Jeff Stelling hits back at rude accusation after Chris Kamara steps down from Sky Sports

IT was the popular noughties reality show that saw celebrities face off in athletics competitions after being coached by Olympic pros. Now The Games is returning to our screens tonight after 16 years.

The Games hit screens for the very first time on Monday night (May 9) for a bumper hour and a half special. The new live ITV show sees twelve super-fit celebrities battling it out in a range of sporting events while racking up points and being placed in either gold, silver or bronze medal position.

Chris Kamara is making a return to ITV as he takes his place on The Games. The new ITV show will see twelve super-fit celebrities battling it out in a sporting spectacular event across a week of live programmes.

Kay Burley has apologised after she confused the late Dennis Waterman with another television star following his passing. In a statement released on Sunday, Dennis' heartbroken family revealed the celebrated star had died at the age of 74 in Spain, with his wife Pam by his side.Taking to Twitter, Sky News presenter Kay accidentally paid tribute to "Pete" Waterman, who is a record producer and was a judge on Popstars: The Rivals. Upon realising her mistake, Kay wrote in her amended tweet: "'RIP Dennis Waterman.

darts.The PDC will stage its first-ever televised women’s tournament, the Women’s World Matchplay, at the Winter Gardens, which will take place ahead of the men’s final at the iconic Blackpool venue. The tournament will comprise of the top eight female players from the 2022 PDC Women’s Series Order of Merit following 12 events.The Women’s Matchplay will be screened live on Sky Sports, giving additional exposure to the female game, which is in rude health thanks to the exploits of Fallon Sherrock, Lisa Ashton and rising start Beau Greaves.The winner of the new tournament will receive an automatic place in the Grand Slam of Darts later this year and go up against the best male players in the game.

darts.@Wim_NL180: tweeted: "Lisa Ashton, Beau Greaves and Fallon Sherrock all played in the Welsh Open. Greaves beat both Ashton and Sherrock. Fair to say she actually is the best female dartsplayer atm! #darts."@TheThorn69 questioned that assessment and would like to see Greaves on the PDC Tour, tweeting: “Wouldn't call her the best just based on an open win but she is up there.

ITV show. Phillip Schofield presented the morning programme alongside Rochelle Humes, who was standing in for the 41-year-old as she takes on new presenting duties. Holly is set to helm ITV ’s new reality sports show The Games with co-star Freddie Flintoff and as a result will miss This Morning this week.

David Beckham has claimed the Manchester United players have "done what they can do best" amid the club's dreadful form this season.The Red Devils were comfortably beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, with the 4-0 defeat condemning United to their lowest points tally in the Premier League era. United are also now unable to qualify for next season's Champions League as a result of the defeat, with fourth placed Arsenal now out of reach with just one match left.Beckham, who was attending Sunday's Miami Grand Prix, was asked for his thoughts on his old club's poor season.Speaking to Sky Sports, the former England captain explained: "It's been a tough end to the season.

supports HTML5 videoU2’s Bono has taken to a metro station in Kyiv to perform a literal ‘show of solidarity’ for Ukraine during the war against Russia.The Irish musician, who was personally invited by President Volodymyr Zelensky, performed in Khreshatyk metro station in support of the country amid the conflict.Lit up in purple lights, the 61-year-old held a surprise concert in the station, which is being used as a makeshift bomb shelter, and praised Ukraine’s fight for ‘freedom’.‘The people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom,’ he said.He belted out U2 classics like Sunday Bloody Sunday, Desire and With Or Without You, performing to a crowd that included soldiers in military gear.Videos shared on social media show Bono and The Edge playing an acoustic version of their hit song With Or Without You, with the crowd singing along as the pair play.A tweet from U2’s official account on Sunday announced the concert, as well as confirming the Ukrainian president had invited them to support the war-torn country.It read: ‘President [Zelensky] invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that’s what we’ve come to do.’President @ZelenskyyUa invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so thatâs what weâve come to do.

Pep Guardiola insists nothing has changed in the Premier League title race despite Liverpool dropping points against Tottenham on Saturday

Graeme Souness has slammed the Manchester United players for not dealing with the pressure after they were soundly beaten 4-0 by Brighton.

TYSON Fury will make a guest appearance on new ITV show The Games. The 33-year-old WBC heavyweight champion will lead a roster of sports stars making guest appearances on the show each night.

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has welcomed the return of Wishaw's David Turnbull to his starting XI.

Chris Kamara confirmed he was leaving Sky Sports at the end of the season. Kamara took to social media last week to confirm the sad news after he was diagnosed with apraxia of speech, which makes it difficult for him to talk, as he bids farewell to the Sky Sports team.The 64-year-old presenter, affectionately known as 'Kammy', became a fan-favourite due to his light-hearted attitude and regular on-screen blunders - and is fondly remembered for his catchphrase 'Unbelievable, Jeff!'.The former footballer and manager posted on Twitter following his night with Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling: "Had a fantastic night with the one & only Unbelievable @JeffStelling who I love it’s deffo my fault if Jeff is bleary eyed tomorrow on the show."Stelling replied: "Kammy you are … what’s the word? Unbelievable.

Crawley Town manager John Yems was filmed calling the police after being asked about racial segregation allegations by a reporter.The Reds gaffer, 62, is currently suspended for allegations he used discriminatory language towards his players. And further developments have now seen Yems accused of separating individuals into different dressing rooms based on the colour of their skin.When confronted on the new allegations by Sky News, the London-born boss refused to answer.

How dare Toni Kroos and Real Madrid celebrate victory? Think of Man City and LiverpoolSalah was taken off with a shoulder injury in the 2018 final with former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos becoming public enemy number one in Liverpool after his tussle with the Egyptian forced him off. Ramos, who checked on the Liverpool star by text after the incident, found himself accused of deliberately going out to injure Salah but the Spaniard never accepted that theory. And with the two clubs colliding again in this year’s final, Salah put out a tweet simply saying: “We have a score to settle”.

comedian was tackled by a man – named by LAPD as Isaiah Lee – during his performance at the Netflix Is A Joke festival on Tuesday night.LAPD has confirmed that the 23-year-old was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the incident, according to Sky News.Reports claim he was carrying a replica gun with a knife blade inside when he lunged for the star.Mandel has said the shocking incident ‘confirmed his fears’ about performing on stage.‘That hit… no pun intended… that hit very deeply,’ he said.The 66-year-old added to Extra: ‘Watching what happened to Dave last night confirmed my fear. I was watching it kind of live on Twitter and I turned to my wife and I said,”‘I don’t want to.

Chris Kamara stepped down from his role at Sky Sports after 24 years with the channel, amid his struggles with his speech. MORE: Lorraine Kelly sends her support to 'very precious' friend amid health woesChris, 64, shared that he also offered to quit his role on ITV’s The Games, but was persuaded to stay.

Brighton and former Ajax defender Joel Veltman believes Erik ten Hag is the 'perfect match' for Manchester United, but he warns the Dutchman must be given time to turn things around at Old Trafford.

Chris Kamara is battling to be ready for his TV comeback.The presenter has been diagnosed with apraxia of speech, which makes it difficult for him to talk and has forced him to quit Soccer Saturday after 24 years.But he is determined to be fighting fit in time for the start of his new show The Games on ITV next week.Brave Chris is having regular treatments to help him beat his condition.He said: "I am doing so many things. I’m trying absolutely everything to get it sorted.

Gary Neville used to go to bed at half-past eight every evening with a bowl of cereal, according to former team-mate Roy Keane. The Manchester United legend, 47, was well-renowned as the utmost professional during his playing career leading the Red Devils by example once Keane departed for Celtic after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson.