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Wolves fined £57,500 for players behaviour after Leeds defeat Last month’s 4-2 Premier League defeat by Leeds saw Wolves receive a fine of £57,500 from the Football Association for their failure to control their players. This came after protests from players and staff regarding Rodrigo Moreno’s stoppage-time goal at Molineux, with claims that Adama Traore had been fouled in the build-up. The protests resulted in unused substitute Matheus Nunes receiving a red card, which was later rescinded after Wolves appealed. In addition to this, Wolves defender Jonny was sent off for a foul on Luke Ayling, with his yellow card…

Female principal of Australian school guilty of rape and sexual abuse – between 2003 and 2007 at an ultra-Orthodox school in Melbourne Malka Leifer, the former principal of a Jewish girls’ school in Australia, has been found guilty of sexually abusing two of her students. The sisters, Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper, who have chosen to identify themselves in the media, were abused by Leifer between 2003 and 2007 at the Adass Israel School in Melbourne, where Leifer was head of religion and later principal. The court heard that Leifer had a sexual interest in teenage girls and took advantage…

KSI apologises for racist slur in Sidemen YouTube video KSI, real name is Olajide William Olatunji, has issued an apology for using a racist slur during a recent Sidemen video. The 29-year-old rapper, boxer, and founder of Prime energy drinks participated in a game based on the word game Countdown, where he used the derogatory term. His fellow players were seen laughing at the comment. The video was subsequently taken down from the Sidemen YouTube channel. DJ Bobby Friction was among those who expressed outrage over the incident, citing his own experiences of being subjected to racial slurs and physical…

Downed Chinese ‘spy balloon’ had gathered intelligence from sensitive military sites – US officials  Officials have confirmed that the suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over several sensitive US military sites was able to gather intelligence, despite efforts by the White House to prevent it from doing so.  The balloon flew in a figure-of-eight pattern above sites to collect information, primarily from electronic signals, which can be picked up from weapons systems or communications from base personnel, rather than images. The officials said that China could have gathered much more intelligence from sensitive sites if it were not for the…

Finland to officially join NATO on Tuesday Finland has been officially approved to become a member of NATO, making it the first country to join the military alliance since North Macedonia’s inclusion in 2020.  The decision was made in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, as Finland shares a border with the country.  NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, has confirmed the news, stating that the move will make both Finland and other members safer.  Turkey was the last of NATO’s 30 members to accept Finland’s application, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stating that Finland has taken concrete steps to…

The end of an error for Chelsea: Graham Potter put out of his misery The Guardian says A few years ago Todd Boehly did a TV interview where he defined his approach to business as “creating value where there are value gaps”, or in other words seeing the picture more clearly, doing it better, being, at every moment, the smartest guy in the room. Although, watching Boehly and his co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali’s activities at Chelsea over the last year, it is tempting to wonder exactly which room we’re talking about here, exactly how un-smart that room would have to…

Chelsea set priorities for next manager as pressure grows on search The Independent says Chelsea have drawn up a managerial shortlist led by Julian Nagelsmann, Mauricio Pochettino, Luis Enrique and Roberto De Zerbi, but are prepared to go through their Champions League campaign with interim boss Bruno Saltor in charge as the priority is to get the appointment right for pre-season. Figures at the club are talking about an “exhaustive search” as, like the departed Graham Potter, they want a coach who buys into the idea of developing a young squad with the most progressive methods and understands the new…

Chelsea sack Graham Potter after less than seven months in charge The Metro says Chelsea have sacked Graham Potter after less than seven months in charge at Stamford Bridge. Potter only joined the Blues from Brighton last September – replacing the sacked Thomas Tuchel. After a decent start, results nosedived just before the World Cup and continued afterwards, with many Chelsea fans calling for his dismissal. But following a record-breaking spending spree in January, that included the signing of Enzo Fernandez for a British transfer-record, the wins began to come again and they advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions…

Seven bosses in race to replace sacked Graham Potter at Chelsea, including shock Mauricio Pochettino swoop The Sun says CHELSEA are now on the hunt for their third manager under Todd Boehly after Graham Potter was given the boot. Potter only left Brighton in September to replace Champions League-winner Thomas Tuchel. But after a dismal runs of performances, that has left Chelsea in 11th, Boehly decided to give Potter his marching orders. Owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said: “On behalf of everyone at the club, we want to thank Graham sincerely for his contribution to Chelsea. “We have the highest…

Mirror Sport – Silva service at Stamford Bridge? The Mirror moves the story on from Graham Potter’s sacking at Chelsea with the claim that Fulham boss Marco Silva has been earmarked as his surprise successor. Former Blues boss Rafa Benitez is, they add, the favourite to take over from Brendan Rodgers at Leicester and lead the Foxes’ Premier League survival bid. Catch up on the back pages