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APPLE TV are reportedly preparing a bid for the rights to screen Premier League action. The top-flight's current rights deal domestically is with Sky Sports and BT Sport. However, that three-year package expires in 2025. That means that the tender process for the next set of rights is due to begin later this year. Now the Daily Mail states that a…

CHELSEA are eyeing a move for PSV Eindhoven star Noni Madueke, SunSport understands. The former Tottenham youngster has impressed in the Eredivisie since joining PSV in 2018. Graham Potter is believed to be a big fan of the winger and first registered an interest in the wonderkid while he was at Brighton. Chelsea technical director Christopher…

It has been a hugely eventful year in the world of rugby, amid a plethora of incident and individual excellence. Here's our A-Z guide of what went on in 2021. A is for Alun Wyn Where better to start than with a man who has risen to new heights this part year amid more superhuman exploits. Having skippered Wales to the Six Nations title, he was then…

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers... THE SUN Manchester United have reportedly set their sights on Goncalo Ramos and Mohammed Kudus as striker targets for the summer transfer window. Chelsea midfielder Jorginho is reportedly set to leave the club for free at the end of the season. Europe's top celebrity golf…

AL-NASSR are reportedly hoping to sign Marco Reus in a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund. And now manager Rudi Garcia wants to add more European superstars to his ranks. According to The Daily Mail, Al-Nassr chiefs are hoping to tempt Reus to Mrsool Park. Reus, 33, has less than six months remaining on his existing contract with Borussia…

The Football Association are investigating suspicious betting during Arsenal's 3-0 win over Oxford United in the FA Cup. The investigation concerns a specific incident concerning an Oxford player during the match at the Kassam Stadium on Monday night. According to the Daily Mail, defender Ciaron Brown has been flagged after getting booked against…

MANCHESTER CITY are reportedly interested in signing Bilal El Khannouss from Genk. The midfielder has been likened to Citizens star Kevin De Bruyne and even been nicknamed as the "new" version. The Moroccan has emerged as a transfer target for City, according to Belgian regional outlet Het Laatste Nieuws. He is considered as Genk's "golden boy" and…

Leicester City have reportedly joined the race to sign Lorient winger Dango Ouattara, with Everton already sending an enquiry for the 20-year-old Burkino Faso international. According to the Daily Mail, the Foxes have joined their Premier League rivals in the chase to land Ouattara, who this season has been one of the best attackers in Ligue 1 with…

Manchester United star Harry Maguire is odds on to join Aston Villa this month with leading bookmakers slashing their price to 1/6. The England international was spotted in Birmingham on Saturday night, sparking speculation that he is in the area to complete a move. However, Man Utd are not believed to be looking to sell the centre-back. Maguire…

With the winter transfer window having opened on January 1, we round up Arsenal's done deals, plus the players linked with moves in and out of the Emirates. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has admitted his side "don't have many options" in attack but insists they are trying to improve this in January. Speaking after their goalless draw against Newcastle,…

Chuba Akpom bobbed around the divisions and popped up across Europe after leaving Arsenal. Now he finally seems to have hit his straps on Teesside. Johnny Nic is a fan… Who's this then? Chuba Amechi Akpom is a six-feet-tall, Canning Town-born, 27-year-old striker who currently tops the goalscoring charts in the Championship for the noble…

MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly "held negotiations" with Monaco over a transfer deal for Axel Disasi amid Harry Maguire's uncertain future. He has already been linked with a move to the Premier League with both Tottenham and West Ham interested. Now the Daily Mail states that "multiple top-flight clubs are tracking" Disasi and "initial…

Newcastle United want to sign Ivan Fresneda and claims are emerging that Real Valladolid are already saying goodbye to the right back. Newcastle have been focusing their attention on signing another right back this month. Emil Krafth and Javi Manquillo are unlikely to have long-term futures at Newcastle. The idea is to bring in a young right back…

ASTON VILLA are keeping an eye on England No 1 Jordan Pickford's contract situation. Villa are bracing themselves for offers for World Cup winner Emi Martinez and monitoring Pickford, SunSport can exclusively reveal. Goalkeeper Pickford, 28, has yet to settle a new deal at Everton and that has alerted his admirers. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo has…

Manchester United have 24 hours to wait before being able to continue their rebuild under Erik ten Hag. Having been appointed by the club this summer, Ten Hag made five permanent signings during his window at the helm. Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro and Antony were all purchased while goalkeeper Martin Dubravka also…

JOAO FELIX'S agent has held talks with Manchester United, according to reports. The Portuguese forward has expressed an interest in leaving Atletico Madrid, following a tough couple of seasons after his big-money move to the Wanda Metropolitano. And his Portugal team-mate Diogo Costa is the man United want to replace David de Gea. The Porto…

