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      Sky Sports’ Michelle Owen ‘checks out’ of Twitter after she is trolled for ‘doing a Chris Kamara’ and missing red card

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      SKY SPORTS’ presenter Michelle Owen opted to ‘check out’ from Twitter after trolls targetted her during an appearance on Sky Sports News.Owen, a hugely popular figure among viewers of the hit show, was presenting on Walsall’s 1-0 victory over Tranmere Rovers.
      Michelle Owen was presenting on Walsall’s win over TranmereCredit: Sky Sports
      Jeff Stelling joked she should count the number of players on the pitchCredit: Sky Sports
      Here’s full clip, context is everything. There’s a pillar in the way and the action I described just before the sending off proceeded what I couldn’t see.Justifying it for the trolls. As you can see I am peering round a pillar.Thanks most for seeing the funny side! pic.twitter.com/bvNLptmSbX— Michelle Owen (@MichelleOwen7) April 14, 2021

      In the 74th minute, Tranmere’s Jay Spearing was given his marching orders following a second bookable offence minutes after his side fell behind.
      Jeff Stelling introduced Owen to viewers at home but she was left perplexed after seemingly missing Spearing receive the red card.
      Stelling said ‘it looks like it’s gone from bad to worse for them, Michelle.’
      Owen then responded: “Not unless I’ve just done a Kammy and completely missed something.
      “Are you going to tell me someone has been sent off and I’ve missed it like Kammy that time?”
      Stelling then jokes: “I am, get your hands and fingers out and just count the number of Tranmere players because in my information Spearing has been sent off.”
      Chris Kamara famously produced a moment of TV gold when he mistook a red card for a substitution in a 2010 game between Portsmouth and Blackburn causing a hilarious reaction in the studio.
      Owen’s innocuous mistake also had Stelling and Co in stitches after realising Spearing had been sent off.
      Michelle Owen then joked she had ‘done a Kammy’ by missing the red cardCredit: Sky Sports
      Chris Kamara produced a moment on TV magic back in 2010Credit: Refer to Caption

      But although the majority of viewers found the funny side, a pathetic minority of people decided to send her ‘mean’ messages.
      Owen was forced to defend missing the sending off and said on Twitter: “There’s a pillar in the way and the action I described just before the sending off proceeded what I couldn’t see.Justifying it for the trolls.
      “As you can see I am peering round a pillar. Thanks most for seeing the funny side!”
      She then revealed she was signing off from Twitter by writing: “I’m checking out for a bit as I’m taking my little boy to see some animals then continuing our charity run.

      “More productive than the small minority that sit on social media being mean. Have a lovely day and thanks for the nice messages.”
      A host of journalists and presenters have jumped to her defence including Faye Carruthers who responded: “Mate, obstructed view, writing notes, going on air, juggling – ignore the trolls, they’re in the minority, you were unflappable when Jeff told you what had happened! You’re bloody brilliant x”
      Sky Sports commentator Gary Taphouse added: “We really giggled at how you handled it, absolutely top class.”
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      Chris Kamara has swollen tongue and slurred speech due to underactive thyroid after undergoing scan for ‘brain fog’

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      SKY SPORTS legend and former footballer Chris Kamara has revealed his relief after a brain scan showed NO signs of dementia.The 63-year-old decided to book in to see a radiologist after being left shocked at how ‘slow’ he was on a recent appearance on BBC’s The One Show.
      Chris Kamara thankfully revealed his brain scan had showed no signs of dementiaCredit: Channel 4
      Kammy shared photos of him in the radiology departmentCredit: Channel 4
      The former Portsmouth, Stoke and Leeds star has previously described having ‘brain fog’ and being worried it might be related to heading the ball during his long footballing career.
      Last month, he went for a scan as a precaution.
      On Tuesday’s edition of Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4, Kammy revealed the scan showed no signs of dementia, saying: “They didn’t find anything.
      “Watching that back [a clip from an earlier episode of Packed Lunch], it’s slow and I know that’s not me of old.
      “I went to Pontefract to the radiology department. The results were no loss of brain mass and very few lesions, which means no clinical relevance. So yes!”
      Kamara told host Steph McGovern he had further tests to investigate why he has been experiencing ‘brain fog’.
      He added: “There are loads of things I can track and I’m thinking ‘what’s going on?’.
      “After the blood test I had, I’ve got an underactive thyroid. I’m suffering with a swollen tongue which causes you to slur your words, slows down.
      Kammy had a distinguished football career – but has become more famous for his Sky Sports workCredit: Getty

