Manchester United win battle over neutral venue for Premier League fixture

Andy Cole has labelled his former Blackburn boss Graeme Souness a "bully" and slammed the Sky Sports pundit for his persistent criticism of Paul Pogba.

Youths appeared to swing machetes at one another as a violent brawl broke out at an illegal lockdown rave.

Tyson Fury has an offer to fight Mike Tyson but Frank Warren is ‘totally against’ the American making a comeback.The Gypsy King recently announced he had agreed a mega-fight with Anthony Joshua but rumours of a scrap with Iron Mike do not go away.Fury’s promoter Warren has now confirmed there is the opportunity to fight the 53-year-old but he’s not entertaining it.“The offer Tyson has was given to him,” Warren told The Metro.“There has been talk about Mike Tyson doing an exhibition with Tyson Fury.“There has been a conversation, but not with me.

Liverpool legend Phil Thompson has hit out at the club’s decision to pull the plug on Timo Werner.The RB Leipzig forward has long been linked with a switch to Anfield with Jurgen Klopp keen to snap him up.However, Chelsea now look to have won the race for his signature having agreed a deal with Liverpool reluctant to fork out over £50m for him.Chelsea are clearly ready to make a statement signing but Thompson says it’s the likes of his old side who should be capitalising on being at the top of their game.“I think you should always try and improve,” he told Sky Sports.

Over 400 grassroots music venues in the UK are at imminent risk of closing for good as a consequence of the ongoing health crisis, despite a campaign from the Music Venue Trust which has saved cultural 140 spaces so far.Speaking to NME, avid Bristol-based gig-goer Jeffrey Johns described the potential loss as “terrifying” and called for a selection of spaces to be granted heritage status to protect their future.Johns, who is affectionally known as Big Jeff, was known for attending live shows every night of the week at venues across Bristol before the UK lockdown was implemented back in March.He told NME: “I think it could impact on Bristol, but the music scene everywhere.

urged MPs on Monday morning to reconsider plans to not extend the current food voucher scheme in an open letter, in which he talked about his own experiences of receiving free school meals.The Manchester United and England striker said the letter was "written from the heart" and pleaded for authorities to let vulnerable children to continue receiving the free school means during summer.But the Prime Minister and Department for Education have said the scheme will end with the school term.A spokesman for Boris Johnson said: "The PM understands the issues facing families across the UK which is why last week the government announced an additional £63m for local authorities to benefit families who are struggling to afford food and other basic

Manchester United or Manchester City this summer - but only for €100 million. The 28-year-old has been linked with a move to several big European clubs after another impressive campaign at the heart of Napoli's defence.

Love Island in 2016, says that although he didn’t drink often, when he did he would 'take it too far and become a different person.' Scott, 31, the younger brother of former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas and the twin brother of former Emmerdale favourite Adam Thomas, says he battled with this for years and saw a therapist. At the end of last year Scott, the director of PR agency The Social PR, decided to go teetotal for 12 months after realising it had affected his work.

Coronation Street star discovered an incredible property which has been abandoned in Cheshire. Jake Parr, 32, often searches for the weirdest and most wonderful buildings as part of his photography project “Abandoned”.

Arsenal are reportedly willing to triple Thomas Partey's wages in order to secure the signing of the Atletico Madrid defensive midfielder.

A heartbreaking secret is set to be exposed during tonight's Emmerdale lockdown episode.

Animal welfare experts have warned about buying kittens online as they exchange hands for hundreds of pounds a time.

Leigh Griffiths told a young Hoops' fan to 'never be afraid to speak out' after she opened up about her battles with depression. Kirsten McCoy wrote Leigh an open letter on Twitter thanking him and Celtic as the 'two reasons pushing me forward'.

Pep Guardiola and his “angry” Manchester City will be desperate to knock Liverpool off their perch and return to the top of English football next ­season.

Manchester City players that featured in their last game behind closed doors, Wednesday's fixture with Arsenal should be a considerably better experience.Sergio Aguero, David Silva, and Fernandinho are the only survivors from the 18-man squad that Manuel Pellegrini took to play CSKA Moscow in a 2014 Champions League game that must be remembered in the timeline of how the relationship between Blues and UEFA went south.CSKA fans had already been forced to play a game with a stand closed as a result of racist abuse directed at Yaya Toure the year before, but they were penalised again with a full closure against Bayern Munich after their fans were spotted carrying neo-fascist banners in the away game at Viktoria Plzen.

Farnworth North, Lever Edge, Breightmet North and Horwich East have seen the most residents die after being infected with Covid-19, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). An interactive map published by the government shows the true scale of coronavirus deaths across Greater Manchester, and shows how each postcode has been impacted by the virus.The data reveals area by area deaths in the period March to May where coronavirus was mentioned on a death certificate as a cause.

Manori Ravindran International EditorChannel 4’s hit format “The Circle” has been greenlit for a coronavirus protocol-friendly third season, while a celebrity version of the show is also on the way.The Studio Lambert-produced format — which was picked up by Netflix in 2018 — will now be pre-recorded as opposed to airing live on certain days, and the show will also forgo a studio audience.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorChannel 4 has confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in British TV — that The Circle is going to be renewed for a third season. It has also revealed there will be a celebrity version for charity Stand Up To Cancer, and the show will be tweaked because of the coronavirus crisis.The Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group format will return to Channel 4 in early 2021, opening with a week-long celebrity edition, before everyday contestants enter the reality show, in which they catfish their way to a cash prize.

5ive singer Ritchie Neville has announced his step dad has passed away from cancer.Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, the 40-year-old posted a sweet snap of his daughter Ella, who was a baby at the time, getting passing on a garden swing by her step-granddad.Underneath the snap, he wrote: "In the early hours of Saturday morning my step dad past away after a miracle three years with cancer having been given 6 months to live."The disease tried to take his dignity, it failed. A loving grandfather and a man so stubborn in the face of adversity.

Manchester United are yet to launch an official bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, according to reports in Germany. Daily Star Sport understands United are leading the race to sign Sancho and fancy their chances of luring the £100m-rated star to Old Trafford this summer.