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      Man Utd’s FA Cup showdown with bitter rivals Liverpool will be shown live on BBC iPlayer as TV picks are made

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S FA Cup showdown with bitter rivals Liverpool will be shown live on BBC One.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will go head to head with Jurgen Klopp’s men in the fourth round as the race for the Premier League title heats up as well.

      Manchester United will take on Liverpool on terrestrial TVCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      United leapfrogged Liverpool this week to claim the top spot in the league following their narrow 1-0 win over Burnley.
      And both club’s seasons could be heavily shaped by their back-to-back clashes in the Prem and FA Cup.
      United and Liverpool’s fourth-round clash is the highlight of TV picks for the BBC when it kicks off at 5pm on Sunday, January 24.
      ⚽ Read our Man United live blog for the latest news from Old Trafford

      The Old Trafford fixture will be the first meeting in the competition between the two teams since 2012.
      Manchester City’s visit to League Two outfit Cheltenham Town the day before will also be screened on terrestrial TV.
      Last season’s FA Cup finalists Chelsea will be looking to secure their fifth round spot when they host Championship side Luton Town on BBC One.
      Elsewhere, Sheffield United against Plymouth Argyle and West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers will be available via BBC iPlayer.

      Non-league Chorley have been handed another showing on BT Sport with the opening tie of the round against Wolves on the Friday night.

      BBC’s TV Picks for FA Cup fourth-round

      Saturday, January 23
      Cheltenham Town v Manchester City – KO 5.30pm, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
      Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle (15:00 KO) – Live on BBC Digital Platforms
      West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers (15:00 KO) – Live on BBC Digital Platforms
      Swansea City v Nottingham Forest (15:00 KO) – BBC One Wales
      Sunday, January 24
      Chelsea v Luton Town – KO 12.00pm, BBC One and BBC iPlayer
      Manchester United v Liverpool – KO 5.00pm, BBC One and BBC iPlayer

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      Similarly, FA Cup holders Arsenal will be on BT on Saturday, January 23 against either Southampton or Shrewsbury.
      SunSport recently revealed that League One Shews have been handed an FA Cup reprieve – after Prem bosses agreed to put back Southampton’s trip to Leeds to create space in the calendar.
      Shrewsbury faced being booted out of the competition when a Covid outbreak meant they could not play their third-round tie at St Mary’s last weekend.

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      BBC ‘reach agreement to show Women’s Super League games next season’ in huge boost to the sport

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      THE BBC have reportedly reached an agreement to show Women’s Super League games from next season in a huge boost to the sport.
      The Telegraph claims regular WSL broadcasts will be aired on both BBC One and BBC Two next year.

      The BBC have reportedly reached an agreement for regular WSL broadcasts next seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      A shared TV rights deal by the FA with the BBC and Sky Sports is apparently close to completion.
      And it’s reckoned negotiations will be finalised in January.
      SunSport exclusively revealed Sky Sports were set to nick broadcasting rights from rivals BT Sport.
      For the first time ever, the FA made fixtures available for tenure for the next campaign in a bid to take in more profit for the women’s game.

      That was opposed to previous years in which they were provided for free to the likes of BT Sport to cover at their own cost.
      In September, the FA agreed a deal with NBC Sports and DAZN for the WSL to be broadcast in the USA, Germany and Italy.
      Women’s top flight football viewing figures have more than doubled since 2017.
      A peak TV audience of 270,000 tuned in to watch Chelsea face off with Spurs in September last year.

      And more than two million people tuned in to watch the BBC Women’s Football Show last summer.
      Arsenal snatched the North London bragging rights in front of a record WSL crowd of 38,262 last year at the Tottenham Stadium.
      The attendance far outstripped the previous record of 31,213 set at the Etihad for the Manchester derby at the start of the same season.

