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      When is FA Cup semi-final draw?

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      THE FA Cup is reaching it’s culmination, with a new champion set to be crowned in 2025.Manchester United’s defence of the FA Cup ended at Old Trafford in the round of 16, as they lost at home to Fulham on penalties.The sides are aiming to win the famous FA Cup trophy in MayCredit: GettyManchester City are the final “big six” side in the FA CupCredit: GettyCrystal Palace are into the final four after Eberechi Eze’s masterclass against FulhamCredit: GettyNottingham Forest beat Brighton on penalties to make the final fourCredit: Jon Hobley | MI NewsThe runners-up from 2024 are still in the competition, as Manchester City play away at Bournemouth in the final quarter-final, aiming to book another trip to Wembley in the Pep Guardiola era.Crystal Palace will also make the trip across the capital for a shot at the FA Cup final, with the side beating London rivals Fulham.Nottingham Forest and either Preston or Aston Villa will join them at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final.When is the FA Cup semi-final draw?The FA Cup semi-final draw will take place on Sunday, March 30, following the game between Preston and Aston Villa. The draw will take place at approximately 3:15pm BST. If action at Deepdale Stadium goes to extra-time and penalties, the draw will be postponed until the game is finished.Read more FootballBall numbers for the FA Cup semi-final drawCrystal PalacePreston or Aston VillaBournemouth or Man CityNottingham ForestHow to watch the FA Cup semi-final draw and is there a live stream?The FA Cup semi-final draw will be shown LIVE on BBC One.Action will also be available for stream on the BBC iPlayer.The draw is expected to take place at around 3:15pm BST.The draw start time is subject to change, depending on the length of the FA Cup quarter-final tie between Preston and Aston Villa. More

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      Preston vs Aston Villa live stream FREE: How to watch FA Cup quarter-final today

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      PAUL HECKINGBOTTOM’S side are once again competing against the country’s very best. Preston North End’s commendable FA Cup run will see them play Aston Villa in the quarter-finals at Deepdale TODAY.Paul Heckingbottom has guided Preston to relative safety while embarking on a magical cup runLoan signings Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford have been a revelation in the second half of the season for Aston VillaCredit: RexAfter Preston’s Championship campaign began with Ryan Lowe being sacked after ONE MATCH, Heckingbottom took over as manager in late August.It was his first job after guiding Sheffield United to promotion in the Premier League two seasons ago and then being sacked by the Blades.The Lilywhites are now relatively comfortable in 14th and are a victory away from a first Wembley semi-final in 61 YEARS.Preston have beat Charlton, Wycombe and Burnley to get to this stage.READ MORE IN FA CUPVilla, meanwhile, remain in the running to make return to next season’s Champions League – they currently sit ninth in the Premier League but are just four points off Chelsea in fourth.Unai Emery’s team also have a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final matchup with Paris Saint-Germain next week.Even though they haven’t left Villa Park until this round, their FA Cup run has been rather good. In the fifth round, Villa eased past Cardiff City 2-0 after defeating West Ham and Spurs in previous rounds.Most read in FA CupHow to watch FA Cup quarter-final today for FREEPreston and Aston Villa last-eight clash will be broadcast live on BBC One in the UK for FREE.Fans will also have the option to stream all entire action BBC iPlayer – it is available to download via any compatible mobile device or tablet but viewers need an accountAlternatively, tune into SunSport’s comprehensive live blog for all the action as it happens.Kick-off for the match is scheduled to get underway at 1.30pm GMT on Sunday, March 30.What other FA Cup games are happening on the weekend?Fulham vs Crystal PalaceBrighton vs Nottingham Forest Bournemouth vs Manchester City More

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      Brighton vs Nottingham Forest live stream FREE: How to watch FA Cup quarter-final today

