Sportsday - Spurs, Man Utd, Man City, Tiger Woods, Six Nations

Summary

Spurs, Man Utd & Man City news conferences
Berahino served eight-week suspension
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Golf: Tiger Woods withdraws from Dubai Desert Classic
Six Nations starts on Saturday

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Libby Dawes

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Sergio off to Spainpublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
LATEST GOSSIP
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The Daily Mirror, external are reporting Real Madrid are ready to sign Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
The 28-year-old Argentina player was left on the bench for Wednesday's win at West Ham and the Spanish giants are interested as they look to offload France forward Karim Benzema, 29, and Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 24, this summer.
Hart returning home?published at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
The Sun says, externalWest Ham will bid £15m bid for Manchester City's 29-year-old England goalkeeper Joe Hart - who is on loan at Italian side Torino - this summer.
He is delighted as you can see...
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Will Dele leave Spurs?published at 08:40 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
LATEST GOSSIP
Fancy some footy gossip?
Bayern Munich are the latest major European club to express an interest in signing 20-year-old Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli - that's according to The Times.
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Side note........published at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Did anyone else notice there was a distinct lack of Frank Lampard on the back pages this morning... That was only a handful of papers picked at random, mind...
Don't forget to cast your vote in our (relatively pointless) poll of who was better - Lampard or Gerrard... It closes soon.
And when it does, we will still say, "meh, they were both awesome"...
golf
More on Tiger Woodspublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Withdraws from Dubai Desert Classic
As we told you a moment ago, Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Dubai Desert Classic because of a "bad back".
The 14-time major winner Woods had won the Dubai tournament twice before but was 12 shots behind overnight leader Sergio Garcia after day one.
"I wasn't in pain at all. I was just trying to hit shots and I wasn't doing a very good job," Woods, 41, said after his opening round.
He only returned to action in December after 15 months out following two back operations.
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Friday's back pagespublished at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
The Daily Express
The Daily Express say Joey Barton's career could be over after he pleaded guilty to FA charges related to betting.
The Burnley midfielder has allegedly requested a personal hearing before the FA commission over charges he made 1,260 bets against FA rules during a 10-year period.
We have a man following this up, checking the facts as I type...
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Friday's back pagespublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
The Daily Star
Rafa Benitez's future at Newcastle is hanging in the balance, so The Daily Star say.
Owner Mike Ashley's "failure to back him" with funds during the January transfer window has caused the the Spaniard to question his position with the club as he feels "the club no longer share his vision".
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Friday's back pagespublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Daily Mirror
According to The Daily Mirror, former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, who led them to THAT League title, is "on standby" to replace Slaven Bilic at West Ham if he fails to turn it around.
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Friday's back pagespublished at 08:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
The Sun
The Sun features the image of Jurgen Klopp shouting at fourth official Neil Swarbrick during Tuesday's match against Chelsea.
An image he referenced in his news conference yesterday, saying it "looked worse" than it was.
Klopp said all managers "struggle" to control their emotions, after Manchester United's Jose Mourinho said he was being treated differently to his rivals.
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Friday's back pagespublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
The Daily Mail
According to another "exclusive" in The Daily Mail, former West Brom striker Saido Berahino was suspended by the FA in September 2016.
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Friday's back pagespublished at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
The Times
You will notice today that none of today's papers lead with the same story...
The Times have an "exclusive" report that video referees may have proved so promising that Fifa is keen to have the option of using it at next year's World Cup in Russia.
They also preview the Six Nations which kick off tomorrow.
*puts beers on ice*
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Tiger withdraws from Dubai Desert Classicpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February 2017
Golf
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Dubai Desert Classic because of a "bad back", according to the European Tour.
The 14-time major winner only returned to action in December after 15 months out following two back operations.
Woods, 41, struggled in the first round in Dubai as he shot a five-over 77 and failed to register a birdie. He pulled out before his second round.
More to follow later...
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Moooorrrrrrnnniiiinggggpublished at 08:00
Hello Friday our old friend...
(If you are working this weekend and don't have "that Friday feeling", I can only give you words of encouragement - Hang in there. Good things come to those who wait etc etc)
Anyway, welcome to Sportsday!
Before we have a look at the papers, we have some news regarding Tiger Woods...