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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's ambitious plans to demolish Old Trafford and construct a new stadium for Manchester United are moving forward, with the first meeting of his 'Regeneration Task Force' recently taking place.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe believes Manchester United have the 'opportunity' to build a 'state of the art' stadium that could house up to 100,000 supporters.

ITV FIFA Women's World Cup star Laura Woods has hit back at a nasty troll’s message in the best way after she was teased over her selfies on Instagram. Laura shared the messages with her fans on her Instagram stories where the troll could be seen calling Laura “ugly” on two separate occasions, in response to two different selfies she had posted. The presenter added to her story: “It feels like you’d like some attention?”, before writing on a separate story: “Is everything ok?”.

Danny Boyle "persuaded" Queen Elizabeth to take part in the 007 sketch for the Olympics. The late monarch - who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 following a 70 year reign - appeared alongside James Bond star Daniel Craig back in 2012 as part of a sketch for the opening of the 2012 Olympics in London which saw her go on a mission with the legendary spy before a stand-in was seen skydiving into the London Stadium, with acclaimed director Danny Boyle having been the one to persuade Her Late Majesty to take part in the first place. Lord Sebastian Coe, who served as London Organising Committee for the Olympics, said: "There isn't a day that goes by without somebody somewhere in the world asking me about this.

Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton pledged an estimated £10 million ($13.06 million) each to join a bid for the Chelsea Football Club.According to reports from ESPN, Williams and Hamilton joined former Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton’s bid for the team. Alongside the two superstar athletes, Broughton is also joined by World Athletics president Sebastian Coe and wealthy investors from around the world.A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton)The outlet also reports private equity veterans Josh Harris and David Blitzer--who own multiple sport teams including the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers--are also backing Broughton’s bid.Serena Williams is already involved in the world of soccer as she is already an investor in Los Angeles’ Angel City FC, which will make its debut in the National Women’s Soccer League later this month.Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca are also on the shortlist to buy the Premier League club, ESPN reports.Serena Williams opens up about her near-death experience during daughter Olympia’s birthSerena Williams and daughter Olympia look pretty in pink in matching Balmain dressesWill Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after getting violent at the Oscars: 'I am embarrassed'Bids to buy Chelsea Football Club began after the club’s current owner, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, announced he was putting the team up for sale in a statement on last month.

Roman Abramovich will reportedly get the 'final say' on the new Chelsea owners despite being blocked from earning a single penny from the sale.The four prospective bidders to buy the club have been given a deadline of Thursday to submit their final offers before a preferred bidder is chosen.

Piers Morgan, who has been campaigning against transgender people competing in women's sport for years, took to Twitter in celebration."Finally, a ray of common sense shines up from the virtue-signalling insanity," he wrote jubilantly in view of almost eight million followers.If she had taken part, 21-year-old Emily would have been up against some formidable competition, including five-times Olympic champion Laura Kenny.However it is believed that those who were assigned male at birth face physical advantages against those who were born female, including levels of the hormone testosterone.Although the hormone is present in both males and females, it is men who have significantly higher amounts of it - and the substance, which promotes the building of muscle, is one of the factors in men having an athletic advantage.The Union Cycliste Internationale requires their contestants to have had testosterone levels that are below five nanomoles per litre for at least a year prior to competing.However the association has confirmed that Emily does not meet the criteria and British Cycling subsequently issued a statement to say so.It read: "We have now been informed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) that under their current guidelines Emily is not eligible to participate in this event."Piers had earlier hit out over the victory of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in the 500-yard freestyle swimming contest in the USA's NCAA Championships, deeming it "unfair".World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe has taken the same stance as Piers, arguing in his professional capacity that decisions to allow transgender athletes and sportspeople to compete is placing the "integrity" of women's sport under threat.He has insisted that

Chelsea with Roman Abramovich's departure now imminent - but one is worth significantly more than the other. With one group involving Olympic icon Sebastian Coe and the other led by Los Angeles-based sporting investors - merchant bank Raine Group are currently overseeing the sale of the club with staff and players keen to get back to their previous ways of operation.Daily Star Sport has now taken a look at the two front-running groups with the club set to cost in the region of £3billion with a deadline of April 11 placed on bidders.

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly reportedly lodged an improved bid to buy the club just minutes before Friday's 9pm deadline, according to The Telegraph.The American tycoon, who owns a portion of the LA Dodgers, has emerged as the frontrunner in the race, particularly after pledging to seal the takeover before Chelsea's next Premier League match against Brentford on April 2.

Elliot Giles last night ran the second fastest indoor 800 metres in history to smash Seb Coe’s British record.

Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been advised to put in a New Year’s call to Jess Ennis-Hill.

BBC bosses are chewing over giving free school meals hero Marcus Rashford a special award at this year’s Sports Personality of the Year ceremony. SPOTY want to recognise his effort in single-handedly taking on the Government over its controversial stance on child poverty.

Seb Coe has become the most powerful voice yet to demand athletes be allowed to ‘take a knee’ at next year’s Olympics.

On an August night eight years ago, the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony rounded off an ­extraordinary fortnight in London.

As an Olympic silver medalist herself, Princess Anne's personal experience of the Games meant she was a key part of the team which worked tirelessly to bring the event to London.

SEBASTIAN COE insists there will be no deals done to allow banned track and field stars to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.