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  • Updates on Friday 30 June

  1. Reds fighting for top four 'miracle'published at 23:45 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Liverpool boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification by beating Southampton 2-0 to put pressure on fourth-placed Leicester City.

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  2. Southampton were brave in Liverpool defeat - Hasenhuttlpublished at 23:18 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says his side showed bravery in their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League.

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  3. 'It's not impossible, but it's difficult' - Klopp on Liverpool's top-four chancespublished at 23:18 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says "it's not impossible, but it's difficult" for his side to make the top four this season after his side beat Southampton 2-0 at Anfield.

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  4. Aguero misses penalty as Chelsea beat Man Citypublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Sergio Aguero misses penalty as Chelsea ensure Manchester City must wait to wrap up the Premier League title by fighting back to win at Etihad Stadium.

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  5. Chelsea never stopped believing - Tuchelpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says his players did not stop believing they could beat Manchester City after Marcos Alonso scored an injury-time winner at Etihad Stadium.

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  6. 'It was a penalty' - Guardiola frustrated by title delay and penalty decisionpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says VAR missed a crucial penalty for his side after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Chelsea to miss out on securing the Premier League title.

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  7. Relive day four of the County Championshippublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Relive day four of the County Championship as Somerset, Nottinghamshire and Northants all complete victories.

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  8. County Championship affected by rainpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Rain affects Saturday's County Championship fixtures, with six games abandoned without a ball bowled.

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  9. Andy Burnham wins landslide mayoral electionpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    The Greater Manchester Mayor is the bookmakers' favourite to become the next Labour leader.

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  10. Andy Burnham's emotional winning speechpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Andy Burnham thanks his family for their support as he is re-elected as Greater Manchester Mayor.

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  11. Labour candidate wins Merseyside PCC electionpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Emily Spurrell will be responsible for ensuring that the region's police force is run effectively.

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  12. Rotheram re-elected as Liverpool City Region mayorpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Labour's Steve Rotheram, who was elected as the area's first metro mayor in 2017, retains his post.

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  13. Why Man City might not want Champions League final at Wembleypublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Football Focus pundits Martin Keown and Karen Carney say it makes sense to play an all-English Champions League final at Wembley but question whether it would suit Manchester City tactically.

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  14. Joanne Anderson elected mayor in historic winpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Liverpool's new Labour mayor makes history as the first black woman to lead a British city.

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  15. Premier League: West Brom relegated after defeat at Arsenal - reactionpublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2021

    Follow live text and radio commentary from Arsenal v West Brom after Everton, Manchester United and Wolves win.

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  16. Labour retains control of region's councilspublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Most Greater Manchester councils were held by Labour, while Sean Fielding lost his seat in Oldham.

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  17. Fans shouldn't travel to Turkey - Shappspublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
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    Chelsea and Manchester City fans should not travel to Turkey for the Champions League, the UK government has said.

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  18. Uefa sanctions for nine clubs over ESLpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Nine of the original European Super League clubs are fined by Uefa over last month's proposed breakaway.

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  19. Liverpool elects first black woman mayorpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Joanne AndersonImage source, Press Association

    Labour's Joanne Anderson has become the first black woman to run a major UK city after winning the mayoralty of Liverpool.

    She succeeds Joe Anderson, who is subject of an ongoing police investigation. The city council was also subject of a highly critical report and some services will be run by government appointed commissioners.

    Ms Anderson says she is "wholeheartedly determined to put our city on a restorative path after a difficult year".

  20. Burnley offer free tickets for gamepublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 7 May 2021

    Burnley will allow up to 3,500 fans into Turf Moor free of charge for their final Premier League home game of the season against Liverpool.

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