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WHAT a strange old team Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United are. They are the Premier League’s leading scorers, and yet in seven matches this season against traditional ‘Big Six’ rivals they have mustered just one goal - and that in a 6-1 drubbing by Tottenham . This was United’s FIFTH goalless draw against one of their elite rivals and their cautious approach to the biggest fixtures is one reason why Manchester City are going to canter away with the title. City are 12 points clear of their crosstown foes and although United have a visit to the Etihad next Sunday, you cannot imagine them making seriously inroads into that deficit. This was far from United’s most negative performance of the season - they created two or three decent scoring chances in the second half and might have had a first-half penalty for handball against Callum Hudson-Odoi. And in terms of securing Champions League qualification this was a more useful point for United, who remain six … [Read more...] about Chelsea 0 Man Utd 0: United fail to score against Big Six AGAIN in stalemate as Blues go ten unbeaten under Tuchel

WELCOME back Gareth, you have been away for far too long. Some 162 days after his return from Real Madrid, Tottenham finally saw the best of Gareth Bale. The Wales superstar celebrated only his third Premier League start of the season with a wonder show to batter Burnley. Bale rolled back the years as he scored twice - including the opener after only 68 seconds - and set up another for Harry Kane with a brilliant long-range pass. But forget the goals and the assists, there was one moment in the first half when he knocked the ball one side of as Burnley player and sprinted past him the other side to collect it, leaving him trailing as though he were Maicon. The former Inter Milan and Brazil full-back must still have nightmares after the way Bale roasted him in the Champions League a little over 10 years ago. Burnley’s back line will know how Maicon feels, even if at times they were architects of their own downfall. But you have to credit Bale for a performance … [Read more...] about Tottenham 4 Burnley 0: Gareth Bale back to his best with two goals as Kane and Moura sink sorry Clarets

Can a trans woman, simply by being a transgender woman, be a threat to cisgender women [people whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth — Editor's note]? In more and more countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain, a sector within the feminist movement seems to think so. Just like far-right religious conservatives , self-proclaimed "radical feminists" — also known as trans-exclusionary radical feminists, or TERFs — claim gender does not exist. For them, only "biological sex" does. In their opinion, allowing trans women into single-sex spaces would endanger cisgender women. Many of them also believe that legally recognizing gender self-determination, a legal gender change without a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria, would allow rapists to escape punishment. Enrique Anarte It is important to highlight that the public debate is finally taking women's concerns into account. Until very recently, patriarchal structures had … [Read more...] about Opinion: On trans rights, journalists must stand with the facts

The soaps are all about love and romance, from EastEnders and Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and Coronation Street . But equally, the shows like to destroy couples with affairs, secrets and even murder, no matter how loved they are by viewers. Then there's the oddly paired couples too, and not to mention characters moving on from a broken heart within episodes. So much so, before viewers know it they're shipping a brand new romance - totally forgetting about what could have been. Here are just some of soap land's former couples who we can't believe dated, and who may have been forgotten about over time... Emmerdale Charity and Jai Jai Sharma and Charity Dingle had a slightly rocky relationship, which her ex Cain set out to destroy. The pair dated back in 2011 and a year later they decided to get married. But Jai's hopes of starting a family with her led to rows, as Charity told him she didn't want anymore children. Jai ended up having a fling with Rachel Breckle who … [Read more...] about Soap couples you forgot dated: Emmerdale’s Chas and Dan to Corrie teen romance

SARAH ROBSON reckons Northern Ireland’s clash with England was the perfect preparation for their quest to qualify for the 2021 Euros. And the Durham’s ace’s unbeaten Championship side notched up their tenth win this term to keep up pressure on promotion rivals Leicester City. Robson, 33, was speaking days after Kenny Shiels players took on the Lionesses ahead of their bid to become the first Northern Ireland women’s side to reach a major football tournament. And while the visitors suffered a heavy 6-0 loss the former Sunderland ace believes the match gave her team food for thought ahead of their Euros play-off in April. Robson, 33, told Durham’s website: “The England game was all about seeing where we’re at. “We’re still trying to work on our philosophy and trying to do the right things, even against the best in the world. “It’s all a little pre-season building up to our qualifier in a couple of weeks’ time. “I think everyone is in a better place now … [Read more...] about Durham ace pleased with Northern Ireland’s Euros prep work as Wildcats keep pace with Leicester