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      Mike Tyson smokes dodgy-looking cigarette ahead of massive Super Bowl tropical pool party in Tampa

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      MIKE TYSON posed while smoking a dodgy-looking cigarette ahead of a massive Super Bowl tropical pool party in Tampa.
      Tyson was a guest at the WTR Pool and Grill club in Florida ahead of the NFL finale between Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

      Mike Tyson pictured smoking at a Super Bowl pre-game partyCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Mike Tyson has a cannabis empire with his business partnerCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      The WTR is a 20,000 square foot indoor and outdoor bayside and poolside venue, which had rap artists like Migos performing this year.
      Heavyweight heavyweight legend Tyson – who has a cannabis empire with his business partner – was pictured kicking back and having a smoke.
      Iron Mike, 54, is believed to earn around £500,000-per-month through his Tyson Ranch, built over 418-acres.
      He offers premium marijuana strains, edibles and extracts alongside colleague Rob Hickman.

      But he revealed he stopped taking cocaine and drinking alcohol after the success of his Hotboxin podcast, launched in 2017.
      Despite taking time out party ahead of the American football curtain closer, Tyson is already training for his next fight.
      Iron Mike made his ring return, 15 years after retiring, last November as he boxed to a draw over eight exhibitions rounds against Roy Jones Jr, 52.
      And recent footage released showed the reformed Baddest Man on The Planet sparring for the second fight on his comeback trail.

      Mike Tyson pictured at the NFL partyCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Rap group Migos perform at the WTR in TampaCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Migos performing ahead of the Super Bowl finaleCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      It comes after SunSport revealed he is in talks for a trilogy with long-time rival Evander Holyfield.
      It is understood the pair – with a combined age of 112 – are in negotiations to extend their rivalry with a third fight in Dubai.
      The American legends went toe-to-toe twice, with Holyfield winning the thrilling November 1996 original with an 11th-round stoppage.
      The rematch, seven months later, is one of the most infamous in history after Tyson was disqualified for biting off a chunk of the Real Deal’s ear.

      Mike Tyson pictured with Roy Jones JrCredit: USA TODAY Sports

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      Lionel Messi salary vs Patrick Mahomes as Barcelona icon leapfrogs Super Bowl finalist to become highest paid sportsman

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      LIONEL MESSI has overtaken NFL star Patrick Mahomes to become the sportsman with the most-lucrative contract.
      The Argentine superstar, 33, recently had his incredible contract details leaked by Spanish outlet El Mundo.

      Lionel Messi has the most-lucrative contract in all of sport – miles ahead of second-placed Patrick Mahomes

      Messi is miles ahead of any other sportsman in terms of total wages for the duration of his current contract

      And the details left jaws on the floor and eyeballs popping out of their sockets across the globe as it blew all other sporting deals out of the water.
      American Football ace Patrick Mahomes – who will star in this weekend’s Super Bowl – had previously led the way.
      The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 25, put pen to paper on a TEN-YEAR deal in the summer of 2020.
      All in all, Mahomes stands to earn a staggering £329million in the next decade, with his base salary slowly increasing as his career goes on.

      In 2021, Mahomes is expected to rake in £16.7m, but in the final year of his contract he will pocket an astounding £38.4m.
      On average, the quarterback will take home an annual salary of £32.9m.
      Mahomes was also offered a £7.2m bonus at the time of signing his new contract.
      The NFL star will also rake in £1.5m in guaranteed loyalty bonuses each year until 2024.

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      On top of that, Mahomes will command a £450,000 annual workout bonus until the end of his contract.
      Meanwhile, Messi will rake in an astonishing £492m between the summer of 2017 and June 2021.
      That means, the Barcelona icon is taking home an other-worldly £123m per season – a massive £90m more per season than Mahomes.
      It was also revealed Messi earns a £69m ‘loyalty fee’ each season on top of his base rate, while being handed a staggering £109m signing-on fee.
      It’s also been revealed the wing wizard will receive a £35m pay-day even if he QUITS the club this summer.
      Messi also beats Mahomes in terms of endorsement deals.
      The Argentine has bumper contracts with the likes of adidas, Gatorade, Huawei, Mastercard, Pepsi and Budweiser for an annual income of £23m.
      Mahomes has deals with adidas, Oakley, DirecTV, State Farm and a number of other US brands, raking in a combined annual fee of £5m.
      Messi also earns more per Instagram post, thanks to his 181m followers – dwarfing Mahomes 4.2m fans on the social media site.

