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WAYNE ROONEY left Gary Neville absolutely gobsmacked by revealing his intention to return to management.

Wazza was given his marching orders by Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle last December after just seven months in charge.

The sacking was Rooney’s SECOND of 2024, a year which started off with Birmingham City handing him his P45.

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Wayne Rooney was sacked by Plymouth Argyle last December following a disastrous run[/caption]

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The 39-year-old was given his marching orders by Birmingham City 11 months earlier[/caption]

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Wazza stunned former team-mate Gary Neville by revealing he still wants to manage[/caption]

But the Manchester United legend isn’t giving up hope of becoming a successful manager, saying during the latest episode of the Stick to Football Podcast: “I would like to go back in.”

Rooney’s admission stunned former team-mate Neville, who proceeded to ask him: “Are you alright?”

“No I would do,” Rooney continued. “But it’d have to be the right club. Certainly the right club.”

Wazza, however, is in no rush to return to the dugout.

England‘s former all-time leading goalscorer said: “I’m not in a massive rush to go back in.

“There are different things that I’m looking at to try and get involved with as well.

“Unless something was absolutely the right thing to do, [then I’m not rushing back in].”

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Rooney, 39, is well aware that his recent track record will likely put clubs off giving him a job.

So much so he’s willing to DROP DOWN to Under-21 level to further cut his teeth and prove himself worthy.

He said: “I’d have no problem dropping to an Under-21 team or going in there as a coach.

“I’m still young enough to learn and devlop.

“I’m not naive enough to think [I’ll go straight into another job]. I know how the game works.”

Despite the current bleak nature of his managerial prospects, Rooney has no regrets about his forays into the dugout.

He said: “I’ve had some great experiences. Good ones, bad ones. So I think you’ve always got that to fall back on.

“Whatever happens in the future, you’ve always got that to fall back on.

“But I’m defiinitely looking, as well, to try and expand and do different things and enjoy my kids more, enjoy my family more and enjoying doing stuff with them.

“Certainly while I’ve got this time off.”

THE newly-revamped Winmau World Masters in Milton Keynes will host the world’s top darts players THIS WEEK!

The Marshall Arena sees a big change in format from leg play to classic World Masters set play (best of three legs in a set).

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The Dutch win was former world No 2 Rob Cross’ first World Series event win in Europe[/caption]

Last week, Rob Cross denied Stephen Bunting back-to-back titles to claim the Toon Greebe Trophy in Den Bosch 8-5.

Bunting, who beat Luke Littler in the semi, has restored himself as a force on the PDC tour and will be looking to defend his 2024 title – now that it is ranked.

Newly crowned world champion Littler overcame Michael van Gerwen in the Netherlands but would go no further despite a 107.59 average.

Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall and Luke Humphries all suffered first round defeats last week.

While Bahrain finalist Gerwyn Price would lose to eventual champion Cross.

The Masters will feature the top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit, who will automatically qualify for the first round with the rest of the pack decided via preliminaries.

Winmau World Masters 2025 prize money

Below is a full breakdown for the prize money on offer in the Winmau World Masters in Milton Keynes:

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £50,000
• Semi-finals: £30,000
• Quarter-finals: £17,000
• First round: £5,000
• Total prize pot: £500,000

How to watch the Winmau World Masters 2025

• The Dutch Darts Masters takes place from Thursday, January 30 to Sunday, February 2.
• ITV4 will show all the action in the UK
• Fans can also stream it on ITVX for free – a login is required.
• Coverage starts at 6pm with the first matches at around 7pm GMT.
• Alternatively, SunSport will live blog all the action as it happens.

Winmau World Masters 2025 seedings and qualifiers

The world’s top 16 will be seeded in the draw, while the remaining eight spots will come from the preliminary rounds the day before the tournament starts.

The full draw, schedule and results can be found here.

