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• 'The whole thing broke my heart and my mind': The 'Ashton Gate Eight' saved Bristol City from oblivion by waving goodbye to their futures, hundreds of thousands of pounds and the club they loved. Now they reveal their suffering had only just begun5 May 2026, 1:00 am
  This is the astonishing story of the eight players who tore up their contracts to stop Bristol City going out of existence during Roy Hodgson's first spell in charge.
  
• Jamie Carragher makes bold title race prediction after Man City's damaging 3-3 draw with Everton4 May 2026, 11:05 pm
  Jamie Carragher has pinpointed where the Premier League title will be decided after Manchester City handed the initiative back to Arsenal after dropping points on Bank Holiday Monday.
  
• Pep Guardiola rues 'rushed decisions' in 'emotional' display at Everton as costly mistakes hand advantage to title rivals Arsenal4 May 2026, 10:23 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN AT HILL DICKINSON STADIUM: Pep Guardiola was left ruing individual mistakes and refereeing decisions as Manchester City handed Arsenal an enviable advantage.
  
• Jeremy Doku's stoppage-time stunner rescues Man City from utter embarrassment as schoolboy collapse gifts Arsenal control of the title race, writes IAN LADYMAN4 May 2026, 9:59 pm
  IAN LADYMAN AT HILL DICKINSON STADIUM: Manchester City travelled west to the banks of the Mersey intent on underling their title credentials and reaffirming their threat to Arsenal.
  
• Matheus Cunha implores Man United to appoint 'amazing' Michael Carrick permanently this summer - and explains why interim boss 'deserves' it4 May 2026, 9:46 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: Matheus Cunha insists Michael Carrick 'deserves' the Manchester United job amid growing expectations he will be appointed on a permanent basis.
  
• Everton vs Man City - Premier League RECAP: Advantage Arsenal! Pep Guardiola's men score at the death to claim a point but trail title rivals by five points with just one game in hand4 May 2026, 9:41 pm
  Re-live Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Everton welcomed Manchester City to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Premier League.
  
• Hearts boss Derek McInnes urges his players to go full throttle as they close in on title glory4 May 2026, 9:29 pm
  Derek McInnes told his Hearts players to put their foot to the floor with his side now on the verge of creating history.
  
• World Cup host state gives green light to bold new 23-hour drinking laws... with bars able to serve alcohol to fans from 6am4 May 2026, 8:58 pm
  The state is the home to four countries' World Cup bases - England, Argentina, the Netherlands and Algeria - while it will also stage four group-stage matches, a round of 32 tie and a quarterfinal.
  
• Hearts 2-1 Rangers: A tidal wave of maroon takes Tynecastle heroes to the brink of title glory4 May 2026, 8:48 pm
  When it was finally over and the cacophony had ceased assailing your eardrums, the body language of the respective players was telling.
  
• Morgan Gibbs-White shows off result of his horror head injury during Nottingham Forest's win at Chelsea - just days before Europa League semi-final second leg against Aston Villa4 May 2026, 8:31 pm
  Morgan Gibbs-White has revealed the extent of his brutal head injury suffered during Nottingham Forest's 3-1 win at Chelsea on Bank Holiday Monday.
  
• Rangers boss Danny Rohl admits his Tynecastle flops are just not good enough to win the Premiership title4 May 2026, 8:19 pm
  Rangers boss Danny Rohl admitted his team simply are not good enough to win the league title this season after losing to Hearts at Tynecastle.
  
• Chelsea were so pathetic in this shambling 3-1 defeat that Nottingham Forest's fourth team would have beaten them - their owners should be ashamed of what they have done to a once-proud club, writes OLIVER HOLT4 May 2026, 8:11 pm
  OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: I'm afraid that this is what happens when you have a club hierarchy, with its two co-owners and its five sporting directors, so inept, incompetent and confused.
  
• Hearts 2-1 Rangers PLAYER RATINGS: How did Lawrence Shankland show his class? Which defender thrived on a change of shape? Who went missing when the going got tough?4 May 2026, 8:00 pm
  Hearts boosted their Premiership title dream with a stirring Tynecastle comeback that all but ended Rangers championship hopes.
  
• Man United ready to spend £150m on signing three new midfielders this summer with £80m earmarked for main Casemiro replacement4 May 2026, 7:54 pm
  Manchester United are ready to spend in the region of £150million to sign three central midfielders this summer if there is enough room in the transfer budget.
  
• Diego Simeone reveals motivation behind changing London hotels for Arsenal clash as Mikel Arteta urges his side to play like 'beasts' to reach final4 May 2026, 7:46 pm
  Diego Simeone joked that Atletico Madrid changed hotels for their Champions League semi-final second leg clash against Arsenal because it was 'cheaper', rather than superstition.