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      The Tennis Podcast that Champions, and Hosts, Black Pros

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      Black Spin Global found an audience with its cheeky coverage of the growing number of ranked Black tennis players. It also offered them a forum.Eugene Allen was an 8-year-old Black boy growing up in southwest London when he first started to nurse hopes of one day playing professional tennis. It was 1997, and there were no Black men ranked in the top 100 on the ATP Tour. Venus Williams had just made her U.S. Open debut that year, and she and Chanda Rubin were the only Black women ranked in the top 50 in the world; Serena Williams was at No. 99.About 10 years later, Allen put down his rackets to focus on his education. The costs of the game — coaching sessions, travel to tournaments, equipment — were piling up. His family could no longer afford to help him prepare for the pro circuit.“I kind of fell out of love with it,” he said. “There was almost a resentment.”Now, Allen is the center of an online community focusing exclusively on Black tennis players worldwide, at a time when there are more pros and juniors on tour than ever before. As of July 1, there were five Black men ranked in the top 50: Ben Shelton (No. 14), Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 17), Frances Tiafoe (No. 29), Gael Monfils (No. 33) and Arthur Fils (No. 34). On the WTA Tour, there were four women: Coco Gauff (No. 2), Jasmine Paolini (No. 7), Madison Keys (No. 13) and Sloane Stephens (No. 50).Since 2019, Allen has run Black Spin Global, a digital media brand that encompasses a podcast, blog and social media accounts where he and Lucy Tezangi delve deep into the tennis universe. “It’s not just, ‘Oh, they won,’” she said. “It’s match updates, breaking news, coach updates, player updates and so on.”Allen, 35, was lured back to the sport in the mid-2010s, when both Williams sisters were routinely ranked in the top 20 and James Blake, Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were fan favorites breaking through on the men’s tour.Since leaving high-level competition, Allen had majored in journalism and taken jobs at The Daily Mail Online and The Telegraph, while writing freelance soccer articles. He founded Pitching It Black, a website dedicated to covering Black soccer players in Europe, in 2016 and thought, what if he did something similar for tennis?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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      Roy Keane and Gary Neville bringing special series to ITV with four episodes during Euro 2024

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      THE Stick to Football podcast will air the first episode of a special series on ITV TONIGHT.Four episodes are being released simultaneously featuring the hosts of the multi-award-winning podcast.Stick to Football will air the first episode of a special series on ITV TONIGHTOver the course of four specially-commissioned episodes, each airing on ITV1 & ITVX, viewers will be treated to insights and entertaining discussions about Euro 2024.Football legends Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Jill Scott and Roy Keane break down the latest developments in the competition. And the hosts are no strangers to the pressures and thrills of the European Competition.Co-host and Manchester United legend Neville said about the upcoming series: “At its core, Stick to Football is a conversation about football by people who love the game.READ MORE ON FOOTBALL”Just like fans do up and down the country, and that’s exactly what we want to continue to do with these special episodes for the Euros. “Each host brings something different to the table and we’ll be delving into our own experiences and looking to add a personal touch to each episode.”Each episode will dissect the big news and key games, providing fans with expert commentary and thoughtful reflections.  BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThe series was filmed next to the ITV Euro 2024 set in the heart of Berlin.Most read in FootballAnd will also feature the brand-new free-to-play football competition ITV Picks, where players can win a jackpot prize of up to £250,000. Roy Keane singles out ‘unpredictable’ England star who ‘has X-factor’ and always makes things happen’ITV Director of Sport Niall Sloane said: “Stick to Football has proven a standout on social media and with Gary, Ian, Jill and Roy already familiar to viewers of ITV’s football coverage over many years.”We’re looking forward to this special Euros collaboration, bringing this podcast to mainstream television for the first time.”Which we hope will enhance our audience’s enjoyment of the tournament as it reaches the knockout stage.”   The first episode of the Stick to Football from the YouTube channel The Overlap brought to you by Sky Bet, airs on ITV1 & ITVX TONIGHT at 10.45pm. All other episodes will air simultaneously on ITV1 & ITVX and The Overlap YouTube channel on July 5, July 8 and July 12.BBC and ITV’s Euro 2024 line up in fullHere’s how each channel will line-up:BBC presenters:Gary Lineker, Alex Scott, Gabby Logan and Mark ChapmanITV presenters:Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods BBC pundits:Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, Ellen White, Frank Lampard, Ashley Williams, Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Cesc Fabregas, Thomas Frank, David Moyes, Rachel Corsie and James McFaddenITV pundits:Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Karen Carney, Graeme Souness, Eni Aluko, Ange Postecoglou, Danny Rohl and Christina UnkelBBC commentators:Guy Mowbray, Robyn Cowen, Vicki Sparks, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower and Jonathan PearceITV commentators:Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Seb Hutchinson, Pien Meulensteen and Joe SpeightBBC co-commentators:Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, Jermaine Jenas and James McFaddenITV co-commentators:Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist and Andros Townsend More

