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Emma Raducanu learns Indian Wells fate with blockbuster clash lined up British tennis star Emma Raducanu could be set to face world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the third round at Indian Wells in California. The prestigious tournament, considered by many to be the unofficial fifth Grand Slam, gets underway on Wednesday with massive ranking points up for grabs. Raducanu enjoyed her career-best Indian Wells performance last year in what was undoubtedly her finest showing in an injury-hit 2023 campaign. The 2021 US Open champion arrived as a wildcard and produced impressive wins over Danka Kovinic, Magda Linette and Beatriz Haddad…

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Fresh details emerge of Sam Kerr case after Chelsea star charged with racially harassing police officer Fresh details have emerged of the Sam Kerr case after the Chelsea star was charged with racially aggravated harassment against a police officer. The Australian has pleaded not guilty and Kerr – widely considered as one of the best strikers in women’s football – faces a trial next year over the incident. New information over what allegedly happened has come via the Daily Mail, who have a statement from a Metropolitan Police spokesperson. In the statement, the Met Police said that their officer PC…

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Christian Horner’s accuser to be named as footage of Jos Verstappen row emerges ‘Damaging new allegations’ against Christian Horner are reportedly set to be revealed this week, as is the identity of the female Red Bull employee at the heart of the scandal. Horner was cleared by Red Bull after being under investigation for several weeks after the employee accused him of ‘inappropriate behaviour’. But on the eve of the new Formula 1 season, texts and images supposedly related to the probe were leaked. Horner put on a defiant show during the F1 season opener in Bahrain, with his wife,…

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Manchester United players expecting Sir Jim Ratcliffe to sack Erik ten Hag Manchester United’s players are increasingly confident Erik ten Hag will be sacked by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The Dutchman has failed to build on a promising first season at the helm with back-to-back defeats leaving his side facing an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League. While injuries to the likes of Rasmus Hojlund, Lisandro Martinez andLuke Shaw represented significant setbacks, the chasm that exists between the Red Devils and their local rivals, brutally highlighted by Sunday’s derby defeat, will have done little to dissuade Ratcliffe that a…

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Mirror Sport – Sheffield 0-6 Arsenal: Scoring Scoring Arsenal  The back page of The Mirror newspaper leads on Arsenal’s 6-0 win over Sheffield United. The paper features an image of Martin Olegard – the captain – who kicked off the goal scoring with the first goal arriving in the 5th minute. The first three goals came within just 15 minutes and saw plenty of the home fans head off early. The paper notes that the Blades now have a goal difference of -50.

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Sun Sport – Sheffield 0-6 Arsenal The back page of The Sun newspaper leads on Arsenal’s 6-0 win over Sheffield United. The paper features an image of Declan Rice who scored the fifth goal. The first three goals came within just 15 minutes and saw plenty of the home fans head off early. The paper notes that the Blades now have a goal difference of -50. The back page also reports that Mohammed Ben Sulayem is the current Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) president. Though the former rally driver is being investigated for allegedly tampering with a race result last…

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Guardian Sport – Arsenal give six of the best to dire blades The back page of The Guardian newspaper leads on Arsenal’s 6-0 win over Sheffield United. The paper features an image of the third goal – which came within just 15 minutes, sending plenty of Sheffield’s fans home. On the tennis front, British tennis player Katie Boulter won her first WTA 500 title by fighting back from a set down to defeat Marta Kostyuk in the San Diego Open final.  The back page speculates on who could replace Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea’s boss. The paper says the club isn’t…

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