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      Leeds agree £65m deal with San Francisco 49ers to increase shareholding in bid to become the new Leicester

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      LEEDS UNITED have agreed a £65million deal with the San Francisco 49ers to increase their shareholding in the Premier League club.
      The NFL franchise upped their stake from 15 per cent to around 37 per cent after months of negotiations, Leeds confirmed on Monday morning.

      San Francisco 49ers’ Paraag Marathe will become vice-chairman of LeedsCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Andrea Radrizzani will remain in charge at Elland RoadCredit: AP:Associated Press

      It is likely to lead to a major cash injection to turn Leeds into title contenders.
      Paraag Marathe, the 49ers executive who has held a seat on the Leeds United board since San Francisco’s initial investment in 2018, will become vice chairman of the Yorkshire club.
      Andrea Radrizzani, the Italian entrepreneur, will remain at the helm.
      Marathe said: “I’ve been doing deals my whole career.

      “And it’s always easier to have a meeting of the minds when the minds are actually physically next to each other, so that, first and foremost, made it very complicated.”
      Radrizzani added: “If we are able to stay in the Premier League, after two or three years I think this club could step up to be in the group of three or four clubs next to the big ones.
      “Our model, I think, is Leicester City. We have shared this a lot internally. If there’s a club I admire for what has been done in terms of football management, it’s Leicester.”
      The new investment will give boss Marcelo Bielsa, 65, more financial clout in the transfer market.

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      It will also aid his club’s plans to build a new state-of-the-art training ground and move out of their current Thorpe Arche centre which is leased.
      Bielsa took Leeds back into the Prem last season on a shoestring budget.
      Although he brought in attacker Rodrigo for £26m last summer he has still been restricted in his spending.
      As Bielsa prepares for Tuesday’s visit to Newcastle on the back of three successive defeats – including FA Cup humiliation to Crawley – he can look forward to a major financial boost.
      The Argentine signed a new one year contract at the start of the season and could leave next summer.
      But the growing influence of the super-rich 49ers will show him that it would be worth sticking around – providing he stops his side’s current downward spiral and keeps the club in the top flight.

      The 49ers paid £11m for a 15 per cent stake in the club in 2018 and already have execs on the board.
      Marathe added: “The sky’s the limit for Leeds. This is not a club where we made it to the Premier League and we are barely trying to hang on by the laces of our shoes.
      “This is a club that has every opportunity to become one of the big contenders year in, year out in the Premier League.
      “They have the fanhood, they have the stadium for it, they have the geography as a one club city.
      “All the ingredients are there. We just have to deliver.”

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      From cardboard fans and skateboarding cholitas to mourning Kobe and Maradona.. the most memorable sport pictures of 2020

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      A PICTURE is worth a thousand words… but no one image could even come close to telling the full story of 2020.
      As the world was plunged into the biggest health and economic crisis of a generation, sport took it upon itself to reintroduce some form of normality.

      With spectators penned into their homes, iconic venues became vast, empty caverns where each star’s rallies and cries were heard like never before.
      Champions were still crowned but not all were of the traditional sort, with eSports heroes carrying the mantle like never before to satisfy the most basic fans’ urge – of having something to watch.
      But while kings and queens found their own way to mark their inevitable rise, legends were lost in the most heart-wrenching of ways.
      Here, SunSport takes you through our photos of the year.

      From the time before the world stopped… A packed Rod Laver Arena takes in January’s Australian Open semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Roger FedererCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Orange wildfire smoke hangs heavy over San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park home following California blazes in September – with no fans present to see itCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and coach Andy Reid react to the NFL side’s first Super Bowl win for 50 years in FebruaryCredit: AP:Associated Press

      A scene from Ecuador’s annual Llama racing event in Los LlanganatesCredit: AP:Associated Press

      LA Lakers center Dwight Howard hangs off the basket after scoring for the eventual NBA championsCredit: AP:Associated Press

      NASCAR team owner Richard Petty puts an arm around Bubba Wallace, the sport’s only black driver, the day after he found a noose left in his garage at Talladega SuperspeedwayCredit: AP:Associated Press