Brentford marked the return of the Premier League following the World Cup break with the early match against Tottenham Hotspur on December 26. Starting for the home side was Ivan Toney, the 26-year-old striker who has been charged with breaking Football Association rules regarding betting. Toney, who has until January 4 to respond to the most…

Chris Sutton suggests that Chelsea target Jude Bellingham will demand Champions League football if he leaves Borussia Dortmund next summer. Bellingham, who's still just 19, is strongly linked across various publications with a big transfer in 2023. The Sun claimed this week that there's a £130million transfer race ongoing to sign the Dortmund…

Watford will be looking for an instant return to the Premier League at the end of this season. The 2022-23 season has been somewhat turbulent for the Hornets, as they are already on their second manager of the season after the sacking of Rob Edwards and the arrival of Slaven Bilic. The Hornets are currently fourth in the table, three points ahead…

The challenge of having a profitable punt on the Melbourne Cup is never an easy one, but Daily Mail Australia readers were given a shortcut in the form preview which tipped the first and second finishers among four horses worth a bet. Gold Trip won only the second race of his life to take out the big race at odds of 20/1 while Emissary ran second…

Ivan Toney has been charged with a further 30 alleged breaches of FA betting rules. On Tuesday evening, an FA spokeperson said: "Ivan Toney has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of The FA's Betting Rules. "In addition to the previous charge, it is alleged that the Brentford FC forward breached FA Rule E8 a further 30…

British number two Dan Evans is highly impressed with Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic. The 35-year-old has played only 11 tournaments this year and won five out of them. While Djokovic missed out on the Australian Open and the US Open this year, he has got the confirmation to play the Grand Slam event Down Under in 2023. And Dan Evans recently…

They came bearing binoculars, their tweed coats and shiny patent leather boots accessorised with glamorous diamond studs and ropes of pearls as racing got underway on Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival. Others sported vast fur cossack hats of the sort beloved of Pippa Middleton, while more still embraced jaunty headgear inspired by the glorious…

Eddie Howe knows better than anyone the challenge Rayo Vallecano - and Andoni Iraola - will bring to St James' Park tomorrow. Little over a year ago, critics ripped into Newcastle United for making the former Bournemouth boss their first managerial appointment. Eddie who? The man who got relegated? But he cannot organise a defence? It is safe to…

Divock Origi left Liverpool last summer after his contract ran out and the club decided not to renew it. The Belgian made the switch to Serie A club AC Milan in an attempt to revitalise his dwindling career, but the move has not gone as planned up to now. Indeed, the 27-year-old has already been branded as the worst signing of the season by Italian…

Sky News host Chris Smith did not appear on air on Sunday evening and has been suspended from the broadcaster and his radio network 2GB indefinitely, pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct after a Christmas party over the weekend, reports Nine Publishing's Zoe Samios. Smith was stood down immediately on Saturday over allegedly…

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers... LIVERPOOL ECHO Liverpool will need to pay upwards of £30m if they are to sign Sofyan Amrabat in January, according to reports. THE SUN Cristiano Ronaldo brought the streets of Lisbon to a standstill on Tuesday when his £500000 fleet of supercars was delivered to a backstreet…

She was the talk of the Melbourne Cup when she was pictured straddling a wheelie bin in a blue dress and large fascinator. But Kiwi-born punter Jade Jillings' brush with fame - where she was dubbed'Wheelie Bin Girl' for her antics after the 2016 race - hasn't dimmed her love of horse racing. Years after putting the incident behind her with a series…

Manchester United is on the block, as the Glazer family has begun looking at options in regard to selling one of the world's storied soccer squads. The move has come with much fanfare and potential interest among the world's billionaires. After 17 years, the Glazers, who also own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, have begun working with…

Rangers are seemingly closing in on their new manager following the sacking of Gio van Bronckhorst. The Ibrox board had enough of the Dutchman's time in charge with chairman Douglas Park citing poor results as the reason for getting rid of the 47-year-old. Defeats to Celtic and St Johnstone in the league came after a disastrous Champions League…

Abbie Chatfield enjoyed a beach day in Sydney on Tuesday after revealing she was boycotting the Melbourne Cup despite being offered'a lot of money' to attend. The radio and podcast host, 27, soaked up the sun at Bondi with her friends and paid no attention to the race that stops the nation. In an awkward twist, while Abbie said'Nup to the Cup', her…

SIR JIM RATCLIFFE, Britain's richest man, is set to bid for Manchester United, according to reports. It comes just one month after Ratcliffe declared his interest in the club but claimed the Glazers were not interested in selling. The stock for Manchester United has already risen by £336million after the Glazers statement that the club is up for…

After missing out on a place in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the World Cup in Qatar, the bad news has continued for Brentford striker Ivan Toney. The 26-yar-old was charged by the Football Association (FA) with breaching betting rules more than 200 times, the governing body said on Wednesday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Qatar security caught…

