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      Sky Sports forced to apologise after Red Bull boss Christian Horner’s rude gesture to F1 reporter on live TV

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      FORMULA ONE reporter Ted Kravitz was forced to apologise after Christian Horner made a rude gesture on live TV.The Red Bull chief was seen on Sky cameras during the broadcaster’s coverage of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

      Sky F1 reporter Ted Kravitz poked fun at Christian Horner
      The Red Bull chief responded with rude gesture
      Kravitz was involved in a light-hearted exchange with Horner while in the pit lane.
      The reporter joked about how Horner’s 50th birthday party on Thusday had gone on into the early hours.
      He also poked fun at Horner’s use of some glasses earlier in the day.
      Kravitz said: “I think he’s wearing his natty new glasses on the pit wall and who can blame him?
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      “Who, approaching 50 years old, would wear their glasses in the pit lane, wanting to pretend that they actually don’t need them? Who would do that?”
      As the cameras panned to Horner, Kravitz said: “Christian, where are the glasses? Put the glasses back on.”
      In response, Horner could be seen making a poorly disguised middle finger gesture towards the camera.
      After turning to face the camera, Horner moved his hand from his side up to his face with two fingers – his index and middle – being held up before dropping one to leave his middle finger.
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      Kravitz then said: “Oh, he’s giving me a happy little greeting there. Honestly, every time I keep putting a compliment Christian’s way, he doesn’t like it.
      “He’s 50 and I’m approaching 50 and we both need the glasses now. And the glasses are on.”
      Commentator David Croft then added: “He did put the glasses on eventually, thank you Christian. And apologies if you were offended by the hand signals that were going on from the Red Bull pit wall.”
      Horner’s wife Geri posted a loved-up post to celebrate the occasion.
      The first practice session of the weekend was left in chaos after Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz hit a manhole cover, forcing the session to be abandoned after just ten minutes of action.
      Sainz, who smashed his Netflix Cup trophy earlier this week, was also handed a ten-place grid penalty following changes Ferrari were forced to make on his car.
      The Spaniard said he was in “disbelief” at being given the penalty.
      He commented: “The team communicated to me that I was taking a 10-place grid penalty for something that I have no fault, and the team have no fault.
      “That changed completely my mindset and my opinion on the weekend and how it’s going to go from now on. I’m disappointed and in disbelief with the situation.
      “You will not see me very happy this weekend.”
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      Sky Sports F1 presenters wear bizarre outfits and are dubbed ‘bouncers from the Wizard of Oz’ live on TV at Vegas GP

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      SKY SPORTS Formula One reporter Craig Slater and commentator David Croft wore bizarre jackets on air this morning.The duo were in Las Vegas for Thursday night’s farcical F1 practice sessions.
      David Croft, left, and Craig Slater, right, wore daring jackets live on SkyCredit: Sky Sports
      Amid the glitz and glamour, organisers dubbed the event the “greatest show on Earth”.
      But fans paying up to $150,000 for tickets saw just eight minutes of FP1 action after Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari was severely damaged by a failed drain cover, before being kicked out ahead of the delayed FP2.
      The action did not recommence until past 2am local time, with Slater and Croft among those having to occupy themselves during the more than two-hour delay.
      Sky Sports’ duo wore matching Vegas-themed glittery green and silver jackets for the event.
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      Showing self-depreciating humour, Slater claimed that they looked like “Bouncers from the Wizard of Oz.”
      Before fans were kicked out at 1:30am by race organisers, Slater got chatting to a group to see what they made of the event.
      As he approached a collection of ticket-holders, Slater was greeted by one who beamed: “I love your jacket!”
      While a fan online joked: “Only in Vegas.”
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      If F1 fans were sceptical on the jackets, they were left livid with how events unfolded.
      Following the botched drain covers issue that saw paying consumers see just eight minutes of driving, many took to social media to voice their displeasure.
      One wrote: “This weekend is becoming more and more of a joke.”
      While a second fumed: “I have never been so embarrassed to be a American F1 fan this is awful.”
      A third admitted: “This is turning into a farce…”
      And another added: “Ok now THAT is ridiculous.”
      Sainz’s Ferrari required a number of repairs, and astonishingly he will be slapped with a grid penalty by the FIA – despite the work on his car only being necessitated by the botched track.
      Prancing Horse chief Fred Vasseur blasted: “Carlos hit something and it hit the engine and battery. I think it is unsatisfactory.
      “I do not want to look at the bigger picture. It has costs us a lot of money. It was unacceptable.”
      Track marshals attend to a failed drain coverCredit: Getty
      Carlos Sainz was forced to abandon his damaged FerrariCredit: AFP
      Fans were kicked out before FP2 beganCredit: Splash More

