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Team GB Olympics star reveals sensational offer to join WWE Team GB Olympic boxer Delicious Orie is giving serious thought to a career in professional wrestling after receiving an offer from WWE. Orie, 27, was backed for Olympic gold in Paris last summer, seeking to follow in the footsteps of his hero and friend Anthony Joshua having drawn comparisons with the heavyweight star. But his Olympic dreams were ended in his opening match in the…

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Porto will be no soft touch as Manchester United seek to regain pride Who is going to stand up, take responsibility and drag Manchester United away from their current nosedive into calamity? On the evidence of Sunday’s abysmal performance against Tottenham there are few candidates. The fallen giants travel to Porto for a Europa League encounter with confidence in short supply after surrendering to Spurs and it’s time some of Erik ten Hag’s squad, assembled…

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Live Football On TV | Football On Television In The UK Champions League fixtures tonight 02/10/24 UEFA Champions League LeagueKick offWhere to watch?Girona vs Feyenoord17:45TNT Sports 9Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta17:45TNT Sports 3Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich20:00TNT Sports 1Benfica vs Atlético Madrid20:00TNT Sports 7Dinamo Zagreb vs Monaco20:00TNT Sports 8Lille vs Real Madrid20:00TNT Sports 5Liverpool vs Bologna20:00TNT Sports 2RB Leipzig vs Juventus20:00TNT Sports 6Sturm Graz vs Club Brugge20:00TNT Sports 9

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Champions League: Arsenal’s first-half show sinks PSG Score: Arsenal 2-0 PSG Stadium: Emirates Arsenal secured their first win in the new Champions League format as they overcame Paris St-Germain at Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta’s side followed an opening draw with Atalanta by taking control with two first-half goals from Kai Havertz’s header and a free-kick from Bukayo Saka that drifted in past PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. PSG had their moments, especially when Nuno Mendes and…

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 Angry Russian tennis star has meltdown over controversial call at China Open Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev looked directly into a TV camera and ranted at the audience in an on-court tantrum at the China Open on Tuesday. The Moscow-born world No.5 was beaten 7-5 6-3 by the current Wimbledon and French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the event in Beijing. Medvedev was left furious at 5-5, 0-15 after the China Open…

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Former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has been banned from attending all Cameroon matches for six months after breaching FIFA’s disciplinary regulations. Eto’o has been the president of the Cameroon Football Federation since 2021 but will not be permitted to watch any of their games across men’s and women’s football, including age-group matches. ‘The sanction was imposed in connection with the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup round-of-16 match between Brazil and Cameroon…

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 Arsenal legend reopens feud with Ruud van Nistelrooy by making outrageous claim Martin Keown has suggested his old rival Ruud van Nistelrooy is waiting in the wings and ready to take over from his boss, Erik ten Hag, at Manchester United. Having come perilously close to the sack last season, Ten Hag was spared in the summer on the back of masterminding an unlikely FA Cup triumph. The likes of Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino…

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Jamie Carragher names the Arsenal star Man City would ideally take out the team Jamie Carragher has named the one Arsenal star Manchester City would ideally take out of the team to boost them in the Premier League title race. Rodri was recently ruled out for the season in a massive blow for Pep Guardiola’s side, who have narrowly beaten Arsenal to the last two top-flight trophies. That injury has led pundits to debate if…

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 Even ‘the worst manager in Premier League history’ is destroying Erik ten Hag Erik ten Hag and Manchester United have come in for more scathing criticism – this time from the man described as ‘the worst manager in the history of the Premier League’. Sunday’s dismal defeat at home to Tottenham left ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford in considerable doubt. While he will remain in charge for games against Porto and Aston Villa this…

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Luis Enrique decision for Arsenal vs PSG branded a ‘situation of failure’ Luis Enrique’s decision to drop Ousmane Dembele for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League clash with Arsenal has been described as a ‘situation of failure’ in France. Arsenal host PSG at the Emirates Stadium in the second game of their Champions League campaign on Tuesday evening but the French club will be without Dembele, who was involved in a bust-up with Luis Enrique after the…

