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Fox chief says Emmy Awards show won't have a host this year in order to fit in tributes to shows

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards are following in the Oscar's footsteps and forgoing a host for this year's ceremony, hosted by Fox. It will allow the show to highlight departing shows.




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HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson's difficult coronavirus briefing

HENRY DEEDES: The PM's prognosis was: no pubs, no clubs, and no more trips to the theatre. In fact, no heading outdoors unless extremely necessary.




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HENRY DEEDES watches baffled boffins at the Downing Street briefing 

HENRY DEEDES: Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, looked mildly blank when the thorny issue of care homes was raised at yesterday's Downing Street press briefing.




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PDO chief Barry Hearn believes Fallon Sherrock's success has got people talking about darts again

Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to win a World Championship match when she beat Ted Evetts last month, and Barry And Hearn believes it has put darts back on the global map.




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Girl power! Team GB chief believes our women will steal the 2020 Tokyo show

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: British women have been tipped to make history in Tokyo, with the head of Team GB boldly predicting that 2020 will be 'the year of the female Olympian'.




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Chiefs' Frank Clark dons sweatshirt featuring image of Donald Trump's 2016 meeting with Kanye West

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark greeted reporters wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with an image of Donald Trump's 2016 meeting with rapper Kanye West at Trump Tower.




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Borussia Dortmund chief insists Bundesliga must make swift return to stop it from 'going under'

There have been over 5,900 Covid-19 deaths in Germany - but a quick return under controlled circumstances could save Germany's top-flight from going under, according to Dortmund chief Watzke.




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Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke suggests Mario Gotze could reverse decision to leave

Mario Gotze could still sign a new contract at Borussia Dortmund this summer, according to club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.  The midfielder has previously declared he will leave the club in June.




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Borussia Dortmund 'relaxed' about Jadon Sancho's future as club chief says there are bigger concerns

Dortmund sporting director Michel Zorc insists the club are 'totally relaxed' about the future of coveted youngster Jadon Sancho and that they have bigger concerns at this present time.




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Novak Djokovic welcomes new ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi before aiming jibe at outgoing Chris Kermode

Novak Djokovic has aimed a jibe at outgoing ATP chairman Chris Kermode as the Serbian tennis star welcomed new chairman Andrea Gaudenzi to the tennis organisation on Thursday.




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Roger Federer pays tribute to Australians after Rally for Relief

Roger Federer has praised Australians for being a 'true inspiration' after the Open's Rally for Relief charity match raised nearly $5million for bushfire victims. 




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Iggy Azalea reveals she's raised $100,000 for bushfire relief

She famously claimed she had 'no connection' to Australia, despite being born in Sydney and raised in Mullumbimby, NSW. 




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UK athletics chief defends World Championships display

UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos has defended Britain's performance at the World Championship by claiming an athletics medal is the hardest prize to win in sport.




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Football unites in grief as Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham tragically dies

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham after he tragically passed away at the age of 35.




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RFU chief Bill Sweeney warns they will need a bail-out if 2021 Six Nations is cancelled

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has warned his organisation will need financial support from the government if the 2021 Six Nations cannot go ahead due to the coronavirus crisis.




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Flanker Gary Graham admits switching from England to Scotland was a relief 

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER: Gary Graham might have trained with Eddie Jones’s England but now feels liberated as a fully-fledged Scot. he made his debut against Italy in the Six Nations.




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Sean Maitland breathes sigh of relief as Scotland secure bonus-point win over Samoa

ROB ROBERTSON IN KOBE: Sean Maitland feared he had blown his big chance to grab Scotland the bonus point win needed to keep their World Cup dream alive.




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Rugby World Cup 2019: Rugby chiefs braced for legal action over cancelled World Cup matches

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND NIK SIMON: World Rugby are facing possible legal action whatever decision they make regarding Scotland's scheduled Pool A clash with Japan on Sunday.




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Stuart Hogg is desperate for Exeter Chiefs to solve European puzzle in Champions Cup

Exeter Chiefs are desperate for their 'normal' squad to solve the European puzzle this year, having added Border piece Stuart Hogg. The 27-year-old Hawick-born full-back faces his old club.




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Jonny Gray signs two-year deal to join Exeter Chiefs next season

Scotland lock Jonny Gray has signed a two-year deal to join Exeter Chiefs next season from Glasgow Warriors. Gray follows Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell in leaving Glasgow in recent times.




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Scottish Rugby Union chief Mark Dodson DOUBLES salary to £933,000 despite year of failure

Scottish rugby fans were left truly stunned after it was revealed that the SRU chief executive more than doubled his salary from £455,000 to £933,000. The news comes prior to the Six Nations kick-off.




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Coronavirus UK: Scottish Rugby Union chiefs to give £500,000 to struggling grassroots clubs

Scottish Rugby Union chiefs have set aside £500,000 to help clubs struggling in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak after suspending the domestic season until at least March 29.




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Comic Relief is 'slightly irrelevant', the charity's own BOSS admits

Ms Davison, the interim boss of Comic Relief until a new chief executive arrives in March, told the NGO Insight conference that all Western charities needed to address how they portray Africa.




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Ed Sheeran, Pink, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen to play Sound Relief concerts for bushfires

Ed Sheeran, Pink, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen are tipped to perform at a Sound Relief concert in aid of Australian bushfire victims.




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'Rand Paul v. Barack Obama' lawsuit hits federal court with 350,000 plaintiffs, as U.S. senator sues White House and intelligence chiefs over NSA surveillance

The Libertarian firebrand has his eyes focused on the presidency and aims to organize voters by branding NSA snooping as 'precisely the kind of overreach we fought a revolution over.'




