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LUCAS BERGVALL was the unlikely hero for Tottenham as they edged a narrow victory over Tottenham.

The youngster bagged his first goal for the club five minutes from time to give Spurs hope of reaching Wembley.

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Pedro Porro missed a golden opportunity for Tottenham[/caption]

It looked like both teams would be heading to Anfield next month with the tie goalless after a cagey affair in North London.

But Bergvall produced a wonderful finish after Dominic Solanke had carved out an opportunity using his pace and strength.

Tottenham overcame an early injury scare to Rodrigo Bentancur and contained the visitors – something they failed to do in a 6-3 defeat to the Reds last month.

They came close to scoring through Pedro Porro when Alisson had to ball taken off his toe, while they also had Radu Dragusin to thank after he blocked a goalbound effort off the line.

Spurs even had the ball in the back of the net 15 minutes from time but Solanke was deemed to be offside following a review by VAR.

KEMI Badenoch will not reveal any major policies for at least two years as she orders the Conservatives to be ready to fight an election by 2028.

The Tory leader unveiled her “three-year plan” to turn the routed party around at a Shadow Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that leans heavily on Sir Keir Starmer’s own path to power.

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Kemi Badenoch will not reveal any major policies for two years as she unveils her ‘three-year plan’ to turn the Tories around[/caption]

2025 will be focused on “rebuilding trust” with voters with apologies for what the Conservatives got wrong in Government.

Ms Badenoch has already said sorry for the party’s painful failings on migration, with other such grovels said to be in the pipeline.

Next year will focus on “establishing credibility” with efforts to contrast her team with Nigel Farage as an alternative government throughout 2026.

Then the remaining years of the parliament will finally see “plans for Government” unveiled and policies set out – but not before the very end of 2027 at the earliest.

The Leader of the Opposition also urged her frontbench to embark on a major outreach programme with Donald Trump’s Republicans and right-wing parties in Australia and Canada for tips on turning around party fortunes as quickly as possible.

One Shadow Cabinet source described the plan as “high on aims but low on detail”, while another praised it for its “ambition”.

Other senior Tories pointed to lessons learnt from how Sir Keir Starmer and his right-hand man Morgan McSweeney dragged Labour from an historic defeat in 2019 to No10 by 2024.

A source said: “Starmer showed it can be done in a matter of years, and there is no reason we cannot do the same.”

At a presentation on Tuesday morning, Badenoch and her chief of staff Lee Rowley set the three year roadmap focusing on five key priorities designed to detoxify the party after 14 mixed years in power.

Although the PM does not have to call an election until summer 2029, senior Tories believe the PM could go to the country as early as late 2027.

One senior Tory said: “Given that the government has already hit a record low in popularity, we need to be ready to go a lot sooner than most people think.”

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TOM McKIBBIN has refused to rule out a move to LIV Golf after being linked with a shock switch to the Saudi breakaway.

The 22-year-old ace has been strongly linked with a move to join the Legion XIII roster on the Saudi Arabia PIF-backed LIV Golf.

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It is believed that team skipper, and two-time major winner Jon Rahm wants McKibbin on his roster.

However, asked about the speculation, the Belfast man remained coy as to whether a move to LIV was on the cards.

Speaking to Golf Digest Middle East ahead of the Team Cup, he said: “I’m not going to make any comments this week out of respect for Justin [Rose] and Luke [Donald] and this tournament.

“It’s a team event so I’m just trying to do my best for the team and see how many points I can get.”

McKibbin is set for action this week in the Team Cup match in Abu Dhabi.

The Great Britain and Ireland team are pitted against a continental Europe side in the UAE. 

He will be teaming up with Justin Rose, Laurie Canter, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Aaron Rai, Jordan Smith, Matt Wallace, Paul Waring, and Matthew Jordan.

They will go up against a Europe side featuring Francesco Molinari, Nicolai Højgaard, Rasmus Højgaard, Matteo Manassero, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Niklas Nørgaard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Matthieu Pavon, Antoine Rozner, and Romain Langasque.

It comes after a stellar 2024 campaign.

The Northern Irish golfer won a PGA Tour card last season after claiming a card on offer at the DP World Tour Championship in November.

The starlet won one of the ten dual cards in Europe’s flagship tour finale with a gutsy closing birdie.

His level par 72 was just enough to edge out England’s Jordan Smith by a razor-tight 10.5 Race to Dubai points.

He made the 18th green in two, and two-putted for birdie before expressing his excitement at the career milestone.

McKibbin has a close association with four-time Major champion Rory McIlroy as they both hail from Holywood GC in County Down.

McIlroy was once one of LIV Golf‘s most vocal critics before he performed an astonishing u-turn last year.

