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      Emile Heskey lands new job at security firm as England cult hero, 47, vows to make ‘huge impact’

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      EMILE Heskey has landed a shock new job as a security firm director.The move is the culmination of a lifelong friendship between the former England forward and Nottingham-based Octavian founder Sukhi Ghuman.Emile Heskey has landed a new job as a director at a security firmCredit: GettyHeskey won multiple trophies with Liverpool and LeicesterCredit: Getty Images – GettyHeskey, 47, said: “The company is a real route for progression for me. “I first met Sukhi at school and we’ve really worked on this relationship for the last 15 years.  “It’s my mission to encourage more athletes into the business world to not only learn, but also share their winning mindset and help businesses grow.”Octavian Security works alongside blue chip and public sector organisations to manage risk, provide manpower resource and protect their operations and interests.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSThe 62-cap England striker will juggle his new job with his role as the Head of Football Development at Leicester City Women.Ghuman said: “This is a move that has been long in the making.“Emile understands from his days at the top of football that you need inner strength and determination to succeed.“I can’t wait to watch him make a huge impact on Octavian.”Most read in FootballHeskey enjoyed a professional football career spanning more than two decades. CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSMaking his debut as a 17-year-old, Heskey won the FA Cup and the Uefa Cup and Uefa Super Cup with Liverpool.He also lifted four League Cups across spells with Leicester and the Reds and played 633 club career games, scoring 130 goals. Ex-England ace Emile Heskey facing bankruptcy in latest battle with taxmanHe also scored seven goals for England, including in the memorable 5-1 win away in Germany in 2001.He has two sons Jaden, 19, and Reigan, 17, who both play as forwards for Man City’s under-21s.Heskey Snr also enjoyed spells with Birmingham City and Aston Villa in his club career.Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club. More

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      Man Utd ‘line up Flamengo right-back Wesley Franca, 21, in transfer worth over £20m’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are targeting a summer swoop for Flamengo star Wesley Franca, according to reports.The 21-year-old right-back has risen through the ranks at the Brazilian giants.Wesley Franca (right) is being targeted by Manchester UnitedCredit: AlamyThe full-back has starred for Flamengo since breaking into the first-team two years agoCredit: ReutersWesley was a near-ever present as Flamengo finished third in Brazil’s Serie A last season. The versatile defender is being watched by Red Devils scouts ahead of a potential £25million move, according to reports in Brazil.Reports claim Ruben Amorim wants to put Wesley on the right side of his 3-4-3 system.United splashed the cash on Patrick Dorgu earlier this week, bringing in the left-sided full-back from Lecce.READ MORE ON MAN UTD NEWSBut any deal for Wesley is likely to take place after the Club World Cup.Flamengo are taking part in the revamped 63-game competition, which gets underway on June 14.The club have already rejected a bid worth over £20m from Russian side Zenit for Wesley.And they believe they could receive an even bigger offer from United in the summer.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSUnited have yet to fire under Amorim, with reports suggesting almost the entire squad could be up for sale.The Portuguese boss has been unable to turn around the club’s fortunes since arriving in November.Ruben Amorim insists Man Utd are ‘trying everything’ to improve his squad after Crystal Palace defeat Amorim has since claimed he is in charge of the “worst Manchester United team in history”.And the 40-year-old admitted last month he had lost his temper in the dressing room following a 3-1 defeat to Brighton, breaking a TV.Amorim said: “I’m a young guy and sometimes I make a mistake.”That’s why I don’t [usually] speak after the game. This game, I needed to talk and maybe it was a mistake.”Then I get more nervous and go to the [press] conference really nervous and say things you should not say.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I don’t promise I will not do it again. I don’t know, but I’ll try to improve.”Amorim later clarified his comments, adding: “I did not say I was nervous. I said the team was nervous and I was frustrated.”Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club. More

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      ‘You have no life’ – Cristiano Ronaldo reveals brutal messages from pals after spending 40th birthday in recovery mode

