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• Party time for Frank Lampard's Sky Blues! Coventry City end 25-YEAR Premier League exile with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn after dramatic late equaliser17 April 2026, 9:36 pm
  Coventry City sealed a breathtaking return to the Premier League after a 25-year exile thanks to an 85th-minute equaliser from defender Bobby Thomas at Blackburn.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi names the TWO Tottenham stars he wants to step up in battle to avoid Premier League relegation17 April 2026, 9:34 pm
  Roberto De Zerbi wants his Tottenham players to forge a band of brothers in the fight to escape relegation as his Spurs side face Brighton in a huge clash in their battle to avoid the drop.
  
• Marcus Rashford's future up in the air with Man United and Barcelona set to step up talks before the World Cup17 April 2026, 9:31 pm
  Marcus Rashford's future is up in the air going into a World Cup summer as Barcelona consider their options of keeping the on-loan Manchester United star.
  
• 'We are hungry for more': Erling Haaland fires ominous warning to Arsenal ahead of crunch Etihad clash on Sunday - weeks after defeating Gunners in Carabao Cup final17 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Manchester City can go top of the Premier League with a victory over Mikel Arteta's side and then three points at Burnley on Wednesday.
  
• Celtic skipper Callum McGregor must be cornerstone of new era, says interim boss Martin O'Neill17 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  Martin O'Neill believes it's essential that Callum McGregor remains a cornerstone for a new-look Celtic side next season.
  
• Forget your egos! Liam Rosenior tells Chelsea stars they can win all SIX games to make Champions League - if they channel John Terry, Didier Drogba and Co and fight for the shirt17 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  The pressure is being piled on Rosenior from fans, though the Blues boss answered this by saying he was 'questioned after three minutes of joining this club, let alone three months'.
  
• Thrill of the chase is not for Celtic as interim boss Martin O'Neill pinpoints key reason for club's malaise17 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  When you've looked for something for so long in vain, there inevitably comes a point where you start to doubt its very existence.
  
• Everton's David Moyes defends under-fire rival Arne Slot ahead of historic Merseyside Derby.. but says Liverpool boss has to stop blaming referees!17 April 2026, 9:30 pm
  Everton boss David Moyes says he has sympathy for his struggling city rival Arne Slot - but insists he is 'not having' the Liverpool head coach using refereeing decisions as an excuse.
  
• Cole Palmer breaks silence on Man United transfer speculation and opens up on Chelsea future after talks with club owners17 April 2026, 9:14 pm
  There has been speculation the 23-year-old England international, who joined Chelsea from Manchester City in a £42.5million deal in 2023, would be open to a move to Old Trafford.
  
• Falkirk boss John McGlynn 'should be in the conversation' for next Celtic manager, says former Parkhead idol Neil Lennon17 April 2026, 9:13 pm
  Dunfermline manager Neil Lennon believes that John McGlynn should be considered for the Celtic job when it becomes available in the summer.
  
• Coventry City are back in the Premier League - this is how they plan to stay there: New deal for Frank Lampard on cards, their transfer plans with Hayden Hackney on radar, wage ceiling for new players and Jack Rudoni's plan to fix shoulder agony17 April 2026, 8:57 pm
  It was after Coventry City lost at QPR on the last day of January that Frank Lampard made his most important intervention in the season that ended the club's 25-year exile from the Premier League.
  
• Megan Rapinoe announces shock split from longtime partner Sue Bird17 April 2026, 8:32 pm
  The sporting power couple had been dating for almost a decade after first meeting backstage at a photoshoot for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
  
• 'Fleeced' and 'gouged' fans hit out at FIFA over extortionate World Cup train tickets - with supporters facing an 11-fold price hike17 April 2026, 8:09 pm
  A 30-minute train journey to New Jersey's MetLife Stadium will cost £111 for a return (0) - an 11-fold increase on the regular price - from Penn Station in Manhattan.
  
• Why Neil Lennon and Dunfermline are a match made in heaven... and how a data-driven approach could lift the Fife club out of the doldrums17 April 2026, 6:33 pm
  At the start of last season, Neil Lennon found himself at a crossroads in his career.
  
• Man United's defensive crisis deepens with ANOTHER star 'set to miss Chelsea game after picking up injury' - leaving Michael Carrick with just ONE senior centre back for huge clash17 April 2026, 4:56 pm
  Red Devils boss Carrick is without first choice centre backs Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez with the pair serving suspensions.