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Gary Lineker stands by his criticism of the government’s Rwanda asylum policy
Just two months after he was made to step back from presenting Match of the Day for using his social media platforms to express support for migrants and refugees, former England football captain Gary Lineker has been given a human rights award in Italy.
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BBC impartiality ‘undermined’, says Times columnist
We spoke to Alastair Campbell, former director of communications to Tony Blair, who now hosts a podcast produced by Gary Lineker’s company, and Times columnist Matthew Syed, who himself hosts a BBC radio programme.
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Gary Lineker to ‘step back’ from presenting Match of the Day after tweets criticising government asylum policy
“We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone”, the BBC insisted this evening as they announced that Gary Lineker would not be presenting Match of the Day after his series of tweets criticising the government’s asylum policy and comparing their language to Germany in the 1930s.
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Newcastle United face fresh ownership questions
The Premier League is coming under pressure to examine the Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United football club after its chairman was named in court documents as “a sitting minister” of the Riyadh government.
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Yorkshire cricket racism hearing: Azeem Rafiq gives evidence
The former Yorkshire County cricketer Azeem Rafiq has been giving evidence at the English Cricket Board hearing into allegations of institutional racism at the club – which has been accused of bringing the game into disrepute.
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Will new football regulator hand power back to fans?
For decades football fans say they have been ignored and many have watched the clubs they love going out of business.
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A link between higher cocaine use and rising violence at football matches, says head of UK football policing
We spoke to Chief Constable Mark Roberts, head of the UK football policing unit, and began by asking him how concerned we should be about rising football violence.
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What’s behind the rise in violence at football matches in England and Wales since lockdown?
Reports of incidents at games have risen to their highest levels in nearly a decade.
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‘Pelé was the first Black global sporting star’, says Darren Lewis
We spoke to Darren Lewis, assistant editor and football writer at the Daily Mirror, and began by asking him what made Pelé so special as a sportsman.
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Pelé: Tributes paid across the world to Brazil football legend
Landmarks across Brazil have been lit up in memory of the footballing legend Pelé – as the country began three days of national mourning.
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World Cup quarter-final: Fans predict outcome of England France clash
Millions of fans are expected to watch England’s World Cup quarter-final knockout clash with France.
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Brittney Griner arrives home in Texas after being freed from Russia in prisoner exchange
Vladimir Putin has said that further prisoner swaps between the US and Russia were possible – and that dialogue between the two country’s intelligence services would continue – following the release of Brittney Griner. The basketball star today arrived home in Texas having been freed from a Russian penal colony in return for a notorious…
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‘I don’t want disabled people not knowing that sports are out there for them’, says England Powerchair Football captain
As Harry Kane leads his team out against Senegal tomorrow, a fellow England football captain will be cheering him on from back home.
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World Cup 2022 kicks off with hosts Qatar playing Ecuador
Attention has swung to Qatar where the football world cup has just got underway.
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Qatar World Cup: ‘Five-time champions Brazil are favourites to win’
On Sunday, the World Cup will finally kick off with hosts Qatar facing Ecuador followed by a frenetic three weeks of games.