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      Kyle Walker launches new career at 34 as Man City and England legend prepares for life after football

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      KYLE WALKER has launched a podcast with Love Island star Chris Hughes to mark a new step in his career.The BBC show is called You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker and will be available every Wednesday. Kyle Walker has launched a podcastCredit: Instagram / @5livesportWalker will co-host with Love Island star Chris HughesCredit: Instagram / @5livesportSunderland supporter Hughes said: “Each week Kyle and I are going to kick back and talk football. “We’ll tell stories of the beautiful game, dig through Kyle’s footballing journey and find out what it takes to win.” Walker, 34, becomes the latest football star to launch a podcast. Ex-England international Peter Crouch has an award-winning show which he co-hosts with radio presenter Chris Stark and Steve Sidwell. READ MORE IN football Troy Deeney and Jermain Defoe also share a BBC podcast revealing all about life as a Premier League player. Walker – who has just welcomed his newborn son Rezon into the world – launched the pod ahead of England’s Euro 2024 campaign.The full-back has been a regular in Gareth Southgate’s squad in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as well as the delayed Euros in 2021. But he will not be joined by long-time international team-mate Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson, who were omitted by Southgate. Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSWalker reveals all Kyle Walker opened up on his time spent at Spurs and City in episode one with some hilarious tales.
      Walker named Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne among the best he played with.
      Neymar and Eden Hazard also stood out as the greatest he came up against.
      The defender tipped Chelsea’s Reece James as the best right-back in the world when probed.
      And Walker also revealed how former Spurs team-mate Son Heung-min was so popular in South Korea they had to trick fans during a pre-season tour.
      He said: “We would do an appearance, me, Sonny, Ben Davies, Kevin Wimmer and we’d have to send a dummy vehicle pretending that Sonny has gone.
      “All these people would start running, they’d corner the vehicle, see Sons not in there and we’d be away.
      “Then they’d come back to the hotel we were staying in and all night they’d be there. Never seen anything like it.”

      Walker told Sky Sports: “If the gaffer thinks it’s the right squad to pick, I believe and I fully trust in what he does.”He’s been fantastic since the minute he has walked through the door.Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand pick their England starting 11 for opening game of Euros“Obviously when you have shared such great moments with the likes of Marcus and Hendo and been on a journey together you do feel a little bit sad they are not going to be there.“But the manager thinks that’s the best thing for the country and I am fully behind him and fully back him in that.”Kyle Walker, Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson at the 2022 World CupCredit: Getty More

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      I felt like the whole world was laughing at me on my debut – 30,000 people were calling me a ‘freak’

