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    ‘Sky got no ideas of their own?’ asks Kate Abdo as she calls out Henry, Carragher and Richards live on CBS Sports

    KATE ABDO called out her CBS Sports “family” members Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards after they “left her out” earlier this month.The presenter is usually given the job of keeping the boisterous trio on track, not that she is above partaking in the banter.Kate Abdo called out her CBS colleagues after they appeared on Sky SportsCredit: CBSThierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards wore sheepish looksCredit: CBSHowever, for the North London derby earlier this month, Sky Sports took inspiration from their US rival by bringing the trio together.Sky presenter David Jones even took inspiration from Abdo—now Scott after marrying boxer Malik Scott last year—by using the same style of introduction for the show.But with the return of the Champions League, Abdo has now called out her colleagues and Sky.Introducing the show, Abdo said: “Welcome to our London studios, I’m Kate Scott, joined by my three trusted team-mates.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”If you’ve been watching on CBS and Paramount+ in the US over the last couple seasons I’m sure you would have seen that us four are like family.”And I’m sure you know how close our bond is and how it would feel to see one of us left out of the group.”Henry, Carragher and Richards all wore sheepish smiles knowing what was to come next.Abdo continued: “But, that didn’t stop these three. Most read in FootballBEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS”No, if you were in the UK and watching football on Sky then you would have seen our show, but without me.”A clip from Sky was then played out, with Abdo describing the trio as going “rogue”.’Bro thinks he’s Kate Abdo’ say fans as David Jones introduces very familiar panel for Sky’s coverage of Arsenal vs CityShe then joked: “Have Sky got no ideas of their own? What’s going on?”In response, Richards said: “Dave did it nice Kate, he did it nice.”Carragher cheekily joked: “I thought he added a bit of professionalism.”Abdo replied: “Bit of a knockoff some people might say. Should we compare notes because it’s not just me that you’ve slighted; it’s production, it’s the director, it’s everybody.”Carragher hit back: “Where did they get us all from originally? You were with Sky before wasn’t you?”The presenter replied: “Yes I was.”Henry then finally got involved, asking his colleagues: “Are you exclusive?”The pair replied: “No,” before Henry added: “And no I’m not.”He then asked Abdo: “Are you exclusive?” She then said: “Yes sir I am.”The trio then burst out into cheers.Reacting to the exchange, one fan said: “This crew is awesome. They come to work every week and knock it out of the park.”A second said: “I like how Henry explained why she was left out. But they are a fun dynamic.”READ MORE SUN STORIESA third added: “Honestly that my first thought when I saw them together on Sky.”Another said: “Kate needs to speak to her agent! [Laughing emoji]” More

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    Legendary football commentator Clive Tyldesley shares photo from hospital bed as he provides health update

    CLIVE TYLDESLEY issued a medical update after being admitted to hospital.Tyldesley, 70, shared a selfie showing him in a hospital bed, but thankfully had some great news.Clive Tyldesley was admitted to hospital but thankfully had some good newsCredit: X @CliveTyldesleyTyldesley is one of the greatest match commentatorsCredit: PAThe legendary broadcaster wouldn’t go into any detail as to what happened to him.However, the CBS Sports star reassured his audience by stating he is “fine”.The ITV great also praised the NHS for the amazing care he received by staff.Tyldesley posted on social media: “Another great NHS experience today. I’m so grateful for the expertise, care and smiles I got today. And I’m fine!!”Read More on FootballFans stormed Twitter to wish their favourite commentator a speedy recovery.One fan tweeted: “All the best!”Another commented: “Hope all is well Clive.”A third wrote: “Get well soon.”Most read in FootballThis fan said: “Sending all our love and well wishes Clive.”And that one wished: “Commentating GOAT. Get well soon legend.”TV Legend Clive Tyldesley in position for his last ever commentary gameTyldesley issued a further update soon after, this time wearing headphones.The journalist had even more good news as he confirmed he will be at the Etihad on Tuesday for the Champions League blockbuster clash between Manchester City and Real Madrid.Tyldesley posted: “My post was about the excellence of the NHS. I’m absolutely fine and watching the game. “I’ll be at the Etihad next Tuesday. They were just looking for something and found nothing – barely a brain cell!”Tyldesley’s stunning career kicked off in 1975 when he started out at Radio Trent.He then joined the BBC in 1992 and enjoyed a successful four-year stint.That led him to ITV in 1998 where he called some of the biggest matches until 2024.Tyldesley confirmed he will be at the Etihad on Tuesday for Manchester City vs Real Madrid More