      “Not your thoughts because the thoughts are there, but transferring those thoughts to the mouth to get you to talk coherently. All that sort of stuff.
      “Feeling cold, even warm days you’re shivering and cold, weakness, muscle fatigue, tiredness.”
      Steph asked Kammy to recall an experience he had during an appearance on The One Show which caused him to worry.
      Kamara revealed his shock at how ‘slow’ he was on live TV prompted him to get checked outCredit: Channel 4
      Kammy replied: “I was on with Alex Jones and Michael Ball, I did the menu for the show live and not a problem
      “Michael Ball talked to me about the Christmas album and said ‘name some of the songs’ and my mind had gone completely blank and I couldn’t think of anything.
      “That was the first time my wife said to me, ‘there’s something not quite right, you need to get it checked out’.”
      “The blood test which showed the underactive thyroid has explained everything along the way.”
      Kamara’s concerns came after Gary Lineker called for football to ban heading in training because players are three and a half times more likely to suffer from a brain disorder.
      WHAT IS AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID?An underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) is where your thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones.
      Common signs of an underactive thyroid are tiredness, weight gain and feeling depressed.
      An underactive thyroid can often be successfully treated by taking daily hormone tablets to replace the hormones your thyroid is not making.
      There’s no way of preventing an underactive thyroid. Most cases are caused either by the immune system attacking the thyroid gland and damaging it, or by damage to the thyroid that occurs during some treatments for an overactive thyroid or thyroid cancer.
      Symptoms include:
      symptoms including:

      tiredness
      weight gain
      depression
      being sensitive to the cold
      dry skin and hair
      muscle aches

      From the NHS website.

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      John Terry calls for Sky Sports to reclaim Champions League coverage from BT Sport as he watches Chelsea beat Porto

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      JOHN TERRY has called on Sky Sports to reclaim Champions League broadcasting rights from BT Sport.Sky shared rights with ITV until 2015, when BT shelled out around £1BILLION to snatch the world’s biggest club competition away.
      JT called for Sky Sports to reclaim the Champions League rightsCredit: Instagram johnterry.26
      But JT, 40, didn’t appear to enjoy their coverage of his former side’s clash with Porto on Wednesday night – which happened to feature former verbal sparring partner Robbie Savage on commentary.
      Terry posted an image of the game on his telly to Instagram, captioned: “@SkySports please get hold of the Champions League”.
      Savage, 46, was on commentary duty alongside Darren Fletcher, and has clashed with Terry in the past.
      When JT endured a rough patch during the 2015-16 season, Savage ‘dug him out’, claiming that the Chelsea skipper had entered the ‘beginning of the end’ at Stamford Bridge.
      Terry took exception to this at the time, hitting back: “I’ve come under criticism, individually, from certain players and individuals, players I’ve looked up to and played alongside.
      “I’ve taken that on the chin: Rio, Carra, Neville, the very best I’ve come up against in the game.
      “I take that on the chin. When others speak, maybe I don’t take it on the chin.
      “When players have not had a career, played at a really bad level in their career… Robbie Savage being one.
      Terry has rarely seen eye to eye with SavageCredit: Action Images – Reuters
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      “He’s dug me out a couple of times. You take it as a footballer, as an individual. I’ll take it from the Rios, Carraghers and Neville. All day long. From others? Nah”
      Savage hit back: “John’s entitled to his opinion.
      “It’s a shame he thinks 99 per cent of the industry – those of us who have not won the title or Champions League titles – is unqualified to express theirs.”
      Terry is set to be disappointed, however, with BT Sport to remain the home of European football for at least another three seasons.
      In 2019, they agreed a three-year extension from 2021 to 2024, paying around £400million a season for the rights.
      Terry publicly criticised Robbie Savage’s punditry in 2015Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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      Roy Keane’s heated row with Jamie Redknapp live on Sky Sports was sparked by Man Utd icon arriving late to studio