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      PETER CROUCH has opened up about his struggles to break through as a footballer on his latest podcast with wife Abbey Clancey.The former England man reflected on how his 6ft7 stature made it difficult for him to find acceptance earlier on in his career.Peter Crouch has spoken about his struggles early on in his career with wife Abbey ClancyCredit: X @exhibitashowHe recalled the abuse he received when making his QPR debutCredit: X @exhibitashowCrouch was reflecting on his career on Abbey Clancy’s Exhibit A PodcastCredit: X @exhibitashowThe ex-striker, who now regularly works as a pundit for TNT, was reflecting on his career with wife Clancy as part of her Exhibit A podcast.Crouch spoke about making his debut for QPR at the age of 18 and feeling like “the whole world was laughing at me”.He told Clancy: “At the start, I would have given everything just to have a normal body shape. [Because] You just want to fit in don’t you?”I made my debut and felt like the whole world was laughing at me really.”READ MORE ON FOOTBALL”I’m 18 years old, I’m coming on and getting 30,000 people shouting ‘Freak’ at you.”[Fans were thinking] ‘What’s this? He doesn’t look like a footballer'”.Clancy then asked her husband what some of the worst jibes he faced from fans were.Crouch replied: “Well ‘freak’ was the worst one. ‘Does the circus know you’re here?’ was one of the songs. Quite funny to be fair.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSClancy then interjected to say: “Not funny if you’re a teenage boy.”The former forward revealed that his mother and sister came to watch him play in the early days but soon stopped after the abuse from the terraces.Abbey Clancy remembers very awkward moment hubby Peter Crouch sent inappropriate emoji to her MUM He said: “But in all honesty I’m there to be shot at. I’ve given myself the opportunity of a lifetime. I’m thinking my mum and sister have come to watch me play and this should be the pinnacle of my life as I’ve kind of made it now [after making his debut].”But they stopped coming very quickly.”He said he eventually came through it due to his persistence, saying: “You just want to get through it. I want my debut to be my debut and think ‘I’ve just played now’ and go under the radar.”Obviously you want to go beyond the radar and score goals but you don’t want to be on the radar for just looking different.”Crouch said his turning point came in a game against Gillingham when he came off the bench with the R’s 2-0 down and registered a goal and an assist.He’d go on to spend just one season at QPR, before moving on to Portsmouth and then Aston Villa.READ MORE SUN STORIESCrouch became one of the most recognisable strikers in the Premier League in a career that saw him play for Liverpool, Tottenham and Stoke.He also made 42 appearances for England and scored 22 goals for The Three Lions.Crouch was chatting with his wife Abbey on her podcastCredit: SplashWho are these famous footballers? More

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      Gary Lineker scolds Alan Shearer for ‘disgusting thing to say’ during Rest Is Football podcast

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      GARY LINEKER scolded Newcastle legend Alan Shearer after his “disgusting” comment about Sunderland’s old ground.The duo were discussing Sunderland’s former stadium, Roker Park, on the latest episode of The Rest is Football podcast along with Micah Richards.Alan Shearer described Sunderland’s former stadium as a ‘s***hole’Credit: The Rest is football podcastGary Lineker said the comment was ‘disgusting’Credit: The Rest is football podcastRoker Park is Sunderland’s former stadiumCredit: GettyAfter being asked about his experience there, Newcastle great Shearer was quick to make fun of his former rivals.The iconic striker joked: “It’s a f***ing s***hole. And you can keep that in because it is, or was!”All three former players burst into laughter before Lineker chimed in: “For those of you that don’t know that’s the old ground of Sunderland football club.”I played there actually. They used to call it the Roker roar. There was a real atmosphere at that ground and it wasn’t at all s***.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”That’s a disgusting thing to say!”Shearer made 405 appearances for his hometown club after signing from Blackburn in 1996.He scored 206 goals for the Magpies during his 10-year spell at St James’ Park.Shearer is also the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe current main man up front at Newcastle is Alexander Isak, who has 17 goals in 24 league games this season. And Shearer heaped praise on the Swedish star following the club’s 4-0 win over Tottenham at the weekend.’Sorry I didn’t get the memo’, says Gary Lineker as he teases BBC pundits for ‘Gareth Southgate appreciation’ outfitsHe said: “If you get him on the pitch and you have him fit, he’s as good as there is in the Premier League. No doubt about that.”His feet are so quick, he’s a really good finisher, as quick as there is and he’s a clever, clever footballer.”Who are these famous footballers? More

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      ‘World’s hottest Wag’ reveals the controversial date she started seeing former Barcelona star partner