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    Champions League club send Micah Richards shirt with very cheeky nickname on the back thanks to his Brest obsession

    FRENCH club Brest sent Micah Richards a shirt with a VERY cheeky nickname on the back.Their gift came after Richards went viral for revealing his obsession with the Ligue 1 outfit in November.Micah Richards received a brilliant gift from French side BrestCredit: CBSPresent Kate Abdo presented Richards with his presentCredit: CBSThe former Man City ace and CBS colleagues Kate Abdo, Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry made some hilarious puns on Brest’s name during their Champions League coverage.And Richards was left squirming as he declared: “You’re trying to get me sacked!”But the pundit’s backing of Brest in Europe has seen the French side send him a gift.The present was unwrapped live on air during last night’s broadcast.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLIt turned out to be an official Brest home jersey, leaving Richards delighted.And his smile got even wider when he saw the cheeky nickname that had been printed on the back.Host Abdo first said: “I think it’s fair to say you singlehandedly put Brest on the map this season in the Champions League.“You’re a big fan of theirs and they’ve wanted to show that they’re a big fan of yours so they’ve sent us a little note.”Most read in Champions LeagueJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSThe note read: “Dear friends of CBS, many thanks for your close attention to Brest’s performances since the start of the Champions League.“We all enjoy watching your many laughs on the studio. So we’ve made a special shirt for Micah.Micah Richards is banned from analysing Brest during CBS Sports broadcast His shirt featured a very cheeky nicknameCredit: CBSRichards was delighted with his present on CBSCredit: CBSThierry Henry also got a shirt – minus the nicknameCredit: CBS“We could couldn’t resist giving a Stade Brestes shirt to our legend Thierry Henry, to whom we send our warmest greetings.”Abdo then handed one jersey to Henry, which bore his surname on the back.Richards then received his shirt, which had a rather cheekier message on the back.Instead of having his surname, it instead read: “Brest Lover.”But Richards was delighted and quickly pulled his shirt on.He then said: “From the CBS family, I want to say thank you for the shirt, I really appreciate it.“You’re doing an excellent job in the Champions League this season, long may it continue.”Richards then joked: “What happens when they play Nice?”It prompted fits of laughter from Abdo and Carragher, but Henry had heard enough and jokingly stormed away from his seat before pretending to read some notes in the corner.Fans were certainly delighted by the segment.One said: “I’m sure Micah loves it.”Another declared: “Best football show in the world by far.”READ MORE SUN STORIESOne noted: “These people are crazy.”Another added: “This is how a show should be presented, allowed to be yourself, chill and laugh.” More

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    Jamie Carragher reveals his wife told him he ‘went too far’ with ‘awful’ joke live on TV

    JAMIE CARRAGHER apologised to Micah Richards after his wife told him he “went too far” with a cruel joke.The pundits were back on CBS Sports last night to cover another evening of Champions League action.Micah Richards got ‘cooked’ over his new haircutCredit: X @CBSSportsGolazoJamie Carragher shook his hand to say sorry for mocking his new lookCredit: CBSCarragher’s wife Nicola told him he ‘went too far’ when teasing RichardsCredit: @nicolacarragherOn Tuesday’ show, Richards showed off his new haircut as he swapped his usual trim for a shorter and cleaner cut.The former Manchester City star said: “I look fantastic don’t I? I just thought new year, new me.”But Carragher was having none of it and brutally replied: “It doesn’t suit you. I’m saying that as a friend.”After seeing a split screen of his new and old hair, the former Liverpool defender added: “I mean, honestly, you look awful. You look so cool on the other one.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe also claimed the hairdo “looks like you’ve got a hat on”.Reacting on last night’s show, Richards said: “I got cooked yesterday. You ruined my confidence yesterday, Jamie.”Carragher then revealed his wife told him off for teasing his colleague, revealing: “My wife, Nicola, my gorgeous lovely wife, said last night that I went too far.”Presenter Kate Abdo hilariously chimed in: “It was the hair extensions wasn’t it?”Most read in Champions LeagueJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSCarragher burst into laughter, replying: “It was nothing to do with you.”He then shook hands with a smiling Richards to apologise, who said: “Thank you, Nicola. I love you.”‘It doesn’t suit you’ says brutal Jamie Carragher as fans join CBS Sports panel joking about Micah Richards’ new hairdoAnd the ex-England players were friends again as they hit the dance-floor to Saturday Night Fever later in the show.Both showed off their moves while talking through the permutations of the Champions League table going into the final matchday.Liverpool sit top after beating Lille 2-1 thanks to a Mo Salah goal, who according to Carra, is “slicker than John Travolta’s hair”.He also joked “are Man City staying alive” after their 4-2 defeat to PSG last night that leaves them in danger of elimination.Carragher and Richards danced to Saturday Night FeverCredit: CBS More