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO has revealed the brutal messages he gets from his pals… even on his 40th birthday.The five-time Ballon d’Or winner spent part of his milestone birthday in recovery mode, as shown in a social media post.Cristiano Ronaldo spent part of his birthday in compression bootsRonaldo shared a picture of himself on the sofa with both of his legs enveloped by £4,000 cryo compression boots.The post showed just how dedicated the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star is to keeping himself in shape.However, Ronaldo has admitted that some of his friends are not impressed with his passion.He revealed in an interview that some will say he has “no life”. READ MORE ON FOOTBALLCR7 told Canal 11: “If you say to me ‘do you still like training?'”I still like training. Is it the same as I felt when I was 20? No, it’s not the same.”But I still feel the passion. Of doing a finishing training, of being there competing with others, left foot, right foot. I still like it.”And it’s strange, there are a lot of my friends who say ‘you have no life’.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”It’s true, but I like it. I know it will end.”In a year, or two, or three. I don’t know. And I don’t care either.”Cristiano Ronaldo praises event as he attends UFC in Saudi Arabia Ronaldo has suggested he may play on for a few more seasonsCredit: GettyRonaldo’s comments also suggest that the forward could continue his playing career for a few more seasons.And he believes that should he retire he would end his career as the best ever.Ronaldo said: “I am the best player ever, I believe that.”I’m fast, I’m strong, [I score] with my head, with the left, no one has ever been more complete than me.“You may prefer Pele, Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, I understand and respect that.“If I finish on 920, 925 goals… it doesn’t matter to me at all. I am the best in history. Period.READ MORE SUN STORIES“If I reach 1,000 goals, great. If not, that’s fine too. Numbers don’t lie.”Meanwhile, he has recently hit out at some former managers of his as he insisted some of them were “clueless” about football.Inside Cristiano Ronaldo’s incredible lifeAS arguably the greatest player of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo lives a life befitting such a superstar.Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club. More

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      Dillian Whyte and Hughie Fury’s boxing records CHANGED as rival has 10 years of results wiped over failed drug test

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      DILLIAN WHYTE and Hughie Fury are among the fighters set to see their boxing records altered.It comes after fresh doping violations by former world title challenger Alexander Povetkin came to light.Alexander Povetkin is serving a four-year suspension for a recently-discovered failed drug testCredit: GETTYThe Russian tested positive for ostarine in 2014 but his failed test went unreportedCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdPovetkin has had ten years’ worth of results scrubbed from his record, including his 2020 KO of Dillian WhyteCredit: MARK ROBINSONThe Russian has secretly been serving a FOUR-YEAR drugs ban.And the historic anti-doping rule break, which has only just come to light, has cost him a DECADE of fight results.Povetkin, 45, has been slapped with the sanction after it was discovered he’d failed a drug test back in October 2014.An investigation by the International Testing Agency into systemic doping in Russian sports discovered a sample returned by Povetkin after his clash with Carlos Takam came back positive for Ostarine.READ MORE BOXING NEWSBut he continued boxing as the positive sample, which was retrieved from the Moscow Laboratory by the World Anti-Doping Agency, went UNREPORTED.Povetkin tested positive for Ostarine and Meladonium – the drug at the centre of Maria Sharapova’s doping scandal – in 2016 and was hit with a one-year ban.But the uncovering of his failed test in 2014 has seen him handed a four-year sanction.An ITA statement read: “After being notified of the case and informed of his procedural rights, the athlete decided not to challenge the anti-doping rule violation.Most read in BoxingHughie Fury lost to Povetkin in 2019Credit: News Group Newspapers LtdAlexander Povetkin’s legacy is now in tattersCredit: REUTERS”Povetkin’s ban came into effect on October 21 2024 and will be in force until October 20 2028.“In addition, the athlete’s results from October 25 2014 until the start of the athlete’s provisional suspension on October 21 2024 have been disqualified.Whyte vs Povetkin 2 – Round by round”Including the results obtained during a boxing match held on the night of October 24/25 2014.”The wiping out of a decade’s worth of wins for Povetkin has seen his triumphs over Brits Hughie Fury, David Price and Whyte overturned to No Contests.Povetkin first met Whyte in 2020, with the Russian triumphing by KO.They fought again in March the following year with Whyte emerging victorious. Hughie Fury lost to Povetkin at the O2 in 2019. Povetkin, however, won’t feel the brunt of ITA’s heavy sanction as he hung up his gloves in June 2021.Shortly after the announcement of his retirement, he said: “The years take their tolI”I have all kinds of injuries that still need to be treated. The time has come for me to end my career.”READ MORE SUN STORIESPovetkin has yet to speak on his second period of ineligibility, which matters very little considering the fact he’s retired.But his achievements inside the ring, including his gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Greece, will forever be tainted by his two failed drug tests. More

