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Leeds United fan Ebanie Bridges was treated like a hero as she made her first return to Elland Road as a world champion on Saturday. The Blonde Bomber was presented to supporters on the pitch ahead of the match with Southampton, along with fellow Leeds fan and world champion Josh Warrington.Bridges claimed the first world title of her career at the First Direct Arena in Leeds last weekend as she claimed the IBF bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Maria Cecilia Roman.To celebrate her title victory, she was unveiled to supporters and completed a lap of honour before Saturday's match.Following the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, Bridges uploaded footage of her pitch entrance to Instagram which showed her waving to fans and posing for pictures.In her caption she wrote: “Was a great day at Elland Road today, getting such an amazing reception with the Leeds Warrior and 2x World Champion Josh Warrington.

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Mail Online.However, Volkova told the paper that when relationship broke down during the final stages of the pregnancy she headed to London.The socialite claims this is when she way cut out from the pregnancy and was told by the Moscow-based surrogacy agency that they didn't have contact with the surrogate carrying her child any more."I was stuck in London with Covid," she told Mail Online. "As soon as I could, I flew to Moscow."The Mirror reports that after Volkova arrived at the large home on the outskirts of the Russian capital which she once shared with her husband, Volkova claimed it took Shamalov three days to meet her there.

Phillip Schofield was serenaded by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly as his birthday celebrations rolled into a third day.The presenter turned 60 on Friday, April 1 and has been marking the milestone with his family and friends.A new clip shared on his Instagram Story over the weekend showed the star enjoying a cake with a group including Saturday Night Takeaway stars Ant and Dec.Schofe, who was sat next to wife Steph, could be seen beaming with delight as the camera panned around the table to show other guests including Christine Lampard, Ant's wife Anne-Marie and Dec's wife Ali Astall.The group sang Happy Birthday to the star then cheered as he leaned over to blow out his candles."I'm glad there were only five!" he quipped of the candles, triggering a round of giggles."Day three of celebrations, thank you gorgeous gang," Phillip wrote."Love you guys," he added.Phillip had already enjoyed a celebration with his This Morning team, and last week shared a video of them surprising him backstage with a cake.His co-host and close pal Holly Willoughby also wished him many happy returns live on air.She did it on Thursday because although the pair present the show together throughout the week, they don't host on Fridays.

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Mars is often seen as Earth’s sister planet, and scientists have long dreamed of one day establishing a colony there.But even having a chat on the Red Planet would be tricky, and listening to music would be well-nigh impossible, as new data from NASA’s Perseverance rover demonstrates.In a study published this week in the scientific journal Nature, scientists said they had worked out that the speed of sound is slower and less consistent on Mars, while even quite loud sounds wouldn’t carry half as far.On Earth, sound typically travels at 767 miles per hour. But in the thin carbon dioxide atmosphere of Mars, high-pitched sounds would only move at about 559mph while baser tones would wader along at a sedate 537mph."On Earth, the sounds from an orchestra reach you at the same speed, whether they are low or high,” explained Sylvestre Maurice, the study’s lead author, “but imagine on Mars, if you are a little far from the stage, there will be a big delay”.The sound wouldn’t carry as far either, so you’d need to sit much closer to the stage.

Phillip Schofield could not stop smiling as he celebrated his 60th birthday over dinner with friends as he marked the occasion alongside his wife Stephanie Lowe.This Morning presenter Phillip took to social media and shared a glimpse of one of his three birthday celebrations with his fans.Sharing a video of himself preparing to blow out the candles on his cake, the presenter thanked his friends for joining him as he marked the milestone.He wrote: “Day 3 of celebrations, thank you gorgeous gang.”In a separate video, he added: “Love you guys.”The camera panned around to reveal his wife, Stephanie, and the presenting duo Ant and Dec, among other guests who were singing Happy Birthday.Phillip’s birthday was also brought up on Thursday’s instalment of This Morning, with the team wishing him many happy returns.The TV star could be seen glaring at his co-star Alice Beer as she took a dig at his age while discussing the best ways to save money.He appeared unimpressed as Alice made a jibe about him turning 60 the following day.Mentioning ways to save money, she said: “Also look at the clubs you can join.“So if you are over 60.That’s you tomorrow isn’t it Phil? You can…ooh dear.“Oh dear, I should never have done that should I? I was only making it up.”As Phillip simply stared at his co-host,  Alice tried to move on.“It’s fine,” he stated, before joking: “What a strange way to resign.” Alice laughed: “I knew you were going to say something like that.”Stepping into her co-star's conversation, Holly asked: “What do you do with the thing?”“A lot of people join the Boots parenting club so you get extra points, eight points for every £1 you spend on an own-brand product,” Alice explained.“So there’s also the over-60s club.There’s loads