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      BRIGHTON and Nottingham Forest clash in an enthralling FA Cup quarter-final TODAY.This is a massive match and the Seagulls’ desire for vengeance is one of the primary drivers.Anthony Elanga was at the heart of the Brighton destruction with three assistsCredit: GettyBrighton have only conceded six goals since the heavy defeatCredit: GettyFabian Hurzeler’s team were humiliated in dramatic fashion as Forest crushed Brighton 7-0 at the City Ground in February.However, since that crushing defeat, Brighton have been playing well, winning six of their previous seven games across all competitions and drawing the other.Brighton’s hunger and focus, which were evident at the beginning of the season, have returned thanks to Karou Mitoma, Joao Pedro, and Yankuba Minteh. Despite never having won the FA Cup, Brighton have advanced to the semi-finals twice in the last six seasons.READ MORE IN FA CUPForest are undoubtedly confident in their ability to persevere. So far this Premier League season, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have been the biggest surprise.With Forest now third in the standings, the City Ground will likely be the site of the renowned Champions League song next season.However, winning the FA Cup would be Nottingham Forest’s best Wembley day in 65 years. During his tenure at Forest, not even European Cup-winning boss Brian Clough was able to obtain the trophy.Most read in FA CupHow to watch Brighton vs Nottingham Forest for FREEBrighton and Nottingham Forest’s last-eight clash will be broadcast live on BBC One in the UK for FREE.Fans will also have the option to stream the action on BBC iPlayer, which is available to download via any compatible mobile device or tablet.Kick-off for the match is scheduled to get underway at 5.15pm GMT on Saturday, March 29.Alternatively, tune into SunSport’s comprehensive live blog for all the action as it happens.What other FA Cup games are happening this weekend?Fulham vs Crystal Palace Preston North End vs Aston VillaBournemouth vs Manchester City More

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      Fulham vs Crystal Palace live stream FREE: How to watch FA Cup quarter-final today

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      FULHAM go head-to-head with London rivals Crystal Palace for a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals TODAY.Both sides have aspirations of going all the way in football’s oldest competition, with many of the big boys already out of the conversation.Fulham knocked out Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup fifth roundCredit: AlamyCrystal Palace avoided an upset against MillwallCredit: GettyNeither Fulham nor Crystal Palace have won the FA Cup in their history, but they do have three final appearances between them.The Cottagers’ only final came in 1975, when they were beaten 2-0 by West Ham, while the Eagles have made two appearances (1990 and 2016) but they were beaten by Manchester United on both occasions. Palace are set to be boosted by the return of striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who was on the receiving end of a horror challenge from Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts in the last round, which left the Frenchman needing 25 stitches to his left ear.Fulham have some firepower of their own with both strikers Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Muniz in fine goalscoring form of late.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLThis afternoon’s FA Cup tie promises to be a thriller as the two London rivals battle for a spot at Wembley.SunSport brings you all the information you need so you don’t miss a minute of action at Craven Cottage.How to watch Fulham vs Crystal Palace for FREEFulham’s huge FA Cup quarter-final tie with Crystal Palace will be broadcast live on ITV1.You can live stream all the action for FREE via the ITVX app/website.Most read in FA CupThe match will kick off at 12.15pm GMT on Saturday, March 29, with coverage beginning at 11.30am.Mark Pougatch will be on presenting duties, while Karen Carney and Ian Wright will provide analysis.Seb Hutchinson and Ally McCoist are on commentary for the London derby at Craven Cottage. More

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      Why has KSI vs Dillon Danis been postponed? Misfits Boxing 21 set to take place on a new date