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      Jake Paul’s next fight will be ‘BIGGER than Mike Tyson’ after emerging as shock contender for Canelo Alvarez bout

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      JAKE PAUL’S next fight could be even BIGGER than his bout against Mike Tyson. The YouTuber-turned-boxer brought heavyweight great Tyson out of retirement in November for a showdown streamed on Netflix. Jake Paul’s next fight has been teased as bigger than Mike TysonCredit: GettyControversy surrounded the clash due to the age difference but over 100MILLION people still tuned in to watch Paul’s points win. The American is now back in training and teasing his next fight. And during an episode of older brother Logan’s podcast, Paul phoned in and revealed his boxing return will be announced soon. Logan’s co-host Mike Majlak then added: “We can’t say. It’s the craziest thing of all time, insane. Bigger than Tyson.” READ MORE IN boxing Paul, 28, banked himself £30MILLION for his fight with Tyson, 58, and improved his record to 11-1. He kept fans guessing with by teasing details over his next fight online by posting: “It’s time. Sat July 5th. New York, New York.” But soon after, Mexican journalist Julianis Julius claimed that Paul and Canelo Alvarez are close to agreeing a shock fight in May. He reported online: “There is already an agreement for Jake Paul to be Canelo Alvarez’s rival in May of this year, a source very close to the operation informs me.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS”The event will be co-promoted by Canelo Promotions & MVP & PBC.”Paul has long called out Canelo – who has also refused to rule out the fight in the past. Jake Paul ‘has agreement to fight P4P great Canelo Alvarez in May’ but fans all fear what it means But Canelo currently reigns as champion of the 168lb super-middleweight division at 12 stone. Paul’s last fight was his heavyweight debut – bulking up to 16st 2lb – having been campaigning at the 14st 4lb cruiserweight limit of 200lb. That means there is a FOUR STONE difference between the two. Canelo, 34, is also in line to fight unbeaten American Terence Crawford, 37, in a September blockbuster. But he is without an opponent for his usual Cinco de Mayo weekend opponent in May. Paul was probed on his callouts of Canelo on the All The Smoke Fight podcast and he replied: “He’s not a monster in my eyes.”This is the thing, everyone’s going to tune in to want to see me f***ing die, basically.”And Canelo said on the Full Send Podcast in 2023: “When I’m done with boxing, why not? Yeah, maybe.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I think it’s good cause, what happens is other people who never watch boxing, they don’t know anything about boxing, they want to watch Jake Paul because he brings fans from another world.”Canelo Alvarez is linked with a May fight against Jake PaulCredit: Reuters More

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      Arsenal must achieve never-before-seen feat in Carabao Cup semi-final with odds stacked against them versus Newcastle

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      ARSENAL must overcome a never-before-seen feat in order to progress to the Carabao Cup final.Mikel Arteta’s side lost the first leg of the semi-final to Newcastle 2-0 at the Emirates.Arsenal lost the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final to NewcastleCredit: GettyAnthony Gordon netted the second goal in the Magpies victoryCredit: GettyAlexander Isak and Anthony Gordon netted in the clash last month to put Eddie Howe’s side in a great position.The Gunners face the Magpies tonight at St James’ Park but face an uphill battle due to the deficit.In the history of the competition, only 24 times has a team come back from a first-leg defeat to reach the final.On two occasions, that has been by a team that has lost at home, but both of those were only by one goal.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLOne of these was Arsenal as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in 1987 at White Hart Lane after losing 1-0 at home.The Gunners then won the replay 2-1 away from home to reach the final.Only once has a team come from a two-goal deficit to progress to the final.This was in 1994 when Aston Villa recovered from a 3-1 defeat by Tranmere to win the second leg by the same scoreline and then go through after penalties.Most read in FootballBut no team has ever gone through after losing the home leg first by a margin of two goals or more.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSArteta, 42, has insisted that Arsenal have been boosted by their shock 5-1 win over Manchester City.He also claimed that the mental state of the team is much improved from the first leg.Where Arsenal’s transfer window went wrong with Mikel Arteta more reliant on Havertz than ever and no back-up strikerHe said: “When you compare the emotional state of the team straight after the defeat and the manner that it happened and how we are, today is very different because we come from very strong performances, some great wins and especially the last one at home against Manchester City.”After that game we’ll have a break so it’s the moment to go full gas.”The next step is a final in Wembley so we know how big that is, and you can feel it straight away.”The boost the game against City gave us, the manner that we won it, and the fact that it is a game in the competition where we are closest to a final, so we’re going to give it a real go.”Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme – Sun Club. More

