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F1: Turkish Grand Prix 2021 cancelled and replaced Two weeks after it was added to the Formula 1 calendar, the Turkish Grand Prix has now been cancelled.  Turkey was added to the F1 schedule on 11-13 June to replace the Canadian Grand Prix – which was cancelled due to travel restrictions in Canada.  But the UK has put Turkey on its red list of countries that you cannot travel to due to it being a high-risk country, leading to Turkey becoming unworkable.  Instead, the Styrian Grand Prix will run at the Red Bull Ring on 25-27 June. It was originally…

Sport THIS WEEK Tell me. what to watch THE LATEST “,”nextArrow”:””,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 10:16 Friends reunion will air May 27 – with a host of celebrity guests!  16:53 Ellen ends show after 19 years – amid ‘toxic’ allegations 10:04 Brit Awards 2021: Harry Styles ‘confusing’ American accent 10:10 Why did Ellen DeGeneres move in with Courteney Cox, ‘I’m not having marital troubles’ FOOTBALLCHELSEA v LEICESTER CITY SAT 15 MAY. 17:15 FOOTBALLWEST BROM v LIVERPOOL SUN 16 MAY. 16:30 A GUIDEFOOTBALLFormula 1 CRICKETRUGBYBOXINGNBANFL LIVE SPORTS THIS WEEKENDSAT 15 MAYPREMIER LEAGUEBurnley v Leeds United (12:30)Southampton v Fulham (15:00)Brighton & Hove Albion v…

Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury fight to take place in Saudi Arabia for undisputed heavyweight champion title – says Eddie Hearn The world’s heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will take place in Saudi Arabia, says Eddie Hearn.  The venue and date haven’t yet been confirmed for the all-British bout, which will see the winner become the undisputed heavyweight champion.  https://twitter.com/anthonyjoshua/status/1391869555887202306 AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn suggested it could take place on either 7 August or 14 August.  “It’s a very bad secret that the fight is happening in Saudi Arabia,” Hearn told Sky Sports. The Tokyo Olympics…

SPORT THIS WEEKEND Tell me. what to watch THE LATEST “,”nextArrow”:””,”autoplay”:true,”autoplaySpeed”:5000}’ dir=”ltr” data-typing=”1″> 12:16 Manchester United protests: FA investigating as police condemn ‘unacceptable’ violence 13:17 Man Utd 6-2 Roma –  thrashing from united, after weak start 15:14 Floyd Mayweather to fight Logan Paul – June 6 11:38 ESL: ‘12 clubs cannot leave’ and JP Morgan ‘still on board’  FOOTBALL Manchester City v Chelsea 17:30 SAT 8 MAY BOXING Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez faces Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday04:30 SUN 9 MAY A GUIDEFOOTBALL CRICKETFormula 1NBARUGBYNFLBOXING LIVE SPORTS THIS WEEKEND PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday 8 May: Premier League  Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspurs…

Manchester United protests: FA investigating as police condemn ‘unacceptable’ violence that postponed Manchester United vs Liverpool match  The Manchester United protests that turned violent on Sunday were “completely unacceptable” and should be condemned in “the strongest possible terms”, police leaders have said.  The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said two police officers were injured – with one who needed emergency treatment for a “significant slash wound to his face”. The police confirmed he had been attacked with a bottle.  The protests and violence happened before Manchester United’s Sunday game against Liverpool. The Manchester United vs Liverpool game was called off…

Man Utd 6-2 Roma –  thrashing from united, after weak start Manchester United came from behind to take major steps to get a place in next month’s Europa League final. The first half of the match saw United 2-1 down, but a five-goal second half completed an astonishing turnaround. Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani both scored twice. Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood also netted a goal each.  Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told BT Sport: “No, I don’t feel the job is done but it was a good job done. We did well but we know they have quality…

Floyd Mayweather to fight Logan Paul – June 6 Five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition fight against Logan Paul is back on. The fight will take place on June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.  Mayweather has a 50-0 record and the fight with the YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in February.  Announcing the fight on Instagram, Mayweather wrote: “Me and Logan Paul will be fighting at the Hardrock Stadium.”  “Tickets will be going on sale next week.” Floyd Mayweather Logan Paul fight- It’s on!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7BrmfO2vF0 TODAY’S HEADLINES Boris Johnson faces MPs amid questions over Downing Street flat revamp Lifting of…

