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Chelsea star Cole Palmer has revealed who he wanted to win the Premier League as Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool battled for the title. Despite challenges from Arsenal and Liverpool, Man City emerged triumphant from a thrilling title race to win a record fourth successive Premier League trophy and sixth in seven years. Arsenal were bidding to end a 20-year wait for a league title and took the race to the final day but ultimately fell short despite amassing 89 points. Liverpool, meanwhile, were still in the title race with a few weeks of the season remaining before falling away…

England fans will already be plotting their side’s best and worst routes to the Euro 2024 final – despite the fact the tournament hasn’t even started yet. Predicting a team’s way through the tournament tree is all part of the fun and games of a major international competition, and those who have already undertaken the task will note the importance of England winning the group instead as finishing as runner-up. Gareth Southgate’s men will be quietly confident of securing top spot in the group, with Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia joining them in Group C. And should they indeed make it…

Tyson Fury’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk will take place on December 21 in Saudi Arabia. Fury suffered the first defeat of his professional career earlier this month as Usyk won via split decision in Riyadh to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. With his victory, Usyk is now the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC title holder and is the heavyweight division’s first unified world champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. Fury felt he did enough to win the fight, however, two of the three judges were in favour of Usyk after he rocked the Gypsy King in the ninth round with an…

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he will support Belgium at Euro 2024 despite not being selected for the squad, while he insists he is ‘100 per cent’ fit. The 32-year-old missed most of the campaign with an ACL injury sustained in pre-season and then tore his meniscus in March just as he was closing in on a return to action. He has bounced back from that setback, starting four of Real’s final five La Liga matches of the season, and is yet to concede a goal. Courtois is expected to start in Saturday’s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund,…

Olympiacos and Fiorentina are gearing up for the Europa Conference League final in Athens this evening. West Ham are the current holders after beating Fiorentina in last year’s final but the Italian side are back for the second year in a row to fight for the trophy. But a tough night awaits in the Greek capital against an Olympiacos side who impressively eliminated Premier League club Aston Villa in the last four. In recent years, BT Sport – which has since become TNT Sports – have made the major European club finals available to watch for free on their YouTube…

Caoimhin Kelleher feels it is time for him to step up to be first choice goalkeeper, whether that it is at Liverpool or elsewhere. The 25-year-old has been with the Reds since 2015 and has established himself as a very reliable back-up with the gloves to Alisson Becker. The Republic of Ireland international has made 47 appearances in all competitions, filling in when the Brazilian is injured and being handed opportunities in cup competitions. Kelleher has enjoyed more game time than ever this season, making 26 appearances in all competitions, including 10 in the Premier League and six on the…

Home Office made mistakes in rush to set up asylum housing, MPs say There is no bias in the original title Committee says department pressed ahead with plans without adequate understanding of what would be required The Home Office has made “unacceptable and avoidable mistakes” in its haste to use disused barracks and a giant barge to house asylum seekers, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded. The public accounts committee said the department “does not have a credible plan” to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and has little to show for hundreds of millions of pounds spent so far on the…

Gary Neville hopes Erik ten Hag stays at Manchester United (Pictures: Getty)Gary Neville has told Manchester United’s owners Erik ten Hag has ‘earned the right’ to keep his job at Old Trafford after the ‘beautiful’ FA Cup final victory over Manchester City. United’s owners are currently deciding whether to sack Ten Hag or give the Dutchman more time to turn the club’s fortunes around. Build-up to Saturday’s FA Cup final win was dominated by speculation Ten Hag would lose his job regardless of the outcome of the game. But Neville believes the surprising 2-1 win over Premier League champions Man…

Virat Kohli leads a potent India batting attack supplemented by a devastating bowling lineup (Picture: NurPhoto via Getty Images)They’re used to seeing the ball fly into the stands in the United States with baseball stars like Aaron Judge hitting home runs at an extraordinary rate. But over the next few weeks cultured sports fans will also watch equally powerful sluggers smash sixes over the boundaries with the likes of India superstar Virat Kohli and Australia dynamo Travis Head taking their outstanding skills to the crease rather than home plate as cricket’s T20 World Cup is staged in America and the…

Steven Gerrard turned to an old foe for advice (Picture: Getty Images)Steven Gerrard says he sought out the advice of Alex Ferguson after being fired by Aston Villa, admitting his confidence was rocked by the dismissal. The Liverpool legend is now in charge of Saudi side Al Ettifaq after leaving Villa Park in 2022. The 43-year-old had been enjoying an excellent start to his managerial career after an impressive spell at Rangers followed by an encouraging first few months in the Premier League with Villa. However, he lost his job in October 2022 after just two wins in 12 games…