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      Former world heavyweight champion who KO’d Lennox Lewis, 59, wins second comeback fight as opponent retires

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      FORMER heavyweight world champion Oliver McCall won his second comeback fight aged 59 – but fans are far from impressed.McCall famously knocked out Lennox Lewis in 1994 but lost the rematch three years later.Oliver McCall won his second comeback fight aged 59Credit: X @IFLTVLennox Lewis twice fought McCallCredit: AFPFrank Bruno beat McCall for the WBC title in 1995Credit: Getty Images – GettyHe initially retired in 2019 but McCall made a surprise return in Nashville in November just days after Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson. McCall defeated 54-year-old opponent Stacy Frazier in the second round after a fairly laboured combination of punches.And he followed it up with a stoppage over Gary Cobia, a 52-year-old police sheriff from Utah – who now has a record of three wins and five losses. Cobia took an uppercut in the first round which left him bleeding from the nose and unable to fight on into round two. READ MORE IN BOXINGMcCall – who lost the WBC title in 1995 to Frank Bruno – now has 61 wins and 14 losses on his record as fans voiced their concern over his prolonged career.One said: “Disgraceful.”Another added: “Anyone over 50 should not be getting hit in the head.”YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul’s fight with Tyson was marred in controversy amid the age gap between them. Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITSThey boxed over eight, shorter two minute rounds wearing bigger 14oz gloves on as Tyson, 58, returned after 20 YEARS out the ring. Paul, 28, won a dull points decision and McCall called out the 11-1 celebrity after his comeback victory last year. He said: “I’ll knock Jake Paul out. Bring on Jake Paul and I wanna get revenge for Nate Robinson and then Mike Tyson. That would be awesome.”Former world champion who KO’d Lennox Lewis, 59, sends 54-year-old opponent crashing to canvas in brutal stoppage More

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      Tottenham snap up England star’s son seven months after older brother signed contract in different sport

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      TOTTENHAM have signed Martin Offiah’s son Phoenix.The rugby league legend scored over 500 tries throughout his career and is the top try-scoring English player ever. Phoenix Offiah has signed for TottenhamCredit: InstagramHis dad Martin is a rugby league legendCredit: Graham Hughes – The TimesHis youngest son Phoenix, 15, has been snapped up by Spurs after previously being on the books of Crystal Palace, Brentford and Queens Park Rangers. Having put pen to paper on his contract, the young striker wrote on Instagram: “Thank you to everyone who helped me along my journey.”Happy to say that I have signed for Tottenham. Grind don’t stop now.”His proud dad, who has passed his lightening quick pace down to his kids, said: “Another proud day in the Offiah household. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”Phoenix signs for Spurs seven months after his older brother Tyler signed for Bath Rugby. The hard work starts now my boy.”On his journey, dad Martin previously said: “It’s been a long road for Phoenix to get this far. He played rugby union at Ealing Trailfinders, like his brother, up until the age of eight and scored a really good try at Twickenham.”After that, he said ‘Dad, I want to play football’, but he was just as good at rugby as Tyler. “It wasn’t for him, though, and I said, ‘It’s your life, I’ll support you on your journey’. Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS”So when he was about ten he got scouted by QPR and Fulham.”He chose QPR because it was closer to home and spent two years in their development system. Inside making of Spurs whiz Bergvall who outshone Kulusevski and Gyokeres as kid “When QPR told Phoenix that he wasn’t the finished article, he was very distraught and went away to work hard on his skills.”Phoenix’s brother Tyler, 18, is yet to make his senior rugby union debut but has featured for England’s Under-18s.Sport runs in the Offiah family as their cousin Odeluga is on the books of Brighton.The 22-year-old defender has featured ten times for the Seagulls and is currently out on loan at League One outfit Blackpool.Odeluga Offiah plays for BlackpoolCredit: Getty More