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Newcastle: £21m star could finally leave St James' Park

Newcastle United will offload Miguel Almiron in the summer and could potentially look to replace the creative midfielder with Manchester United ace Jesse Lingard, according to Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie.

Aston Villa: 91 G/A duo would 'bring something that's missing' at Villa Park

Aston Villa targets Allan Saint-Maximin and Noni Madueke would ‘bring something that’s missing’ from Steven Gerrard’s Villa Park squad, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

Ukraine’s Svitolina says anti-war Russians, Belarusians should not face ban

DUBAI: Elina Svitolina said Russian and Belarusian players who denounce Moscow’s invasion of her country Ukraine should be allowed to participate at Wimbledon.The grasscourt major announced on Wednesday that Russian and Belarusian competitors would be banned from this year’s tournament.The decision means that the likes of men’s world number two Daniil Medvedev of Russia and women’s fourth-ranked Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus are ruled out of the June 27-July 10 tournament.World number 25 Svitolina joined fellow Ukrainian players on Wednesday in seeking a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions but appeared to soften her stance in an interview with the BBC on Thursday.“We don’t want them banned completely,” Svitolina said. “If players don’t speak out against the Russian government then it is the right thing to ban them.“We just want them to speak up, if they are with us and the rest of the world or the Russian government.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe should be Manager of the Season contender – Dan Burn

Newcastle defender Dan Burn has insisted Eddie Howe should be in the reckoning for Manager of the Season for what he has achieved since his arrival at St James’ Park.