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      TNT Sports take cheeky dig at hit BBC show ahead of Arsenal’s crunch Premier League ‘battle’ vs Newcastle

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      TNT Sports took a cheeky dig at the BBC during their coverage of Arsenal vs Newcastle.The kick-off was moved from TNT’s usual 12:30pm slot to a primetime 8pm Saturday showing to maximise the number of TV viewers.
      The Arsenal vs Newcastle game has been moved to a primetime TV slotCredit: AP
      The presenters took a cheeky dig at GladiatorsCredit: BBC
      Welcoming viewers to the game, lead commentator Darren Fletcher said: “Forget Gladiators, the battle is here.”
      The comment was in reference to Gladiators on BBC One, which is showing at the same time and has recently been relaunched.
      The much-loved 1990s show has been revamped with Bradley Walsh presenting alongside his son, Barney.
      Former Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg also oversees the action as the referee on the show.
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      Clattenburg recently dipped his toe back into the refereeing game after taking a job at Nottingham Forest.
      The former whistler will be a ‘referee’s analyst’ for the club, the first of its kind.
      The football feeling does not end on the hit TV show, with Guy Mowbray providing the commentator.
      Mowbray is well known for his commentating on Match of the Day, week to week.
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      The show was recently hit by “fix” claims after a former gladiator claimed there were certain events that contestants would find “impossible” to win against burly gladiators.
      Arsenal entered the game against Newcastle looking to close the gap at the top of the table.
      Gladiators in chaos as referee forced to stop game after epic wardrobe malfunction and contestant is left injured
      The title-chasers will be just two points off Liverpool if they can beat Newcastle tonight.
      Manchester City took a major step in their hunt to reel in Liverpool earlier as they triumphed over Bournemouth 1-0. More

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      Horror as Premier League star is threatened by troll who vowed to come to his house and kill him & his family

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      A PREMIER League star has revealed he was threatened by a troll who vowed to come to his house and kill him and his family.Neal Maupay, 27, scored a last-minute winner for Brighton & Hove Albion against Arsenal in June 2020.
      Brentford’s Neal Maupay was threatened by a troll who vowed to come to his house and kill him and his familyCredit: Rex
      The striker scored a last-minute winner for Brighton & Hove Albion against Arsenal in June 2020Credit: PA
      The Frenchman also unintentionally injured goalkeeper Bernd Leno during the gameCredit: AP
      The Frenchman, who is now on-loan at Brentford from Everton, also unintentionally injured goalkeeper Bernd Leno during the game.
      He then received a tidal wave of threats on social media, the BBC reported.
      “I got home and got a phone call from the club saying, listen, there’s a lot of stuff going on online,” he told the BBC Radio 4 podcast, Why Do You Hate Me?.
      “We advise you to switch off your social media and deactivate your accounts if you want to.”
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      The striker got a message from an anonymous account which warned that his “loved ones would go through suffering”.
      It also threatened to harm him and said: “Your family will be attacked later in the day just watch.”
      Maupay recalled: “It was very disturbing. I called the club and I said, we need to do something, because what if that guy is really coming to my house?”
      He blocked the account, but the person created another profile.
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      The next message read: “You think by reporting my account you’re safe? I will kill you and your family.”
      Tim Cooper, who leads the Premier League troll-busting unit, said: “We don’t often see repeat infringers – the same person sending the same messages.
      “We often see it as one outburst, rather than a real spiral of abuse aimed at one particular individual.
      “So it’s quite a unique case with Maupay where it was one user and then a follow up.”
      Maupay was one of the first players to refer abuse to Cooper’s team.
      “I had to do it because I wanted to make sure we were reporting these people and trying to get them punished for it,” he said.
      “I think it’s my responsibility as a person and as a football player to report it and try to change it. I think to ignore it is not the solution.”
      Cooper’s team were able to trace the comments to a 19-year-old based in Singapore, Derek Ng De Ren.
      Ng was an Arsenal fan and blamed his team’s loss on Maupay injuring Leno.
      The teenager was eventually handed a nine-month probation order.
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      The Premier League said it was the first time it was able to successfully work on a case of abuse from overseas.
      Watch Why Do You Hate Me? Hunting Premier League Trolls on BBC iPlayer or listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds. More