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      Tyson Fury heaps praise on ‘great athlete’ Anthony Joshua as he eyes £500m two-fight deal

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      TYSON FURY is trying to flatter his way into a shot at flattening Anthony Joshua.
      On Saturday night, after AJ, 31, battered brave Kubrat Pulev but refused to call out the Gypsy King, Fury launched a verbal volley at the WBA, IBF and WBO champ.

      Tyson Fury heaped praise on Anthony Joshua as he appeared on the Jonathan Ross showCredit: Rex Features

      Fury is looking to secure a £500m two-fight deal against his heavyweight rival, AJCredit: Mark Robinson Ltd

      Undefeated WBC boss Fury, 32,  said the “big bum dosser” had just “s*** himself live on TV” and vowed to KO him inside three rounds if they finally meet in 2021.
      But, on Jonathan Ross’ Saturday night show, Fury turns on the charm in a bid to woo AJ  into the ring for a potential £500MILLION two-fight deal.
      Fury  said: “He’s a great fighter, Olympic gold medallist, two-time heavyweight champion just like me, he’s won all the best, he’s a great, great athlete. Of course I have respect for him.
      “I don’t know him personally, to say I like him or dislike him, from what I’ve seen of him he seems a decent guy.

      “Next year the fight has to happen. He came over his final hurdle  against Pulev. Now we’re both free to make this fight. I’m willing to do the fight.”
      But he could not refuse one dig, replying to Wossy’s query on who is No 1, Fury said: “Me, by a mile. There we go, that’s how you answer the question.”
      And AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed both fighters could bin their belts, from the four major sanctioning bodies, if they try to block the undisputed decider.
      He said: “We’ve just got to be a bit careful because you may be on the verge of saying: “Lets just get rid of politics right now.

      “Let’s just drop all the belts because if we lose one belt, we might as well lose them all. We will do whatever we can to make sure that every belt in boxing is on the line in the Tyson Fury fight.
      “What we won’t be is held to ransom and we won’t let politics get involved in a fight that boxing needs.”
      One topic Fury will not  drop is his inclusion on the Sports Personality of the Year award.
      The 6ft 9in star could still be crowned the SPOTY king on Sunday, despite demanding to be taken off the list and ordering fans not to vote.
      He said: “I’ve asked to be taken off a list. They’ve not listened. I’ve even sent them a legal letter to be taken off. They’re still not listening.

      Fury had previously branded AJ a ‘big bum dosser’ in a heated blastCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      “They’re trying to take away my rights as a person, to not do something that I don’t want to do. My name shouldn’t be on there if I don’t want it on there.
      “It’s a free country. They are doing something that I do not wish to participate in.
      “The reason is, I don’t want an award from someone to say I’m a sports personality. I know what I am and who I am and what I’ve achieved, I know what I’ve come back from.
      “I don’t need a glass trophy. I’m the people’s champion. I don’t need this glamorous trophy to say who I am and what I’ve done.”
      Fury is not just happy being the biggest star in boxing, either, he fancies outshining the Moon.

      The father of five revealed himself to be a space boffin keen to check out the unknown and he even sees the upside of intergalactic disaster.
      He said: “We’ve made some real progress, I’m hopefully going, I’ve always wanted to go to space. I used to look at the Moon and think, ‘I want to go there one day’.
      “This year an opportunity arose where Virgin are doing galactic space travel, supposed to be going into space in the middle of next year.
      “I’m going to be one of the first ones on the list. Hopefully I’ll be going to space.
      “I cannot wait. If anything did go wrong, God forbid, what a story, what a legendary end.”
      The Jonathan Ross Show, Saturday December 19, at 9.25pm on ITV.

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      Football pundit Steve ‘Tommo’ Thompson is suspended by BBC after describing players’ scuffle as ‘handbags’

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      A FOOTBALL pundit has been suspended by the BBC — for describing a scuffle between two players as “handbags”.
      Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties for using the familiar matchday phrase after ­listeners complained.

