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Lara Trump says she’s removed her name from contention to be Florida’s senator

Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump‘s daughter-in-law, said on Saturday that she decided to remove her name from consideration to be a senator in Florida. The announcement quashed speculation that she was interested in replacing Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., whom Trump wants to serve as secretary of state. “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and […]

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Carl Frampton slams ‘disrespectful act’ that led to Tyson Fury storming out of ring in disgust at Oleksandr Usyk loss

TYSON FURY stormed out of the ring in disgust after Daniel Dubois confronted Oleksandr Usyk following their clash.

The Gypsy King suffered defeat to Usyk again to leave his future hanging in the balance.

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Tyson Fury stormed out of the ring before giving an interview[/caption]
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Daniel Dubois interrupted the interviews to call out Oleksandr Usyk
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Carl Frampton called Dubois’ behaviour ‘disrespectful’
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And Fury failed to assure the public he would continue boxing as he instead stormed out of the ring before being interviewed.

Usyk, 37, was questioned by TNT Sports after he retained his belts for the fourth time.

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He paid tribute to his wife and began to share his thoughts on the fight before he was rudely interrupted by Dubois.

The Brit, who knocked out Anthony Joshua and became heavyweight champion this year, went face to face with Usyk as he challenged him to a rematch.

The pair fought a close contest together in August 2023, with Dubois hurting Usyk with a punch that was controversially judged to be a low blow.

TNT Sports commentator Carl Frampton labelled Dubois’ behaviour “disrespectful”, with his timing preventing Fury from being able to speak to the crowd.

SunSport later caught Fury, 36, walking to his dressing room where he was heard saying: “Robbed there!”

He bumped into his former trainer Ben Davison and asked him what he thought of the fight before adding: “I swear to God I thought I won by at least three rounds.”

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Frank Warren echoed the thoughts of his fighter as he spoke on behalf of Fury in the ring.

He said: “I am dumbfounded, to give four rounds out of the 12 is impossible.

“One judge didn’t give him any round from round six onwards, that’s impossible.

“It’s crazy, and I’m calm and collected, that is a nonsense. Their faces, the management of Usyk had him winning.”

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AI judge’s scorecard for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 revealed but fans say ‘worse than VAR’

THE scorecard of the Artificial Intelligence judge for Tyson Fury’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk fight has been revealed.

The highly-anticipated rematch used a fourth judge – whose scores did not count towards the result – to show how AI could play a part in boxing in the future.

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The AI judge’s scorecard for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk has been revealed[/caption]
AI boxing official for Fury v Usyk.
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The bout used an AI judge to score the fight, but did not count its scores towards the result[/caption]

The tech analysed every round, every move and every decisive moment during the fight, displaying real time metrics like aggression, landed punches, impact and defensive deployments.

And the high-tech addition was in agreement with all three of the other judges – marking Usyk as the champion.

The AI official deemed the Ukrainian to have won 118-112, scoring a 10 in every round bar the second and the fifth.

That scoring favours Usyk even more than the three judges, who all deemed The Cat to have won 116-112 over Fury.

Fans were less than impressed by the technology and took to social media to fume about it.

One boxing fan wrote: “Worse than VAR! Keep it out of the game”.

While another posted: “AI needs some work, mate. I honestly thought Fury got it”.

A third slammed: “So AI is worse than real judges. Good to know.”

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AI Judge Scorecard in full

Here's a look at how the AI judge scored each round...

Round 1: Usyk 10-10 Fury

Round 2: Usyk 9-10 Fury

Round 3: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 4: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 5: Usyk 9-10 Fury

Round 6: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 7: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 8: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 9: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 10: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 11: Usyk 10-9 Fury

Round 12: Usyk 10-9 Fury

RESULT: 118-112

And a fourth joked: “Was the AI judge based at Stockley Park by any chance?”

Tyson Fury was just as angry about the AI result too, slamming it in his post-fight press conference.

“F*** all computers,” Fury said. “More jobs for humans.”

