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      Sky Sports set to seal WSL broadcasting rights from rivals BT Sport with deal to be announced in coming weeks

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      SKY SPORTS are set to nick the Women’s Super League broadcasting rights from rivals BT Sport – with a deal to be announced in the coming weeks.  
      The broadcaster is said to be on the brink of sealing a contract that kick-starts from the beginning of the 2021-22 season.

      Sky Sports are on the brink sealing broadcasting rights for the 2021-22 WSL season

      The new deal is yet to be confirmed but SunSport understands that an announcement will be made soon.
      For the first time ever, the FA made fixtures available for tenure for the next campaign in a bid to rake in more profit for the women’s game.
      This is opposed to previous years in which they were provided for free to the likes of BT Sport and the BBC to cover at their own cost.
      It is believed that Sky Sports were attracted to the women’s top-flight after viewing figures in England more than doubled since 2017.

      A peak TV audience of 270,000 tuned in to watch Chelsea face off with Spurs in September last year.

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

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      Eddie Hearn claims Kell Brook and Dominic Ingle dropped him over money as Matchroom boss hits back

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      EDDIE HEARN has accused Kell Brook of axing him and trainer Dominic Ingle for financial reasons.
      The Sheffield welterweight, 32, cut his long-time promoter and coach out of a £2million deal to fight WBO champion Terence Crawford on November 14.

      Kell Brook’s social media followers have been taking potshots at Eddie Hearn following the spat between the pairCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd

      Brook blamed Hearn for Sky Sports turning their back on him and accused the Matchroom boss of being too busy promoting his new book to work on his fight.
      Hearn tried to bite his tongue but Brook’s fans piled in on social media — and now the Essex matchmaker has hit back.
      He said: “I’ve done a lot with Kell and I thought I was going to rise above it.
      “But then I started getting people on Twitter saying, ‘It’s bang out of order what you’ve done to Kell Brook’.

      “I have so many problems on my plate right now getting fights for people who are with me and I thought, you know what, I’m going to let you know the truth.
      “It wasn’t like they came to me and said, ‘Let’s work a deal’.
      “They were whoring themselves to everyone else first. They tried BT, ITV, Channel 5, DAZN . . . I think they tried everybody and got turned down.
      “And then they came to me asking for money!”

      Kell Brook (right) was one of Eddie Hearn’s earliest signings and has consistently boxed on Sky in the pastCredit: PA:Press Association
      Brook, along with Darren Barker and Carl Froch, was one of Hearn’s earliest signings.
       The promoter always defended his former charge over the ill- discipline that regularly left him struggling to make the 10st 7lb welterweight limit.

      People are accusing me of hanging him out to dry — but he’s making £2m to fight Crawford and just didn’t want to pay me
      Eddie Hearn

      He said: “What was so  disheartening for me was when he questioned my loyalty. I went way above and beyond trying to help Kell.
      “I flew to Fuerteventura when he was in hospital after getting stabbed (right), sorting out all his  medical insurance, lots of things.
      “We’ve had some good times and it’s sad really.
      “I feel really sorry for Dominic Ingle also because he has done everything for him from day one and they have got a big cash fight and got rid of him for it.

      Eddie Hearn says he is ‘gutted’ his relationship with Kell Brook has deteriorated Credit: LAWRENCE LUSTIG
      “I don’t think he wasted too much time chasing the Amir Khan fight, I think he wasted too much time away from the gym.
      “Lots of times I had to drive up to Sheffield to help keep him on track.
      “But now people are accusing me of hanging him out to dry — but he’s making £2m to fight Crawford and just didn’t want to pay me. That’s all.”
      Hearn seems genuinely gutted his relationship with Brook has gone down the pan.
      But he wished him the best against Crawford, despite worries about lack of a proper game-plan.

      Hearn added: “What I will say is, he is on weight. He’s trained hard and he’s fit, but you can’t just be fit to fight Crawford.
      “You have to have a game-plan.
      “Kell saying, ‘I’ve got one, I’ve been watching Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder’ isn’t going to cut it”.

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      Is Burnley vs Chelsea on TV? Channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news for Premier League clash at Turf Moor

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      BURNLEY and Chelsea go head-to-head this weekend in the Premier League.
      The Blues will be eager to get back to winning ways following back-to-back draws with Southampton and Manchester United.

      Chelsea take on Burnley this weekend looking to get back to winning waysCredit: Peter Tarry – The Sunday Times

      Burnley meanwhile have made a poor start to the new campaign and are still without a win in 2020/21.
      When is Chelsea vs Burnley?
      The match will take place on Saturday, October 31.
      It will be held at Turf Moor, where no fans will be allowed to attend.
      Kick-off is set for 3pm GMT.
      What TV channel is Burnley vs Chelsea on and can I live stream it?
      Burnley vs Chelsea will be shown on BT Sport Box Office.
      Alternatively, the game can be streamed on the BT Sport website or app.
      The game will cost fans £14.95 to watch under the controversial Pay-Per-View scheme set-up by the Premier League.