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      Sky Sports Super Sunday host left unimpressed with Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge after question live on TV

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      SKY SPORTS presenter David Jones appeared far from impressed with Daniel Sturridge and Micah Richards after the pair attempted to answer a tricky football question live on air.Jones was presenting Super Sunday on Sky when he quizzed the former England stars on five players that have won the Premier League, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the World Cup.
      Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge were in stitches as they attempted to answer a question on airCredit: Sky Sports
      David Jones appeared far from impressedCredit: Sky Sports
      He then went on to give them one answer in the form of Julian Alvarez.
      Following a five minute ad break, Richards offered to name one of the players.
      But he only responded with: “Alvarez,” much to the disappointment of Jones.
      As Richards and Sturridge burst into laughter, the presenter kept a straight face and shook his head while staring at the camera crew.
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      Among the exclusive list of players that have won all four accolades are Fabien Barthez, Thierry Henry, Juliano Belletti, Gerard Pique, Pedro, N’Golo Kante and Patrick Vieira.
      The trio appeared on Super Sunday to cover West Ham vs Nottingham Forest and Chelsea vs Manchester City.
      West Ham clinched a 3-2 win over Steve Cooper’s side in the first game thanks to a late goal from Tomas Soucek.
      But the most exciting clash of the day came at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea held Man City to a thrilling 4-4 draw.
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      Erling Haaland opened the scoring from the penalty spot midway through the first half after being fouled by Marc Cucurella.
      Thiago Silva then levelled the score before Raheem Sterling fired Chelsea ahead.
      Manuel Akanji popped up with an equaliser just before the break and Haaland scored again just two minutes into the second half to give City the advantage.
      Nicolas Jackson then scored to draw Maurico Pochettino’s side level at 3-3, but Rodri restored City’s advantage once more in the 86th minute.
      Ex-Man City star Cole Palmer converted a last-gasp penalty in added time to clinch a point for the Blues in dramatic fashion. More

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      Awkward moment Sky Sports interviewer botches Sterling chat after bizarrely offering to get something out of his eye

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      BEMUSED viewers claim an interviewer offering to get something out of Raheem Sterling’s eye then FORGETTING what to ask him was the “weirdest thing” ever.Fans even reckon Sky Sports’ attempt to quiz the Chelsea goal hero was more riveting than the thrilling 4-4 draw with Manchester City.
      The interviewer stepped in as Raheem Sterling was in discomfortCredit: Sky Sports
      Chelsea frontman Sterling appeared to have something in his eyeCredit: Sky Sports
      The interviewer showed perfect focus – until forgetting his questionCredit: Sky Sports
      Sterling finally sorted out his eye problem himselfCredit: Sky Sports
      Sterling and stoppage-time penalty scorer Cole Palmer faced the camera after their vital roles against old club City at Stamford Bridge.
      But the questioning stalled when the interviewer appeared to spot grass in the striker’s eye.
      The reporter asked if he could help Sterling remove it – but as he put his hand forward the smiling England star pushed it away and wiped his eye with his own shirt.
      The TV man then admitted he could not remember his question.
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      One fan posted: “You’ll get about 17,000 mentions of this but you have to talk about Patrick Davison attempting to get something out of Raheem Sterling’s eye live on TV. There’s breaking the fourth wall and then there’s that.”
      Another wrote: “That Sky interview with Sterling and Palmer was so cringey! When he put his hand out to get whatever it was out of Sterling’s eye, ewww.”
      Many viewers couldn’t believe what they were seeing – or not seeing, thanks to the halt in proceedings.
      This was one verdict: “I think the weirdest thing was the guy trying to finger Sterling’s eyeball, what a freak!”
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      One fan wondered: “What planet is that interviewer on to think it’s okay to pause and try and take a piece of grass out of Sterling’s eye mid interview.”
      It was an eyebrow-raising finale to one of the games of the season so far – as City went back on top of the Premier League by a point from Liverpool.
      Erling Haaland’s controversial penalty opener was overturned by a Thiago Silva header and Sterling rounding off a sweeping move.
      But Manuel Akanji nodded City level and Haaland scrambled the champions in front.
      Nicolas Jackson then made it 3-3, only for Rodri to restore the visitors’ lead late on with a deflected 20-yarder.
      But Palmer, a £40million midfield recruit from the Etihad over the summer, calmly levelled from the spot five minutes into added time.
      A glorious advert for the Prem – “especially,” said one fan, “the ending when the interviewer tried to remove something from Sterling’s eye lol”.
      Raheem Sterling was being questioned on his role in Chelsea’s incredible draw with old club Man City, including a first-half goalCredit: Getty More