Fury was just as angry with the real judge’s score too, with The Gypsy King storming out of the ring without a post-fight interview after learning of their scorecards.

Fury wasn’t the only one that thought that the scoring was incorrect either, his promoter Frank Warren slammed the decisions on the broadcast when talking after the fight.

He said: “I am dumbfounded, to give four rounds out of the 12 is impossible.

“One judge didn’t give him any round from round six onwards, that’s impossible.

“It’s crazy, and I’m calm and collected, that is a nonsense. Their faces, the management of Usyk had him winning.”

Tyson Fury being interviewed in the ring after a boxing match.
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Tyson Fury stormed out of the ring after seeing the judge’s scorecards[/caption]
Tyson Fury speaks with his promoter after a boxing match.
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Fury and promoter Frank Warren were fuming with the way the fight had been scored[/caption]

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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE RESULT: Fury STORMS out of ring and hits out at ‘robbery’ in Riyadh – updates

TYSON FURY stormed out of the ring after a suffering a heart-breaking points defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.

Officially at his career-heaviest weight of 20 stone, Fury came flying out the blocks before Usyk began to work out the Gypsy King in the latter stages.

On an eventful undercard, Johnny Fisher was DROPPED by Dave Allen before winning by a controversial decision and Moses Itauma brutally KNOCKED OUT Demsey McKean in the first round.

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Faltering Man City ace Erling Haaland’s girlfriend shells out fortune on designer goods at posh store

Erling Haaland in a Manchester City jersey with his partner.

MISFIRING Man City ace Erling Haaland is set to net a sackful at Christmas, his girlfriend’s shopping receipt suggests.

Isabel Haugseng Johansen splashed more than £6,000 at Selfridges — including a £1,670 backpack and a £950 Gucci hoodie for the Nordic goal-scoring sensation.

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Erling Haaland is set to net a sackful at Christmas[/caption]
Erling Haaland and Isabel Haugseng Johansen at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
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Haaland’s partner Isabel Haugseng Johansen spent thousands on Christmas gifts for the Man City striker[/caption]

She also bought a £2,700 Gucci handbag in the online spree.

Details of Isabel’s spend emerged after blundering Selfridges staff sent her receipt to another customer by mistake.

The woman — a Man United fan who asked not to be named — said: “I opened an envelope which had my receipt in it, and then I saw another one.

“I was shocked. I’m just gutted his presents weren’t for me.”

Haaland, 24, who has scored three goals in his last 12 Premier League games, is expecting his first child with Isabel, 20.

Selfridges was contacted for comment.

Haaland and Isabel were united by football in their homeland.

They met each other when they were kids, who shared a mutual interest in the beautiful game and played for Byrne.

Like Haaland, she too was an aspiring footballer in her youth who dreamed of becoming pro.

In a rare interview, she recalled: “We were just kids, kicking a ball around without a care in the world.”

Erling Haaland's girlfriend, Isabel Haugseng Johansen, with hands clasped, watching a Norway soccer game.
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Isabel is an aspiring footballer[/caption]
Selfridge & Co. Limited sign on Oxford Street.
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The WAG splashed over £6,000 at Selfridges[/caption]

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Strictly Christmas special first look as Josh Widdicombe dances as penguin in routine ‘about world in 2024’

COMEDIAN Josh Widdicombe gets his skates on as he performs as a penguin on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

Fans will see The Last Leg presenter, 41, dance the Charleston to Let It Snow by Glee with his professional partner Karen Hauer, 42, on the episode which airs on Christmas Day.

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Josh Widdicombe performs as a penguin on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special[/caption]
Josh Widdicombe and Karen Hauer in penguin costumes dancing on Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
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The comedian will dance the Charleston to Let It Snow by Glee with his professional partner Karen Hauer[/caption]

Speaking about his training, Josh said: “I’ve lost weight and I’ve been eating pizza every night – it’s brilliant.

“That’s why I would recommend it.”

Of their routine, he said: “We’re penguins, there’s a skateboard and a slide, there’s a fish in my mouth.