      The scheme has caused outrage amongst fans, with many refusing to pay the extra fee to watch their teams.
      This response has led both Sky Sports and BT to admit that they would like to axe to fee.

      What is the team news?
      Chelsea
      Chelsea took on Krasnodar in the Champions League and left the tie unscathed.
      They went into the game only with Kepa and Billy Gilmour as injury concerns.

      Burnley
      Defender Matt Lowton made his return from injury agaisnt Tottenham and is likley to feature against the Blues.
      Captain Ben Mee returned to training last week as he recovers from a thigh injury and successfully completed 70 minutes in a training-ground match on Wednesday.
      Latest odds
      Burnley – 5/1
      Chelsea – 8/15
      Draw – 16/5
      *Odds from Ladbrokes correct at time of publication.

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      Sky Sports and BT Sport REFUSE to announce amount of pay-per-views sold in first weekend as angry fans turn off

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      SKY SPORTS and BT Sport have REFUSED to announce the amount of pay-per-views sold during the first weekend of the controversial scheme as angry fans turned off.
      The broadcasting giants have both introduced a £14.95 fee for games that would not ordinarily have been televised, starting this weekend.

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      Sky Sports and BT Sport have refused to release their PPV figures for the opening weekend

      Four games were part of the PPV plan over the weekend.
      But fuming fans promised to switch off in the build-up to them.
      Sky nor BT have failed to release the details of their PPV sales – as supporters raged at the lack of punditry for Chelsea’s 3-3 draw with Southampton.
      Manchester United’s 4-1 win over Newcastle was one of the four games on PPV this weekend.

      United legend Gary Neville refused to stump up the fee to watch.
      And angry supporters in Newcastle opted to give their £15 to local charity, NUFC Fans Food Bank.
      On Saturday alone, the charity raked in £12,000, with the weekend total rising to a staggering £19,000.

      The generous donations proved fans were more keen to spend their money on a worthwhile cause, rather than a money-making scheme from an already-mega-rich company.

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      In the weekend’s final PPV match, Burnley will take on West Brom on Monday night – again costing would-be viewers £14.95.
      But it’s likely most fans will continue their boycott – with a Change.org petition even being set up, entitled ‘Stop Pay Per View Football’.
      Broadcasters felt the need to introduce the £14.95 fee, as clubs had hoped to have at least some fans back inside stadiums by October.
      With fan-absence costing clubs an average of £100million per month, officials claimed they could no longer give away their product for free.
      Clubs were also forced to pay a rebate to broadcasters at the end of last season due to the coronavirus lockdown.

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      Newcastle vs Man Utd: Live stream, TV channel, team news, kick-off time for TONIGHT’S Box Office clash

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      MANCHESTER UNITED return to Premier League action this weekend for the first time since losing 6-1 to Tottenham before the international break.
      They face Newcastle who are ninth in the Premier League, four points above them.

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      Maguire could miss United’s game against NewcastleCredit: Ian Hodgson – Daily Mail
      When is the match?
      The match will be held at St. James’ Park
      It will start in the evening and kick-off at 8.00pm.
      The game will take place on Saturday, October 17.
      How can I watch it?

      The match will be shown live on Sky Sports.
      The game will be one of the first to be shown as part of the new PPV Box Office clashes being rolled out by the Premier League.
      In the new format, there will be no pundits or match-coverage and broadcasting will be begin just 10 minutes before kick-off.
      All matches will be shown on either Sky or BT Sports.

      But fans who do not have either platform will have to fork out £14.95 to watch the match.
      This decision has caused outrage amongst fans who are furious that they’ll have to pay the fee to watch their teams play.
      All proceeds after production costs will be given to the clubs.

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      Team News
      Man United
      Captain Harry Maguire is a doubt for the clash and United’s boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said it’s due to knock he picked up.

      New signing Edison Cavani will miss the game as he’s self-isolating.

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      Bruno Fernandes has been given the green light to play despite concerns that his Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo’s positive coronavirus test would force him into self-isolation too.
      Newcastle
      Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka suffered an injury setback and won’t return until December.
      Injury doubts Allan Saint-Maximin, Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis, DeAndre Yedlin, Paul Dummett and Ciaran Clark are all now back in training, but at varying degrees of fitness.
      Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie are also still sidelined, while Matty Longstaff is not expected to recover in time for this match. More

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      Mourinho blasts Premier League for £14.95 TV charge as Tottenham boss ‘feels sorry for fans’ over pay-per-view decision

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      JOSE MOURINHO has joined calls for the Premier League to rethink its pay-per-view games programme.
      This weekend sees five matches take place behind a new £14.95 price barrier, even though fans are still not allowed inside grounds.

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      Jose Mourinho has criticised the advent of pay-per-view matches in the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      There will be no other way for fans to watch Newcastle’s game at Manchester United tonight, with indoor household mixing also bannedCredit: PA:Press Association

      The decision reverses the opening up of every game to Sky Sports and BT Sports subscribers, a move which took place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
      And Mourinho has said he ‘feels sorry’ for fans who are once again being asked to fork out, with no other choice if they want to watch these matches.
      The Tottenham boss told reporters: “£14 is a lot of money.
      “You cannot even share with your friends as they cannot come to your house [in London].

