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      Man Utd legend lands brand new Sky show that will see him travel round tourist attractions

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      YOU can always rely on Roy Keane to produce TV gold, so watching him visit UK and Ireland’s tourist attractions should be fun.Cameras are following the former Manchester United captain as he joins fellow Sky Sports pundit and ex-Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher on Gary Neville’s The Overlap On Tour.
      Roy Keane will join Jamie Carragher on Gary Neville’s The Overlap On TourCredit: Rex
      The trio will be filmed travelling to cities, stopping at tourist hotspots, grassroots clubs and other sites with special meaning to to them in their careers.
      The Sky Max series this summer also features footage from the fan forums where they will be grilled by fan across the UK and Ireland.
      Former United player Gary said: “With Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher for company, we’ve got great live events lined up for London, Liverpool, Manchester and Dublin.”
      Earlier this week, Roy Keane admitted his “embarrassing” fitness levels are the reason why he has turned down legends matches.
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      The Manchester United icon hung up his boots aged 34 back in 2006 after one season with Celtic.
      And on the face of it he has continued to keep himself in good shape more than a decade on from his final match as a player.
      However, Keane has now revealed that he is incredibly unfit and said that he even struggles to run.
      Speaking to Off The Ball, he said: “I’m not fit. I’m far from fit. My fitness levels are actually very, very embarrassing.
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      “Just because I’ve not put on loads of weight doesn’t mean to say I’m fit. I wouldn’t really be able to do any running.
      “Put it this way, I’ve been invited a number of times over the last few years to play legends games or whatever you want to call it.
      “I’d find it really difficult because I wouldn’t be able to get around. Too many injury problems.
      “I try to have a decent diet and I’m obviously weary about putting on too much weight.
      “But I certainly wouldn’t be fit enough to go on any sort of run. I do a small bit of cycling but even that – I’m not exactly Sean Kelly.” More

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      London Sunday league footballer enjoys taste of the professional game….in Kazakhstan

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      A SUNDAY league footballer has enjoyed a taste of the professional game — in Kazakhstan.Isima Musa, 24, was once on Wycombe Wanderers’ books but was released at 18 and feared his dreams were over.
      Isima Musa was once on Wycombe Wanderer’s books but was released at 18Credit: SWNS
      Now Isima has gone from parks football to the elite level — turning out for FC Kyzylzhar.
      He was invited to play for the Kazakhstan Premier League side in a pre-season game after impressing in training.
      Isima, from Farringdon, Central London, said: “I played the second half and got an assist.
      “We lost 4-1. But I was just happy to be on a professional pitch getting minutes.
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      “I’m excited for the opportunities now.”
      Isima, who also got a surprise call-up to the Rwanda under-23 squad in 2021, is looking for a team back in the UK.
      Isima trained for a month-and-a-half before being given 45 minutes in a game earlier this month.
      He said: “I was out there for pre-season.
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      “I played one game, against a Romanian team.
      “My agent’s connections sorted it out.
      “The club was looking for a forward.
      “I was out there for a month and everything was all paid for – travel, food and accommodation.
      “I couldn’t stay as there was an issue with the visa.
      “But, for my own journey, just being on the pitch – it was a blessing.
      “I’m excited for the opportunities now.”
      Kazakhstan, the home country of the fictional Borat Sagdiyev, adopted Sacha Baron Cohen’s brash, moustachioed character’s catchphrase – “Very nice!” – for a new tourism campaign.
      But Isima, now back in the UK and on the hunt for another team, loves the country. More

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      I lost my phone in a pub and when I got it back I saw a mystery punter had puts bets on with it – and won me a huge sum

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      A DRINKER who got back his lost phone saw a mystery punter had put bets on with it — and won him more than £650.Christopher Dennis, 52, now wants to give them a £300 reward.
      A mystery punter won Christopher Dennis more than £650 after placing a string of winning wagers on his lost phone
      The property agent was out with pals when he lost his mobile on January 16.
      The unlocked device was then handed in three days later — and he saw someone placed 14 football wagers on his Betfair account.
      Incredibly, they won him just over £650, with the punter cashing out before some ended to seal the wins.
      Christopher, of Cambridgeshire, said: “I’m really curious to find out who put these bets on.
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      “They are obviously a betting genius and I’d like some tips! I definitely owe them a few drinks, but I’d like to offer them £300 as a thank you.
      “The most I’d won before was £80 on Argentina winning the World Cup.”
      Christopher, who had been drinking at the Champion Of The Thames pub in Cambridge, went on: “I like to imagine that when they kept on winning they realised they couldn’t take the money out as it would just go to my bank account, so they handed the phone in.”
      He added: “I’ve learned my lesson though — I really need to set the lock on my phone, otherwise this could have ended up very differently.”
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      Former world boxing champion Kell Brook filmed snorting line of white powder at party in his home