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    ‘It doesn’t suit you’ says brutal Jamie Carragher as fans join CBS Sports panel joking about Micah Richards’ new hairdo

    JAMIE CARRAGHER rinsed Micah Richards over his new haircut.The punditry duo teamed up together in the CBS Sports studio for the first time this year on Tuesday night.Micah Richards has shaken up his look with a new, shorter haircutCredit: X @CBSSportsGolazoThe change came in for some ribbing from Jamie Carragher in the CBS Sports studioCredit: X @CBSSportsGolazoThey were joined by host Kate Abdo and Thierry Henry for Champions League coverage on the US network.But talk quickly went off the football – and on to Richards’ fresh trim.The ex-Manchester City defender swapped up his look with a shorter, neat style.Richards, 36, is clearly delighted with the cleaner cut and proudly announced: “I look fantastic don’t I?”READ MORE ON FOOTBALLBut blunt Carra was having none of it – and told him exactly what he thought of the shake-up.Carragher, 46, said: “It doesn’t suit you.”Then after a stunned silence in the studio, he continued: “I’m saying that as a friend.”No, no… why? You didn’t need to.”Most read in Champions LeagueJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSRichards replied: “You’re not feeling it? I just thought new year, new me.”Abdo chipped in: “I like it, nice and cripsy, a bit shorter. If you know you know.”Micah Richards is banned from analysing Brest during CBS Sports broadcast The CBS producers then flashed up a split screen of the previous iteration of Richards’ hair with the new version. But Carragher added: “That?! I mean, honestly, you look awful. You look so cool on the other one.”Richards burst into laughter then asked: “What do I look now?”Carragher hit back: “Not cool. Why did you do that? I know [you wanted a change] but why?”Abdo then asked if the former England right-back had lasered his eyes as he appeared in the studio without his glasses.But Richards explained: “I’ve got contact lenses in because obviously I had the height with the high top.”Now when I wear my glasses, my face looks too small. It’s not right.”Carragher then quipped: “So you never needed the glasses anyway, it was all a front? “Everything about this man is an act.”‘AIN’T BROKE DON’T FIX IT’Henry asked: “Are you happy with it?”And when Richards confirmed he was, the Frenchman reassured him: “That’s the most important thing.”Carragher suggested a social media poll – before suggesting the hair “looks like you’ve got a hat on” – while Abdo implied Richards may have had a hair transplant. That prompted a brilliant reaction from the three ex-footballers but Richards insisted: “I have not been to Turkey, not a chance. Wow. This is a grilling.”And the studio descended into chaos once more when Carragher joked he thought Richards had only been to Turkey to have his teeth done. Plenty of fans weighed in with their views on Richards’ new trim on Twitter.One said: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. I don’t agree with Carra a lot of times, but I find myself having to admit that he’s right on this one.”Another replied: “This is the cutest Micah has ever been. We love the new look Micah.”READ MORE SUN STORIESA third added: “I gotta say I agree with Carra on this. He does look younger and fresher with his old style.”And a final user commented: “I think he looks better with the short hair personally. I actually did hate the longer hair on him.”Richards has ditched the glasses after going shorter on topCredit: Getty More

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    Greg Gumbel, Who Called N.F.L. and N.C.A.A. Games, Dies at 78

    The sportscaster combined play-by-play excitement with a knack for precision in his decades as a sports broadcaster calling N.F.L. and N.C.A.A. games for CBS.Greg Gumbel, the sports broadcaster who called some of the biggest football and college basketball games on two networks during a career that spanned five decades, has died. He was 78.His family confirmed his death on Friday afternoon in a social media post from CBS Sports, where Mr. Gumbel had worked since 1989. He had been diagnosed with cancer.For decades, Mr. Gumbel served as a play-by-play announcer for CBS’s National Football League coverage. In 2001, he became the first Black sportscaster in that role covering a Super Bowl. He also covered the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament for the network and had spent four years reporting on the American Football Conference for NBC Sports.He got his first chance as an announcer in the early 1970s, when a boss at the NBC affiliate in Chicago, Channel 5, told him that he wanted to broadcast a high school basketball game every Saturday, as Mr. Gumbel recalled in an interview with the sportscaster Kenny McReynolds published in 2021.“He said, ‘I have this idea, and I want you to take it and run with it,’” Mr. Gumbel said in the interview. “We introduced our audience to a lot of guys who went on to become famous.”Mr. Gumbel’s career took off in the 1980s, when he began to cover the National Basketball Association. He called his first N.F.L. game in 1988.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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    Micah Richards BANNED from talking about Brest live on CBS and squirms as Carragher says he ‘likes the shape of them’