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      KSI will NOT be resolving his intense rivalry with former Bellator star Dillon Danis this weekend.After an intense conflict that started a year earlier, the two were scheduled to fight in January 2023, but Danis withdrew a week prior to the match.KSI and Dillon Danis were set to headline Misfits Boxing 21 this weekendCredit: © 2025 PA Media, All Rights ReservedKSI founded Misfits and has established a broadcasting deal with DAZNYet now, KSI has cancelled the fight – and the whole show – scheduled for this Saturday night after withdrawing from the most recent date. Wayne Bridge was initially scheduled to fight the YouTuber-turned-boxer, but the former Chelsea and England defender withdrew after ‘The Nightmare’ made contentious remarks.Danis was able to step in as a replacement, but the problems keep coming up with this bout after a further issue.Why has KSI vs Dillon Danis been postponed?The showdown was supposed to be held on Saturday, March 29, at Manchester’s AO Arena, but KSI has withdrawn due to sickness.READ MORE IN MISFITS Misfits Boxing, the event’s organisers, sent a message on social media last Friday to announce the postponement.It read: “Due to an illness to KSI, Misfits Boxing ‘Unfinished Business’, scheduled for March 29th in Manchester, has been postponed. A further update will be issued next week, including a new date for the event.”Other fights on the night, including those involving Darren Till and Roman Fury, have also been rescheduled.After that, KSI made a video statement in which he described his predicament and the reasons he is unable to compete this weekend.Most read in BoxingHe said: “I’ve tried my hardest but my body has legit just given up.”I’m currently in bed taking antibiotics trying to recover but I’m struggling. I’m coughing up greenish-yellow s*** all the time, my sinuses are hurting to the point where I need ibuprofen every day.”The tension headaches that I’m getting are more painful than you can imagine. I’m using Sudafed daily.”I’ve tried sparring and training but my body just feels weak. My stamina has just fallen off a cliff. I can’t even taste right now or smell.”Basically, I’m f***ed. I’ve been ill for almost three weeks and it’s just not got better.”I’ve had doctors come around to try and decipher what is going on. Honestly, I’ve never been this ill for this long in my life and I hate it.”I feel useless and it’s depressing. I feel like I’ve let so many people down. “I haven’t been able to post any YouTube videos to help promote the fight because I’ve just been feeling so s***. I’m just sick of being sick, man.”I want to move the fight to another date because I still want to knock out Dillon Danis. I didn’t train this hard for nothing.”Either way, I want to say sorry to everyone at Misfits, everyone at DAZN, I want to say sorry to the Sidemen for not being in as many videos as I’d like to be. And most importantly, I want to say sorry to the fans.”According to Misfits Boxing, a new date for the fight will be revealed in the coming weeks.READ MORE SUN STORIESKSI vs Dillon Danis full cardSubject to new dateKSI vs Dillon DanisDarren Till vs Darren StewartWalid Sharks vs FoxTheGChase DeMoor vs Roman Fury – Misfits Heavyweight titleAmir Anderson vs TBADemi Sims vs Egypt CrissArgentinian King vs Small Spartan JayJoe Laws vs Harley Benn – Misfits Super-middleweight title More

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      Does Lando Norris have a girlfriend? What we know about McLaren F1 driver’s relationships and dating history 