      “It is difficult. I feel sorry for the fans.
      “But hopefully this stops quickly and we can have some people in the stadium.”

      The pay-per-view selection includes Saturday’s games between Chelsea and Southampton, and Manchester United and Newcastle.
      It comes as several areas of the country, including Liverpool, Manchester, London and Newcastle, are placed under increased lockdown restrictions.

      People from different households are no longer allowed to mix indoors amid the rise in coronavirus cases.
      Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers also criticised the plan, with the Foxes’ trip to Arsenal next weekend on Sky’s Box Office channel.
      He said: “I’m disappointed for supporters, at the moment it’s already very difficult for them.
      “If you can’t afford to pay that, then you don’t get to see the game.

      If people are unhappy with indoor performances going ahead with social distancing, that is a separate question.
      Oliver DowdenUK Sports Minister

      “If it is in place now then I hope it’s not going to be for a sustained period of time.”
      The only matches going behind the added paywall are those not already selected for live broadcast.
      Football clubs are pushing for fans to return to venues, potentially making the PPV games obsolete.
      But the Government has knocked back plans to allow fans to return – even while allowing certain indoor events to take place.
      Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has admitted there is a discrepancy between the treatment of indoor and outdoor crowds.
      He said in the week: “The very clear advice was that at this stage of the disease, we should be imposing restrictions.

      “We are doing things that are positively hateful, but the reason we are doing it is to secure public safety.”
      He added: “If we had socially distancing for sport that is a lot of people coming week in and week out going to sports stadiums up and down the country.
      “There are actually very few socially distanced indoor performances going on. They are not massively financially viable.
      “If people are unhappy with indoor performances going ahead with social distancing, that is a separate question of whether you stop them.”

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      Newcastle vs Man Utd: Live stream, TV channel, team news and kick-off time for Box Office clash

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      MANCHESTER UNITED return to Premier League action this weekend for the first time since losing 6-1 to Tottenham before the international break.
      They face Newcastle who are ninth in the Premier League, four points above them.

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      Maguire could miss United’s game against NewcastleCredit: Ian Hodgson – Daily Mail
      When is the match?
      The match will be held at St. James’ Park
      It will start in the evening and kick-off at 8.00pm.
      The game will take place on Saturday, October 17.
      How can I watch it?

      The match will be shown live on Sky Sports.
      The game will be one of the first to be shown as part of the new PPV Box Office clashes being rolled out by the Premier League.
      In the new format, there will be no pundits or match-coverage and broadcasting will be begin just 10 minutes before kick-off.
      All matches will be shown on either Sky or BT Sports.

      But fans who do not have either platform will have to fork out £14.95 to watch the match.
      This decision has caused outrage amongst fans who are furious that they’ll have to pay the fee to watch their teams play.
      All proceeds after production costs will be given to the clubs.

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      Team News
      Man United
      Captain Harry Maguire is a doubt for the clash and United’s boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said it’s due to knock he picked up.

      New signing Edison Cavani will miss the game as he’s self-isolating.
      Bruno Fernandes has been given the green light to play despite concerns that his Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo’s positive coronavirus test would force him into self-isolation too.
      Newcastle
      Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka suffered an injury setback and won’t return until December.
      Injury doubts Allan Saint-Maximin, Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis, DeAndre Yedlin, Paul Dummett and Ciaran Clark are all now back in training, but at varying degrees of fitness.
      Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie are also still sidelined, while Matty Longstaff is not expected to recover in time for this match. More

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      Chelsea vs Southampton: Live stream, TV channel, team news, and kick-off time for big Box Office clash

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      CHELSEA re-start their Premier League campaign this weekend against Southampton.
      The fixture is both teams first match following the international break.

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      Chelsea prepare for their game against the Saints Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      When is the match?

      The match will be held at Stamford Bridge.
      It will have an afternoon start and will kick-off at 3.00pm.
      The game will take place on Saturday, October 17.
      What TV channel is it on and can I stream it?
      The match will be shown live on BT Sport Box Office.

      The game will be one of the first to be shown as part of the new PPV Box Office clashes being rolled out by the Premier League.
      In the new format, there will be no pundits or match-coverage and broadcasting will be begin just 10 minutes before kick-off.
      All matches will be shown on either Sky or BT Sports.
      But fans who do not have either platform will have to fork out £14.95 to watch the match.

      This decision has caused outrage amongst fans who are furious that they’ll have to pay the fee to watch their teams play.
      All proceeds after production costs will be given to the clubs.

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      What is the team news?
      Chelsea
      Chelsea may be without Ben Chilwell after he withdrew from the England squad on Tuesday.
      Timo Werner will also be assessed, after missing Germany’s clash with Turkey last week due to illness, while Edouard Mendy is expected to miss out after picking up an injury while away with Senegal.
      Hakim Ziyech could make his Chelsea debut, after playing part of Morocco’s game before returning to London as part of the Blues’ agreement with his national side.
      Southampton
      Stuart Armstrong is out of the game after testing positive for coronavirus. More