travelled to World Cup with his son dies in Qatar

    Wales supporter who travelled to World Cup with his son dies in Qatar

    ‘We have lost one of the Red Wall’ A Wales fan who travelled to Qatar for the World Cup with his son has died. The male supporter was attending the tournament when he lost his life, according to the Wales Football Supporters’ Association’s fan embassy . He has been named as Kevin Davies, 62, from […]

    3 years ago

  • Harry Kane wears £535,000 watch in show of defiance against FIFA

    Harry Kane wears £535,000 watch in show of defiance against FIFA

    Clearly, FIFA need to watch a little more closely. Harry Kane was pictured wearing a £535,000 rainbow Rolex as he arrived at a stadium in Doha in what some have suggested was a show of defiance against FIFA. The England captain’s gesture, ahead of England’s 6-2 opening match win over Iran, comes as FIFA is […]

    3 years ago

  • Boxer, 25, dies after knock-out in final minute of fight

    Boxer, 25, dies after knock-out in final minute of fight

    Luis Quinones’ brother paid a touching tribute to him after he passed away, earlier this week A boxer has died aged just 25 after being hospitalised after a knockout loss in the eighth and final round of a fight in Barranquilla, Colombia, last weekend. Welterweight Luis Quinones fought Jose Munoz, at Coliseo Elias Chegwin, and […]

    3 years ago

  • Hasbulla signs five year deal with UFC ‘worth more than many fighters’

    Hasbulla signs five year deal with UFC ‘worth more than many fighters’

    No word yet on if the Hasbulla/McGregor fight will now go ahead Social media star, Hasbulla Magomedov, has reportedly signed a five-year deal with the UFC said to be  “worth more than many fighters”. The 19-year-old, who suffers from a form of dwarfism, has become one of the biggest names on social media, with 3.2 million […]

    3 years ago

  • Sky Sports’ Jo Wilson announces she has been diagnosed with cancer

    Sky Sports’ Jo Wilson announces she has been diagnosed with cancer

    Wilson asked the doctor ‘Am I going to die?’ Sky Sports host Jo Wilson has announced she has been diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer and told how she broke down in tears when she told her husband. The presenter who has hosted Sky Sports since 2015, is undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy after being diagnosed […]

    3 years ago

  • Jamie Carragher snatches phone from fan after being goaded in angry exchange

    Jamie Carragher snatches phone from fan after being goaded in angry exchange

    The former England defender said he was subjected to ‘plenty of heckling’ Jamie Carragher has spoken out after being filmed snatching a fan’s phone from his hand while making his way through a heckling crowd. The former England defender was videoed walking through supporters at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground on Sunday as they took on Tottenham […]

    3 years ago

  • Graeme Souness ‘doesn’t regret a word’ of ‘man’s game’ comments

    Graeme Souness ‘doesn’t regret a word’ of ‘man’s game’ comments

    Graeme Souness did not pull back from the remarks at all Graeme Souness has doubled down on his “man’s game” comments saying that he does not regret “a word of it” despite an escalating sexism row. He did issue a clarification late on Monday, through Sky Sports. Appearing on his TalkSport radio slot Monday with […]

    3 years ago

  • Man arrested after Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp attacked by Nottingham Forest fan

    Man arrested after Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp attacked by Nottingham Forest fan

    Nottingham Forest said the fan would be banned from the club for life. A man has been arrested after Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp was assaulted after a rival fan ran onto the pitch on Tuesday night during an incident that left him needing stitches. The incident happened after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield 3-2 on […]

    4 years ago

  • Daniel Sturridge ordered to pay £22K to man who found his dog

    Daniel Sturridge ordered to pay £22K to man who found his dog

    Daniel Sturridge offered a reward after his prized-Pomeranian was stolen from a house in Los Angeles Former Premier League striker Daniel Sturridge has reportedly been ordered to pay £22,400 to a man who found his Pomeranian after the dog was stolen. The former Liverpool player’s precious pup, Lucci, was stolen from a house in Los […]

    4 years ago

  • Lewis Hamilton claimed final race ‘manipulated’ in unheard team radio message

    Lewis Hamilton claimed final race ‘manipulated’ in unheard team radio message

    Lewis Hamilton was clearly fuming Audio has emerged of Lewis Hamilton telling his Mercedes teammates that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix had been “manipulated”. A video from Hamilton’s Mercedes has circulated on Twitter and features a snippet of audio that clearly shows the seven-time champion’s frustrations after he was overtaken on Sunday and denied a […]

    4 years ago

  • Jack Grealish hits back after he’s called ‘classless’ for Villa interview

    Jack Grealish hits back after he’s called ‘classless’ for Villa interview

    Grealish said reiterated his unwavering love for the club Jack Grealish has furiously hit back at an article that suggested he had “insulted” and spoke down about his former club Aston Villa, declaring “I’ve been a Villa fan my whole life and still am.” In a tweet on Friday, the England international and now Manchester […]

    4 years ago

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