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      Sky Sports and TNT Sports at risk of losing Premier League coverage as ‘rival bidder emerges’ to take huge fixtures

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      SKY SPORTS and TNT Sports face competition from a rival bidder for Premier League coverage. The broadcasting duo have had the majority share of Premier League games for a sustained period, but according to the Telegraph that could be about to change.
      A rival bidder could put TNT Sports and Sky Sports at risk of losing Premier League coverageCredit: Rex
      The broadcasting heavyweights could lose the rights to some of the Premier League’s biggest gamesCredit: Alamy
      Amazon are reportedly exploring the idea of taking up a larger chunk of the televised games that are available to broadcasters.
      Prime Video already show 20 games a season, but they are expected to bid for match packages that would give them the rights to broadcast a far higher number of fixtures.
      The smaller packages available to bidding broadcasters range between 42 and 65 fixtures which would be a huge step up from what Amazon already has the rights to.
      It could also see them televise more games than TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) with the longstanding channel currently holding the rights to 52 games per season.
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      However it is said that TNT and Sky Sports still remain favourites to retain the lion share of fixtures for future seasons.
      Amazon may not be the only streaming service that bid for the Premier League broadcasting rights either.
      With popular online service DAZN also expected to look at trying to acquire one of the cheaper packages available.
      The next round of packages would last for three years and any successful bids would mean rights were purchased for that prolonged period.
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      At present 270 of the Premier League’s 380 annual games are available for broadcast.
      And in good news for football fans there isn’t any planned changes for kick off times with the Saturday 12.30pm and 5.30pm, Sunday 2pm and 4.30pm, and Monday or Friday 8pm slots reportedly being maintained. More

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      Fans in stitches as Sky Sports commentator ‘turns into Thomas the Tank Engine’ on live TV

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      FOOTBALL fans were left in stitches after a Sky Sports commentator “turned into a train” live on air.Sky Sports reporter Andy Walker was reporting on a Scottish Premiership match between St Mirren and Hibernian at The SMISA Stadium on Wednesday.
      Fans were left in stitches following a comment from the commentatorCredit: X @ScotlandSky

      And he was caught off guard when Lewis Jamieson scored a late equaliser for the home side.
      After describing the goal Walker recited the score which was 2-2, but some fans joked that he sounded like a train.
      One person tweeted: “Thomas the Tank Engine at the end.”
      Another added: “I swear I’m hearing Choo-choo and not 2-2 at the end of this 🤣.”
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      While a third fan joked: “Why’d he turn into a train at the end.”
      The score was still level at full-time, with both teams sharing the points.
      St Mirren have now moved five points behind Rangers in the table.
      After the match, manager Stephen Robinson said: “I thought the boys were terrific.
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      “One of our best performances of the season against a very good Hibs side. We got done by a mistake.
      “We dominated large spells of the game but couldn’t find the finish. Our end product wasn’t quite there.
      “It was young LJ [Lewis Jamieson], I’m delighted for him. He’s a talented boy and I have a lot of faith in him. He’s rewarded me with a very good equaliser.” More

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      Martin Brundle’s Sky Sports F1 grid interviews Walk of Shame from dismissive Pep Guardiola to bizarre Machine Gun Kelly

