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    Two more football fixtures axed due to freezing weather as icy blast pulverises sporting events this weekend

    TWO more EFL matches have been called off due to the Big Freeze gripping the UK.Freezing temperatures have wreaked havoc throughout the nation over the last few days, with sporting events galore being called off.
    The Big Freeze has wreaked havoc with this weekend’s EFL fixturesCredit: GETTY
    Notts County’s League Two clash with Stockport County has been called off due to a frozen pitch.Credit: NOTTS COUNTY
    Walsall’s clash with Accrington Stanley has also been postponedCredit: Getty
    And two League Two matches have been postponed just hours before kick-off due to frozen pitches.
    Notts County and Walsall’s respective clashes with Stockport County and Accrington Stanley have been axed due to unplayable pitches at Meadow Lane and the Bescot Stadium.
    The Magpies confirmed the postponement of their clash with Stockport via a statement on their official website and on Twitter.
    It read: “This afternoon’s Sky Bet League Two fixture against Stockport County has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.
    “Following persistently cold temperatures, which have fallen as low as -7 in Nottingham this week, the Meadow Lane playing surface is heavily frozen despite frost covers and heat lamps being used, as well as groundstaff working through the night.
    “Following a preliminary inspection by an EFL-appointed official yesterday, it was determined that the match referee should assess the surface at 8.30am this morning.
    “As the frost is well established and the sun cannot reach all areas of the playing surface, the referee had little confidence that today’s temperatures would improve conditions sufficiently for the match to safely go ahead.
    “And it was agreed that an early decision was sensible in the interests of both sets of supporters and their clubs.
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    “All match tickets and hospitality packages will remain valid for the rearranged fixture, with refunds being offered once a new date is confirmed.”
    Walsall wrote on Twitter: “GAME OFF.
    “Following a pitch inspection this morning and despite the best efforts of our grounds staff, today’s game against
    “Accrington Stanley has been postponed after the pitch was deemed unplayable.
    “A new date for the fixture will be confirmed in due course.”
    The cancellation of Stockport and Accrington’s trips to Nottingham and Walsall means that NINE EFL matches have now been cancelled due to frozen or waterlogged pitches.
    Cheltenham Town and Port Vale’s respective League One clashes with Carlisle United and Wycombe Wanderers have both been postponed due to unplayable pitches at Completely-Suzuki Stadium and Vale Park.
    Seven matches have been called off in League Two, with Salford City and AFC Wimbledon’s respective home clashes with Colchester United and Crawley Town both being off.
    As are Doncaster Rovers, Sutton United and Tranmere Rovers’ trips to Bradford, Mansfield and Swindon.
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    Oxford United’s League One clash with Northampton Town is also at risk of being called off.
    A pitch inspection is expected to take place at the Kassam Stadium at 11am.
    Seven League Two matches have been called offCredit: GETTY
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    Tommy Fury trolled by KSI fans over new look and convinced Love Island star is ‘auditioning for next Iron Man movie’

    KSI fans trolled Tommy Fury over his new look – and they even claimed that he looks like he is “auditioning for the next Iron Man movie”.Love Island star Fury, 24, beat social media sensations Jake Paul and KSI last year and remains linked with rematches.
    Tommy Fury has shared his new-look on social mediaCredit: Instagram
    The Love Island star posted this snap with the above messageCredit: Instagram
    He later posed with partner Molly-Mae in another selfie shared to his storyCredit: Instagram
    Fans of his rival KSI were quick to take the mick out of his new-lookCredit: Getty
    He first fought in February and survived a final round knockdown to beat Paul by split decision.
    British YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI then suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Fury in their October grudge match.
    Internet sensation KSI was fuming with the result and launched an appeal to the Professional Boxing Association.
    But the PBA insisted there are NO grounds to overturn the result of the Misifts melee as they rejected his appeal.
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    KSI, 30, now says he is taking time away from the ring after that setback.
    However, his fans are still stinging following the controversial decision – and they are letting Fury have it.
    Fury, whose girlfriend Molly-Mae gave birth to their first child – a baby girl named Bambi – last year, took to social media to share his new-look.
    He posted a gym selfie of his now longer hair style along with his restyled facial her.
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    He captioned it with: “Growing out the hair… and the sides of the beard are no more.”
    However, KSI supporters were quick to make fun of it, with one replying with a mocked up version of Iron Man with Fury’s face on it.
    Another wrote: “Bro think he Walter White.”
    A third asked: “Is Tommy Fury auditioning for a role in the next Iron Man movie?”
    While a fourth claimed: “KSI punched one or two brain cells outta him!”
    One fan mocked him up as Iron ManCredit: X
    Another fan compared him to Walter White and shared this mocked up snapCredit: X More

