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Sunak flies to US for talks with Biden and Albanese on Australian submarine deal

Rishi Sunak is flying to the United States for meetings with President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to flesh out a major defence deal. The Prime Minister will arrive in San Diego on Sunday night to discuss Australia’s procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus pact. Mr Albanese is expected to announce a plan for a British-designed fleet, with US boats being purchased as a stop-gap measure.

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Rangers see off Raith Rovers in Scottish Cup quarter finals

Rangers eventually wore down a resolute Raith Rovers side to run out comfortable 3-0 winners in a mostly low-key Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at Ibrox. The Championship side defended from the first whistle and nullified the Gers threat until the 42nd minute when defender Connor Goldson headed in from a Borna Barisic corner. Rovers defender Ryan Nolan scored an own goal in the 58th minute to effectively end any chance

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BBC urged to get a grip as Match of the Day 2 set to air without presenters

The BBC has been urged to get a “grip” of the impartiality row over Gary Lineker as its sports coverage faced disruption for a second consecutive day. Match of the Day aired for only 20 minutes on Saturday, without accompanying commentary or analysis from pundits, following a boycott in “solidarity” with former England striker Lineker. And Sunday’s Match of the Day 2 will follow a similar reduced format to Saturday

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Klopp backs Lineker in BBC row

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he could not understand the BBC’s decision to stand down Gary Lineker from presenting Match of the Day, insisting it should be possible for people to express their opinions. Lineker was taken off air for a tweet which compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany. But the BBC has been left apologising for broadcasting only “limited

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City pile pressure on Arsenal with Palace win

Manchester City cut Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League to two points with a hard-fought win at Crystal Palace. Erling Haaland’s second-half penalty secured a 1-0 success, the Norwegian striker’s 28th goal in the top flight this season. City were frustrated until Michael Olise brought down Ilkay Gundogan 13 minutes from time. Haaland coolly sent Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita the wrong way as City kept up the

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BBC Director General says he wont resign

The BBC director-general has apologised for the disruption caused to the broadcaster’s sports programming, but confirmed he will not resign over the backlash to Gary Lineker being told to step back from Match Of The Day. Speaking to BBC News on Saturday, Tim Davie praised Linker as “the best in the business” and that he feels everyone wants to see a “reasonable solution” to the impartiality row. Lineker was taken

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Cherries spring shock to move off bottom

Liverpool were brought back down to earth as they slipped to defeat at relegation-threatened Bournemouth just six days on from their historic victory over Manchester United. Jurgen Klopp’s side humiliated their fierce rivals with a 7-0 win at Anfield last Sunday but Philip Billing’s sixth goal of the season was enough for the Cherries to secure a 1-0 victory to move off the foot of the Premier League. Mohamed Salah

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More Match of the Day pull outs amid Lineker saga

Sunday’s Match Of The Day has been thrown into question after football pundit Jermain Defoe announced he would not appear, dealing a further blow to the BBC’s sporting schedule across TV and radio. The former England striker is the latest pundit to pull out of BBC shows after Gary Lineker was told to step back from hosting the Saturday edition of the football highlights programme in a row over impartiality.

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The Chancellor says he wants Britain to have the most competitive business tax rates

Jeremy Hunt's comments come ahead of the budget next week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he wanted Britain to have “the most competitive business tax rates” as he faced calls to scrap a planned hike in corporation tax. Ahead of the Budget on March 15, Mr Hunt said the increase in the main rate from 19% to 25% due in April would still leave the UK with a lower rate than

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