73 m. ago Women’s Champions League draw: Arsenal to face Chelsea if they win Leuven playoff

Manchester United or Atlético Madrid will take on BayernReal Madrid to play Barcelona if they beat Paris FCArsenal, the defending European champions, will face Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals if they progress past OH Leuven in February’s knockout phase playoffs.Manchester United, who will meet Atlético Madrid in their playoff tie, are in the opposite half of the draw and would take on Bayern Munich if they go through. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star pulls out of final in shock move after backlash

One Strictly Come Dancing star will not appear on the live final of the BBC show this Saturday

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5 h. ago Tess Daly's Strictly exit admission as she confesses final secret that she's 'never got wrong'

The broadcaster will front the hit BBC One show for the final time live this Saturday night with Claudia Winleman

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15 h. ago Carabao Cup draw live: Chelsea could face Arsenal as Man City and Newcastle learn semi

The quarter-finals will not be concluded until Arsenal and Crystal Palace meet next week

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16 h. ago Women's Champions League: Arsenal miss out on top four despite OH Leuven victory

Gunners were edged out by just a point

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16 h. ago Arsenal ease past Leuven but settle for Women’s Champions League playoffs

Arsenal secured a seeded spot for the Women’s Champions League knockout playoffs with a comfortable 3-0 victory away at OH Leuven. Olivia Smith, Beth Mead and a Saar Janssen own goal helped Renée Slegers’ team end the league phase in fifth place.Slegers was delighted with her side’s maturity in front of a raucous crowd at the Den Dreef as they earned their fourth win of the campaign against the plucky hosts. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Carabao Cup draw live: Chelsea among remaining teams to learn semi

The quarter-finals will not be concluded until Arsenal and Crystal Palace meet next week

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18 h. ago Strictly's Tess Daly fights tears after message from Vernon Kay days before exit

Tess will be stepping presenting the BBC dancing competion for the final time with Claudia Winkleman at the live final

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19 h. ago Strictly's Amber fumes 'I'm not stuck up!' as she says 'viewers don't WANT to warm to me'

Former Lionness Karen Karney, Reality TV personality Amber Davies and social media star George Clarke speak to the Mirror ahead of this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing 2025 live grand final

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20 h. ago Manchester City v Brentford, Newcastle v Fulham: Carabao Cup quarter

⚽ Carabao Cup updates, 7.30pm/8.15pm GMT kick-offs⚽ Live scoreboard | Follow us on Bluesky | Email ScottManchester City name the same League Cup team they selected at Swansea City in the previous round, with the exceptions of the injured Jeremy Doku and the Afcon-bound pair of Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush. Still plenty of attacking power in the shape of Rayan Cherki and Savinho, but just in case things go belly up, Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden are on the bench.Manchester City: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Mukasa.Subs: Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, Silva, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, Gray, Mfuni. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Wolfsburg v Chelsea, Leuven v Arsenal, Juventus v Manchester United: WCL league phase finale – live

⚽ Women’s Champions League updates, 8pm GMT starts⚽ Live scoreboard | Follow us on Bluesky | And email YaraIt is all to play for in the last games of the Women’s Champions League league stage. Teams who finish in the top four after today’s games will book their spot straight into the quarter-finals, teams that fall from fifth to twelfth place will enter a two-leg knockout playoff and teams in 13th to 18th are eliminated.All of the nine fixtures will kick-off simultaneously at 8pm GMT. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Celtic chair Peter Lawwell to stand down after ‘intolerable’ abuse from fans

Celtic winless in three under new manager NancyLawwell will leave club at the end of DecemberCeltic’s chair, Peter Lawwell, has announced he is to stand down, citing “intolerable” treatment from a section of the club’s support. Lawwell’s exit will intensify a sense of crisis around the Scottish champions, who slumped to a League Cup final defeat by St Mirren on Sunday. This marked a third loss in succession for the new manager, Wilfried Nancy.Lawwell, previously Celtic’s chief executive, and fellow directors have come under fierce criticism from fans. Errors in the transfer window, which triggered the exit of Brendan Rodgers, have fuelled frustration in the stands. Celtic were knocked out of the Champions League in the qualifying phase by Kairat Almaty. The club have also been in regular conflict with the Green Brigade ultras group. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago UK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund

Keir Starmer says oligarch must commit funds from sale of Chelsea football club or face court actionEurope live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK has given its final warning to Roman Abramovich to release £2.5bn from the oligarch’s sale of Chelsea FC to give to Ukraine, telling the billionaire to release the funds within 90 days or face court action.Keir Starmer told the House of Commons the funds from Abramovich, who is subject to UK sanctions, would be converted into a new foundation for humanitarian causes in Ukraine and that the issuing of a licence for the transfer was the last chance Abramovich would have to comply. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Watch live: Starmer faces off against Badenoch in final PMQs of 2025

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces off against Kemi Badenoch for the final time this year at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (17 December).

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29 h. ago EU talks on using Russian assets to fund reparations loan for Ukraine enter final stages ahead of crunch meeting – Europe live

Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on ThursdayIf you want to test various scenarios ahead of tomorrow’s debate on Russian frozen assets, you can use this handy calculator to see what is needed to get the proposal passed under the so-called qualified majority vote, or QMV (expect to hear a lot about it in the next 48 hours).As we know, the opposition is led by Belgium and its outspoken prime minister Bart de Wever, with Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and Malta also against. Italy has some doubts too (at least for now?), and Hungary, traditionally, is against anything that would help Ukraine. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Amber Davies issues 'powerful' statement ahead of live final

The former Love Island star shared a defiant message on Instagram ahead of the final of the BBC show

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53 h. ago Royal Family LIVE: Shamed Andrew's belongings 'moved to storage' amid final blow

It has been reported that preparation work is underway for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to move from Royal Lodge to the Sandringham estate with some of his belongings beginning to be moved

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2 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing has its 2025 finalists – but who will win the Glitterball trophy?

This year’s champion will be crowned in Saturday’s grand final, the last ever live episode to be hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

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3 d. ago Bills roaring back in final quarter, Bengals v Ravens and more – NFL GW15 live

Updates from big weekend of divisional matchupsGet in touch: mail Graham about the gamesTOUCHDOWN! Jaguars 7-0 Jets 10:18, 1st quarterT Lawrence to B Thomas for 4 yardsD Maye 8-yard rush Continue reading...

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3 d. ago What channel is Celtic v St Mirren Premier Sports Cup final on? TV, live stream and team news

Full details ahead of Hampden showdown between holders and Buddies

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