    MICAH RICHARDS was banned from talking about French club Brest live on CBS before squirming as Jamie Carragher said he “likes the shape of them.”The pair were in action for last night’s Champions League coverage.Micah Richards was banned from talking about French side Brest on CBSCredit: CBS SportsHe was left squirming after a comment from Jamie CarragherCredit: CBS SportsLigue 1 outfit Brest faced a tough ask against Barcelona in Spain.And they were well beaten 3-0 thanks to Robert Lewandowski’s brace plus a strike from Dani Olmo.However, before kick-off, Richards found himself in hot water with CBS host Kate Abdo.She insisted that the ex-Man City and England right-back was banned from talking about Brest as he “can’t stay professional.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLIt led to a hilarious interaction with fellow panel members Carragher and Thierry Henry, leaving Richards stunned.Abdo started by saying to the former right-back: “We are going to do a segment about Brest, but unfortunately you’ve consistently proven that you can’t stay professional when talking about Brest so production would ask are you comfortable just staying silent?”Richards answered: “Come on, Kate. I can do this! You can’t trust me?”Abdo replied: “No, we can’t. Experience has taught us not to trust you. So after four games, who here likes Brest? (To Carragher) You like Brest?”Most read in Champions LeagueFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSCarragher, who had his hand raised, made Richards squirm by joking: “I like the shape of them.”Abdo continued: “You look at the setup that the manager has got – do you think he’s going with a front two tonight?” Fans ask ‘do they hate him-‘ as Micah Richards gets savaged live on CBS Sports with segment dedicated to his mistakesKate Abdo led a hilarious segment on BrestCredit: CBS SportsThe CBS panel joined in to leave Richards stunnedCredit: CBS SportsHenry chimed in this time, saying” “Yeah, two big – a big pair up front who will try to…”Carragher finished his sentence with: “Work off each other.”Abdo carried on: “I’m interested to know how much you like to watch them, would you pay to watch them?”Carragher noted: “I have done!”Henry added: “One thing you have to say is that you don’t have to be big, you can be small to compete.”Abdo pondered: “Hmm, that’s interesting. Do you think Brest could get exposed tonight?”Carragher laughed: “I hope so.”Richards then intervened, saying: “What is this? What is this? Nonsense! HR? Wow!”Abdo said: “What do you think Micah? Do you think Barcelona could come a bit quickly for Brest tonight?”Carragher noted: “Oooh, I think we might have crossed the line.”Richards added: “You’re trying to get me sacked! I’m taking the fifth.”READ MORE SUN STORIESAbdo ended the banter by saying: “Daydreaming about Brest, I”m sure you can all relate.”Richards added: “What is going on here?” More

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    Kate Abdo left in disbelief as she hides face after Thierry Henry’s controversial comment live on CBS Sports

    KATE ABDO was left with her head in her hands after Thierry Henry’s shock comment to Micah Richards live on air.The CBS Sports quartet of Abdo, Henry, Richards and Jamie Carragher have established a reputation for playfully winding each other up during their Champions League coverage.Thierry Henry made a stunning remark on CBS Sports’ Champions League coverageCredit: CBSThe remark saw Abdo react by putting her head in her handsCredit: CBSRichards was baffled by Henry’s commentCredit: CBSWhen the camera cut to Abdo she covered her face with a sheet of paperCredit: CBSBut Henry’s jovial dig at Richards’ pronunciation caused Abdo to cover her face in embarrassment on Tuesday night.During an interview with AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic, Richards had been jokingly teaching the ex-Chelsea man some Italian.Once the segment ended, Henry was quick to call his colleague out for failing to correctly say the name of AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.The Arsenal icon said to Richards: “You tried to call Tomori ‘Fokori’.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAbdo immediately burst into laughter as Richards looked on bemused.When the camera then cut to a close-up of Abdo, she covered her face with a page of notes.Reacting to the clip, one social media user said: “Kate is killing me in this clip…😆😆😆😆.”Another added: “Micah Richards is something else 🤣🤣🤣.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSA third replied: “You guys are hilarious. You had me crying laughing.”While a fourth responded: “Best football punditry and channel on the planet, this one.”Thierry Henry aims huge dig at Arsenal in awkward CBS Sports moment as fans ask ‘why are you s***ting on your own club?Also on Tuesday, Arsenal fans were furious after Henry made a savage remark about his former club. More