      A Bolivian youngster dons a facemask while skating in indigenous clothing as part of the ‘Skate Imillas’ groupCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Just one of several memorials dedicated to the tragic passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in FebruaryCredit: AP:Associated Press

      LA Dodgers fans watch their team march to World Series supremacy from a drive-inCredit: AP:Associated Press

      A spectator peers over his balcony to watch Rayo Vallecano’s match with Albacete in Spain’s Segunda DivisionCredit: AP:Associated Press

      IndyCar racer Tony Kanaan practices on his sim setup with motorsport wiped out in the early months of the pandemic Credit: AP:Associated Press

      Lucas Hernandez takes the facemask guideline to a new level after Bayern Munich’s Champions League crowningCredit: AP:Associated Press

      A facemasked Rafa Nadal celebrates his French Open win in NovemberCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Athletic Club’s famous home San Mames – which translates as The Cathedral – watches on empty for a match with Real MadridCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Cardboard cutout fans are lined up for a New York Mets baseball gameCredit: AP:Associated Press

      The year that took so many from us took one more legend in its final weeks – as a fan in Buenos Aires mourns the passing of Diego MaradonaCredit: AP:Associated Press

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      Cristiano Ronaldo naps five times a day and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s snoozes for four… how much sports stars sleep

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      BEING one of the most well known sporting icons on the planet is tiring work.
      But rather than sleep all night, Cristiano Ronaldo instead takes FIVE naps a day while Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson snoozes for just four hours to keep himself going.

      Cristiano Ronaldo takes FIVE naps-a-day

      Earlier this month, it emerged Juventus superstar Ronaldo, 35, grabs 40 winks five times each day and sleeps in the foetal position.
      And here SunSport can reveal the different sleep patterns of several other sporting icons from across the globe and how many hours of ‘Zzz’ time they get, according to Online Mattress Review.
      Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – 4 hours

      The Rock survives on just four hours sleep every nightCredit: Getty – Contributor

      The WWE icon turned movie star hits the sack for just four hours-a-night.
      At 48, Hawaiian born Johnson clocks off between midnight and is up and about again at 4am.

      Presumably to work out at least 25 times a day to maintain his impressive physique.
      Muhammad Ali – 6.5 hours

      Muhammad Ali was a religious man and slept for 6.5 hours after dinner and prayers

      The greatest boxer of all time put many opponents to sleep in his time and would wind down between 10pm and 4:30am.
      As a devout Muslim, much of his time would be split between prayer and training.
      And his evening routine would include a walk after dinner, a quick wash, prayers and short stint in front of the TV before he dozed off.

      Serena Williams – 7 hours

      Serena Williams clocks up a solid seven hours of sleep after socialising and work
      You do not need hawk eye to tell when Serena is out for the count but we can neither confirm or deny whether her snoring makes a racket.
      The tennis sensation takes a solid seven hour sleep between midnight and 7am each day after a post-dinner routine of socialising and work.
      The 38-year-old former world number one is also a mum of a young daughter so her slumbers are no doubt interrupted by the littl’un every now and then.

      Cristiano Ronaldo – 7.5 hours

      Ronaldo sleeps in the fetal position to stay in top shape aged 35

      Ronaldo has perhaps the oddest routine of all the big stars.
      Rather than one lump of rest at the end of each day like most of us, Ronnie reportedly prefers to take short naps of an hour-and-a-half each time throughout the day.
      After dinner, he relaxes with his friends before a swim at 10pm.
      He then takes one of his signature naps until midnight and relaxes until another short burst of sleep from around 3am before waking up for the day.
      Ronda Rousey – 8 hours

      MMA star Rousey does not mess around when it comes to getting the right amount of rest

      MMA and WWE star Rousey’s routine seems pretty standard.
      Eight hours between midnight and 8am.
      Nice and simple.
      Tiger Woods – 8.5 hours

      Tiger Woods – perhaps the greatest golfer in history – spends more than a third of his day asleep

      Woods is generally considered the best golfer of all time.
      And to maintain such high levels, the superstar spends eight and a half hours dreaming of sinking putts and splitting fairways.
      He snoozes from 10pm to 6:30am – proving the early birdie really does catch the worm.
      Tom Brady – 9 hours

      Tom Brady is widely considered the best quarter-back ever to play American Football and he does not compromise when it comes to rest

      Like Woods, Brady is considered the greatest ever in his field.
      The former New England Patriots quarter-back is revered in across the world for his sustained and unrivalled talent.
      And the 42-year-old – who is still playing for the Tampa Bay Bucacaneers – makes sure he touches down to sleep for nine hours each day between 8:30pm and 5:30am.