ESL:  Real Madrid President says ‘12 clubs cannot leave’ and JP Morgan ‘still on board’  The 12 founding football clubs of the European Super League (ESL) cannot leave the ESL due to binding contracts, according to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. He has also promised the project will return after a period of reflection.  The European Super League was announced last Sunday and met with widespread backlash, it fell apart just days later. The six English clubs involved withdrew and others followed. Only 3 out of the original twelve remains.  But Perez – a leading figure in the breakaway competition…

Leeds vs Liverpool 1-1 – ‘Liverpool denied top four spot’  Leeds denied Liverpool a place in the top four of the Premier League with a late equaliser.  But uncertainty hangs over what that means following the announcement of the new European Super League – which undoubtedly overshadowed the game.  Liverpool is one of 6 English clubs (along with another top 6 outside of England) that have agreed to join the breakaway ESL.  Uefa may ban all 12 clubs from European competition since their defection.  The first game involving one of the 12 clubs had protests inside and outside the game. …

Dulux apologises for mocking Tottenham Hotspurs lack of silverware Dulux has apologised for a series of tweets mocking Tottenham after its new commercial partnership with the club was announced. https://twitter.com/duluxuk/status/1382722888130818054 On Thursday, it was revealed Dulux had become their official paint supplier on Thursday.  The Dulux Twitter account replied to other users’ tweets mocking Spurs’ lack of recent trophies, posting a picture of an empty trophy cabinet and suggesting the company’s dog mascot could “do a better job” at centre-back. The tweets have now been deleted.  “We’re deeply sorry for the posts from Dulux this morning in response to the…

Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter given new 6-year ban from football Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been handed a new 6-year and 8-month ban from all football related activity by FIFA following breaches of FIFA’s ethics code. World governing body of football, FIFA, announced that Blatter breached rules concerning duty of loyalty, conflicts of interest and offering and accepting gifts or other benefits. Said ban is set to take place once Blatter’s current ban ends on 8th October this year. Furthermore, former FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke has also been handed a ban from football activity for the same length of time.…

Rashford may miss England’s first 2022 World Cup qualifier England and Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, may potentially miss England’s opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against San Marino due to a foot injury.  Rashford picked up the injury last Thursday when Manchester United defeated AC Milan 1-0 in their second leg tie of the Europa League Round of 16.  Subsequently, Rashford missed United’s FA Cup Quarter-Final against Leicester, but was still named in England manager Gareth Southgate’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers. Rashford has been training in the gym as he hopes to recover in time for England’s World…

Dillian Whyte says “I’m coming for war” ahead of rematch with Alexander Povetkin With the much-anticipated rematch of Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin finally happening on Saturday night, Whyte has said he his “coming for war” this time out against Povetkin. Last time out in the first bout between Whyte and Povetkin, Whyte managed to knock down Povetkin twice in the fourth round, before Povetkin’s big uppercut on Whyte in the fifth round ended the fight. Whyte is ready for war in Povetkin rematch “I can knock out any man on this planet.” Whyte told Sky Sports “You’ve seen me knock out guys that don’t usually get knocked…

“I am really gutted” – Andy Murray pulls out of 2021 Miami Open with groin injury Andy Murray has revealed to the Miami Herald that he has had to pull out of the upcoming Miami Open due to a “freak” groin injury. Murray, who has not competed in the Miami Open since 2016, was set to make his comeback this week, with the Miami Open starting Wednesday. The Scotsman was supposed to face Lloyd Harris in the first round. Two-time Miami Open champion Murray forced out with groin injury Two-time Miami Open champion and four-time finalist, Murray, revealed to the…

England 251 all out after shocking collapse, India take ODI series lead India have taken a 1-0 lead in their One Day International (ODI) series against England after winning by 66 runs thanks to a shocking England collapse that saw the visitors go from 135-0 to 251 all out. After India lasted the entire 50 overs in this ODI match, putting up a score of 317-5, England looked in full control when Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow combined for 135 after just 14.1 overs. However, a mixture of superb bowling by India and poor batting management by England quickly saw…

Former England striker, Frank Worthington, passes away aged 72 Sad news in the footballing world emerged this morning, as football legend and former England striker, Frank Worthington, passed away at the age of 72 after a battle with a long illness. His family announced that Worthington passed peacefully in a Huddersfield hospital on Monday evening. England striker Worthington had a long illustrious career Frank Worthington had a wonderful football career that spanned from 1966 to 1991. During this time, Worthington played for over 20 clubs as well as making 8 England appearances in 1974, scoring twice for his country against…

Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor passes away at 86 Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor has sadly passed away at the age of 86 due to natural causes.  The terrible news was announced just over an hour ago by the Lakers’ Twitter account.  An Incredible NBA career for Lakers legend Baylor Elgin Baylor was one of the greatest NBA players from his generation. After leading Seattle University to their first ever NCAA Championship game, Baylor was drafted number 1 overall by the Lakers in 1958. As an NBA rookie, Baylor put up the…

Joe Root set to play for Yorkshire in County Championship Yorkshire coach, Andrew Gale, has revealed to BBC Radio Leeds that England captain Joe Root will play in, at least, their first two County Championship games. Yorkshire have 7 County Championship matches before England’s next test match, which is against New Zealand on the 2nd June. “It will be great to have Joe around” Aware of this, Gale stated that he would be “mindful of his workload” as well as adding that Root most likely won’t be playing in each of the 7 games, but “definitely” will play in the first…

Manchester City interested in surprise move for Premier League striker Danny Ings Sky Sports reported earlier today that inevitable Premier League champions Manchester City are interested in Southampton striker Danny Ings as a potential replacement for Sergio Aguero.  Seen as a cheaper solution to their search for a striker compared to the likes of Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland – whose supposed market value is around £100 million – City would have a great chance to secure the Premier League striker since Ings’ contract at Southampton expires next year.  Despite Southampton offering Ings a new contract some time ago, Ings has…

NBA superstar LeBron James to miss several weeks – what this means for the Lakers Earlier today, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that NBA superstar and Lakers MVP candidate LeBron James is expected to miss several weeks with a high right ankle sprain. The injury to LeBron occurred at the start of the 2nd quarter, when the Los Angeles Lakers played the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. As LeBron gathered a loose ball, Atlanta’s Solomon Hill fell on LeBron’s ankle and subsequently rolled it, to which LeBron immediately went down in pain. As LeBron headed back to the locker room, his actions summarised…

Welcome to another edition of Monday Round-Up, where you can find a summary of the key events that happened from this weekend’s sport. For this week’s Monday Round-Up, we look at the Premier League, particularly the incredible West Ham vs Arsenal match. We’ll also look at the UFC, where Derek Brunson defeated the loud-mouthed Kevin Holland, as well as England’s, once again, poor display in the Six Nations. Finally, this week’s Monday Round-Up will conclude with the boxing, where Lawrence Okolie knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki to win the WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Premier League Football To start this week’s Monday Round-Up, we’ll…

Tottenham ease past inferior Aston Villa 2-0 – Premier League result This Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur finished 2-0 to Tottenham following goals from Carlos Vinícius and Harry Kane. Although Villa looked threatening early-on, they failed to create any real chances. As soon as Tottenham broke the deadlock, they looked way more in control of the game than the hosts, Villa. Vinícius’ first Premier League goal gave Tottenham the lead The first goal in this Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Tottenham came for the visitors in the 29th minute. A long ball over the top aimed…

Iheanacho, Leicester defeat poor Manchester United 3-1 – FA Cup Quarter-Final result A Kelechi Iheanacho brace helped Leicester City defeat Manchester United 3-1 in this FA Cup Quarter-Final. Iheanacho’s brace and a wonderful Youri Tielemans finish sent Leicester to their first FA Cup Semi-Final since 1982.  Horrible Fred error gifted Leicester’s opener The first goal of this FA Cup Quarter-Final fixture between Leicester and Manchester United came in the 24th minute for Leicester. United tried playing it out from the back, with Harry Maguire feeding it to Fred at the edge of the United box. Leicester’s high-press paid off, when Fred’s…

Arsenal comeback stuns West Ham in 3-3 thriller – Premier League result In what turned out to be an incredible Premier League match between West Ham and Arsenal, the London sides shared the points after West Ham couldn’t hold on to their 3-goal lead. After goals from West Ham’s Jesse Lingard, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek gave West Ham total control, an inspired Arsenal comeback was completed thanks to 2 own-goals and a Lacazette header. Lingard stunner opened the scoring for West Ham West Ham’s first goal in this Premier League fixture against Arsenal came after just 15 minutes thanks to a…

Chelsea survive late Sheffield United surge, win 2-0 – FA Cup Quarter-Final reportDespite good pressure from Sheffield United late-on in this FA Cup Quarter-Final fixture against Chelsea, it was The Blues that came out on top. An own-goal in the first-half from Sheffield’s Oliver Norwood and a late strike by Hakim Ziyech was enough to see Chelsea go through to the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup. Chelsea’s early pressure paid dividends The first goal of this FA Cup Quarter-Final fixture between Chelsea and Sheffield United came in the 24th minute for the hosts. A Mason Mount corner from the right side swung…