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      LANDO Norris’ racing career is going from strength to strength, with it looking like 2025 could be his year.The McLarens have been setting the pace and the Brit is sitting at the top of the standings after two races. Here we take a look at Lando’s dating history.As of March 2025, Lando Norris appears to be singleCredit: PADoes Lando Norris have a girlfriend?As of March 2025, Lando Norris is reportedly single.The 25-year-old was last seen publicly with his ex Margarida Corceiro on February 15, 2025 — the day after Valentine’s Day — sparking rumours they had rekindled their romance.But as they both have remained tight-lipped about their time together, no confirmation was forthcoming.Appearing on Sky Sports F1 with a lie detector in May 2024, Norris was asked whether he had a girlfriend.read more on lando norrisLando replied, “No,” which came up true on the detector.Host Simon Lazenby then asked: “Do you have many girlfriends?”Norris cracked a nervous chuckle before answering: “Yes.”The results of the detector once again revealed he was telling the truth, leaving Simon shocked.Most read in MotorsportThe British racing star has had a couple of relationships in recent years, which we look at below…Margarida Corceiro (2023-2024)Margarida Corceiro and Lando Norris pictured together in 2024Margarida Corceiro was previously in a relationship with Prem footballer Joao FelixCredit: magui_corceiro/InstagramLando’s most recent relationship was with Portuguese actress and model Margarida Corceiro.The pair were first spotted together in Monaco in May 2023, sparking dating rumours.Throughout 2023 and early 2024, Margarida was seen supporting Lando at various racing events, including the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.However, their relationship ended in August 2024, with Norris confirming he was single by saying: “I don’t have a girlfriend.”They broke up before he claimed victory in the Dutch Grand Prix.Pals of theirs exclusively told The Sun: “Lando and Margarida had a fun time together and hung out a lot.“But it wasn’t working out so they cooled off. He’s free and single and just wants to focus on his sport.”Luisinha Oliveira (2021-2022)Lando and Luisinha Oliveira pictured in 2022Prior to Corceiro, Lando dated Portuguese model and social media influencer Luisinha Oliveira.Their relationship began in 2021, before being made public in January 2022 through an Instagram post.The couple was often seen together at public events and featured on each other’s social media accounts.Lando dated Portuguese model Luisinha Oliveira from August 2021 to September 2022, leading to abuse from trolls who took offence at the relationship.Luisinha even suffered death threats, with Lando saying: “Whether it’s about my personal life, me and my girlfriend, especially the amount of hate pages dedicated to Luisa now, it is pretty horrific.Lando and Luisinha snapped on vacation in Ibiza on August 8, 2022Credit: Splash“They are on Instagram and Twitter, they are the main ones.”He has called on social media to do more to tackle the trolls, but insists he does not let it bother him.He said: “What I find the funniest in a way is people are actually spending their one life on Earth just sat behind a computer trying to ruin and bully someone.“When people are creating fake pages and fake chats, and fake Whats-App messages, then I am like, ‘You’re actually spending your life doing that?’ They’re wasting their life.“Not enough gets done. I report the things I see but there are so many, I don’t have time to go through them all.”The race ace’s relationship with stunning Luisinha hit the skids after he was exposed closing in on another beauty ahead of the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix.Lando was romantically linked to Randi HartmanCredit: Not known, clear with picture deskBrit McLaren driver Norris urged a mystery model in leaked messages from his Instagram account: “Ordering McDonald’s come join.”He begged the Dutch woman, who had told him they had met at last year’s race in Zandvoort, to join him at his luxury hotel on Tuesday for burgers and fries and told her: “I’m single now.”When his flirty messages ended up online, Lando privately pleaded to the model “please delete them haha”.In September 2022, he shared on his Instagram that he and Luisinha had “mutually decided” to go their separate ways after eight months together.READ MORE SUN STORIESRumoured relationshipsThere have been speculations about other potential romantic interests in Lando’s life:There were also rumours Lando was involved with Katerina BerezhnaCredit: Instagram/@katerinaberezhna/ More

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      Who is Roy Keane’s son Aidan?   