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      MARTIN BRUNDLE’S iconic grid interviews have become a much-loved part of the build-up to a Grand Prix.The Sky Sports reporter is given the tough task of chasing celebrities around the track prior to the race.
      Martin Brundle has been awkwardly snubbed by celebs countless timesCredit: Sky Sports
      The broadcasting hero is loved by F1 fansCredit: Getty
      Brundle has become a master of pushing his way to the front over the years and has had brilliant chats with the likes of David Beckham, Ed Sheeran, Will Smith and Kylie Minogue to name a few.
      However, the broadcasting legend does not always get so lucky and occasionally has to do the walk of shame away from a star if they snub his interview attempt.
      SunSport take a look back at some of the most awkward and dismissive encounters we have seen.
      Machine Gun Kelly
      The American’s chat with Brundle was one of the most uncomfortable watches in the 2023 season.
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      After initially struggling to get particularly interesting answers from MGK, he asked the rapper about his own music career, only for him to respond by demanding the presenter does an air guitar.
      Brundle refused and Machine Gun Kelly stormed off and gave the cameras a thumbs down.
      Fans called it the “most awkward interview ever” and the ever-confident host joked: “I don’t think I’ll be on his Christmas card list”.
      MGK did not enjoy his time with BrundleCredit: Sky Sports
      Cara Delevingne
      Brundle approached the model and actress last year but got a firm “no”.
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      He swiftly hit back, saying: “The deal is that everybody has to talk on the grid.”
      Delevingne then claimed she couldn’t hear anything and by that point Brundle gave up and had the last laugh as he brutally quipped sarcastically: “I’m sure it would have been extremely interesting.”
      Brundle brutally hit back at Cara DelevingneCredit: Sky sports
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      Megan Thee Stallion
      One of Brundle’s most iconic grid moments came when he tried to speak to Megan Thee Stallion.
      He was swatted away by heavy-handed bodyguards before being invited in by the rap sensation herself.
      Brundle shouted “I think she is happy” before being rudely barged by another member of her entourage.
      After getting criticism off one of Megan’s team, the F1 legend laughed: “I can do that because I just did.”
      Pep Guardiola
      The Manchester City manager turned into a man of few words as the 64-year-old presenter approached him.
      Guardiola claimed he had already spoke to Sky Sports multiple times at the Abu Dhabi GP in 2022.
      Brundle then asked the Spaniard a question about City, but he replied: “No talking about football today.”
      Thinking on his feet, he then tried to chat about F1 but the manager simply walked off before he was moved on by security.
      Guardiola snubbed Brundle and walked offCredit: sky sports
      Brad Pitt
      Guardiola is joined in the walk away club by Pitt.
      The Hollywood legend snubbed Brundle ahead of the US Grand Prix last year despite him trying to get answers about his upcoming film based on F1.
      Pitt seemed to have no time for interviews as he wondered off up the grid.
      Brundle later revealed he got an apology from the actor, who was unaware of his cult hero status in the sport.
      He said: “Got a note from Brad Pitt explaining what happened with our near miss on the Austin grid. Unnecessary, but nice of him.
      “Absolutely nobody is obliged to talk to me on the grid, but as I endeavour to make 10/12 minutes of live and unscripted sports TV I’m obliged to at least ask.”
      Brad Pitt later apologised to Martin Brundle
      Williams sisters
      Venus was slammed by some F1 fans for not even acknowledging Brundle as he tried to get a few words from the tennis hero in 2016.
      And he had similar misfortune with Serena as she awkwardly gestured with a wave that she didn’t fancy a chat years after his sister’s encounter.
      Brundle did not let the snubbing get under his skin, saying: “It’s a double fault, it’s a double fault.”
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      In a bizarre turn of events in 2007, Brundle was seemingly booted off the grid on his way to locate Jenson Button.
      He was intercepted by two stewards that then attempted to block his path.
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      Brundle and the staff had a blazing row live on TV as raged: “You can’t do that.”
      However, he was not allowed to continue and had to turn back after being ushered away. More

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      Rasmus Hojlund ‘cooked’ on Monday Night Football as horror stat emerges but Man Utd fans insist striker not to blame

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      FANS of Manchester United have leapt to Rasmus Hojlund’s defence after a horror stat about the striker emerged on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Carragher took turns to analyse the fortunes of the attacker, and opened with a damning statistic that places Hojlund 100th in the Premier League for shots taken per 90 minutes.
      Hojlund is yet to score for United in the Premier LeagueCredit: Twitter @unitedviewtv
      He ranks 100th in the league for shots taken per 90Credit: Twitter @SkySportsPL

      The United forward averages just 1.7 shots per 90 which is dwarfed by the attacker with the most shots, Darwin Nunez, with 5.7 per 90.
      Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge defended Hojlund, saying that his low shot volume is partly caused by his team’s struggles to make chances for him.
      Sturridge also said the presence of Rashford on the left-wing for United limits the number of opportunities Hojlund receives because of his tendency to shoot often.
      Hojlund ranks behind both Rashford and Bruno Fernandes for shots taken despite being the focal point of the team.
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      When presenter Dave Jones asked whether Hojlund needs to be more “ruthless” in front goal, Sturridge said: “He’s a project, and he’s not the perfect striker.
      “He’s not the finished article just yet, so when he gets the opportunities he is trying very hard.
      “He wants to score goals, he wants to be in the positions to score. He is desperate to show his capabilities at a club like Manchester United.
      “Has he scored the goals that they would have expected him to? Would they have expected him to have more shots at least? I don’t think they are impressed with that.
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      “But I don’t think he’s getting loads of chances per game that are clear misses.”
      Fans were divided on how harsh the analysis was on Hojlund on X, formerly known as Twitter.
      One fan wrote: “They basically cooking Hojlund on MNF”
      Another posted: “Watching these Hojlund highlights on MNF. Seeing him run into so much space and he’s not being played the ball. Thank the lord Sturridge is pointing this out.”
      Another wrote: “Sky Sports s**g off Hojlund but forget that he’s not getting any service.”
      Hohlund has another chance to return to form on Wednesday when he plays former club FC Copenhagen, where he began his career. More