Rahm’s team already includes England’s Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surrat and Kieran Vincent.

But there’s a vacancy to be filled before next month’s deadline closes before the start of the LIV schedule after Kieran Vincent’s relegation from the league in the individual standings.

He would follow compatriot Graeme McDowell to the LIV Tour ahead of the fourth season start in Riyadh, February 6.

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A TOTTENHAM mascot urged Virgil van Dijk to quit Liverpool for north London while admitting “we haven’t got any good defenders!”

The hilarious moment occurred before the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg clash between Spurs and Liverpool on Wednesday.

A late goal from Lucas Bergvall gave Tottenham the win, with the match overshadowed by a worrying injury to Rodrigo Bentancur.

But before kick-off, there was a light-hearted moment as Spurs’ kid mascots prepared to make their way onto the field.

The children were all excited to see some of football’s biggest names walk by.

And the biggest cheer appeared to be reserved for Liverpool defender Van Dijk.

The Dutchman is one of the best in the business, having won a Premier League and Champions League during his time at Anfield.

But one Tottenham mascot reckons the time is right for Van Dijk to quit Liverpool and sign for Ange Postecoglou’s side.

Indeed, the whipper-snapper didn’t hesitate to issue the offer out loud as Van Dijk high-fived him and other mascots.

And he even admitted Tottenham “haven’t got any good defenders” in amusing scenes.

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Fans were left tickled by the brilliant incident on social media.

One said: “You’ve got to admire children’s honesty.”

Another declared: “Made my day.”

One noted: “Class this.”

Another added: “Looks like these mascots haven’t got any media training yet!”

LOVE Island: All Stars is set for a few changes as it nears its second-ever series – and we have some exciting information for fans of the show.

The iconic All Stars series will return to ITV2 on Monday, January 13.

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The all-new Love Island: All Stars villa looks more lavish than ever before[/caption]

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There are plenty of new features within the new villa – and a producer has now said that there will be ‘big twists’ coming in week two[/caption]

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The All Stars will likely feel right at home[/caption]

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The iconic firepit will likely see a lot of explosive action very soon[/caption]

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With a star-studded cast of ex-Islanders who are all looking for love and hoping their second stint will be a lucky one, we can now reveal that there are some big twists coming.

Yes, that’s right.

There is something “really fun” happening in week two, a producer has spilled to us.

Chatting with The Sun ahead of the new series airing on Monday, executive producer of the show Mike Spencer lifted the lid on what’s being axed, and what’s going to be “lit”.

“Remember that little guy, that treehouse?” he asked, “It didn’t work. We didn’t do it last year either,” Mike said, confirming that the treehouse would not be making a comeback this year.

He then spoke about something else they don’t usually do for All Stars – Casa Amor.

“We don’t tend to do Casa Amor for this one,” he said.

Casa Amor is an alternate villa used in Love Island that was first introduced in season three and has been used in the show ever since – bar the spin-off series.

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“We didn’t last year, because it’s only five weeks,” he added, before revealing something incredibly exciting.

“But we’ve got something really fun,” he teased, “probably week two.”

Worried he had spilled too much tea, Mike added: “I’ve already said too much,” before gushing, “but week two is going to be lit.”

This comes as a whole host of former Islanders prepare to head into the South African villa on Monday night.

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Curtis Pritchard from series five will be back for the All Stars series, as well as season three’s Gabby Allen, series four’s Kaz Crossley, and Nas Majeed from series six.

ITV has also confirmed Scott Thomas from series two, Olivia Hawkins from series nine, Catherine Agbaje from series 10, and Ronnie Vint from series 11, all as returning to the show.

Gemma Owen’s ex Luca Bish from series eight will also be back, as well as series five alumni Elma Pazar and India Reynolds, and series three’s Marcel Somerville.

And earlier this week we reported the exciting news that Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has signed up for the brand new upcoming series of Love Island: All Stars.

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Insiders told The Sun that fiery Ekin-Su, 30, is now in hiding in South Africa ahead of the show’s launch on Monday.

A source said: “ITV bosses have long wanted Ekin back in Love Island and she’s finally agreed.

“After she split with Davide last January bosses immediately put her on their wish list.

“It took a lot of back and forth to persuade her to go back into the villa, especially after Ekin had such a tough time on Celebrity Big Brother.

“But she wants to use this new stint on Love Island All Stars to redeem herself and remind the public why they love her.

“ITV bosses haven’t decided if she’ll be a day one star, or a bombshell, but whatever happens she is telly gold and is going to be an incredible addition to the line up.”

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The All Stars cast is full to the brim with famous former Islanders[/caption]