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Gordon Elliott has attempted to defuse criticism among those questioning the severity of his suspension from the sport by insisting Denise Foster, who is taking temporary charge of his stable, will be ‘responsible for all operations’. Three-time Grand National winner Elliott was suspended by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board on Friday for a year, with […]

Rangers players run to corner of Ibrox to celebrate with fans who have flouted lockdown rules

Rangers players run to the corner of Ibrox to celebrate with thousands of fans who have flouted lockdown rules to cheer them on… as boss Steven Gerrard sticks his head out of dressing room WINDOW with his team just a point away from Scottish title By Kieran Jackson For Mailonline Published: 13:15 EST, 6 March […]

Rangers fans break lockdown rules as ‘THOUSANDS’ gather outside Ibrox

Rangers fans break lockdown rules as THOUSANDS gather outside Ibrox and swarm Steven Gerrard’s car, as the manager closes in on the league title Rangers supporters have gathered outside Ibrox ahead of game with St Mirren Steven Gerrard’s side could clinch the Scottish Premiership title this weekend Title victory would end arch rivals Celtic’s decade-long […]

Premier League has seen value of its TV rights rocket almost 4,000% but ‘the party is over’

Premier League TV rights packages have rocketed in value by almost 4,000% since the first live game was screened in 1992, but now the bubble looks set to burst and the wealth of the richest league in the world may be finally about to fall, say analysts. The TV rights sold to UK and overseas […]

Harry Maguire given huge boost as Mykonos appeal hearing is ‘put back due to Covid-19 pandemic’

Harry Maguire given huge boost as Mykonos appeal hearing is ‘put back due to Covid-19 pandemic’… leaving Man United star free to focus on busy few months of football before he is asked to return to Greece in wake of summer arrest for aggravated assault Harry Maguire’s appeal hearing in Greece is likely to be […]

Amy-Eloise Markovc shoots herself to stardom to become a European indoor champion

Amy-Eloise Markovc shoots herself to stardom to become a European indoor champion after taking 3,000m gold in Poland Amy-Eloise Markovc emerged from obscurity to become a European champion The 25-year-old was the first athlete from British team to take a medal in Torun Markovc burst away from the pack and took 3,000m gold in Poland […]

‘VAR Lite’ could be introduced in the EFL after FIFA approved trials of a low-cost option

REVEALED: ‘VAR Lite’ could be introduced in the EFL after FIFA approved trials of a low-cost alternative to the version used in the Premier League, but clubs fear it could ‘slow the game down’ Championship clubs have already discussed options for VAR with the EFL VAR Lite will be considered at a meeting between the […]

Referees will be allowed to use judgement to decide handballs under new rules

Changes to controversial handball rules that blighted the early part of the season have been officially abandoned following a meeting of football’s international law-making body. Rules that led referees to judge virtually every touch of arm and ball to be an offence, resulting in a spate of controversial decisions, had threatened to undermine the credibility […]

Alex Hartley told ‘to go and die in a hole’ after light-hearted England cricket tweet

Alex Hartley reveals one troll told her ‘to go and die in a hole’ after jokey tweet following England men’s two-day Test defeat by India was branded ‘very disappointing’ by Rory Burns and sparked a barrage of abuse By Pa Sport Staff Published: 06:37 EST, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 06:50 EST, 5 March 2021 […]

Sir Lewis Hamilton SPLITS from trusted ally Marc Hynes

Sir Lewis Hamilton’s F1 preparations ROCKED by surprise departure of his right-hand man and friend Marc Hynes just weeks ahead of the new season The 43-year-old was seven-time world champion’s Sir Lewis Hamilton’s friend Marc Hynes’ continued involvement was discussed over the course of the winter The two parties separated last week, with a source […]

Ministers WON’T bend Covid rules on hotel quarantine for footballers playing in ‘red-list’ countries

Ministers have refused to bend Covid rules on quarantine exemptions for Premier League stars called up to play for their national teams in this month’s World Cup qualifiers in ‘red list’ countries. And if footballers decide to heed the call of their countries, they will face 10 days in quarantine in a Government-approved hotel on […]

Patrick van Aanholt subjected to vile racist abuse after missing late chance in Man United draw

Patrick van Aanholt subjected to vile racist abuse as Instagram user sends sickening messages after blaming the Crystal Palace star for an unsuccessful bet following a late missed chance in Manchester United stalemate Patrick van Aanholt was subjected to disgusting racist abuse after Man Utd draw The Crystal Palace star, 30, missed a late chance […]

Manchester United: Phil Chisnall, the last player to directly move to Liverpool, dies aged 78

BREAKING NEWS: Phil Chisnall, the last player to directly move from Manchester United to rivals Liverpool in 1964, dies at the age of 78 By Joe Strange for MailOnline Published: 06:16 EST, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 06:24 EST, 4 March 2021 Former Manchester United striker Phil Chisnall has died at the age of 78. […]

England will NOT stage Euro 2020 but could host EXTRA games if Europe is hit by travel bans