FORMER Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has revealed he is hoping for an incredible return back to the club. The Spanish magician said: "Of course, I would like to come back, I have to wait if the club thinks about me, if I can help in something - as a coach or a sporting director." Meanwhile, the Gunners are locked in negotiations with Gabriel…

It was always odds on that Josip Juranovic was the most likely Celtic star to be moving on in the January transfer window. The player was mentioned in despatches by none other than Fabrizio Romano last summer linking him with a move to England and that tweet would only have come about if the transfer expect had been given a heads up from a party…

The Melbourne Cup has a new hard-partying'Wheelie Bin Girl' - with a racegoer embracing viral TikTok fame after she was caught being sick at Australia's biggest race day. Stephanie Browne, 20, said she became'friends' with the wheelie bin around midday at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse after travelling from Geelong with a group of friends. 'I…

Abbie Chatfield enjoyed a laid-back beach day on Tuesday after revealing she was boycotting the Melbourne Cup despite being offered'a lot of money' to attend. The radio and podcast host, 27, soaked up the sun with friends at Sydney's Bondi Beach, paying no attention to the race that stops the nation. She flaunted her incredible figure in a black…

You'd think if a striker only managed to score five goals in 30 league appearances for Stoke City, they wouldn't be anywhere special, right? But Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has defied the odds, having a fascinating career since leaving the Premier League in 2018. This season, Choupo-Moting is in fine form for Bayern Munich, scoring seven goals and…

At eight years of age, most racehorses minds are turning toward a nice retirement in a grassy paddock, but for Nature Strip the good life can wait - he has a $6.2 million first-prize cheque to collect in Saturday's running of The Everest. And collect it he will if the betting markets are to be believed, with the ace sprinter installed as an odds-on…

Hello, and welcome to today's Arsenal live blog on Tuesday, October 11. The Gunners are still riding on the high of Sunday's 3-2 win over Liverpool, marking a huge three points with a statement performance. The win took them back to the top of the Premier League, continuing their run of form and setting the pace for those beneath them in the title…

BRIGHTON midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire due to a health condition. The 24-year-old is Brighton's record signing but was taken ill during the most recent international break. The Zambia international had tests carried out, which have now identified a condition which has forced him to retire from football. Meanwhile, Tottenham…

PAULO DYBALA could miss the World Cup after a freak injury when scoring a penalty winner against Lecce, Roma boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed. Mourinho believes the Argentina striker has a "very bad" muscle problem that might sideline him until 2023. Meanwhile, Chelsea have hired David Grohl's personal physio to advise on their medical…

PAULO DYBALA could miss the World Cup after a freak injury when scoring a penalty winner against Lecce, Roma boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed. Mourinho believes the Argentina striker has a "very bad" muscle problem that might sideline him until 2023. Meanwhile, Chelsea have hired David Grohl's personal physio to advise on their medical…

PAULO DYBALA could miss the World Cup after a freak injury when scoring Roma's penalty winner against Lecce. Roma boss Jose Mourinho believes the Argentina striker has a "very bad" muscle problem that might sideline him until 2023. The midfielder is set to be one of the most in demand players in European football next summer. Chelsea, Manchester…

CRISTIANO RONALDO could find his exit plan from Manchester United after lined up by David Beckham's Inter Miami in a sensational January transfer window swoop. The MLS side are planning a return bid to try and sign the Manchester United superstar, after failing last summer. However, former teammate of Beckham and Ronaldo's, Wayne Rooney is…

CRISTIANO RONALDO is being lined up by David Beckham's Inter Miami in a sensational January transfer window swoop. The MLS side are planning a return bid to try and sign the Manchester United superstar, after failing last summer. Meanwhile, the Red Devils could lose left-back Luke Shaw, with Newcastle interested. They are said to be monitoring the…

MANCHESTER UNITED star Cristiano Ronaldo is believed to be'at loggerheads' with'stubborn' Erik Ten Hag. Ronaldo, 37, played the entire 90 minutes as United beat Omonia FC 3-2 in Cyprus. But reports suggest that the Portugal star thinks that Ten Hag is too stubborn and over-reliant on the tactics that brought him success at Ajax. Meanwhile, the Red…

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be back in the ring for an exhibition against MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura on Sunday in Saitama, Japan. Because of the time difference, the pay-per-view will begin Saturday night in the United States. Time: 11 p.m. ET Live Stream: FITE.tv This is Mayweather's fourth exhibition fight, and the 45-year-old isn't exactly hiding…

Matthew Shaw - Rugby League Live editor I'm really reluctant to write off the Rhinos because I've done it twice already during the play-offs and they've proven me wrong twice. I thought their race was run when they headed to Perpignan and I thought the semi-final would be a game too far. Both times I was, clearly, emphatically wrong. But how do you…