“It’s quite a thoughtful piece and if you look deep it’s about the state of the world in 2024.”

Comedian Josh was born in London on April 8, 1983, but grew up in Devon.

He studied Sociology and Linguistics at The University of Manchester.

Josh’s first job was writing poems and puzzles for the Dora The Explorer magazine.

He later worked for the Guardian as a sports journalist.

Josh got his break in comedy in 2008 when he entered the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year.

He didn’t realise it was a competition but he reached the semi-finals.

A year later he won the Leicester Mercury New Comedian of the Year Award.

Since then Josh has performed several solo stand-up tours.

He has also supported comedians such as Alan Carr and Russell Howard.

Karen Hauer and Josh Widdicombe in penguin costumes on Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
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Of their routine, Josh said: ‘We’re penguins, there’s a skateboard and a slide, there’s a fish in my mouth’[/caption]

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Heartwarming moment Santa visits girl, 8, to give her gift wrapped in paper she designed to help other sick kids

BIG-HEARTED Daisy Tullett poses with Father Christmas as he hands her a gift wrap­ped in the paper SHE creat­ed to help other sick children.

The brave eight-year-old came up with a Santa design as part of The Sun on Sunday’s Christmas Wrapping For Kids campaign to raise money to buy presents for youngsters in ­hospital.

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Daisy Tullett receives her present from Santa – in the paper she designed for our fundraiser in aid of sick children[/caption]
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Daisy was crowned the winner of The Suns wrapping paper competition[/caption]

In an extraordinary twist, she was on a ward at Birmingham Children’s Hospital when Santa brought the gifts — purchased with the proceeds of her winning artwork.

So by sheer coincidence she has become one of the ­beneficiaries too.

Earlier this year we asked our young readers to draw Christmas pictures to be turned into limited-edition ­wrapping for our great charity push.

‘It’s a tough time’

As well as Daisy’s creation, two other winning designs were chosen — reindeer heads by Quinn Jenkinson, 12, from ­Colchester, Essex, and a drawing of a gingerbread man, Father Christmas and a snowman, by Cassius Greenhalgh, five, from Leigh, Gtr Manchester.

The giftwrap was sold in The Works stores nationwide with proceeds going towards presents and funding childhood cancer research via our charity partner The Azaylia Foundation.

Wearing fun “antlers” and a red ­Rudolph nose, Daisy, who has been ­battling a blood cancer called acute ­lymphoblastic leukaemia since March, beamed from ear to ear as she opened her Lego set gift.

She said: “I can’t believe I am getting a present in the paper I designed. Yes, I am proud. It means a lot.”

Daisy lives in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, with brothers Jacob, ten, and Rory, six, dad Richard, 33, who works for a ­re­newable energy firm, and mum Holly, 31.

Holly, who gave up work as an ­administrator to care for her daughter, said: “We are so proud. Daisy has been through so much, and Christmas is a tough time.

“The fact she has helped so many other children feel an extra bit of happiness at Christmas is amazing, and raising money for cancer research is just so special too.”

Santa — with the help of elf Safiyya Vorajee from The Azaylia Foundation — also had a gift for Hallie-Mae Formstone, who is five tomorrow.

She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia last month.

The chatty youngster, from Shrewsbury, Shrops, will be spending Christmas in hospital. Mum Sophie, 32, a carer, said how grateful she is for the gift.

She added: “What’s happened to Hallie-Mae is every parent’s worst nightmare.

“Our world has been turned upside down but seeing Father Christmas and that smile on her face has been lovely.”

At The Christie Hospital in Manchester, there was excitement too as other young patients received a special visit.

Among them was Esmai Wright- Stanford, three, from Stoke-on-Trent.

She was diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma, a brain tumour, at the age of seven months and has had surgery plus a year of chemotherapy.

The tot was being monitored when scans in September revealed her tumour had returned.

She is now undergoing a type of radiotherapy called proton beam therapy.

Her mum Chloe, 29, a pub worker, said: “She wasn’t very well this morn­ing, and she was exhausted after treatment.