England’s successful track record of hosting international matches and the advanced vaccination programme makes London a top pick for hosting more Euro 2020 games, if other host cities are closed by coronavirus travel restrictions. But the tournament will not move to England wholesale, Sportsmail understands, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s offer to open the country […]

Tokyo Olympics: Foreign fans ‘could be BANNED from Games’

Foreign fans ‘could be BANNED from the Tokyo Olympics and overseas athletes, coaches, officials and media will AVOID quarantine but must provide a negative Covid-19 test’ under IOC plans which are set to be approved at the end of the month The Tokyo Olympics are set to be held without foreign fans this summer The […]

Virat Kohli joins Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar on 100m Instagram followers

Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar… and Virat Kohli! India’s cricket captain joins the exclusive list of sports stars with 100MILLION Instagram followers – and has more than ANY other Indian, with Priyanka Chopra lagging behind on 60m India cricket captain Virat Kohli reaches landmark of 100m Instagram followers He becomes first Indian, first Asian and first cricketer […]

Concussion within sport inquiry to be launched by the Government in bid to tackle growing issue

Concussion within sport inquiry to be launched by the Government in bid to tackle the growing issue… with hearings being held by medical experts as well as players and sporting governing bodies By Mike Keegan For The Daily Mail Published: 19:01 EST, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 19:28 EST, 2 March 2021 The government has […]

Premier League lobbying for fans to be allowed back in for last two rounds of matches

REVEALED: Premier League are lobbying for fans to be allowed back in for last TWO rounds of matches without prior test events… with clubs arguing they don’t need dress rehearsals after success of already welcoming crowds of 2,000 The Government are planning to allow football supporters back from May 17 Crowds of 10,000 or 25 […]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubles down in ongoing war of words with LeBron James

Zlatan Ibrahimovic doubles down in ongoing war of words with LeBron James by telling NBA star that ‘athletes unite the world and politics divides’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed athletes with a ‘status’ should not talk about politics The AC Milan man criticised LeBron James and other socially conscious athletes But LA Lakers legend James has hit […]

Ian St John: Jimmy Greaves will ‘never forget’ his laugh as ex-Liverpool stars also pay tribute

England legend Jimmy Greaves has paid a touching tribute to his close friend and Liverpool icon Ian St John by saying he will ‘never forget’ his laughter following his passing at the age of 82. Scottish forward St John made his name at Liverpool as a player, where he spent 10 years between 1961 and […]

Liverpool legend and former Scotland striker Ian St John dies at 82

Liverpool legend and former Scotland striker Ian St John, who partnered Jimmy Greaves on the much-loved Saturday football show Saint and Greavsie, has died at the age of 82 Former Liverpool and Scotland forward Ian St John has died at the age of 82 St John won two First Division titles at Anfield as well […]

FRESH SHAME FOR RACING: New video ‘shows jockey Rob James jumping on top of a dead horse’

Rob James, a jockey who won at Cheltenham in 2020 on a Gordon Elliott trained horse, has appeared in a shocking video where he appears to sit on a dead horse. Irish trainer Elliott has been temporarily banned from entering horses into British races and is being investigated by the British Horseracing Authority after a grotesque […]

Cricket to be big winner of new £300m bailout of summer sports

Cricket to be the big winner of new £300m bailout of summer sports, with tennis and horse racing also set to benefit in Wednesday’s Budget Chancellor Rishi Sunak to announce £300m bailout in Wednesday’s Budget Money to help sports who have been hit by crowds being barred from stadiums Tennis, racing, rugby league and women’s football […]

Verdict in long-running medical tribunal of Dr Richard Freeman delayed again

Verdict in long-running medical tribunal of former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman delayed again A verdict in the fitness-to-practise hearing had been due on Tuesday But the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service said further time is required The medical hearing had been originally scheduled to conclude two years ago By Mike Keegan For The […]

Rugby bosses tell fans not to abuse media after trolls left interviewer Sonja McLaughlan in tears

Welsh rugby bosses have told their fans not to abuse the media after online trolls left pitchside interviewer Sonja McLaughlan in tears with ‘toxic’ abuse. The Welsh Rugby Union issued a statement today telling fans ‘this has to stop’ after Ms McLaughlan questioned Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones about his thoughts on the referee. The […]

Shrewsbury Town confirm boss Steve Cotterill is re-admitted to hospital due to Covid-pneumonia

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill is re-admitted to hospital after suffering from Covid-pneumonia – just weeks after leaving intensive care where he battled with the virus By Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline Published: 08:44 EST, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 08:50 EST, 1 March 2021 Shrewsbury Town have confirmed that manager Steve Cotterill has returned to hospital […]

Barcelona’s ex-president Josep Maria Bartomeu arrested by Spanish police

Barcelona raided by police: Cops arrest super-club’s ex-president Josep Bartomeu, their CEO and head of legal and search offices for evidence over the social media ‘smear campaign’ against Lionel Messi and Co By Luke Augustus for MailOnline Published: 06:00 EST, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 06:00 EST, 1 March 2021 Josep Maria Bartomeu has been […]

Premier League stars ‘are hooked on sleeping pills’ as they chase highs by mixing them with alcohol