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      BOXER Kell Brook has been filmed snorting a line of white powder at a party in his home.Footage shows the former world champion bending over a glass-topped coffee table.
      Boxer Kell Brook has been filmed snorting a line of white powder in a party at his home
      Footage shows him snorting the substance through a roll-up from a glass coffee table
      Kell then appears worse for wears as he shadow boxes in front of a framed picture of him on the wall
      More white powder is heaped next to a plastic “wrap” and the star — nicknamed Special K — mumbles “nice”.
      The 36-year-old appears the worse for wear as he shadow boxes in front of a framed portrait of him having won the IBF welterweight title in 2014.
      Last night his manager Terry Thompson insisted it was “a joke”.
      Brook wore a T-shirt featuring boxing legend Joe Louis at the Sheffield party.
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      A source said: “He had a bit of a gathering at his house where people were drinking spirits and smoking.
      “He was snorting white powder.”
      Wife Lindsey, 35, who was often seen in the ring after his fights, and their three children were believed to be away.
      Brook’s last bout was almost a year ago when he beat bitter rival Amir Khan — who in 2012 wrote on Twitter: “I’ve heard things about Kell Brook.
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      “He’s been seen taking cocaine.
      “Boxing is a professional sport for those who have discipline and respect.”
      Brook announced his retirement in May after winning 40 of 43 professional fights.
      But he said recently he would return to the ring for the right offer.
      He has been touted as an opponent for light-middleweight Liam Smith who beat Chris Eubank Junior last weekend.
      Our source added: “Kell seems a bit lost without boxing, and it seems like it would be better for him if he made a comeback.
      “He seems to be surrounded by the wrong people, who are not a good influence on him.”
      Brook, who is pals with England and Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker, was brought up in a council house in Sheffield.
      He began boxing aged 12 and turned professional at 18 — quickly winning title belts.
      But he had problems outside the ring.
      In 2007 he was stabbed in the buttocks outside a nightclub in Sheffield.
      In 2014 he beat Shawn Porter in California to become IBF World Welterweight champion.
      But two weeks later he was slashed three times with a machete in Tenerife and needed 32 metal staples.
      In 2016 he lost a fight while suffering a broken eye socket.
      In 2020 he admitted suffering depression afterwards, recalling: “It ruined me.
      “It was a very dark time.
      “I needed counsellors, the lot.
      “Words can’t describe how low I’ve been.”
      Manager Mr Thompson said of the party clip: “This is a thing that has sort of got out of hand.
      “They were at his house, they were having a laugh.
      “They were joking about things.
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      “He said to them, ‘Film me having a laugh’.”
      Asked if the powder was cocaine, he replied: “No.”
      Kell became the IBF World Welterweight champion in 2009Credit: Getty More

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      Man Utd ace Marcus Rashford set to become even richer with clever business move

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      MAN United star Marcus Rashford is using his head and trying to trademark his goal celebration.The striker, 25, has been pointing to his bonce each time he scores.
      Marcus Rashford has kicked off a footballing trend which has since gone global with fans and fellow professionalsCredit: Alamy
      Rashford has coined a celebration where he points to his head each time he scoresCredit: Getty
      His finger salute is a nod to boss Erik ten Hag, who has instilled a positive mental attitude in Rashford — who has nine
      Premier League goals so far this season.
      Other stars including Brighton’s Danny Welbeck, Newcastle United’s Joelinton and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka have all imitated the celebration.
      Now Rashford has applied to the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to trademark a silhouette design.
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      If passed, the patent would protect against bootlegs for ten years on everything from computer games and digital images to sports gear, clothing, shoes, phone cases, books educational and motivational services.
      An intellectual property lawyer said: “This will give Marcus and his advisors the ability to take action against third parties who may be using the relevant image in the course of trade without consent.”
      Explaining the motivation behind the new celebration, England ace Rashford said: “It’s a completely different energy around the club. That puts me in a better headspace and I just feel really motivated now. That’s the area I was struggling in.”
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      Sergio Ramos’ stunning wife Pilar Rubio, 44, stuns in a tiny grey lingerie set