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Harry Kane will cause Aston Villa big problems if he is fit for Bayern Munich (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)How good are Aston Villa? We’ll find out on Wednesday night when they entertain Bundesliga kingpins Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final in Rotterdam. The Germans were hot favourites to win the decider back then, even before Villa suffered a setback in the ninth minute when goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer had to…

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Live Football On TV | Football On Television In The UK Champions League fixtures tonight 01/10/24 UEFA Champions League LeagueKick offWhere to watch?Red Bull Salzburg vs Brest17:45TNT SportsStuttgart vs Sparta Prague17:45TNT SportsArsenal vs PSG20:00Amazon Prime VideoBarcelona vs Young Boys20:00TNT SportsBayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan20:00TNT SportsBorussia Dortmund vs Celtic20:00TNT SportsInter Milan vs Red Star Belgrade20:00TNT SportsPSV vs Sporting CP20:00TNT SportsSlovan Bratislava vs Manchester City20:00TNT Sports

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Barclays invest £55m in WSL & grassroots football in England Barclays revealed they have invested a total of £55m in the women’s game as part of their new three-year agreement with the Women’s Super League. Speaking at an event to celebrate girls football at St George’s Park last night, Barclays said their investment across women’s football matches the money they have agreed to put into the men’s game this year. Last month, Barclays announced a…

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Tim Sherwood has mocked Manchester United over their decision to let Jadon Sancho join Chelsea, insisting the winger is ‘showing up’ Erik ten Hag. Sancho left United to join Chelsea on a season-long loan deal in August in a deal which includes an obligation to buy if certain targets are met. The winger has racked up three assists in his first three starts for the Blues who currently sit in fourth place, impressing once again…

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Erik ten Hag is expected to remain in charge of Manchester United for crucial games against Porto and Aston Villa despite mounting pressure on the Dutchman. United turned in a dismal display against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday, thrashed 3-0 for the second home league game in a row. They were swept aside in similarly dominant fashion by Liverpool four weeks ago with another alarming performance this weekend leaving Ten Hag’s future at the…

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Declan Rice has dismissed suggestions Arsenal are ‘cheating’ in Premier League games, insisting their tactics are ‘part of the game’. Arsenal, seeking to win their first Premier League title since 2004, were accused of ‘time-wasting’ during the 2-2 draw with Manchester City earlier in the month. Several Man City players criticised Arsenal’s approach at the Etihad Stadium as the ten-men visitors desperately, and ultimately unsuccessfully, tried to hang on for a famous win. Later in…

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Jose Mourinho found a novel way to land himself in hot water with the authorities during Fenerbahce’s 2-0 win over Antalyaspor on Sunday night. No stranger to controversy over the course of his colourful career, the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager could be forgiven for taking his foot off the pedal now he is, at the age of 61, coaching on one of Europe’s less high-profile leagues. Not a bit of it, however! Mourinho…

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Mason Mount has been told to ‘read the room’ by angry Manchester United fans after he posted an injury update on Instagram in the wake of Sunday’s 3-0 defeat against Tottenham. The former Chelsea midfielder’s Old Trafford career has been a tale of frustration so far with fitness issues preventing him from making the impact he would have anticipated making at the Theatre of Dreams. The England international made his latest comeback against Twente in…

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Gorleston FC: FA Cup upset over St Albans ‘boosts club’s profile’ Gorleston FC boss Darren Cockrill says he is overwhelmed by the FA Cup run that has put his side one step away from reaching the first round proper for the first time since the 1950s. The Greens beat National League South side St Albans City 4-2 on Saturday to progress to the final qualifying round as Christy Finch scored a hat-trick. Two tiers separate…

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Ousmane Dembele has been dropped from the Paris Saint-Germain squad for the huge Champions League clash against Arsenal following a blazing row with head coach Luis Enrique. The Gunners host the French champions at the Emirates in a true heavyweight clash on Tuesday night but PSG will be without the man widely regarded as their player of the season so far. Dembele will not be part of the squad travelling to London on Monday. The…

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