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Crystal Palace set to sack Roy Hodgson as manager Reports suggest Crystal Palace are about to sack manager Roy Hodgson, with former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner favourite to take over the job. The Premier League club is currently 15th in the table, and just five points clear the relegation zone.  Hodgson, 76, took charge of his 200th match as Palace manager earlier this week but his side were beaten 3-1 at Selhurst Park by…

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The back page of the Sun newspaper reports BOXING usually finds a way to shoot itself in the foot but humping itself in the backside is a new one!

It could only be down to master-of-mischief Tyson Fury and his playground antics of gyrating into a sparring partner sparking the spicy exchange that led to the cut that forced the undisputed decider with Oleksandr Usyk fight to be postponed AGAIN.

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Champions League Last-16 fixtures tonight – PSG & Bayern in action The last-16 of the Champions League is back, with Bayern Munich heading to Lazio and PSG welcoming Real Sociedad to Paris. Yesterday, Manchester City beat Copenhagen 3-1, taking them a step closer to retaining the Champions League title, and a Jude Bellingham-less Real Madrid squeezed past RB Leipzig 1-0.  The eight ties are split over a fortnight of action with Arsenal waiting until Wednesday,…

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PSG head into Champions League last 16 with all eyes on Kylian Mbappé The Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, was reluctant to talk about Kylian Mbappé before Wednesday’s Champions League match with Real Sociedad. Mbappé has been nursing a sore left ankle and was an unused substitute in Saturday’s league game against Lille. Asked on Tuesday if Mbappé was ready to start in the first leg of their last-16 contest, Luis Enrique replied with a…

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Moment Christian Horner leads top secret Red Bull F1 test as he awaits decision on ‘inappropriate behaviour’ probe F1

Moment Christian Horner leads top secret Red Bull F1 test as he awaits decision on ‘inappropriate behaviour’ probe RED Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has been spotted leading a top secret F1 test as he awaits a decision on “inappropriate behaviour” probe. Horner was seen smiling and laughing with the team at Silverstone where Red Bull’s new car soared around the iconic British track. Horner, 50, has been battling to rescue his career during an…

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Erling Haaland played through heartbreak in Copenhagen with Man City star grieving death of nan at weekend ERLING HAALAND played through the heartbreak of losing his grandmother against Copenhagen. The Manchester City striker lost Tone Rasdal, 80, over the weekend. Rasdal, the mother of Haaland’s father Alfie, died peacefully on Saturday. An obituary for Rasdal read: “Our dear mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, grandmother and great-grandmother Rasdal died peacefully today, aged 80.” Norwegian outlet Nettavisen reported that…

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Christian Horner told to resign from Red Bull role by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone F1

Christian Horner told to resign from Red Bull role by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone Christian Horner has been privately encouraged to resign from his role at Red Bull by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone amid an investigation into allegations of ‘controlling behaviour’. The 50-year-old, who is the husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, is battling to save his career after a female Red Bull employee accused him of ‘inappropriate’ conduct. Horner ‘completely denies’…

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Sven-Goran Eriksson to get lifetime wish of managing Liverpool at Anfield during Ajax charity clash Sven-Goran Eriksson will fulfill a lifetime dream of managing Liverpool at Anfield after accepting an invite from the club to manage a Legends team against Ajax in March. The Swede, 75, was diagnosed with a form of terminal pancreatic cancer in January. The former England manager says he has a year to live ‘at best’ and that he will fight…

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Sarina Wiegman explains controversial decision to snub Nikita Parris from latest England squad England women’s boss Sarina Wiegman has defended her decision not to pick in-form Manchester United forward Nikita Parris, while she is delighted to welcome skipper Leah Williamson back. The Lionesses take on Austria and Italy in friendlies later this month, with both matches played in Spain and preceded by a warm-weather training camp. Parris, who has netted seven goals in her last…

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Luke Littler’s stunning Players Championship win ‘takes huge pressure off’ Luke Littler made the perfect Players Championship debut by winning the first of the season on Monday in Wigan, nailing a 9-darter along the way and taking ‘huge pressure off’ in his bid to make a World Matchplay debut this season. The 17-year-old was in sparkling form as he won seven matches in the day to claim the title and the £15,000 top prize. The…

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Manchester United boost as Thomas Tuchel ‘doesn’t want’ Matthijs de Ligt at Bayern Munich Manchester United’s hopes of signing Matthijs de Ligt have been boosted after Thomas Tuchel decided he ‘didn’t want’ the Dutchman. De Ligt was an unused substitute during Bayern’s 3-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. The 24-year-old told supporters he was ‘super fit’ after the defeat, after suggestions that he was left out due to an injury. Eric Dier, a recent…

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