      Stephen Curry – 9 hours

      NBA star Stephen Curry is one of the longest sleepers on the list with a solid nine hours

      Basketball star Stephen Curry is another record breaker who is set to go down in the NBA history books.
      The Golden State Warriors point guard is another who does not take rest lightly – opting to hit the hay for nine hours between 11pm and 8am every day.

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      Premier League vs NFL vs NBA vs LaLiga: Battle of most-watched sports leagues in the world and their staggering revenue

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      THE NFL generated nearly twice as much revenue as the Premier League last season.
      Incredible statistics have helped to solve the age-old debate over which league is the biggest in the world.

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      Here’s how the four leagues compare in terms of revenue generated

      There are four main leagues from three different sports that have made the shortlist.
      These are the Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American football’s National Football League (NFL).
      SunSport have decided to compare them in terms of revenue and attendance figures.
      Premier League
      England’s top-flight is the wealthiest league in world football – but it has a long way to go until it closes the gap on the NFL.

      Stats, provided by SQAF show the Premier League generated a revenue of £5.49billion during the 2018-19 campaign.
      And the league’s attendance figures were lower than that of the NFL and NBA.
      Around 14.5million fans attended matches last season – averaging out at 38.168 per game.
      But supporters are not allowed in the grounds this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

      Ever since the post-lockdown restart in June, all matches have been able through either Sky, BT, Amazon prime or the BBC.
      And Prem clubs are now poised to agree to non-televised matches being available to all fans.

      La Liga
      Spain’s top-tier generated a revenue of just over £4bn for the 2017-18 season.
      That is the lowest figure out of all four of the league’s in question.
      La Liga offers fans the chance to watch the likes of Barcelona star Lionel Messi in action.
      But their attendance record for that season sits at 10.2million.
      NFL
      The 2018-19 season was a memorable year for the Toronto Raptors as they became champions for the first time in their history.
      And the NFL raked in over £10bn in revenue in 2019 – which is the most out of any league in the world.
      A huge chunk of this fortune comes from the mind blowing TV deals that are in place.
      ESPN pay the league £11.72bn for rights to Monday Night Football until 2021.
      And Fox have been showing Thursday Night Football for the past two years for a fee of £2.5bn.
      Average ticket prices have shot through the roof and merchandising deals are at an all-time high.
      And their mindblowing attendance figures show 17million fans made their way to matches last year.
      Patrick Mahomes is said to be the highest-paid player in the league, with an average annual salary of £41m.
      NBA
      The NBA has the highest attendance figures on record.
      Statistics show that basketball games during the 2018-19 were attended by 22million fans.
      However, their revenue produced last season of £5.72bn.

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      San Francisco 49ers ready to increase 10 per cent stake in Leeds to bring back glory days for Premier League new boys

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      THE San Francisco 49ers are preparing to increase their minority stake in Leeds United, we can reveal.
      Bosses at the NFL outfit are desperate to take on a bigger role at the Premier League new boys.

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      New investment may help boss Marcelo Bielsa go on a spending spree, helping to make moments like their equaliser against Manchester City commonplaceCredit: EPA

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      The San Francisco 49ers may hope to bring some of their glitz and glamour to the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      They want to bring the glory days back to Elland Road and will begin by adding to their 10 per cent holding.
      Speaking to NBC Sports, 49ers president Paraag Marathe said: “We want to get more involved.”Right now we are passengers on their plane. We are not flying the plane by any means.”We want to help more. We want to drive more value on and off the pitch and use the 49ers expertise.
      “We want to become bigger partners with Andrea (Radrizzani, Leeds owner). We are hoping that comes to fruition. To some extent we want to help him fly the plane a little bit more.”
      The 49ers paid £11million for a 10 per cent stake in the club in 2018 and already have execs on the board.