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      ROY KEANE’S heated argument with Jamie Redknapp was because the Irishman arrived LATE to the Sky Sports studio.The Red Devils legend got into a furious exchange with Redknapp as he tried to make the case that Spurs had very few top class players.
      Roy Keane launched into Sky Sports colleague Jamie Redknapp as the two butted heads over Spurs’ team
      And fellow pundit Micah Richards has now revealed Keane was flustered when he arrived at the studio due to being stuck in traffic.
      Speaking on the Match of the Day: Top 10 podcast, the ex-Manchester City defender said: “[Keane] was driving down to London, but he was late.
      “He normally gets there an hour or an hour and a half before, but he was stuck in traffic and he got there 20 minutes before going on air, you could see his hair was all ruffled, along with his suit.
      “Jamie just got his anger because he was an hour later than he was supposed to be and he got the wrath!”
      Meanwhile, Richards and Keane have developed something of a bromance since they started working together.
      But Richards admits he was not sure what to expect when he first began engaging with the Man Utd icon.
      “Roy’s a legend of the game and when I’m initially going to work with someone I don’t get nervous – I never get nervous – but you’ve got respect for people and that’s the way it should be,” he added.
      “I’ve seen his clips and he used to destroy people left, right and centre.
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      Redknapp clapped back at Keane as the pair got into a heated exchange
      “The first clip that did the rounds was where I said I’d burst on the scene as a defender, that’s the one that went viral, and he said he didn’t know any defenders that had burst on the scene.
      “I said, ‘hold on, hold on, I’m the youngest ever defender for England, won the Premier League and won the FA Cup’ and at that moment he was like ”OK” – I earned a little bit of his respect.
      “After that I just loved working with him because I can never compete with Roy Keane as a player, or his medals, but I can make him feel uncomfortable on camera, and that’s my strength.”
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      Lewis Hamilton’s epic journey from karting kid to seven-time F1 world champ captured in Sky Sports pre-season video

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      LEWIS HAMILTON is revving up once again this weekend to begin his crack at a record-breaking eighth world title.Fans will be desperate to see how the Brit fares in Bahrain ahead of a potentially mega fight with Max Verstappen.
      Lewis Hamilton’s journey has been chronicled in a Sky Sports promo clip
      The Mercedes driver was a clear star from his karting days
      Hamilton is looking for an eighth F1 world title in 2021
      Ahead of the 36-year-old taking to the track, Sky Sports have released an epic look through his awesome career.
      It looks back at Hamilton’s emergence as a star of karting, with ex-racer and pundit Martin Brundle stating: “It was clear from his junior days that Lewis would be world champion.”
      With McLaren, he took a stunning maiden Formula One crown thanks to a last-turn pass of Timo Glock at Interlagos.
      Former team-mate Jenson Button said in the clip: “It came down to the final corner, he made the move on Glock for a very exciting victory.”
      Images of Hamilton cheering on the podium, embracing his family and colleagues and storming down the track are exactly the sort of scenes his fans will hope to see again in 2021.
      The seven-time champ’s work away from the track is also shown with his dedication to the next generation featured alongside his anti-racism and environmental work that helped bag him a knighthood.