“But when she heard Santa was coming, she was determined to see him.”

With her hair tied into bunches and wearing a festive dress, Esmai couldn’t wait to tell Father Christmas how “cheeky” Mummy had been.

Chloe says seeing Santa was the highlight of her daughter’s week.

She said: “Hospitals are all she has ever really known. It can be so tough.

“But having a present from Santa and chatting to him is such a special treat.

“We can’t thank everyone enough for making it happen.”

Also facing Christmas at the world- famous centre in Manchester is ten-year-old Aggie Forster.

Tamini Owdfedhllah with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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Santa with his helper Safiyya Vorajee[/caption]

She was diagnosed with ­ependymoma in October after the sudden onset of headaches.

Aggie from Pershore, Worcs, said: “I had scans and I was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

“I called it Bob and I had an operation to take him out of me.”

She will be at The Christie hav­ing proton beam therapy until January.

Her mum Lucy said: “Aggie loves this time of year, and so does her brother George who is 12. It’s been a really tough few months for her. It’s been scary. It’s been lovely ­seeing Santa.

“I am so grateful to everybody who bought the wrapping paper and helped make this happen.”

‘Really special day’

Also visited by Santa was Matvii Liakh, four, from Colne, Lancs, who was diagnosed with an inoperable high-grade glioma — another type of brain tumour — last month.

Originally from Ukraine, mum Viktorria said: “Matvii started losing his balance and seeing double, then got bad headaches and was sick. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour. We were told it was inoperable.

“He’s having six weeks of treatment to try to shrink it then they’ll see what they can do next.”

Matvii is a big fan of animated TV series Paw Patrol.

“It was so kind of Father Christmas to give him a Paw Patrol toy,” Viktorria added.

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Also visited by Santa was Matvii Liakh[/caption]
Santa Claus giving a present to a young girl at a hospital.
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Esmai Wright-Stanford receives her gift from Father Christmas[/caption]
Santa Claus gives a gift to a young girl at a hospital.
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Esmai was diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma[/caption]

“Things haven’t been easy for him so it’s been a really special day.”

Santa also visited kids at Croydon University Hospital in South London, including Teddy Bush, seven.

Teddy was diagnosed with acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia in May 2022, and has been in and out of hospital ever since.

Teddy said: “I love Santa and I love Christmas so I’m really happy to see him again. He always gives me lots of hot chocolate.”

Unwrapping a game of Guess Who? with his sister Delilah-Beau, two, sitting next to him, he added: “I love this game. Thanks Santa!”

His mum Lauren Bush, 28, from Forestdale, South East London, said: “It’s been a tough year but he’s always smiling. It’s great he got to see Santa today. I can’t thank The Sun on Sunday enough.

“It’s never easy spending Christmas in hospital so having a boost like this is really important.”

The nation has got behind our great campaign, including the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, music mogul Simon Cowell, actress Denise van Outen and The Chase star Anne Hegerty.

Such was the response, the wrapping paper even sold out online.

None of these visits would be ­possible without the support of YOU — our army of generous readers — who bought thousands of packs of the paper.

The Azaylia Foundation, which is also benefitting from your kindness, was created by former footballer Ashley Cain and his ex Safiyya in memory of their daughter Azaylia, who died of acute myeloid leukaemia in 2021 at eight months old.

Safiyya said: “Thank you to­ everyone who has supported this wonderful initiative by The Sun on Sunday.”

A spokesman for The Works added: “We’re overwhelmed and so pleased by the response received for such an amazing cause.

“It is a privilege to be part of something that makes a life- changing impact.”

Santa Claus with hospital staff on a children's ward.
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Father Christmas also visited kids at Croydon University Hospital in South London[/caption]
Santa Claus visits children in a hospital's Rainbow Children's Unit.
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Santa met Teddy Bush in Croydon[/caption]
Hallie Mai Formstone with Santa and her father at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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There was also a gift for Hallie-Mae Formstone, who is five tomorrow[/caption]
Santa Claus giving a gift to a girl at a hospital.
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Aggie Foster will be in hospital having proton beam therapy until January[/caption]
Christmas wrapping for kids.
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Tyson Fury tipped to finally fight Anthony Joshua NEXT as his promoter gives update on 36-year-old’s future

LENNOX LEWIS has called for Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua next following his bitter second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

In May, Usyk became the first to defeat Fury with a stunning split-decision win in Saudi Arabia.

