Aberdeen get capacity crowd green light as supporters return to Pittodrie in numbers for Euro crunch

Chelsea got their Premier League campaign off to a flying start with a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.Thomas Tuchel's European champions built on the momentum from the midweek UEFA Super Cup penalty shootout victory over Villarreal with a comfortable win over Patrick Vieira's Eagles.The Blues enjoyed their return to a packed out Stamford Bridge, and Marcos Alonso hit a stunning free-kick to light the blue touch paper.

Thomas Tuchel has opted not to give Ross Barkley a shirt number ahead of the new Premier League campaign.Barkley spent last season out on loan at Aston Villa, and after a promising start, he failed to consistently perform for Dean Smith's side.And his hopes of reigniting his career at Chelsea under Tuchel appear to have gone up in smoke.The 27-year-old was used sparingly during pre-season, and he only managed 60 minutes of action across two matches.Barkley previously held the number 8 shirt, however, the Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been handed the shirt for the upcoming campaign.Barkley is Chelsea's forgotten man, and he struggled to force his way into the first-team picture after his move from Everton in January 2018.There were

Scottish independence supporters took to the streets of Glasgow today in a huge march. Photos showed large crowds of people waving saltire flags during the demo which kicked off just before midday with a 'large number' taking part.Police Scotland were in attendance during the pro-indy rally on Saturday - which is the first to take place since lockdown restrictions eased.

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A woman says rapper Nicki Minaj’s husband raped her while the two were teens in Queens more than 20 years ago — and the couple then harassed her and tried to intimidate her into recanting, according to a new lawsuit. Jennifer Hough says in her Brooklyn federal suit that she was raped by Minaj’s hubby, Kenneth Petty, in 1994, after she encountered him while waiting for the school bus in Jamaica.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterThe pair both stared in this year’s steamiest period drama on Netflix. And now Bridgerton stars Phoebe Dynevor and Sabrina Bartlett have proved they are close friends behind the camera as well as in front of it after they shared enviable snaps from their girly trip away to Croatia last week.

Joe Swash has admitted he and Stacey Solomon have got "no clue" what to name their unborn baby girl. Former EastEnders star Joe, 39, and 31 year old Stacey are expecting their second child together, a baby girl.The little daughter will be a first for both of them, as they have two year old son Rex together.

Kaley Cuoco ripped a German modern pentathlon coach who came under fire for punching a horse at the Tokyo Olympics. Cuoco, who is married to equestrian Karl Cook and rides horses herself, sounded off in an Instagram Story on Friday, nearly a week after Germany's team coach Kim Raisner was disqualified from the Games for striking Saint Boy, ridden by Germany’s Annika Schleu, with her fist during the Women’s Modern Pentathlon competition.

The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD was the best-selling game in the US for July.According to the latest report published by US-based market research group NPD, the Zelda remaster took the top spot in terms of dollar sales, which only included retail sales, making it Nintendo‘s first game to hit number one in a month since Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury in February.Another high new entry was Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin, which hit third place, although this was available on PC as well as Nintendo Switch.

Remedy Entertainment title Control has been played by over 10million people, which helps to support the planned bigger-budget sequel, according to the developer.This statement was made by Remedy in a half-year review on August 13, and it says that the proper sequel to Control is still in the works.“Control has already reached a formidable audience, having been played by over 10million players,” the review reads.“The growing audience and brand awareness are valuable as we continue to support Control and develop Condor, and we are in the early conception phase for a future, bigger-budget Control game.”Condor is the codename for an upcoming co-op PvE game set in the Control universe.

Scottish Government has confirmed that five people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures that 1,383 new cases had also been recorded overnight in Scotland.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,029.

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Affleck stroking Lopez’s backside while sunbathing, which all scholars of early 2000s pop culture will instantly recognise as a reference to Affleck doing the same to Lopez in the Urtext of backside stroking, the music video for Lopez’s seminal single, Jenny From The Block. We’ve seen photos of them making out on the boat ; making out in a restaurant ; making out on Instagram .

Prince Charles is allegedly troubled by his strained relationship with Prince Harry. Most recently, his youngest son announced he was working on an "intimate and heartfelt memoir," which is expected to be released in late 2022.

THE full lineup for Strictly 2021 has been revealed with BBC News broadcaster Dan Walker and Olympian Adam Peaty among the lineup. Yesterday, Olympian Adam Peaty, Loose Women star Judi Love and Ugo Monye were announced as the last of the 15 stars set to compete for the glitterball trophy.

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Scottish independence supporters will march through Glasgow today in the first rally since lockdown restrictions eased. The event will kick off just before midday on Saturday and is expected to have a 'large number of people in attendance', Glasgow Live reports.

THE full lineup for Strictly 2021 has been revealed with BBC News broadcaster Dan Walker and Olympian Adam Peaty among the lineup. Yesterday, Olympian Adam Peaty, Loose Women star Judi Love and Ugo Monye were announced as the last of the 15 stars set to compete for the glitterball trophy.

Premier League season is underway.And that means it's that time of year for pundits to put their reputation on the line and predict what's going to happen over the course of the season.Every season springs a surprise, but some scenarios are easier to predict than others.Last seasons predictions were filled with tips of Manchester City or Liverpool to win the title, as they will be this year, and the usual suspects to dominate the top four spots.So Daily Star Sport is looking at five pundits' predictions for last season and how they fared 12 months on.Gary Neville kept his cards close to his chest when it came to outlandish predictions last season.The former Manchester United tipped Liverpool for the title, but he also predicted that Pep