Darts Championship.Rydz made a name for himself in December after reaching the quarter-final of the world championships at Ally Pally.The Newcastle thrower has been tipped for the top, but things didn't go his way in Hildesheim at the weekend.Entering at the second round stage, Rydz made a quick exit after a 6-0 whitewash defeat to Mensur Suljovic.It was a night to forget for The Riot, who averaged just 73 on his way to a devastating loss. Rydz held his hands up at the performance on social media as he revealed one troll had sent him a death threat.

Peter Wright has been accused by a number of darts fans of running ‘scared’ from three-time world champion Michael Van Gerwen, after pulling out of his match with the Dutchman this weekend.Wright was scheduled to take on rival Van Gerwen at the Interwetten German Darts Championship, however the PDC announced the Scot had withdrawn with a back injury.Some fans however believe the injury card was just a bluff from the reigning world champion, instead insinuating that Wright was scared of taking on MVG.Following the PDC’s announcement one Twitter user simply replied: “He’s scared.”These thoughts were echoed by other online darts fans, as another tweeted: “Running scared of Mighty Mike he truly is back,” whilst a fellow user added: “Clearly scared of MVG.”Despite the claims, a number of Wright’s fans jumped to his defence and rubbished any idea of the Snakebite running scared.As a result, the Scot has enjoyed some success over the former world No.

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Michael van Gerwen has insisted that he would never beg for a Premier League Darts wildcard having slipped down to fifth in the PDC Order of Merit.The three-time PDC World Darts Champion and five-time Premier League winner has fallen out of the top four in the rankings after a difficult 2021 on the tour.Usually, only the top four ranked players would be guaranteed a place in the weekly event and be joined by six challengers - but changes were made for 2022.With only eight players participating, the top six were invited as well as reigning Premier League champion Jonny Clayton and Masters champion Joe Cullen, which would put fifth spot on the brink in future.Following Van Gerwen's quarter-final victory over James Wade in Brighton on Thursday (March 10) Rod Studd joked that he would have to win the tournament to be invited back in 2023.To which Van Gerwen replied on Sky Sports: "I would never beg for a wildcard, trust me about that."It was a tough two years but it is getting back at the moment.

Gerwyn Price has been forced to withdraw from Night 5 of the Premier League Darts Championship following an injury to his hand.The Iceman, 37, was due to play Joe Cullen in the quarter-final stage of the revamped competition.But Price will not take to the oche at Brighton on Thursday evening after informing the PDC of his decision to withdraw.The Welshman had travelled to the south coast on Wednesday in the hope of shaking off his injury but upon practice, it was clear he would be unable to compete.As a result, Joe Cullen will be awarded a 6-0 victory and automatically advance to the semi-finals at Brighton.The Rock Star will face the winner of Michael van Gerwen's tussle with James Wade, aiming to pick up a first Premier League win since the start of February.After besting Wade and Price at the oche on Night 2, Cullen came unstuck in a 6-4 final loss to Jonny Clayton.And the Bradford-born tungsten-thrower is yet to bounce back since losing the Liverpool final to The Ferret.HAVE YOUR SAY! Is Gerwyn Price darts' greatest boo-boy? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Darts star Michael Smith has sent a message to his "trolls" amid the pain of losing his eighth final.Bully Boy had a great chance to end his unwanted streak and win his first major tournament at the UK Open last weekend but was agonisingly beaten 11-10 by Danny Noppert.It comes after the world number four fell at the final hurdle at the World Championships against Peter Wright earlier this year.Having received taunts online, Smith has hit back with some admirable perspective on life.The 31-year-old wrote on social media: "Don’t feel the need to say this but want to. "For all the trolls with the messages of abuse I’ll let you into a little secret of my life.