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      MODEL Pilar Rubio takes a plunge in a grey lingerie set.The 44-year-old Spanish TV presenter flaunted her toned physique in the Selmark Lingerie shoot.
      Pilar Rubio flaunted her toned physique in the Selmark Lingerie shootCredit: Selmark
      Pilar revealed last year that she and Sergio have sex every dayCredit: Splash
      Mum-of-four Pilar is married to Paris Saint-Germains star Sergio Ramos, 36, and revealed last year that the couple have sex every day.
      When asked how often she had romped with her husband-of-three-years in the last month, the stunning brunette replied: “We do it every day, except for the days when I am in Madrid.
      “Today for instance, thanks to you, I can’t.”
      Told by the shocked host of chat show La Resistencia they were like Avengers superheroes having sex so often with four youngsters in the house, she added: “My children are in bed at 9.30pm. Sex is life.”
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      She insisted the fact they had four kids had no impact on their sex life.
      Rubio tried to turn the tables by asking host David Broncano about how often he did it – but was told he had no children so there was no comparison.
      In her tell-all interview, Rubio – who has commuted between Paris and Madrid since Ramos joined PSG in 2021 – also claimed she had just £46,000 in the bank.
      Seeing the admission was causing as much shock as her confession about sex with Sergio Ramos, she added: “I’m talking about the current account which is the one I saw.”
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      The former Real Madrid defender and his wife, whose four children are all boys, married in June 2019 at Seville Cathedral seven years after they started dating.
      Pilar and Sergio married in June 2019 at Seville Cathedral seven years after they started datingCredit: AP:Associated Press More

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      Punters visiting black market online gambling sites tripled during the World Cup

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      THE number of punters visiting black market online gambling sites tripled during the World Cup, research shows.A total of 250,000 used unregulated overseas firms during the tournament — up from 80,000 in the same period in 2021.
      The number of visitors to black market gambling sites tripled during the World CupCredit: Getty
      The betting industry says it takes under 30 seconds to sign up to a black market site compared to 12 minutes for a regulated UK operator.
      It comes as ministers prepare to publish a gambling white paper.
      Michael Dugher, CEO at the Betting and Gaming Council, said punters face a “dire threat” from “the growing unsafe, unregulated black market”.
      He said the regulated industry worked hard to protect young people during the World Cup by adhering to strict regulations while black market operators “preyed on the vulnerable”.
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      He added: “While the regulated industry was going to great lengths to protect young people during the World Cup and adhering to strict regulations and promoting safer gambling, black market operators were preying on the vulnerable.
      “These unlicensed sites offer none of the safer gambling tools promoted by our members, they pay no tax and employ no one, they do not contribute a penny to sport or services tackling gambling harm.
      “Rather than dismissing the problem, the regulator and the Government need to tread extremely carefully and resist blanket intrusive affordability checks at low levels that push even more punters to these dangerous sites.”
      He praised the research by Yield Sec, a US-based licensed gaming marketplace.
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      Brooklyn Beckham spotted in LA wearing dad David’s England No7 England footie shirt

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      BROOKLYN Beckham looks a strip off the old block as he wears dad David’s England No7 footie shirt.Becks’s eldest son, 23, was spotted in the top on a stroll with wife Nicola Peltz, 28, and their fluffy white dog Lamb in LA.
      Nicola and Brooklyn were spotted out with their beloved pooch in LACredit: BackGrid
      Becks’ oldest son wore his dad’s England No7 footie shirtCredit: BackGrid
      Brooklyn’s famous dad David during his England playing careerCredit: EPA
      Brooklyn just looked like his famous dad while accompanied by the 28-year-old actress, who looked effortlessly glam in a North Face jacket and designer sunglasses.
      It comes after Brooklyn was among those ridiculed on New York Magazine’s “The Year Of The Nepo Baby” cover, which criticised the over-privileged children of famous parents.
      Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose Depp and Melanie Griffiths’ daughter Dakota Johnson were also included in the article.
      Brooklyn and Nicola welcomed pup Lamb to their family in October.
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      The famous couple started dating in October 2019.
      They initially met in 2017 but only started going out two years later.
      They tied the knot at the Peltz family mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, last April.
      Nicola’s breakthrough role came when she played Katara in the 2010 film The Last Airbender.
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