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    Hunky Premier League manager becomes sex symbol with fans stunned by women’s lewd comments to tweet

    PREMIER LEAGUE manager Rob Edwards has become a surprise sex symbol on social media. The 41-year-old has been in charge of Luton since 2022 and guided them to the top flight in his first season.
    Rob Edwards has become a surprise sex symbol among social media usersCredit: PA
    They sit just a point from safety, but it is not Edwards’ tactics that have caught the eye.
    His looks have caused a frenzy online, with social media users falling in love with the Hatters’ gaffer this week after an interview of him being interviewed went viral.
    A clip of Edwards – who is married – talking after Luton’s 2-1 FA Cup win over Bolton has been viewed nearly 14 MILLION times.
    One female fan said: “Oh wow.”
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    Another joked: “I need Luton to stay up. For personal reasons.”
    One gushed: “I hope Luton win the league and this man gets everything he wants in life.”
    Another commented: “Oh LAWD.”
    And some could not believe the fanfare surrounding the manager.
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    One said: “The ladies have lost all composure.”
    Another joked: “I didn’t have women thirsting over Rob Edwards on my season bingo card.”
    One added: “The quotes are killing me, they’ve clocked on to how handsome he is.”
    Fans can catch more of Edwards when his Luton side travel to Everton for their FA Cup fourth round clash on January 27th.

    Rob Edwards has been in charge of Luton since 2022Credit: Getty
    But it is not Edwards’ tactics that have caught the eyeCredit: Alamy
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    Joey Barton blasted after suggesting Eni Aluko is ‘playing the victim card’ as she ‘flees UK’ over his sexist rants

    JOEY Barton has been blasted for suggesting Eni Eluko is “playing the victim card” after “fleeing the country” in his latest sexist rant.The TV pundit, 36, appeared on Threesixtytv, an urban sports media and distribution company, to talk about harassment towards women in football broadcasting.
    Joey Barton has blasted Eni Eluko saying she ‘knows nothing about men’s football’Credit: PA
    The TV pundit, 36, appeared on Threesixtytv to talk about harassment towards women in football broadcastingCredit: Rex
    But Barton, 41, took to his X/ Twitter account to blast her appearanceCredit: Twitter / @Joey7Barton
    But Barton, 41, took to X/Twitter to blast her appearance saying “you’re dreadful as a pundit”.
    Alongside the TikTok live video, Barton wrote: “Cry me a f***ing river… I was waiting for the victim card to be played.
    “Eni, sorry luv, you’re dreadful as a pundit. Tone deaf, can’t count and most importantly you know next to nothing about men’s football.
    “You should have ran off to a desert island after your ‘Arteta phoning Pep to put a bid’ in nonsense. Everyone is laughing at you. Not just me.”

    But he was blasted online, with commenters taking aim at him for his sexist claims.
    One wrote: “You’re just trying to drive women out of the game.”
    Another added: “But you dislike her because she’s a woman, not because she’s a bad pundit.”
    A third said: “Let me ask you a serious question: when does fair comment become bullying?”
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    It comes after Aluko revealed she has left the UK fearing for her safety after being bombarded by online abuse, in a 15-minute video posted on her Instagram account.
    The star said she had not left her house until Friday but is “now abroad” after feeling “genuinely scared”.
    The post also included a stark warning that the online abuse of women working in football was in real danger of ending in tragedy.
    Barton sparked fury earlier this month when he took aim at Aluko and Lucy Ward.
    He dubbed them “the Fred and Rose West of football commentary”.
    Fred and Rose West were two of Britain’s worst serial killers.
    Barton made the comparison as he questioned their legitimacy as pundits after they covered Crystal Palace’s FA Cup draw with Everton.
    But instead of apologising after the backlash, the ex-Manchester City footballer launched another foul-mouthed tirade, likening Aluko to communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot.
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    Eni Aluko ‘flees the UK’ fearing her safety after Joey Barton’s sexist rants as she & Lucy Ward ‘take legal action’