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      Alex Scott poses in ski outfit as presenter takes on four-day Arctic endurance challenge for iconic BBC show

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      ALEX SCOTT was all smiles as she prepared for, potentially, the greatest challenge of her life.The BBC Sport presenter, 39, shared snaps training on skis as she embarks on a charity mission.
      Alex Scott is all smiles on skis as she trains for her challenge
      BBC host Scott is trekking across the Arctic with a group of celebs to raise money for Comic Relief
      From left to right, Laura Whitmore, Sara Davies, Vicky Pattison, and Alex Scott will brave the elements in the Arctic
      Scott is set to brave the freezing temperatures to trek across the Arctic for Comic Relief.
      She will be joined by Sara Davies, Vicky Pattison and Laura Whitmore for Snow Going Back: Comic Relief Vs The Arctic.
      They are set to start their endurance test at the edge of the Arctic Circle in Tromso, Norway.
      It will take four days to trek, cross-country ski, and cycle to a finish a line some 50km away.
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      The group will be confronted with minus 20C temperatures and will have just eight hours of daylight as they make their way through the polar region.
      Scott and the rest of the crew will be required to pitch their own tents and survive on food rations in the gruelling test.
      On Sunday, the Football Focus host took to Instagram to share some photos.
      In one she can be seen hitting the deck, as she laughs off her fall.
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      While in others, she shows off her team and training they have been doing so far, including skiing and cycling.
      Alex Scott braves wind and torrential rain as she stuns in tartan jacket on BBC
      She captioned the photos: “Posted pictures of us smiling in training because I’m not sure how many there will be over the coming days 🥶🥶
      “Training all complete… #snowgoingbacknow.”
      Scott added: “A four-day endurance challenge taking on the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic to raise vital funds all for @ComicRelief.
      “It’s going to be tough, long and very very cold but as one team we’re determined to raise as much money as we can to help try to tackle poverty and injustice around the world.
      “Please donate if you can to… comicrelief.com/alex.
      “Thank you 🙏🏾”
      The group will have to trek 50km through the Arctic
      Scott and her pals will have to pitch a tent
      Part of the endurance test includes cycling
      The journey features in a documentary before Red Nose Day
      Scott’s girlfriend Jess Glynne posted a comment that read: “You 🖤”
      The journey will be captured by a BBC film crew and shown as a documentary before Red Nose Day on March 15. More

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      Former referee Mark Clattenburg gets surprise new job at Premier League club – alongside role on BBC’s Gladiators

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      NOTTINGHAM FOREST have appointed former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg as the club’s new referees’ analyst.The 48 year old was at the City Ground for Forest’s home match against West Ham today.
      Mark Clattenburg has landed a shock new job at Nottingham ForestCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      Clattenburg recently appeared as the official on BBC show Gladiators alongside host Bradley WalshCredit: BBC
      Clattenburg spent time with the club’s owner Evangelos Marinakis before kick-off.
      Tony Scholes, the Premier League’s chief football officer, was also present at the match.
      Forest have been frustrated over a number of controversial decisions by officials and VAR this season.
      The appointment of Clattenburg is seen as an attempt to improve their understanding of decisions and also improve relationships with the PGMOL and match officials.
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      The Durham-born ref officiated in the Premier League for 13 years between 2004 and 2013.
      He also took charge of the 2016 Champions League final and the European Championship final between Portugal and France in the same year.
      He has recently been the lead referee in BBC TV show Gladiators.
      The classic series, which originally aired on ITV from 1992 to 2000, made a comeback earlier this year.
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      Clattenburg’s appearance on the reboot left fans stunned with some claiming he was putting on a Scottish accent during the show.
      During the one-hour episode, the former ref said the show’s famous line: “Contestants, ready? Gladiators, ready?”
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      But for the rest of the season he will be in place at Forest in a key consultancy role. More

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      Controversial British athletics icon Dwain Chambers to make shock return to competitive sprinting aged 45

