2 h. ago Jamie Carragher tells Arsenal and Liverpool one thing that can prove pivotal in title race

Arsenal are top of the Premier League after a strong start to the season, with Mikel Arteta's side looking like genuine title contenders after a number of impressive displays

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5 h. ago Liverpool go to work and Diogo Jota is not there. Why wouldn’t that affect them? | Max Rushden

We know so little about players’ personal feelings. It means everyone’s analysis of the game is fundamentally superficialA couple of weeks ago, Liverpool seemed on course to win the Premier League for the second season running and probably the Champions League too. The Reds’ run of winning without being that good made it feel inevitable. Winning when not at your best is, after all, a sign (™) of a title-winning side, Clive.But then Liverpool continued playing not particularly well and started losing. At the same time perennial second-placed, high-performance cowards Arsenal, who have an excellent defence and now at least two very good players in every position, started to close the gap. Arise Sir Mikel. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago FIFA chief proposes radical changes to Premier League season for more winter World Cups

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is holding discussions that would see club football, including the Premier League, take a new spot in the calendar with winter World Cups potentially in mind

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18 h. ago Ruben Amorim sack stance as Sir Jim Ratcliffe gives strong response to Glazers intervening

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been speaking about Ruben Amorim following a mixed start to the new Premier League season, which has seen the head coach's future come into question

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21 h. ago Le Tissier realises WCL dream to earn Manchester United win against Vålerenga

It was hardly thrilling and it was not the entertaining opening to life in the Women’s Champions League that Manchester United might have hoped for but, more important than that, the English side got up and running with three points as they beat Vålerenga in a low-key affair in Leigh.Maya Le Tissier’s penalty kick was enough to beat the Norwegian side on Marc Skinner’s team’s debut in the league phase on a night that will enter the club’s history books but will not live long in the memory for drama nor excitement. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Netflix getting ready to bid for Champions League games in massive £4.3bn development

UEFA and European clubs are set to rake in £4.3billion a season in the forthcoming television rights sale, with the Premier League's biggest sides set for a share of that pot

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23 h. ago US shutdown deadlock deepens as senators reject competing bills

Proposals from both sides fail to receive enough support as no senators change their votes from recent daysUS politics live – latest updatesThe deadlock over ending the US government shutdown deepened on Wednesday, with senators once again rejecting competing bills to restart funding as Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their demands for reopening federal agencies.The funding lapse has forced offices, national parks and other federal government operations to close or curtail operations, while employees have been furloughed. Signs of strain have mounted in recent days in the parts of the federal government that remained operational, with staffing shortages reported at airports across the US as well as air traffic control centers. Further disruptions may come next week, when US military personnel and other federal workers who remain on the job will not receive paychecks, unless the government reopens. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Rating Arsenal's summer signings as three stars outshine Viktor Gyokeres

Arsenal have made a blistering start to the season and sit top of the Premier League table after seven games, but the Gunners' summer signings have endured a mixed start

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26 h. ago All Creatures Great and Small fans say 'absolutely outstanding' as show make announcement

The beloved Channel 5 drama made an exciting announcement this week following its return to screens.

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32 h. ago Live updates from day 3 of trial of wife and two soldiers accused of conspiracy to murder husband

Michelle Mills says discussions about killing her husband were just a 'fantasy'

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32 h. ago Son of woman accused of murder plot to kill husband gives evidence

Michelle Mills says discussions about killing her husband were just a 'fantasy'

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52 h. ago I'm a stylist and these are the best premium fashion deals in Amazon's Big Deal Days

New season? No problem – update your wardrobe for less thanks to Amazon’s two day sale

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57 h. ago John Stones admits he considered retirement amid injury nightmares last season

Stones made just 11 Premier League appearances last season as hamstring and foot problems hindered his availability

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60 h. ago Antoine Semenyo transfer just "a matter of time" after talks with Premier League club

Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has been one of the standout players of the Premier League season so far after coming close to sealing a move away in the summer

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67 h. ago Harry Kane makes Premier League admission after enjoying excellent start to the season at Bayern

Kane says he is “fully all in” ahead of possible negotiations over a new deal at the Bundesliga champions

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3 d. ago What happened on a chaotic day in French politics – and what next?

Sébastien Lecornu agreed two days’ extension to his 27-day premiership in last-ditch effort to form governmentMacron makes last-ditch effort to retain French PM after rapid resignationEurope live – latest updatesEven by recent standards, Monday was a day of high drama in France’s corridors of power.In the morning, hours after his new cabinet was announced and less than a month after his appointment, the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned along with his government. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Baffling new theory emerges about missing boy Gus, 4, who vanished on an Outback station

The tragic update comes more than nine days since August 'Gus' Lamont, 4, vanished in the South Australian outback.

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3 d. ago Rangers sack Russell Martin after fan revolt prompts police escort

Russell has overseen just one win in seven Premiership games this season

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3 d. ago White House hits back after SNL premiere mocks Trump over wars, late

The long-running sketch show aired the premiere of season 51 on October 4, and wasted no time in skewering the president

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3 d. ago White House doesn’t see the funny side as it responds to SNL season premiere which ripped Trump over wars, late

The White House has responded to the first episode of Saturday Night Live season 51, which mocked Donald Trump and FCC chair Brendan Carr on their recent war with late night shows.

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