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Hosting the World Cup can be bigger boost for English rugby than Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal, says RFU chief Ian Ritchie

RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie believes the sport is in a better place to capitalise on a Rugby World Cup boom than it was in 2003 when Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal created a surge in interest.




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Indianapolis police chief condemns detective's 'closed casket' comment after livestreamed shooting

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Randal Taylor that a comment made by a detective while standing over Dreasjon Reed's body invoking a 'closed casket' was 'unacceptable.'




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RB Leipzig chief executive confident of keeping Timo Werner despite Liverpool links

RB Leipzig chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff insists he isn't concerned about the prospect of losing Timo Werner this summer despite persistent links with Liverpool.




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Why is it taking so long for health chiefs in Britain to approve antibody tests?

Boditech Med, based in Chuncheon, South Korea, is now manufacturing thousands of its iChroma COVID-19 antibody kits, which it claims are 96 per cent reliable.




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Brad Pitt says he used his 'pain, grief and loss' from Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt had a very rough time after he split from Angelina Jolie in 2016. The A-list actor's world was rocked so hard that he gave up drinking alcohol and joined Alcoholics Anonymous.




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Angelina Jolie's son Maddox briefly breaks his silence on troubled relationship with dad Brad Pitt

Maddox and Brad have been almost entirely estranged since a 2016 incident where the thespian and son allegedly had a serious altercation while aboard a private plane.




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Glasgow 31-31 Exeter: Chiefs earn Champions Cup quarter-final spot

Stuart Hogg was denied a last-minute winner against former club Glasgow as his 50-metre penalty hit the bar but a pulsating 31-31 draw edged Exeter into the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals.




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Brad Pitt 'enjoyed a week-long fling with Scottish barmaid during a brief trip to Glasgow'

The screen star, 56, is said to have met Jillian Lamb at the local pub where she worked, before hanging out at The Marriott hotel and One Devonshire Gardens back in 1994.




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Sonny Bill Williams REFUSES wear BetFred logo on Toronto Wolfpack kit due to his Muslim beliefs

Sonny Bill Williams, 34, has refused to wear the Betfred logo on his Toronto Wolfpack kit as he follows Islam, which forbids any form of gambling or betting.




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Justin Gatlin blasts 'lack of respect' from Beijing chiefs after shamed sprinter is 'kicked out' of World Challenge

Sprinter Justin Gatlin ran into a new row on Tuesday when he flew home on the eve of the Beijing World Challenge, claiming organisers told him they did not want him competing.




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Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge rubbishes idea of a European Super League

​Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has voiced his opposition to the formation of a European Super League.




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Arsenal ignored advice from recruitment chief to AVOID signing Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez

Arsenal were warned against the signings of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez by their own head of recruitment in 2016, in the same window the club lost Serge Gnaby for just £5million.




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Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confident Manuel Neuer will sign new deal

Manuel Neuer will sign a new deal with Bayern Munich despite his anger at leaked contract information, according to club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. 




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Coronavirus Spain: LaLiga chiefs 'draw up plans to play matches every TWO DAYS'

LaLiga officials are preparing plans for clubs to play games every two days in a bid to complete the season by June 30, according to Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.




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Edinson Cavani set for Boca Juniors move 'very soon' says Argentine giants' chief

Cavani, who has been at the Ligue 1 champions since moving from Napoli in 2013, was heavily linked with a move to Spanish side Atletico Madrid in January but the potential deal fell through.




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Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish warns Premier League clubs will be like 'airlines'

Premier League clubs could be hit with a financial crisis similar to those faced by airlines across the world if football doesn't return by August, Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish has claimed.




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Club doctors deliver '100 issues and questions' to Premier League chiefs over Project Restart

A return so soon without extensive knowledge on the coronavirus has left club medics fearing the worst, with many insisting that it still poses a 'risk of death' despite safety measures already laid out.




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Premier League season will be cancelled if clubs don't agree to play on neutral grounds: LMA Chief

There has been resistance, especially from teams fighting against relegation, to completing the 92 outstanding fixtures away from home stadiums. But Bevan says clubs need to agree to the plans.




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Brighton chief Paul Barber insists it's not just Premier League strugglers with neutral venue fears

The Albion CEO has been vocal in his opposition to the 'unfair' proposals of Project Restart, which would see remaining games played at a small number of independent grounds.




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The Voice: Marybeth Byrd breaks down after sharing grief with song dedicated to late grandfather

The 18-year-old singer broke down onstage during Monday's episode of The Voice after a performance reminded her too closely of someone she'd lost.




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OLIVER HOLT: Tiger Woods' Masters win was a victory for self-belief, for perseverance, for greatness

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Five years ago, when I was already plenty old enough to know better, I went to Orlando to chronicle the end of Tiger Woods' career.




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England set for autumn full of Tests as RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney confirms plans

England face a packed autumn of Tests at home and abroad after RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney confirmed post-coronavirus plans. 




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Party time in Kansas City Chiefs locker room after they Patrick Mahomes inspires turnaround

PETER CARLINE AT THE HARD ROCK STADIUM: The Kansas City Chiefs have proved masters of the double-digit comeback. They celebrated in style in the locker room after the victory.




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Kansas City Chiefs' Derrick Nnadi will pay for ALL of the adoptions at a local animal shelter

The 23-year-old defensive tackle will pay the adoption fees for every dog currently at KC Pet Project shelters in Kansas City, Missouri.




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Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration in honor of the Chiefs' win was caught on a weather radar 

Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrated their team's win over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl so intensely, it was seen on weather radar from 8:41 PM until 9:29 PM over the Missouri city.