Seeded players and qualifiers are listed below:

Seeded

1.  Luke Humphries
2.  Luke Littler
3.  Michael van Gerwen
4.  Rob Cross
5.  Stephen Bunting
6.  Dave Chisnall
7.  Jonny Clayton
8.  Damon Heta
9. Gerwyn Price
10. Chris Dobey
11. Nathan Aspinall
12. Peter Wright
13. Danny Noppert
14. Gary Anderson
15. James Wade
16. Josh Rock

Order of Merit qualifiers

1. Michael Smith
2. Dimitri van den Bergh
3. Ryan Searle
4. Andrew Gilding
5. Ross Smith
6. Martin Schindler
7. Joe Cullen
8. Mike de Decker

Preliminary Round qualifiers

1. Kevin Doets
2. Bradley Brooks
3. Andy Baetens
4. Florian Hempel
5. William Borland
6. Jermaine Wattimena
7. Cameron Menzies
8. William O’Connor

MOTORISTS are facing severe delays this morning following a crash on a busy motorway.

Traffic bosses are urging road users to “consider a different route” as one major motorways see impacts.

A crash on the M3 has caused significant delays for commuters heading into Dublin city.

The collision occurred inbound between Junction 3 and Junction 2 in the hard shoulder.

There are further delays impacting the M3 as a breakdown involving a car or motorbike has occurred.

The incident occurred between Junction 3 Clonsilla and Junction 2 Blanchardstown.

TII said: “When approaching the breakdown location, drive with caution and reduce your speed.

“Due to the impact of the breakdown, delays to your journey will occur.

“Consider a different journey start time or route.”

There is also reports of congestion impacting Dublin’s M50, with both northbound and southbound routes seeing heavy flows of traffic.

Meanwhile, Bus Eireann has issued a number of cancellations and disruptions for commuters.

Due to operational issues the 6.25 245 ex Clonmel will start its trip in Mitchelstown at 8.10, with Clonmel and Cahir not being served.

Route 223 at 7.25 from Macroom to Cork is delayed by 20 minutes and will not serve Farnanes, with the 7.25 ex Crookstown service operating 30 minutes late.

There are a number of diversions in place for routes 214 and 216 which can all be found here.

Route 323 at 7.17 from Nenagh to Limerick is now operating from Ballina and is approximately 20 minutes behind schedule.

Route 354 at 9.30 from The Clock Tower to Dunmore East has been cancelled along with the 10.20 from Dunmore East to The Clock Tower.

The 360/360A from Waterford to Crobally Heights at 8am has been cancelled.

The N1/N2 is operating at a reduced frequency.

IRISH RAIL IMPACTS

At Irish Rail, services between Cork, Cobh and Midleton were suspended this morning due to an operational issue but have since resumed with services between Glounthane and Midleton still experiencing delays.

The 7.15 Portlaoise to Heuston service was delayed departing this morning due to a technical issue onboard.

This is now 14 minutes behind schedule and operating at a reduced capacity.

The 7.55 Drogheda to Dun Laoghaire service is running six minutes late, while the 7.20 Howth to Greystones is behind schedule by eight minutes.

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AMIR KHAN has pleaded with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to give fans the fight they want – before it’s too late.

The pair of heavyweight superstars looked in line to finally settle their British beef in the ring this year.

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Tyson Fury announced his shock retirement from boxing[/caption]

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It leaves a fight with Anthony Joshua in doubt[/caption]

AJ is coming off a September knockout loss to Daniel Dubois while Fury was twice defeated on points by Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.

So with no brighter prospects, the beaten Brits were being lined up for a two-fight deal – worth around £300MILLION – across Saudi Arabia and London.

But that was until Fury went for a coffee in mid January and decided to announce his shock retirement on social media.

It leaves the fight with Joshua – which has been brewing for ten years – facing the KO forever.

The two have won multiple world titles, sold millions of pay-per-views and earned enough money to last several lifetimes.

But Khan says Fury, 36, and Joshua, 35, owe it to the fans to close out their careers with the fight that means more than anything.