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      Alex Scott hails landmark multi-million WSL Sky Sports and BBC broadcast deal as ’emotional day for women’s football’

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      ALEX SCOTT has hailed the landmark megabucks WSL TV deal as an “emotional day for women’s football”.The English top-flight has landed the biggest broadcasting deal in women’s football history after securing an agreement with Sky Sports and the BBC.
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      DAZN target Premier League rights to rival Amazon and increase foothold in UK after launching with big boxing fights

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      DAZN are ready to target Premier League rights after launching in the UK. The streaming platform have focused on big boxing fights but are set to rival Amazon in a bid to secure football coverage.
      DAZN want to move into streaming Premier League footballCredit: AP
      Canelo Alvarez is one of the marquee boxers covered by DAZNCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      New chairman Kevin Mayer told CNBC: “To have staying power, you need to deliver the sports that matter to consumers no matter where they are. And those are the local sports.
      “So in the UK, the English Premier League and maybe some cricket and maybe some rugby.
      “In Germany, it’s Bundesliga, which is their equivalent of the EPL. In Japan, it’s baseball.
      “So you have to get those local rights in those countries. And that’s how you can make a real service take hold.”
      DAZN launched in the UK in December with Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Callum Smith showcasing the streaming service.
      But the platform, which is owned by billionaire Len Blavatnik, want to expand into Premier League football and are set to provide competition to Amazon.
      In 2019, Amazon started broadcasting matches after agreeing a three-year deal.
      The £90million package gives them 20 matches a season, spread over two rounds, but Amazon have shown additional matches due to the pandemic stopping fans from attending.
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      The auction for UK broadcasting rights for the 2022-25 seasons starts later this year and DAZN are expected to bid for coverage.
      Mayer said: “Yeah, I think we are positioned to do it. We have the capital to do it, and Len Blavatnik is committed to it. And it’s going to work.
      “It’s a flywheel that happens. Once it starts spinning, you can create momentum.”
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      Roy Keane will not succeed at Celtic unless he ‘changes style from what we see on TV,’ says ex-Hoops boss John Barnes

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      ROY KEANE cannot hand out his harsh punditry treatment if he wants to succeed at Celtic, John Barnes has claimed.The former Liverpool and England star managed the Glasgow giants for less than a season during an ill-fated stint in the Parkhead dugout.
      Roy Keane is in the running to take over at CelticCredit: Sky Sports
      Ex-Hoops boss John Barnes has told the Irishman to change his mindset if he gets the jobCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      And Barnes, 57, has stated that the Celtic squad will not respond well if Keane dishes out the sort of analysis viewers of Sky Sports have become accustomed to.
      The Irishman is known for not holding back and recently criticised untouchable Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes.
      But Barnes told BonusCodeBets: “If Roy Keane went to Celtic and managed the way he pundits, he won’t succeed.
      “He’s intelligent enough to know that he’d have to change his style to what we see in the TV studio.
      “Twenty, thirty years ago, his style would have worked, shouting and abusing players, but that doesn’t work with modern players anymore, he would struggle with this approach and lose the dressing room.
      “However, Roy Keane’s a clever person, so he would likely change his approach if he went in as manager there.
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      “If the fans and the club give him time, then I’m sure Celtic will be as competitive as Rangers have been since Steven Gerrard was given the time. Keane will not be successful with Celtic overnight.
      “Success will depend on Roy Keane and how he approaches the job and whether he is given enough backing by the board.”
      Keane, 49, finished his playing career with a short stint at Celtic and showed his allegiance by refusing to congratulate Rangers for winning the SPFL title.
      Since leaving Ipswich in 2011, he is yet to manage a side having spent time in the backroom with Republic of Ireland, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.

      SunSport reported earlier this week that the ex-Manchester United midfielder does want the Hoops job.
      Chris Wilder and Eddie Howe are also linked with taking over from Neil Lennon.
      Keane’s Sky colleague Micah Richards recently joked that his ‘bags are packed’ to join him as assistant.
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