    ENI Aluko says she has fled the country out of fear after Joey Barton’s sexist rants.Barton, 41, sparked fury earlier this month when he took aim at pundits Aluko and Lucy Ward, dubbing them “the Fred and Rose West of football commentary”.
    Barton compared female commentator Eni Aluko to a serial killerCredit: PA
    Aluko claims to have fled the UK after the sexist tiradeCredit: Instagram
    Joey Barton has made repeated claims that women should not commentate on men’s footballCredit: PA
    Fred and Rose West were two of Britain’s worst serial killers.
    Barton made the comparison as he questioned their legitimacy as pundits after they covered Crystal Palace’s FA Cup draw with Everton.
    But instead apologising after backlash, the ex-Manchester City footballer launched another foul-mouthed tirade, likening Aluko to communist dictators Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot.
    Now, Aluko has revealed she has left the UK fearing for her safety after being bombarded by online abuse, in a 15-minute video posted on her Instagram account.
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    The star said she had not left her house until Friday but is “now abroad” after feeling “genuinely scared”.
    The post also included a stark warning that the online abuse of women working in football was in real danger of ending in tragedy.
    She wrote: “I’ve genuinely been scared this week. I didn’t leave my house until Friday, and I’m now abroad.
    “Because it’s really important to say that online abuse has a direct impact on your safety and how safe you feel in real life. I felt under threat this week. I felt like something was going to happen to me.”
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    The former England striker also suggested she is taking legal action following Barton’s disgusting rants.
    She continued: “If you come out and are racist, or sexist or misogynistic and threaten people online, there are laws for that and that govern that behaviour. It’s not free. It’s not freedom of consequences, either.
    “There are consequences for that. And over the past week I’ve taken advice from lawyers and a course of action has now been decided upon.”
    The former England striker did not mention Barton by name but branded him the “loudest critic right now, who used to play for Man City”.
    Fellow pundit Ward is also set to take legal action over the disgraceful posts, according to the Telegraph.
    Barton was already facing Government and legal action over his “dangerous” posts on X, with Stuart Andrew, the sports minister, last week announcing he would “look at” what could be done about the former footballer’s rants about women.
    While Barton’s rants appear an attempt to gain publicity ahead of the launch of his podcast, Mr Andrew insisted he must be held accountable. 
    He said: “These are dangerous comments that open the floodgates for abuse and that’s not acceptable,’ Andrew said at a Department for Culture, Media and Sport select committee.
    “I’m slightly wary that these sort of people want the oxygen and I don’t want to fuel that.”
    Barton was called out on social media by the likes of Laura Woods, Bianca Westwood and Piers Morgan as well as thousands of fans following his controversial comments.
    And ITV Sport also hit back at Barton in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
    The ITV post said: “For Joey Barton, an ex-professional player with a significant social media presence, to target two of our pundits, Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward, with such vindictive remarks based on gender and to invoke the names of serial killers in doing so is clearly contemptible and shameful on his part.”
    Gary Neville backed the statement of ITV, his former employer, in a post on X.
    But Barton threatened the former Manchester United star saying he would “get emptied”.
    Barton then responded to ITV’s post with a foul-mouthed tirade.
    He wrote: “Shut up you f***ing idiots. Keep them off the telly. They’re ruining the game for everyone of us.
    “It’s what happens when you force under qualified, under prepared, tokenistic people onto us.
    “I will be calling them all serial killers from now on.”
    He then doubled down on his remarks, including likening Aluko to dictators Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot.
    Stalin was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century, including throughout World War II and is known for his totalitarian communist regime.
    Pol Pot, meanwhile, was another communist dictator who ruled Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea in the 70s.
    And on January 7 he then continued on his sexist rant against women footballing pundits with another vile accusation.
    The former Bristol Rovers manager alleged the experienced stars have used “pillow talk” and their “sexuality to get an advantage”.
    The post, on X, formerly Twitter, made several sexist accusations at unnamed women pundits.
    “We all know whose marriages you have violated. What info you got from the pillow talk to get ahead…”
    “I also, don’t blame you using your sexuality to get an advantage. It’s a big tool and everyone should use all there tools wisely in the game of life.”
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    Barton is one of football’s most controversial characters, and served time in prison in 2008 for assault.
    He was sacked as Bristol Rovers manager in October, weeks after fans slammed him for “throwing his own player under the bus.”
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    Glam British athlete Lauryn Davey shows off peachy bum in bikini yacht snaps as fans say ‘you definitely float my boat’

