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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Brunson suffocates Holland, gets unanimous victory at UFC Vegas 22 – so what’s next? Although Derek Brunson dominated the large majority of this UFC Vegas 22 main event, the most entertaining aspect was probably the constant – as expected – talking from his opponent, Kevin Holland. However, all credit must be given to Brunson, who quickly realised what his best route to victory was and easily put that plan into action. Brunson’s wrestling too much…

India outclasses England in T20I series decider A wonderful all-round display by India helped guide them to victory over England in this final T20I match, giving India the 3-2 win in the series.  England won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.  Despite this, India’s 224/2 in 20 overs was too much for the visitors to match, managing only 188/8 after a terrible batting collapse.  India’s Kohli, Sharma…

Dominant Brighton breeze past Newcastle 3-0 – Premier League result The only Premier League fixture on Saturday was a vital game between Brighton and Newcastle United, with both teams desperate for the 3 points given their closeness to the relegation zone.  Whilst Brighton have been struggling for goals recently, they didn’t here, scoring 3 wonderful goals to move them 6 points clear of 18th placed Fulham.  Terrific Trossard effort gave Brighton the lead against Newcastle  In a rather…