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      JESSICA GOICOECHEA has revealed the potentially problematic date when she began seeing former Barcelona star Marc Bartra.The model – who is well known for her risque pictures – made her relationship with Bartra public at the start of 2023.
      Jessica Goicoechea has revealed when she started dating Marc BartraCredit: Getty
      The date she said has caused a stir due to it being when Bartra was still with his ex-wifeCredit: INSTAGRAM @goicoechea
      The Spanish model is well-known for her risque snapsCredit: Getty
      However, while appearing on the “La Futura” podcast Jessica suggested the pair had actually started dating around two years ago.
      But this may mean the pair’s relationship started while Bartra was still with his ex-wife Melissa Jiménez.
      Bartra and journalist Melissa announced they had been separated for some time in January 2022.
      And according to Vanitatis, Jessica and Bartra spent almost a year denying the relationship before the recent admission from the model.
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      The 27-year-old previously said: “It’s all a lie. I’m not with anyone, I’m alone and I’m delighted.”
      Although, while speaking on the podcast, Jessica clarified there was no fixed date for the start of their relationship.
      She said: “We were quite attracted to each other since we met, and I also love that it wasn’t through social media, which I think everyone is now…
      “Which is very good, but… I like to say that we met at a concert.”
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      Bartra and Melissa Jiménez announced they had separated in January 2022Credit: Splash News
      Jessica said they did not start anything serious for a whileCredit: Getty
      The Spanish outlet add sources close to the pair denied any notion of the relationship’s overlapping.
      Jessica started out by taking amateur photographs of herself for social media in 2014, before going professional in 2016.
      The daring shoots she has become synonymous with began two years later.
      Ex-Barcelona star’s Wag and ‘world’s hottest woman’ Jessica Goicoechea almost spills out of bikini gorging on fruit
      She has 1.8 million followers on Instagram and has been dubbed the “world’s hottest Wag”.
      Meanwhile, Bartra’s ex Melissa has been rumoured to be dating Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso, though nothing has been confirmed in this regard.
      Check out more glam pics from Jessica below
      Jessica shares a series of risque photos on InstagramCredit: Getty
      Jessica tries on a series of outrageous dresses for her fansCredit: Getty
      Jessica tries a number of see-through options for her followersCredit: Instagram
      Jessica has also shared a series of bikini snaps across her channelsCredit: Instagram @goicoechea
      Jessica is never afraid to push the boundaries on social mediaCredit: Instagram
      Jessica is in a relationship with Real Betis star Marc BartraCredit: Instagram @goicoechea
      Bartra used to play for Barcelona and also competed for Borussia DortmundCredit: AP
      Jessica has attracted over 1.8million followersCredit: https://www.instagram.com/goicoechea/
      Jessica publishes a series of raunchy selfiesCredit: https://www.instagram.com/goicoechea/
      Here’s Jessica with another see-through dressCredit: Instagram @goicoechea
      Jessica has risked an Instagram ban quite a few timesCredit: Instagram @goicoechea
      Jessica has also been on quite a few red carpetsCredit: Splash
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      Peter Crouch reveals 17-year-old darts sensation Luke Littler has been BANNED from his podcast

