Tuesday's back pages
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Let's take a look at a few of the morning newspapers, beginning with The Guardian. It features a warning from Brendan Rodgers to the agent of Raheem Sterling. There is what Rodgers describes as "an incredible contract" on the table, waiting for Sterling to sign. There's also a story about Nigel Pearson and his unhappiness with the BBC's Match of the Day, accusing presenter Gary Lineker of focusing too much on the Leicester manager's shirt-pulling exchange with Crystal Palace's James McArthur at the weekend.Madrid monitor Kane
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Real Madrid have watched Tottenham striker Harry Kane three times this season and will continue to monitor his progress, even though the 21-year-old has just signed a new contract at White Hart Lane, reports the Daily Mail.Sterling to stay?
FootballPosted atLiverpool have a huge game against Spurs tonight, with big ramifications about who may or may not finish in the top four.But of almost as much concern to Reds' fans is the future of Raheem Sterling.
Manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed Sterling has been offered an "incredible" new contract, but will not get "too much too young".The winger's current deal runs until 2017, but a new contract has been on the table for more than a month.The ball is in Sterling's court and with Real Madrid among the clubs said to be keeping an eye on the 20-year-old, it will be interesting to see what happens next.Premier League's bumper deal
FootballPosted atBBC Sports editor Dan Roan has revealed that the Premier League is due to announce its latest bumper domestic TV deal today, worth a slightly staggering £4.4bn."Experts predict a 45% increase on the current £3bn contract, with the cost totalling a remarkable £4.4bn for the three years from 2016 to 2019," writes Roan."That will make it the second most valuable league in the world behind the NFL."
Roan adds: "All 20 Premier League teams now feature in football's 40 highest-earning clubs, with even the relegated teams pocketing around £60m in broadcast revenue."The full story is here - it's fascinating and well worth a read.Dowson on the move
Rugby UnionPosted atFirst, though, a little breaking news from the rugby world... Championship club Worcester have announced the signing of England international back-row forward Phil Dowson from Premiership champions Northampton.
Dowson, 33, will move to Sixways at the end of this season following six years at Northampton.Tonight's action
FootballPosted atWe'll also bring you all the build-up to tonight's four Premier League fixtures.
Liverpool-Tottenham at Anfield seems the standout game on paper but Arsenal's Emirates clash with Leicester should be pretty intriguing - Arsene Wenger needs to bounce back from defeat in the North London derby, while Nigel Pearson ... well, who knows what will happen if his team lose (or if an opposition player takes him out with a slide tackle in the technical area ... could be another shirt-gate).Elsewhere Hull and Aston Villa, two teams who desperately need a victory, meet at the KC, while Sunderland host QPR.Morning
Posted atGood morni... Actually, forget that, No time for pleasantries today, there's too much to do.We have nine Premier League news conferences to bring you through the course of today. Among the many places we'll be reporting from is Chelsea and the two Manchester clubs, with Jose Mourinho, Manuel Pellegrini and Louis van Gaal all speaking to the media.
We'll also have every breaking story from the sporting world, plus we'll bring you the best of what's on social media.Told you we were busy. But let us do the work - you sit back and enjoy.
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Tuesday, 10 February 2015
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