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      ROY Keane is a former Man Utd and Ireland midfield legend, who currently works as a no-nonsense football pundit.Keano is also a family man — here’s everything we know about his son Aidan.Roy Keane pictured with his son Aidan in 2000 after beating Spurs in the FA Cup finalCredit: GettyWho is Roy Keane’s son Aidan?Roy Keane has been married to Theresa for over 20 years — they tied the knot back in 1997.The pair met in 1992, when the midfielder was playing for Nottingham Forest under Brian Clough.Speaking of how they got together, Roy said: “I spotted a beautiful girl in a club in town. Her name was Theresa Doyle but she blanked me.”She was in a steady relationship and didn’t seem at all impressed by Roy Keane, the great footballer. In fact, I think my reputation was as a downer for all kinds of reasons.read more on roy keane”From time to time we ran into each other around Nottingham. I knew some of her friends, who told me Theresa was a dentist’s assistant.”Eventually, after her relationship broke up, she relented and we went out together. I was in love.”Roy and Theresa share five children together, four daughters and a son – Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah and Alanna.Aidan prefers to keep his personal information out of the public domain, but his dad has previously mentioned him in a number of interviews.Most read in FootballBack in 2013, Roy told Today FM that Aidan supports Arsenal, before adding: “Hopefully when he grows up and gets a bit of sense, that will change.”The former midfielder has got his son’s name tattooed on his right arm — along with the names of his four other children.Roy Keane shows soft side in moment with daughter who suffers from incurable illness Roy said: “The wife did ask me why didn’t I get hers.”I said, ‘They’ll always be my kids but you won’t necessarily always be my wife,’ which she wasn’t too pleased about.”When Roy retired from playing football in 2006, before going into management, he initially planned on spending more time with his family.He wrote in his autobiography: “My plan when I first stopped was, we’re going to go on some family trips, we’re going to be like the Waltons.Aidan Keane prefers to keep out of the public spotlightCredit: Alamy”We’re all going to spend time together, go walk in the park and after a month or two they didn’t have the same plan as me so I think they were kind of missing me going to work.”I got offered the job at Sunderland and I was away on a family holiday and my family were looking at me… not saying it directly but going we kind of enjoy your company but not too much of it so when the job came back up they were saying you should go for it.”Aidan also plays football, apparently just like his dad, according to the man himself.In an undated archive interview, which was posted on Instagram in April 2023, Roy said: My young fella plays soccer now, he’s 17.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I think he plays like I do — he’s not very good but he runs around a lot.” More

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      Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan: Start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for huge rematch in Sin City

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      MIKAELA MAYER and Sandy Ryan will square off AGAIN this weekend in a massive rematch of their ill-tempered first meeting. In the lead-up to their first fight, the two engaged in off-canvas drama that included Ryan getting struck with a tin of paint.Mikaela Mayer beat Sandy Ryan in their first fight in SeptemberCredit: GettySandy Ryan was targeted with red paint on the day of the first meetingCredit: MatchroomThe pair in intense battle last year with Ryan (left) suffering her second professional career defeatCredit: GettyMayer denied knowing anything about the paint-throwing incident and expressed her hope that their second encounter would be free of problems.Mayer left the gym after criticising Ryan for working with her trainer before to the first bout, in addition to the paint issue.The desire for a rematch has not diminished, despite Meyer’s victory by majority decision, and both fighters will be eager to defeat the other when they return to the ring.The victor is probably headed for a run-in with Lauren Price, who, after defeating fellow Brit Natasha Jonas at the start of the month, added the IBF and WBC welterweight crowns to her WBA and IBO belts.READ MORE IN BOXING When is Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan?The fight is live from the Fontainebleu in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 29.The event starts at midnight in the UK and 8pm EST in the States.The ring walk for Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan is scheduled for 11pm ET and 3am GMT, respectively.What TV channel is Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan on and can it be streamed?Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan will be available on Sky Sports Action for those in the UK and and ESPN+ in the United States. Viewers will need a subscription in order to watch the fight in the US and the same applies for UK watchers with NOWTV. Mikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan full cardMikaela Mayer vs Sandy Ryan – Welterweight, for the WBO female titleBrian Norman Jr. vs Derrieck Cuevas – Welterweight, for the WBO titleBruce Carrington vs Jose Enrique Vivas – FeatherweightEmiliano Vargas vs Giovannie Gonzalez – Light welterweightTroy Isley vs Etoundi William – MiddleweightDelante Johnson vs Kendo Castaneda – WelterweightDedrick Crocklem vs Dionne Ruvalcaba – Light welterweightWhat’s been said?Mayer, who told SunSport about her love of an English breakfast, said: “She didn’t have a rematch clause but if a fight warrants a rematch and the fans want to see it, I’m not opposed to doing that.Most read in Boxing”And speaking from experiences, I didn’t get my rematches that were very much deserving and the fans missed out on that.”I missed out on that too but also the fans missed out on that. So that’s what I’m about, just put on the best fight.”If they want to see it, we’ll just do it again and eliminate all the doubt and hopefully nothing crazy happens this time, so we don’t have any other excuses.” More