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Anthony Joshua could now fight Tyson Fury[/caption]
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Fury was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk again[/caption]

This time back in Riyadh, rather controversially the Ukrainian won a 116-112 unanimous decision with only four rounds scored in Fury’s favour.

With Usyk doing the double and looking towards a rematch against Daniel Dubois, British great Lewis called for 35-year-old AJ to face Fury.

He told TNT Sports: “He goes to London, the biggest fight in history, maybe Anthony Joshua.”

Fury stormed out of the ring when the decision was called out – leaving questions over his future for promoter Frank Warren to answer.

And Warren said: “I don’t know, I mean he’s very disappointed as I am.

“I’m not saying this to be biased, everyone along the front there we all thought it was the same way.”

Asked if 36-year-old Fury will fight again, Warren replied: “That’s up to him.

“It’s too early, it’s just after a fight emotions are running high. We’ll see. It’s nuts. Could you only give him four rounds out of eight?”

Wladimir Klitschko and Lennox Lewis at a boxing event in Riyadh.
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Lennox Lewis at the fight in Riyadh[/caption]

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Dubois, 27, stormed into the ring to confront Usyk, 37, having been lost their 2023 fight following an infamous low-blow.

And Lewis said: “He could retire if he wants. He could do whatever he wants, he’s the champion.

“I don’t like to say there’s going to be a rematch and all of a sudden there’s not a rematch.”

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Shoppers rushing to Lidl for festive chocolate log scanning for just 99p

FESTIVE shoppers are racing to their nearest Lidl store to scoop the latest treat in the bakery.

The discount German retailer has released a mini chocolate yule log for less than £1 for the Christmas season.

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The Lidl bakery contains a 99p festive treat that has shoppers raving[/caption]
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The Lidl yule log has a chocolate sauce centre and is topped with sugar and a chocolate flake[/caption]

Some lucky shoppers could even get it for free with limited-edition coupons on the Lidl Plus app.

The chocolate sponge logs, which have a chocolate sauce centre, are dusted with sugar and topped with a mini chocolate flake.

They are found in the bakery and are individually portioned making them the perfect Christmas treat.

According to delighted shoppers, they do not disappoint.

On Facebook, one wrote: “These are the best yule logs I have ever had.

“Add some extra thick double cream absolutely amazing. All the family loved these.”

“Got these and they are lovely they had a lovely chocolate sauce in the middle,” a second wrote.

“The best cake ever made by a supermarket!” a third added.

Others praised the value for money saying they are “well worth their price.”

Some shoppers have even said that they are freezable meaning you can keep spreading some of the festive cheer into the new year.

Rivalling its bakery treat is the chain’s new festive chocolate dessert which arrived on shelves just days before Christmas.

As well as the traditional yule log and the bakery version, Lidl has also released a Deluxe Christmas dessert many think is inspired by the festive film The Polar Express.

Lidl’s Deluxe Christmas Express is a chocolate train-shaped dessert that is the perfect centrepiece for the big day or festive parties.

The green and yellow steam train is made from hard Belgian chocolate which is filled with chocolate mousse and salted caramel.

It has a chocolate brownie base and the train’s steam is made from marshmallow.

Shoppers have already raved about the pudding calling it the “best yet.”

The indulgent pudding is £9.99 or can be bought for just £6.99 with a Lidl Plus card and serves eight people.

Meanwhile, shoppers could be in with the chance of winning a free Christmas food shop with Lidl’s rival Aldi.

But, there are only 24 hours left to enter so you must be quick if you want to enter.

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Lidl shoppers have been raving about another festive treat that has just hit the shelves (stock)[/caption]

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