Sport (Page 174)

GOOD MORNING FOOTY FANS Chelsea’s contract talks with Andreas Christensen have reportedly stalled. Goal claims the two parties have had ZERO contact for the last TWO months. It leaves Christensen facing an uncertain future, with the Dane’s current deal up next summer. Fellow defenders Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta can also sign pre-contract agreements with foreign clubs from January. But Trevoh Chalobah is set to be handed a new deal after his impressive breakthrough this season. Meanwhile, Man City boss Pep Guardiola reportedly wants to sign Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos. According to El Nacional Guardiola is keen on a reunion with 31-year-old midfielder Kroos – who he managed for one season in 2013/14 at Bayern Munich. AndContinue Reading

MIKE TYSON looks set to fight YouTuber Logan Paul next in one of the most surreal boxing fights of all time. Tyson is one of the sport’s true legends, and was one of the most ferocious punchers ever. 3 That saw him secure 44KOs from his 50 wins as a pro, suffering six defeats. Logan, older brother of fellow social media star-turned boxer Jake, has had just ONE pro fight. And that was a defeat. The American fell to a split decision loss to Brit YouTuber KSI – real name Olajide William Olatunji in November 2019. That was a rematch to their amateur scrap that ended in a majority draw. Both Tyson and Paul have had one exhibition fight each.Continue Reading

DELE ALLI appears to be keen to find love again after his split with ex-girlfriend Ruby Mae early in 2021. And one of the objects of the Spurs midfielder’s desires appears to be Pep Guardiola’s daughter Maria. 3 Dele Alli has been spotted on dates with Maria Guardiola Is Dele Alli dating Pep Guardiola’s daughter? Dele Alli was seen sharing a rooftop kiss with Man City boss Pep Guardiola’s daughter back in May. SunSport revealed at the time that the England international leaned in for a smooch after chatting to Maria Guardiola for hours at London’s trendy Cloud 9 bar. And that night appeared to have gone well as the pair met up again in October for another date atContinue Reading

Luxembourg was installed favourite for both the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby next year after hammering bookmakers by winning the two-year-old ‘Futurity’ over the straight ‘soft’ Doncaster mile last Saturday but Native Trail remains by best two-year-old of 2021; form lines and my time-handicap computation provide convincing data even though Aidan O’Brien’s charge achieved ‘top run’ on Town Moor under Ryan Moore who, apparently, was suitably impressed by the Camelot colt. They are unbeaten in three races but Native Trail looked a ‘powerhouse’ when staying on strongly to land the group one ‘Dewhurst’ earlier this month on much faster ground; it’s not fair to decry Luxembourg however and on a better surface his superb action will doubtless be a majorContinue Reading

GOOD MORNING ARSENAL FANS Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he has no plans to sell Alexandre Lacazette in January despite the risk of losing the player for nothing at the end of the season. The £54million striker is in the final year of his £180,000-a-week contract and has not been offered a new deal by the club. That will leave Lacazette free to open talks with foreign teams in the New Year with a view to walking away from the Emirates as a free agent. And Arteta believes that is an option which more major stars will pursue as a result of the bottom dropping out of the transfer market due to Covid. Meanwhile, Arsenal are set for a transferContinue Reading

Kalyptra is a serious rival to forecast odds-on chance Mon Frere in an eight-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘good to soft’ Wincanton today when the only other English fixture is scheduled for Aintree on a similar surface; each-way ‘thieves’ will be praying all ‘decs’ stand their ground and allow them to utilise double/treble facilities with other selections of my daily patent. No one enjoys ’tilting at windmills’ more than yours truly, taking on ridiculously short-priced favourites with three places to aim at was part of my growing up process in the betting jungles; ‘The Knockout’ won us thousands and represented getting profit from placed horses at the expense of winning. Never mind the exploits of Barney Curley andContinue Reading

PEP GUARDIOLA told a Brighton steward to come and sit with him in the dugout, prior to Manchester City’s 4-1 win over the Seagulls yesterday. The animated City boss patted the chair next to him as the initially bewildered staff member looked in his direction. 2 Pep Guardiola chats to the perplexed stewardCredit: Sky Sports 2 The City boss was keen to call the staff member overCredit: Sky Sports As the steward sits down Guardiola puts his arm around his shoulder, before pointing up into the crowd. It is unclear what the Spaniard wanted to chat about. But he was certainly in a mischievous mood. He watched his side dismantle Brighton in the first half, cutting Graham Potter’s side openContinue Reading

Bayside Boy, under regular jockey David Egan, merits each-way support in an eight-runner Venturum Futurity Trophy Stakes over the straight ‘good to soft’ mile of Doncaster today; last of the ‘juvenile classics’ which lists several high-profile winners including Motivator and Camelot, dramatically beaten on Town Moor by my 25/1 winning nap, Encke, in the St Leger. Aidan O’Brien attempts to land the ‘Futurity’ for a record-equalling tenth time with his only runner, Luxembourg, one of five entries made by the Ballydoyle ‘classic winning’ machine last Monday. Luxembourg was impressive when landing the prestigious group two ‘Beresford’ on the Curragh four weeks ago, storming away from group two rivals and posting a useful time-figure but it doesn’t match the group oneContinue Reading

RON: UTD ARE STILL ADAPTING Cristiano Ronaldo believes Manchester United need more time to adapt after erratic results. Prior to their win over Atalanta in midweek, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had won just two of their previous seven games in all competitions. And now, ahead of their crunch Premier League clash with Liverpool on Sunday, the 36-year-old has called on people to give the squad time to gel. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “We are in a moment in my opinion that Manchester (United) do a few changes; they buy me, they buy [Raphael] Varane and (Jadon) Sancho. “The adaptation will take time, even the system of the game that we play, but I think step by step we have to put it in ourContinue Reading

GOOD MORNING FOOTY FANS SunSport can exclusively reveal Romelu Lukaku faces a month out – dealing Chelsea a serious blow in the title race. The club’s record £97.5million signing twisted his ankle during Wednesday’s 4-0 Champions League win over Malmo. And he now faces three to four weeks on the sidelines during a key part of the season. After a tough run of fixtures, the Premier League leaders have a favourable spell with games again Norwich, Newcastle, Burnley and Leicester. But with Timo Werner also injured, Chelsea are now without a recognised striker. Meanwhile, Man Utd or Chelsea will reportedly have to cough up £575,000-a-week to secure Erling Haaland’s signature. He looks likely to leave Borussia Dortmund at the end ofContinue Reading