4 h. ago Steven Gerrard admits to ‘unfinished business’ as manager amid talk of Rangers return

Gerrard is the bookmakers' favourite to go back to Rangers to replace Russell Martin

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5 h. ago ‘Would terrorise everyone in the Premier League’ – Steven Gerrard admits former England pal levels above current crop

STEVEN GERRARD has said that one Manchester United legend would be the best midfielder in the league if he played in the current Prem era. Gerrard was a guest on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast when he made the bold claim that former England teammate Paul Scholes would be levels above the rest of the...

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50 h. ago 'The reality': Celtic address their current level, fan discontent and Daizen Maeda character

Rodgers labels win over Motherwell ‘fantastic’ and says team will get better

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6 d. ago Senate fails to pass stopgap funding bill as government heads for midnight shutdown – live

Resolution that would keep current levels of funding until 21 November failed to reach the 60 votes needed to passUS heads toward first government shutdown in nearly seven yearsThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Senate fails to pass stopgap funding bill as government heads for midnight shutdown – follow live

Resolution that would keep current levels of funding until 21 November failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass US heads toward first government shutdown in nearly seven yearsThe US government is hurtling towards its first shutdown in six years, with no signs congressional leaders are near agreement on legislation to continue funding beyond the Tuesday night deadline to prevent workers from being furloughed and agencies from shutting their doors.Congress’s Republican majority is pushing legislation to fund the government through 21 November, but Democrats have refused to vote for it unless it includes a series of concessions centered on healthcare. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alex Scott ready to gatecrash Thomas Tuchel’s England squad despite extremely painful first meeting

ALEX SCOTT got an accidental tap on his broken jaw the last time he met Thomas Tuchel. Now he is hoping for a tap on the shoulder from the England boss so he can emulate close pal Elliot Anderson. Bournemouth star Scott and Nottingham Forest man Anderson, both 22, were the heartbeat of the midfield...

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2 w. ago Vuelta chaos shows selling sport as a tool for peace can create its own battlefield | Jonathan Liew

Once teams promote a country, are owned by states or have to reflect government policy, sport becomes a playground for powerHigh fives all round at Hamas high command. The triumphant clink of Gaza Cola tins pings across the bunker. It’s been a tough week for the lads, what with five of their members being killed in the Doha airstrike, but you’ve got to celebrate the little victories, yeah? And as they use what remains of their fragile satellite internet connection to refresh the Cyclingnews live blog for the final time, the Hamas Grand Tour Disruption Division (Vuelta Branch) can toast an operation executed to perfection: the successful mobilisation of more than 100,000 members of the Madrid battalion to force the curtailment of stage 21 of the Tour of Spain.“They asked us to quit the Vuelta, but we did not surrender to the terrorists,” said Sylvan Adams, co‑owner of the Israel-Premier Tech team targeted by mass protests that disrupted several stages. O...

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