He told SunSport: “We hope that happens because at the end of the day it’ll be good for the fans. End of the day, it’s great for boxing, it’s great for British boxing.

“And if that fight ever came through, it’s something that we’d watch, we as boxing fans and as ex-fighters, we want to see that fight.

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“So yeah, I think they do need to give that to the UK fans just to give that cherry on top, you know what I mean?

“And then they can go on and enjoy their career after whatever they get into.”

Bolton icon Khan is speaking from experience.

For years fans were left frustrated and almost ready to give up on a grudge bout between the 2004 Olympian and nemesis Kell Brook.

But in 2022- with the duo both 38 and well past their primes – they sold out the Manchester Arena and put it all on the line for six rounds.

Khan was stopped on his feet and retired afterwards – doing so with no regrets and a new friend in Brook.

He said: “For me, I had to give it back to the UK fans. I had to do it for the UK fans, the British fans.

“They wanted to see that fight and even though I knew I was done, I still had to give them that UK fight between me and Kell Book.

“I mean we’re friends now, we were never friends. Sometimes it takes punching each other in the face to become friends.

“But look, at the end of the day I got nothing but respect for Kell. I think it’s something that we wanted to give back together to the UK fans, and I’m glad we did it now.”

Khan – who still owes Brook a catch-up over coffee – reckons AJ and Fury can become shock pals too.

He chuckled: “It happens in boxing.”

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LOVE Island fans have accused two All Star boys of hating each other after a series of shady digs.

On Sunday night, fans watched on with their jaws on the floor as Scott Thomas was pulled off Luca Bish when an innocent game led to a huge bust up.

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The furious 36-year-old was seen squaring up to his villa best mate, 25, as a fiery row erupted over Grace Jackson.

Tensions rose during the game when Scott said he’s had a truth he would ask Grace, but wouldn’t.

Luca instantly became annoyed and said: “Say it. If you want to go there, go there?” . 

Scott insisted:“Bro I’m being respectful to you.” 

But the row escalated further and the other Islanders were forced to step in.

And now, after Wednesday night’s episode, fans are convinced that the two boys still have underlying issues with one another.

At the start of the episode, Scott appears to make a veiled dig at Luca and everyone else in the villa.

Sitting on the beanbags with Tina Stinnes, who he is currently coupled up with, Scott says: “I want us to stop listening to outside pressures and other people’s voices, and I just want us to do us.”

It then cuts to Luca who is sitting with Casey Gorman and some of the other boys.

VEILED VILLA DIGS

“He should know now, if he wants to go fully into it, or not,” Casey said.

Brighton-based Luca could then be heard saying: “You can’t, every time feel pressure and then just think ‘oh I don’t wanna…’ do you know what I mean?”

Reacting to the episode in real time, one fan said on X: “Scott is deeping the fact that Luca is the ‘favourite boy’ despite the argument & his attempt to gaslight everyone in the villa.

“And that Tina is back and he has to continue acting like he wants to get to know her. Must be hell.”

Another added: “Luca don’t like Scott no one can tell me he does.”

While a third penned: “I don’t think Luca had your back Scott, I think he fancies your girl.”

A fourth then said: “Luca and Scott going from brothers to rivals but the men that they are, wow.”

While a fifth added: “What’s so hilarious is the way it was Scott & Luca beefing the other night & now they’re on the same page lmfao.

“Why tf would you say that at this time that you’re interested in their girls? And Curtis wonders why he wasn’t voted fav LMAOOO movie night NOW.”

TENSE WORDS

This comes after the aforementioned row that erupted on Sunday night between Scott and Luca.

The row escalated after a game when Luca was dared to kiss who is in here for fame.

In the scenes that played out, Luca kissed Scott on the cheek and said he thinks he wants to get far in the villa, adding “that’s why you’re with Tina and you’re not feeling it now”.

Tina looked horrified and asked for someone to explain – as she learnt the truth she walked away crying.

Furious, Scott squared up to Luca for the second time and asked: “This guy, who are you bro? Wow?”

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