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      DWAIN CHAMBERS will run in a competitive race at the age of 45, yet he should really forget all about winning!Despite his dodgy drugs past, UK Athletics are open to him working with and talking to the current generation about his chequered past and complicated history.
      Dwain Chambers is still competingCredit: PA
      He is unlikely to qualify for the World Indoor ChampionshipsCredit: PA
      In his pomp, Chambers was one of the best sprinters around, winning bronze at the 100 metres at world level in 1999 plus gold over 60 metres indoors in Doha 14 years ago.
      But infamously, he was caught up in the USA BALCO doping scandal – in 2003, he tested positive for a banned steroid, was suspended from the sport for two years and was stripped of some medals.
      Chambers probably should have retired by now and given up competition but he will be the oldest person in the field at the two-day UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
      UKA Olympic Head Coach Paula Dunn said: “The reality is he’s not going to qualify for the World Indoors with the standards.
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      “He enjoys his athletics. He’s qualified as right.
      “He’s doing great work down in Lee Valley with his academy. So like every other athlete, he can continue to race.
      “I don’t think he has aspirations, realistically, to go to the World Indoors (in Glasgow) but he’s running very well for somebody who’s in his mid-forties.
      “Some people enjoy keeping fit and competing. He obviously feels he has more to give.
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      “And like any athlete he feels he wants to reach his full potential at the age of 45.
      “As a sport, we’re inclusive. So, he’s welcome to do that.”
      British track sprinter Dwain Chambers races a HORSE ahead of Cheltenham
      It is ten years since he last ran in GB colours, notably finishing fourth in the 100 metres final at the European Championships in Zurich.
      That year, he also ran at the 2014 World Indoors in Sopot, Poland, but came sixth as Teesside Tornado Richard Kilty claimed the 60-metre title.
      Some will not forgive Chambers for his indiscretions and UKA policy prevents someone who has served a drugs ban from being employed as a national coach.
      Dunn would have no issue potentially bringing him into a UKA camp on a one-off basis, especially as he tried to redeem himself, teaching people about the pitfalls of cheating.
      She said: “Dwain has done lots of workshops telling youngsters about the dangers and how you have to say focused on what you are trying to achieve without taking shortcuts.
      “So for me, it’s a story of redemption. He got caught, he owned up to it and he has tried to make the best of a situation.
      “If he can educate people about the pitfalls, I think that’s a bonus.
      “Sometimes the best people to give the message is the person who has suffered through some consequences.
      “So it is not off the table but I haven’t actually thought about it. Long-term, it could be something that could be useful for the programme.
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      “As an adviser and as a speaker to athletes in the areas that he talks in at the moment then he could be useful.”
      Sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – who is Nitro in the BBC Gladiators reboot – has pulled out of the national trials. More

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      Major broadcasting change to FA Cup with BBC or ITV set to lose coverage as fans rage about deal with new channel

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      FOOTBALL fans are going to be able to watch more FA Cup games than ever.But it won’t be entirely free with the FA agreeing a new four-year deal with paid broadcaster TNT Sports.
      TNT Sports will be the new home of the FA CupCredit: Reuters
      The new deal will begin from the 2025/26 season and will see every game from the third round onwards, outside of the 3pm kick offs, televised.
      TNT Sports, who currently show Champions League and Premier League coverage, charge a subscription fee to watch their coverage.
      But the FA have confirmed in a statement that the FA Cup will still be shown on free-to-air channels alongside TNT Sports.
      However it is not known what channel that will be with the statement adding that it will be “confirmed in due course”.
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      ITV and BBC currently share the rights to show the historic competition.
      Mark Bullingham, FA Chief Executive, said: “This new partnership will see selected matches shown live on TNT Sports, as well as free-to-air, from the first round of the competition through to the Final at Wembley Stadium.

      “TNT Sports are an outstanding broadcaster with an impressive record of showing some of the biggest and best sporting events around the world,
      “So we are delighted to be working with them on our shared commitment and long-term vision that will ensure the Emirates FA Cup continues to thrive over the coming year.”
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      The deal will also see TNT televise the Community Shield, and the FA Youth Cup semi-finals and final.
      Some fans have been left fuming by the news with frustration over having to pay to watch the 153-year-old competition.
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      One wrote on social media: “Grim. FA Cup behind a paywall. Totally grim.”
      While another added: “This is wrong. The world’s oldest and most prestigious national cup competition should always be free-to-air.”
      A third wrote: “Taking the FA Cup off terrestrial TV is absolutely sickening.” More