    OLYMPIC hopeful Lauryn Davey took social media by storm once more with another bikini snap.Lauryn has been causing a stir thanks to a host of steamy pics across her social media channels.
    Lauryn Davey took social media by storm once moreCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn posed in a tiny bikini for her Instagram followersCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn shares a series of steamy pics for her followersCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    This time, the 24-year-old took to Instagram to share some snaps from her most recent holiday.
    And the heptathlete left her 26,200 followers in awe with a tiny blue bikini.
    Lauryn posted on Instagram: “Whatever floats your boat.”
    The Welsh athlete’s fans were left absolutely stunned as they stormed the comments’ section.
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    One fan commented: “You definitely float my boat.”
    Another wrote: “Keep staying positive.”
    A third said: “How to make a bikini look hot.”
    This fan posted: “Looks stunning, the environment looks pretty good too.”
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    And that one gushed: “Beautiful.”
    Lauryn is currently a medical student at Swansea University alongside her exploits as a heptathlete.
    And the Brit hopes to represent Team GB at future games ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
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    Lauryn has attracted a large following on social mediaCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn shares a series of bikini picsCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    And she often leaves very little to imaginationCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn often shares pics of herself on holidayCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn also keeps fans updated on her fitnessCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn took social media by storm during her trip to SwedenCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    She braved the cold with a tiny bikiniCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    Lauryn is an Olympic hopefulCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
    She wants to join Team GB in the near futureCredit: Instagram @laurynlouisedavey
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    Brutal Boxing Day message Lauryn Goodman sent Kyle Walker’s wife Annie revealed – as love rat issues grovelling apology

    HEARTBROKEN Annie Kilner discovered hubby Kyle Walker had fathered a second love child with Lauryn Goodman when she got a Boxing Day message — from Lauryn herself.The model and influencer is understood to have bluntly written: “I don’t have two baby daddies — I have one.”
    Annie Kilner discovered hubby Kyle Walker had fathered a second love child with Lauryn Goodman, pictured, on Boxing Day
    Annie dumped Walker after a series of sex scandalsCredit: BackGrid
    England and Manchester City ace Kyle, 33, was then dumped by his  wife after admitting he was indeed the father.
    Lauryn had also forwarded a photo of Kyle enjoying a playdate with both their children in a park.
    Annie, 30, had long suspected he was the dad of Lauryn’s daughter, born in July, after he bought the model a £2million mansion.
    The Boxing Day exchange between the two confirmed her worst fears.  Annie banished the £160,000-a-week player from the family’s £2.4million home and has since ditched her wedding ring.

