Year: 2021

The Sun says STEVEN GERRARD is closing in on being named new Aston Villa boss. The Liverpool legend is set to agree a deal to take over from sacked Dean Smith.

The Daily Express says Arsenal could repeat their Takehiro Tomiyasu masterstroke next summer if they sign the right-back’s former team-mate Mattias Svanberg.

The Daily Mirror says New Zealand are into the T20 World Cup final after the batting heroics of Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham led them to a five-wicket win over England.

The Guardian says Elon Musk has sold about $5bn in shares amounting to roughly 3% of his Tesla holdings, the billionaire reported in filings on Wednesday.

The Independent says A woman labelled by social media users as “SoHo Karen” has appeared in court on hate crime charges after she wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone.

The Metro says Travis Scott, Live Nation and other organizers of Astroworld festival are dealing with mounting civil litigation with 46 lawsuits filed against them to date.

The Sun says RECOVERING from a cold could provide some people with extra protection against Covid.

The Daily Express says BORDER FORCE has responded to reports of eight small boats in the English Channel.

The Daily Mirror says Declan Rice has added to England’s growing casualty list after pulling out of their World Cup qualifiers.

The Independent says Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain is not “remotely a corrupt country” amid continuing fallout over the conduct of some MPs.