      They include Marathe who is good pals with owner Andrea Radrizzani.
      Marathe has 20 years at the 49ers and when they bought a stake in Leeds he was instantly put on the board to become the linkman.

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      Andrea Radrizzani had previously welcomed investment into the clubCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      He is constantly in touch with Radrizzani and plays an active role at the club.
      He added: “The sky’s the limit for Leeds. This is not a club where we made it to the Premier League and we are barely trying to hang on by the laces of our shoes.”This is a club that has every opportunity to become one of the big contenders year in, year out in the Premier League.”They have the fanhood, they have the stadium for it, they have the geography as a one club city.

      “All the ingredients are there. We just have to deliver.”
      If they increase their stake it could mean a massive a war chest being made available for boss Marcelo Bielsa to go on a spending spree.
      Owner Radrizzani says he has rejected takeover offers in recent weeks but is open to selling a minority stake for up to £300m.He took over the club in 2017 and appointed Argentine Bielsa as manager a year later. 

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      Manager Marcelo Bielsa got Leeds promoted at the second time of askingCredit: EPA

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      49ers boss Paraag Marathe has signalled his intent for LeedsCredit: Paul Greenwood
      Promotion at Bielsa’s second attempt marked the end of a 16-year absence from the Premier League.
      The Italian, who also owns broadcaster Eleven Sports, said investors were lining up to back his plans for Leeds.
      Marathe has made no secret of the 49ers desire to increase their share and has previously said: “It’s something that we are absolutely hoping to do. The journey isn’t concluded. It’s just beginning.”
      The club can expect to make £100m in revenue this season, largely thanks to broadcast deals. 
      But a lack of fans at its 38,000-seater stadium has already caused losses of almost £40m.

      The prospect of the 49ers increasing their stake in Leeds comes after other NFL teams have invested heavily in the Premier League.
      Manchester United’s Glazer family own Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Arsenal’s Stan Kroenke has the LA Rams.
      Fulham’s Shahid Khan is owner of Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL.

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      NFL team San Francisco 49ers want to increase stake in promoted Leeds after reaching Super Bowl last season

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      THE owners of NFL team San Francisco 49ers are making a bid to increase their stake in Leeds United after their promotion.
      The Whites returned to the Premier League after a 16-year wait, when they won the Championship last month.

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      Leeds United celebrate lifting the Championship trophy as they return to the Premier League for the first time since 2004Credit: Reuters
      Now, the owners of the 49ers – who have had a ten per cent stake in the club since 2018 – want to buy more of the Elland Road club.
      The New York Times claim Leeds’ majority owner, Andrea Radrizzani, is in talks with chiefs of the NFL club as they look to step up their investment.
      Paraag Marathe, an executive for the 49ers – who reached the Super Bowl this year – said: “It’s something that we are absolutely hoping to do.
      “The journey isn’t concluded. It’s just beginning.

      “It obviously had fallen on hard times under multiple ownership groups.
      “But the brand equity is still there, the fans, and the amount of people that care about that club.
      “We just knew that not only do they belong in the Premier League, but if they got to the Premier League, that the sky’s the limit.”
      It will continue the American takeover of the Premier League.

      Champions Liverpool are owned by the Boston-based Fenway Sports Group, who also own the Boston Red Sox.
      Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are Americans who own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL team.
      Arsenal are backed by LA Rams owner Stan Kroenke.
      Fulham, who face Brentford in the Championship play-off final on Tuesday, are owned by Jacksonville Jaguars’ chief Shahid Khan.

      Aston Villa previously had an American owner.
      Radrizzani has been in talks with Qatar as he seeks investment to make Leeds a force in the Premier League.
      Argentine boss Marcelo Bielsa secured promotion in his second season at the club.
      The 49ers’ owners became involved in Leeds around the time of Bielsa’s appointment.
      A giant of the game in the late 60s and early 70s, Leeds last won the top flight in 1992, the year before the inception of the Premier League.
      The San Francisco-based investors have been regular visitors to Elland Road over the last two years.
      Marathe and Jed York, the 49ers’ chief executive, had visited the city every six weeks up until the coronavirus lockdown.

      Leeds have been linked with a series of stars including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani since their promotion.
      Radrizzani is desperate to secure fresh invesntment.
      A return to Elland Road for Spurs defender Danny Rose has also been talked about.

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