      Steve ‘Tommo’ Thompson was relieved of his duties after describing a scuffle between players as ‘handbags’Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      He made the comment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire during Lincoln City’s 0-0 draw away at Accrington Stanley in the Sky Bet League One last Saturday.
      It is so common it appears in the Collins Dictionary as “an incident in which people, ­especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm”.
      Freelancer Steve, 65, who played for and managed Lincoln, was said to be “devastated” by the BBC’s decision.

      Steve made the comment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire during Lincoln City’s 1-0 win at Swindon Town in the Sky Bet League One on Tuesday nightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Lincoln fan Bernard ­O’Mahoney is campaigning for his reinstatement. He said: “As any football fan knows, ‘handbags’ is an incredibly well-known saying.

      “I can’t begin to think who’d be offended by it. The BBC has lost touch with the public.”

      ‘Handbags’ appears in the Collins Dictionary as ‘an incident in which people, especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm’

      Fan Marcus Greatorex added: “It’s just an old term. The BBC should pay more attention to songs on their stations promoting knife crime and drug use.”
      The BBC said: “After listeners raised concerns, Steve acknowledged some of his comments on air didn’t meet the standards we expect. He is taking a break but will be back in the New Year.”

      Freelancer Steve, 65, who has played for and managed Lincoln, was said to be ‘devastated’ by the BBC’s decisionCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      THE SUN SAYS

      THE BBC has been in the grip of “woke” madness longer than almost anyone.

      But dropping a footy pundit for calling an ineffectual on-pitch scuffle “handbags” is a new level of foolishness.
      Who exactly is offended by this term, so common it’s in the dictionary?
      No one outside the imagination of hyper-sensitive producers.
      The BBC is growing more distant by the day from the public whose licence fees it needs.
      It’s one own-goal after another.

      GOT a story? RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk

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      Football pundit Steve ‘Tommo’ Thompson suspended by BBC after describing players’ scuffle as ‘handbags’

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      A FOOTBALL pundit has been suspended by the BBC — for describing a scuffle between two players as “handbags”.
      Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties for using the familiar matchday phrase after ­listeners complained.

      Steve ‘Tommo’ Thompson was relieved of his duties after describing a scuffle between players as ‘handbags’Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      He made the comment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire during Lincoln City’s 0-0 draw away at Accrington Stanley in the Sky Bet League One last Saturday.
      It is so common it appears in the Collins Dictionary as “an incident in which people, ­especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm”.
      Freelancer Steve, 65, who played for and managed Lincoln, was said to be “devastated” by the BBC’s decision.

      Steve made the comment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire during Lincoln City’s 1-0 win at Swindon Town in the Sky Bet League One on Tuesday nightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Lincoln fan Bernard ­O’Mahoney is campaigning for his reinstatement. He said: “As any football fan knows, ‘handbags’ is an incredibly well-known saying.

      “I can’t begin to think who’d be offended by it. The BBC has lost touch with the public.”

      ‘Handbags’ appears in the Collins Dictionary as ‘an incident in which people, especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm’

      Fan Marcus Greatorex added: “It’s just an old term. The BBC should pay more attention to songs on their stations promoting knife crime and drug use.”
      The BBC said: “After listeners raised concerns, Steve acknowledged some of his comments on air didn’t meet the standards we expect. He is taking a break but will be back in the New Year.”

      Freelancer Steve, 65, who has played for and managed Lincoln, was said to be ‘devastated’ by the BBC’s decisionCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      THE SUN SAYS

      THE BBC has been in the grip of “woke” madness longer than almost anyone.

      But dropping a footy pundit for calling an ineffectual on-pitch scuffle “handbags” is a new level of foolishness.
      Who exactly is offended by this term, so common it’s in the dictionary?
      No one outside the imagination of hyper-sensitive producers.
      The BBC is growing more distant by the day from the public whose licence fees it needs.
      It’s one own-goal after another.

