1 hour ago Celtic AGM date revealed as Parkhead board set for stormy shareholders showdown

The Hoops hierarchy have been in the firing line over a lack of transfers and a calamitous Champions League exit

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3 h. ago Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to Dimitar Berbatov after making Man Utd star feel 'worthless'

Manchester United won the Premier League title in 2011 with Dimitar Berbatov as their top goalscorer, but Sir Alex Ferguson left him out of his 18-man squad for the Champions League final

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4 h. ago Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, 38, shows off her tattoos as she poses topless for the cover of Harper's Bazaar and reveals how Jada Pinkett Smith has been helping her navigate the pressures of fame

The Wicked star, 38, looked nothing short of sensational in an array of snaps as she covered the magazine for the first time.

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5 h. ago Liverpool stars 'look like they've had a row' as new signing 'really struggling'

Liverpool have lost their last four Premier League matches, with the reigning champions dropping to seventh in the table and major issues for manager Arne Slot to address

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7 h. ago Rio Ferdinand sends brutal 'no chance' message to Liverpool star after £65m decision

Rio Ferdinand has hit out at Liverpool's decision to sell Luis Diaz this summer after he left the Premier League champions to sign for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich

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8 h. ago The eight big Celtic next manager candidates rated and slated as Champions League finalist emerges

The Hoops are searching for a new boss after Brendan Rodgers' bombshell exit on Monday night

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13 h. ago Man Utd’s next five fixtures compared to rivals as Bryan Mbeumo eases Ruben Amorim pressure

Manchester United have won three Premier League games in a row and are now in the European places as they push for Champions League qualification this season

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19 h. ago Dermot Desmond criticises ‘divisive’ Brendan Rodgers after leaving Celtic

Former boss Martin O’Neill and ex-Celtic player Shaun Maloney have been put in temporary charge following Rodgers’ second mid-season exit.

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19 h. ago Masked gang tries to kidnap Champions League star, 27, outside grocery store

Horrific footage shows the gang clambering out of a black van before rushing towards Mostovoy and another man, then sprinting back to their vehicle when their would-be victims got away.

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23 h. ago Masked gang tries to abduct Champion's League star after pulling gun on politician's son

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25 h. ago Hugh Jackman has red carpet debut with famous girlfriend after divorce

The Wolverine star Hugh Jackman and his famous new girlfriend posed for cameras for the first time after his almost 30 year marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness came to an end

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25 h. ago Hugh Jackman makes red carpet debut with famous girlfriend after divorce

The Wolverine star Hugh Jackman and his famous new girlfriend posed for cameras for the first time after his almost 30 year marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness came to an end

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25 h. ago Man United's Champions League odds after beating Brighton in the Premier League

Is it too early? Perhaps. Are we going to discuss it? You bet. Manchester United are closing in on the top four on the right side of Christmas as Ruben Amorim's men finally show they are clicking.

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28 h. ago Why Sunderland’s success matters for the Premier League at large

Recent history has seen all three sides promoted from the Championship be relegated the same season – Régis Le Bris’s side could break the spellSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereLast season, all three promoted sides in the Premier League were relegated. The season before that, all three promoted sides were relegated. The fear was that the gulf between the Premier League and Championship had become too big, with the increasing stratification of the English game essentially making it impossible for the promoted sides to survive, much less to thrive. It’s a self-perpetuating issue; the longer the other 17 remain in the Premier League, fattened on television rights, the harder it will be for teams coming up to make an impression.There was a need for the promoted sides to put up a better fight than they managed last season when, between them, Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton collected just 59 points. Nine games into this season, not quite a quarter of the way through, Sunderl...

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31 h. ago McTominay’s form cools Conte’s fire after tempestuous week for Napoli | Nicky Bandini

Serie A’s best player last season showed his class against Inter despite his coach getting mouthy with former playersScott McTominay could have been forgiven for a moment of self-pity after Napoli’s 6-2 defeat to PSV in the Champions League last week, a night when he scored twice and still wound up on the wrong end of a historic shellacking. Instead, he was the voice of reason.While Antonio Conte debuted a new line of complaint, putting aside a career’s worth of laments about employers failing to back him in the transfer market to this time protest that Napoli had bought him too many new players, McTominay said simply: “It’s football. You have to take it on the chin.” Continue reading...

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50 h. ago ‘Never worked harder’: Rodgers vows to end Celtic slump after Hearts defeat

‘We’ve just got to hang in there and find the results’Celtic eight points behind leaders Hearts after 3-1 defeatBrendan Rodgers insisted he has “never worked harder” to find on‑field answers after Celtic fell eight points behind Hearts in the Scottish Premiership with a 3-1 defeat in Edinburgh. The home team’s win means the champions have lost back‑to‑back league games and taken only 17 points from a possible 27 in their latest title defence.Rodgers denied he has lost appetite for the battle. “I’ve never worked harder in all my time here,” the Celtic manager said. “So the motivation is there to try and flip the levels that we’re at. It’s absolutely fine, it’s still so early. I think that’s the key point in it all. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Julia Robinson soars for try of the year contender as Jillaroos shut out Samoa

Australia crush Fetu Samoa 60-0 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane27-year-old becomes women’s team’s most prolific try-scorerJulia Robinson has become the most prolific try-scorer in Jillaroos history with a superwoman effort in a 60-0 drubbing of Samoa.The 27-year-old winger notched her 20th Test try with a stunning dive to catch a Jesse Southwell bomb, flying 5m through the air to catch the ball and score in the Pacific Cup clash at Suncorp Stadium. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Dodgers hit back as Yamamoto hurls first World Series complete game since 2015

LA beat Toronto 5-1 in Game 2 of Fall ClassicFirst World Series complete game since 2015Dodgers even matchup 1-1 heading back to LAYoshinobu Yamamoto threw a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete game, the first in the World Series since 2015, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday night to tie their best-of-seven matchup at one game apiece.Coming off a three-hitter against Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series – the first postseason complete game in eight years – Yamamoto retired his final 20 batters. The previous pitcher to go the distance in the Fall Classic was Kansas City’s Johnny Cueto against the New York Mets in Game 2 a decade ago. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Gabriel Martinelli reveals why Arsenal dressing room are in agreement on title chances

Gabriel Martinelli is relishing the challenge of fresh competition in Arsenal's attacking ranks as Mikel Arteta's men chase Premier League and Champions League glory

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2 d. ago Brentford v Liverpool live: Champions slump to fourth Premier League defeat in a row after VAR drama

Brentford 3-2 Liverpool: The champions fell to a fourth defeat in a row and are now behind Manchester United in the table

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