Darts star Gerwyn Price was left in tears after being knocked off the world number one position by Peter Wright.After 14 months in first place, the Welshman finally dropped down, with fans heckling the sportsman as he tasted defeat to Michael Smith in the 2022 UK Open.And the 37-year-old could not hide his emotions at the news, uploading a picture of himself with tears in his eyes to Instagram with the caption: “That hurt but I’ll be back.”Another image was uploaded, this time a red canvas with text that read: “Well done Mike Smith u did what you had to do…gutted but it is what it is, congratulations to Peter Weight [sic] #1."Price then screenshotted an amicable conversation he had with Smith, congratulating him on his victory in the quarter-final stage of the UK Open and calling Snakebite a 'world-class player.'Smith secured a place in the semi-finals of the competition with a 10-7 win in the Uk Open against Price. Smith would go on to lose the final 11-10 to Dutchman Danny Noppert.

Gerwyn Price after dumping the Iceman out of the UK Open at the quarter-final stage following targeted booing.Bully Boy beat Price 10–7 to reach the last four on Sunday, but felt unsatisfied in that victory because his opponent couldn't be at '100%'.The 2021 PDC World Darts Champion has been open about his desire not to be booed in recent months, but overcome that to become world No.1 until Peter Wright overtook him on Sunday (February 6).Having knocked Price out of the tournament, Smith sent a private message to his on-stage rival and off-stage friend, which was then shared on social media.Posting a screenshot to his Instagram story, Price was told by Smith (sic): "Mate I'm sorry about that game then mate. That's twice crowed have been on you're back last 2 games against me and I don't want to win like that."I wanna beat you when we're both 100%.

It was another heartbreaking night of darts for Michael Smith as he lost his eighth consecutive final, this time to Danny Noppert in the UK Open.The match came down to a deciding leg, and all Smith had to do was hold his throw to end his cruel losing run and win his first major tournament.However, Smith went on to lose his eighth final in a row, just months after he lost the World Championship at the last hurdle to Peter Wright.And the 'Bully Boy' has branded himself as "garbage" after losing his cool right when it mattered most, which has been the tale of his career so far.After beating Gerwyn Price in the quarter-final, Smith was the heavy favourite to go on and finally win his first major, but Noppert held his own and took his opportunity when it was presented to him.But Smith only had himself to blame, as he said following his 11-10 defeat: "I was absolute garbage. I could have walked away with that 11-3.

Michael Smith somehow managed to bust a 140 checkout in the first leg of his crunch UK Open quarter-final against Gerwyn Price. Price and Smith met in the last-eight in Minehead with both men looking to book a spot in the semi-final of a competition that was blown wide open following the exits of several key contenders.After the departure of top seeds, including Jonny Clayton, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright, both players would have sensed a real opportunity going into the match.But Smith could have been forgiven for wondering if it was going to be one of those days after managing to bust a 140 checkout in the very first leg.

darts fans cracking up with his hilarious reply to Michael Smith's nine-darter at the UK Open.Wade, 38, has developed something of a reputation for his bizarre post-match interviews.And he produced another corker after his 10-8 win over Boris Krcmar in the last-16 at Minehead. The Machine had to fight hard to beat the Croatian and managed one of the best legs of his career en route to victory.

Darts last November, beating the current world champion Peter Wright in the final, who is in hot pursuit of his number one ranking.

Michael van Gerwen rounded off a sensational night in the Premier League by hilariously trolling Wayne Mardle live on TV. MVG was back to his brilliant best in Exeter as he picked up his first knockout win of the campaign.

Adrian Lewis hitting a no-look 180 to Michael van Gerwen mocking a failed nine-dart finish attempt from Dave Chisnall - it is often the most talented stars that capture the imagination. However, it isn't always the big names who create the most memorable of moments, with lesser known PDC contenders even enjoying spectacular bounce-ins and even a mesmerising double Robin Hood.Daily Star Sport has now picked out seven of the most unexpected moments the sport has ever produced.