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      Football pundit Steve ‘Tommo’ Thompson suspended by BBC for describing players’ scuffle as ‘handbags’

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      FOOTBALL pundit has been suspended by the BBC — for describing a scuffle between two players as “handbags”.
      Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties for using the familiar matchday phrase after ­listeners complained.

      Steve ‘Tommo’ Thompson was relieved of his duties after describing a scuffle between players as ‘handbags’Credit: Getty Images – Getty

      He made the comment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire during Lincoln City’s 0-0 draw away at Accrington Stanley in the Sky Bet League One last Saturday.
      It is so common it appears in the Collins Dictionary as “an incident in which people, ­especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm”.
      Freelancer Steve, 65, who played for and managed Lincoln, was said to be “devastated” by the BBC’s decision.

      Steve made the comment on BBC Radio Lincolnshire during Lincoln City’s 1-0 win at Swindon Town in the Sky Bet League One on Tuesday nightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Lincoln fan Bernard ­O’Mahoney is campaigning for his reinstatement. He said: “As any football fan knows, ‘handbags’ is an incredibly well-known saying.

      “I can’t begin to think who’d be offended by it. The BBC has lost touch with the public.”

      ‘Handbags’ appears in the Collins Dictionary as ‘an incident in which people, especially sportsmen, fight or threaten to fight, but without real intent to inflict harm’
      Fan Marcus Greatorex added: “It’s just an old term. The BBC should pay more attention to songs on their stations promoting knife crime and drug use.”
      The BBC said: “After listeners raised concerns, Steve acknowledged some of his comments on air didn’t meet the standards we expect. He is taking a break but will be back in the New Year.”

      Freelancer Steve, 65, who has played for and managed Lincoln, was said to be ‘devastated’ by the BBC’s decisionCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      THE SUN SAYS

      THE BBC has been in the grip of “woke” madness longer than almost anyone.

      But dropping a footy pundit for calling an ineffectual on-pitch scuffle “handbags” is a new level of foolishness.
      Who exactly is offended by this term, so common it’s in the dictionary?
      No one outside the imagination of hyper-sensitive producers.
      The BBC is growing more distant by the day from the public whose licence fees it needs.
      It’s one own-goal after another.

      U23Malaysia and UAE friendly marred by shocking violence as players throw punches and trade blows
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      Man Utd hero Rashford to be honoured with special award at Sports Personality of the Year for work fighting poverty

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      MARCUS RASHFORD is to be honoured with a Special Award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
      But the Manchester United and England striker, 23, will not be included in the shortlist for the main prize.

      ⚽ Read our Man United live blog for the latest news from Old Trafford

      Marcus Rashford will receive a Special Award for his impact outside of footballCredit: PA:Press Association
      The Special Award has been made on behalf of the judging panel in recognition of Rashford’s exceptional impact outside of sport, in which he successfully campaigned for free school meals for kids during school holidays.
      Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater said: “Marcus’ endeavour to give a voice to those who find themselves in a situation that he too is familiar with has been greatly admired and the panel wanted to ensure he was recognised for that.
      “In a year that has been challenging for everyone, but particularly vulnerable families, he has gone above and beyond to transcend his sport and make a real difference.

      “This award is a tribute to a remarkable young man.”
      SPOTY rules did not allow Rashford’s crusade to be included in the nominations for the main award because that is based on sporting achievement.
      Rashford will receive his gong at the Salford event on December 20.
      The England striker was named the Pride of Britain earlier this year after the success of his campaign to extend free school meals.

      He has also launched the Marcus Rashford Book Club which is aimed at encouraging youngsters to read – especially those from vulnerable and under privileged backgrounds.
      Rashford is not just excelling off the pitch though with the United striker scoring a penalty in their 4-1 win against Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday in the Champions League.
      And the role model can now look forward to getting his hands on the award next month for the work he has accomplished outside of football.

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