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      PETER CROUCH has BANNED Luke Littler from his podcast so he can concentrate on darts.The lanky ex-England striker also wants to lock wife Abbey Clancy in a “dark room” until she hits a nine-dart perfect leg!
      Peter Crouch has decided to ban darts sensation Luke Littler from his podcastCredit: YouTube
      Crouch wants Littler to focus on the darts instead of media attentionCredit: Getty
      Crouch and his co-presenters, former Chelsea star Steve Sidwell and Capital DJ Chris Stark, discussed having Warrington wonderkid Littler on their show.
      Littler is set for his debut in the Premier League in Cardiff tonight, less than a month after reaching the World Championship final.
      Crouch said: “I’d love Luke Littler on, I’d like to speak to him. You have people who burst on the scene at 16.
      “I was watching the darts, they had a list of people who have won things at 16. Obviously it was before he lost [the final].
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      “Martina Hingis, Wayne Rooney, they’ve all gone on to massive things. It would be interesting to see where his head’s at, at this age.”
      But Stark, who appeared as a darts dancer during the World Championship at the Ally Pally, says the 17-year-old should be protected from media attention.
      He said: “Do you think that’s part of the problem that he’s had this massive success at 16. He’s managed to get this far on his own without all the attention.
      “A lot of the criticism is that suddenly he’s out doing all interviews. Maybe the best thing we could do as a podcast is almost run a campaign to say, we are not going to get you on the podcast.
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      “We are going to be the only media outlet to say we don’t want Luke on because we want him to concentrate on his darts.
      “This amount of weird attention that appears you must have seen it galvanise some players and people but it does have a negative effect as well.
      “Maybe that’s we do with Luke. We give him a couple more years, win the Worlds at some point, then invite him on the podcast after that.
      “Until then we operate a policy of everyone should leave Luke Littler alone.”
      We do not want Luke Littler on the podcast!Peter Crouchon Luke Littler
      On the pressure of being a young sportsman, Sidwell added: “It depends on the individual. If they’ve got the mindset that can carry it off, some can’t.”
      Crouch added: “I wouldn’t like it personally. At 16 I was miles off it. But we are making a stand, we do not want Luke Littler on the podcast!”
      The trio also discussed the hot topic of what is hardest to achieve; a hole-in-one, 147 snooker break or nine-darter.
      Crouch said: “Even if you’re a bad golfer you can get a hole in one. Whereas for me a 147 is unachievable for anyone who is not a proper snooker player.
      “A nine-darter is still nine darts. It’s so hard. It’s absolutely exceptional. It’s harder for a professional dart player to hit a nine-darter than a professional snooker player to get a 147.”
      Sidwell continued: “The easiest is a hole in one. I think the hardest is a 147. It’s a big one, it’s sparked a lot of controversy.”
      Stark then came up with a madcap idea to test what is the hardest to do with Crouch’s wife Clancy. He said: “We need to test it with a novice. We need Abs in a room, how long would it take her to do a nine-darter?”
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      Crouch concluded: “You are asking me to lock Abbey away in a dark room. For charity? We wouldn’t see her, she’d come out with a beard this long!
      “She knows how to hold a dart, she can’t hold a cue. We’ll try it but we might not see her for 15 years!”

      Crouch also revealed he wants to lock wife Abbey Clancy in a ‘dark room’Credit: Instagram
      Clancy would stay there until she hit a nine-dart perfect legCredit: Rex More

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      Abbey Clancy reveals sexy way she seduced Peter Crouch – with footballer saying it worked very well

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      ABBEY Clancy has revealed she once lured Peter Crouch home from training by picking him up in a car while wearing only a Burberry mac.And the former England striker admitted her teasing tactic “worked very well”.
      Abbey Clancy spoke on her podcast about the tactic she used to seduce Peter CrouchCredit: The Mega Agency
      She revealed she once picked up the England striker while she was wearing only a Burberry macCredit: Tim Gander/PinPep
      Model Abbey, 37, recalled how she undressed to thrill during a conversation about surprises.
      Peter, 42, said on their podcast: “It’s easy to surprise me.
      “If I came home and you had no clothes on, it’d be the best surprise ever.
      “It’s so simple and I’ll be so happy.
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      “I’m just being honest.”
      But Abbey remembered: “That Burberry mac you got me — I picked him up from training with nothing underneath it, to get him home.”
      Peter said: “And it worked. Very well.”
      But the couple, who married in 2011 and have four children, did not see eye to eye in a Liverpool restaurant when Abbey surprised him with a roly-polyagram.
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      Abbey said on their Therapy Crouch podcast: “He went mad that everyone was looking.
      “She didn’t even take one sock off.”

      Peter explained: “I’m playing for Liverpool and England at the time and everyone started filming.
      “I was like, ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t do this’.
      “So I just gave her some cash and said, ‘Can you leave?’.
      “She just went, ‘OK, great’, and then left.” More