    Kyle moved to an apartment nearby and is said to be battling to save his two-year marriage.
    His apology yesterday comes after Annie — who has sons, Roman, Riaan and Reign, with the player — announced she was “taking time away” from him.
    He wrote on Instagram: “Annie is an amazing woman and I can only apologise for the upset I’ve caused her.”
    She had previously been humiliated after Kyle was unmasked as the father of Lauryn’s  son Kairo, born in April 2020.
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    He had promised to have nothing more to do with Lauryn  or his son.But in September 2022 he met her in secret at a lawyer’s office.
    The pair resumed contact and weeks later Lauryn was pregnant with their second child.
    Remarkably, as his complicated personal life threatened to unravel, Kyle’s performances on the pitch went from strength to strength.
    One pal said he had been living a double life while “playing the best football of his career”.
    In November, he was even handed the England captaincy for the first time for the 1-1 draw with North Macedonia.
    But on Boxing Day his betrayal finally caught up with him.A source said: “Lauryn had  had enough of the lies so told Annie everything on Boxing Day.
    “Annie was stunned but knew ultimately that Lauryn was telling her the truth. There is no hiding that fact. She thought she deserved to know the truth.”
    Another source told how the marriage had been on the rocks for months after Lauryn taunted her online about the identity of the baby’s father.
    They added: “The message she sent on Boxing Day confirmed what Annie already knew deep down. She didn’t want to believe it, but she knew. Kyle had bought her a house for more than  £2million.
    “There was no need for him to do that  unless he had something to hide. That raised suspicions.
    “Annie didn’t find out for a month and was livid.
    “Then on Boxing Day, Lauryn messaged Annie out of the blue.
    “They exchanged two or three messages and Annie was left in no doubt. Lauryn told her that her children had the same father.
    “She even sent her a photograph of Kyle with the two kids in a park. Annie confronted Kyle and he admitted it before being told to leave the house for good. The ground was shaky already after months of arguments over Lauryn but this was the final straw.”
    Annie hired Coleen Rooney’s victorious Wagatha Christie lawyer Paul Lunt and PR guru Rachel Monk as she plotted a fightback.And on Wednesday she fired the first shot by announcing her split from the love-cheat ace.
    She said on Instagram: “I am posting this in response to growing recent media enquiries about my marriage to Kyle and in an effort to protect my family against the intensity of the media spotlight. Sadly, after many years of marriage and three wonderful children together, I have decided to take some time away from Kyle.”
    The couple met as teenagers in their home city of Sheffield.
    But their troubles began after he made a £50million move from Tottenham to Manchester City in 2017.
    In 2019 it emerged he had romped with Ex On The Beach star Laura Brown in his Bentley.
    Model Annie kicked him out but gave him another chance.
    He was moving his stuff back in when he had a brief fling with Lauryn and she fell pregnant. Kyle moved out of the family home and began renting a luxury £8,000-a-month apartment in nearby Hale, Cheshire.
    He pleaded with Annie to take him back but was then exposed for breaking Covid  rules by hosting a £2,200 orgy with two hookers.
    Lauryn gave birth to Kairo in April then publicly unmasked Walker as his dad.
    Annie took him back again and he proposed with a £250,000  ring.The couple wed in December 2021 at Mottram Hall, Cheshire.
    It comes as the player romped with Ex On The Beach star Laura Brown in his Bentley 4×4 and was caught having a Covid busting orgy with two hookers.
    Last March the City star was seen on CCTV exposing himself in a bar and snogging a woman.
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    He dirty-danced with the woman — not his wife — and a female friend after he arrived at the Manchester venue drunk with male pals.
    Walker later voluntarily attended a police station for an interview for indecent exposure.
    Manchester City’s Kyle Walker has ‘no chance’ of getting back with Annie Kilner, a source said
    Walker apologised in an Instagram storyCredit: kylewalker2/Instagram
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    Elle Brooke transforms into ‘super s***’ as she calls out ‘Love Island reject’ and warns ‘I’m coming for the belt’

    ELLE BROOKE has warned “Love Island reject” AJ Bunker she is coming for her belt in a bizarre clip.OnlyFans star Elle shared a short video across her social media channels in which she portrays a satirical version of Superman called super s***.
    Elle Brooke transformed into super s*** in a bizarre clipCredit: X @holdthatelle
    Elle warned AJ Bunker she is coming for her Misfits middleweight championshipCredit: X @holdthatelle
    Elle will face AJ this month in the upcoming Misfits editionCredit: X @holdthatelle
    Elle’s awkward clip received mixed reviews on social mediaCredit: X @holdthatelle
    The 25-year-old is seen lounging in a sofa when another character portraying another parody role similar to James Bond’s M walks in to discuss the super hero’s next mission.
    The Brit is offered the chance to prevent nuclear disaster and save an orphanage but she snubs both ideas.
    The amateur boxer is then given the opportunity to finish a “Love Island reject” who is “trying to stay relevant”.
    Elle then said: “The darkest scourge on our society. Let’s go.”
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    The clip received mixed reviews with some of her die-hard fans seeing the humour.
    One fan tweeted: “AWESOME!! We love your sense of humour, so spot on for today’s social media obsessions.
    SuperS**g (or SuperS**t for North Americans here) to the rescue!!”
    Another posted: “This one’s good.”
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    And that one wrote: “I like this one too.”
    But there were also some who couldn’t get past the whole awkwardness.
    This user tweeted: “You’re so cringe.”
    That one said: “Absolute beg.”
    And a third stated: “I can’t even.”
    AJ will defend the Misfits middleweight championship against Elle this month in Leeds.
    Their first fight in July was full of bad blood and saw Elle come out on top with the judges scoring the bout 40-36 in her favour.
    Inside Elle’s glamorous life as a boxer and OnlyFans star…
    Elle traded in OnlyFans for boxingCredit: PA
    Elle boasts 843k followersCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    She also showed fans a red outfitCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    Elle always embraces the seasons traditionsCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong

    She also like to pose in laceCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    She recently posed in a pink lingerieCredit: Instagram / @thedumbledong
    And also embraced yellowCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    The social media sensation posed with a championship beltCredit: Instagram / @thedumbledong
    Elle recently visited the USCredit: Instagram @thedumbledong
    Including visiting TexasCredit: https://www.instagram.com/thedumbledong/
    The amateur boxer has posed for several photoshootsCredit: instagram More