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      Gary Lineker’s ultimate pundit 5-a-side team revealed with legends from BBC Sport, Sky Sports and TNT Sports

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      GARY LINEKER has picked a host of legendary names after being tasked with choosing his ultimate five-a-side team of pundits.The former Leicester and Everton star was one of the best strikers on the planet during the 1980s.
      Gary Lineker has named his ultimate 5-a-side team of the pundits he has worked withCredit: The Rest is Football
      His Golden Boot exploits at the 1986 World Cup for England earned him a dream move to Barcelona, where he achieved cult hero status with an El Clasico hat-trick against bitter rivals Real Madrid.
      Lineker, who helped the Three Lions to reach the semi-final of Italia ‘90, returned to Tottenham in 1989 and won the FA Cup.
      He finished his playing days with a two-year spell in Japan at Grampus Eight before returning to these shores and working as a pundit.
      And after impressing on Match of the Day, Lineker was made host of the long-running hit BBC show in 1999 as he replaced Des Lynham, and he’s had the job ever since.
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      During an appearance on The Rest is Football podcast alongside Alan Shearer, they were asked to name a five-a-side team out of the pundits they have or currently work with.
      And Lineker opted for a brilliant side of legendary names who now start on BBC Sport, Sky Sports and TNT Sports when naming his.
      Speaking to Newcastle’s all-time top scorer Shearer, he began with: “You’d definitely be in my five-a-side, Alan.
      “I’d have Thierry Henry, who we’ve worked with many times of course in World Cups and hopefully the Euros.”
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      After naming Arsenal’s record goalscorer, he then opted for another ex-Gunner.
      “How about Cesc Fabregas,” before both he and Shearer agreed that Roy Keane would be in there.
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      But Lineker then seemingly opted for a defender instead of the now Sky Sports pundit Keane – and Shearer was quick to state that he would not argue with his choice.
      “Rio Ferdinand – defender,” he said.
      And then after Manchester United icon Peter Schmeichel and ex-Newcastle stopper Shay Given were both touted to be keepers, it was the Great Dane that Lineker picked as he said he had “just edged it”. More

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      Who is Afcon 2023 final referee Dahane Beida?

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      THE Africa Cup of Nations final is upon us after a thrilling tournament in the Ivory Coast.And the refereeing team has been decided with a Mauritanian star named as the official for the big one.
      Mauritanian referee Dahane Beida is refereeing the Afcon finalCredit: AFP
      Who is Afcon final referee Dahane Beida?
      Dahane Beida is refereeing the Afcon final between Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
      Beida is a 32-year-old Mauritanian official, and was the referee for Egypt’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Mozambique in the group stage.
      That match saw Mo Salah score a dramatic 97th-minute penalty which Beida gave after a VAR call.
      Beida was also in charge of Angola’s 3-0 win over Namibia in the Last 16, in which a player from either side was sent off inside the first half.
      Angola’s goalkeeper Neblu was red carded in the 17th-minute for handling the ball outside his area, before Namibia’s Lubeni Haukongo was given a second yellow five minutes before the break.
      An Afcon statement read: “Dahane Beida, aged 32, will be the on-pitch referee for this crucial match, marking his third appearance at this year’s TotalEnergies CAF AFCON.
      “Previously, he officiated the match between Egypt and Mozambique, which ended in a 2-2 draw during the group stage, as well as the Round of 16 clash where Angola secured a 3-0 victory over Namibia.
      “Assisting Dahane Beida will be Emiliano Dos Santos from Angola and Diana Chicotesha from Zambia, Morocco’s Bouchra Karboubi will serve as the fourth official.”
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      Dahane Beida shows a red to Namibia defender Lubeni HaukongoCredit: AFP
      When is Nigeria vs Ivory Coast?

      Nigeria’s big Afcon final clash with Ivory Coast will take place on Sunday, February 11.
      The game will kick off at 8pm UK time.
      Nigeria vs Ivory Coast will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      Nigeria vs Ivory Coast will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Football and BBC Three in the UK.
      You can live stream the action from the NOW TV or Sky Go app, both of which are available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
      The game is also available to stream for FREE from the BBC iPlayer, so long as you have a valid TV licence. More