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IT was announced during the week that 49ers were in talks to takeover Rangers.

The Gers‘ current largest shareholder Dave King is hoping to sell his shares to the NFL side’s investment chief Paraag Marathe.

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American themed merchandise outside of Ibrox before the clash with St Mirren[/caption]

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Rangers fans have been spotted with US flags amid takeover news[/caption]

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The San Francisco 49ers takeover will reportedly happen before the end of this season[/caption]

And the deal is reportedly on course to happen by June of this year, in time for the start of next season.

Other investors are set to follow suit and come on board with 49ers , including Andrew Cavenagh who was spotted at Ibrox at the start of the year.

And fans are revelling in the joy of the takeover news as they have been spotted with American themed merchandise.

And they’ve managed to get their hands on the gear as it is being sold OUTSIDE of Ibrox at kiosks.

Flags and scarves have been on display at some of the stalls on the grounds of the stadium.

It’s in addition to Donald Trump inspired hats that have been worn by some supporters recently.

They feature the slogan of the US president in a ‘Make Rangers great again’ plea as they have been urging him to BUY the club.

And supporters were wrapped in US flags as the Gers hosted St Mirren, looking to close the gap at the top of the table to 10 points with a win.

Celtic fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Hibs earlier in the day and failed to extend their healthy lead on their rivals.

And now Philippe Clement‘s side are hoping to manoeuvre past a Saints side without a win in their last three games.

Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page

ENGLAND look to beat Scotland for the first time since 2020, as Steve Borthwick’s side look to reclaim the Calcutta Cup.

Red Rose are fresh off a huge win over France at Twickenham and will be hoping for the same kind of magic in their home stadium against their fierce rivals this evening.

Gregor Townsend‘s Scots got off to a good start against Italy in round one but were beaten at Murrayfield by tournament favourites Ireland last time out.

The English now look in with a shot at the Six Nations title but will need a result in the Calcutta Cup.

• Kick-off time: 4:45pm GMT
• TV channel: ITV1
• FREE live stream: ITVX
• England XV: M Smith, Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Sleightholme, Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje, Chessum, T Curry, Earl, Willis
• Scotland XV: Kinghorne, Rowe, Jones, Jordan, van der Merwe, Russell, White; Schoeman, Cherry, Z Fagerson, Gray, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Darge, Dempsey

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ARTUR BETERBIEV and Dmitry Bivol will headline what is billed one of the BEST cards in boxing history.

The pair will reignite their fight from October in a match being titled ‘The Last Crescendo.’

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Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol fought in an epic contest last October[/caption]

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Late replacement Martin Bakole comes in for Daniel Dubois following his withdrawal due to illness[/caption]

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Joseph Parker was meant to take on Daniel Dubois[/caption]

Last time the two met, Beterbiev earned a controversial decision win with scorecards of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.

Following the bout, promoter Eddie Hearn called the fight between Beterbiev and Bivol “one of the best fights in the sport”.

Nonetheless, Hearn, Bivol’s promoter, was in disagreement with the score citing there was “only one winner” and it was his guy.

Beterbiev and Bivol may be the card’s closing act on the night, but they may not even have the most eyes on them in Saudi Arabia.

Who is fighting on mammoth boxing bill?

Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker were set to go head-to-head for the Brit’s IBF heavyweight title.

However, Dubois withdrew at the the eleventh hour due to illness.

His replacement, Martin Bakole, was called up on two days’ notice from the Democratic Republic of the Congo for one of the most anticipated replacement fights in history.

Parker’s on a five-match winning run, while Bakole – who weighed in at 310LBS – previously defeated Carlos Takam in Saudi Arabia and Jared Anderson in Los Angeles during Riyadh Season bouts.

The fight is now an eliminator for a shot at Oleksandr Usyk’s WBO title.

Chinese boxing icon Zhilei Zhang, 41, will take on Agit Kabayel in an eliminator for the WBC heavyweight – also held by Usyk.

Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith will also feature on the card in a light-heavyweight eliminator – the winner will be the mandatory contender for either Beterbiev or Bivol.

There is another interim belt on the line between Vergil Ortiz Jr and Israil Madrimovin the super-welterweight division.

The monster card also features TWO OTHER title fights – both including up and coming British fighters.

Josh Padley was the shock name to step in for Flloyd Schofield after, like Dubois, he also had to withdraw.

Padley has a tough task against pound-for-pound superstar Shakur Stevenson.

British prodigy Hamzah Sheeraz takes on Carlos Adames for the WBC middleweight title.

Sheeraz is one of Britain’s brightest young stars and a real favourite of Eddie Hearn.

The card starts with a couple of Saudi prospects – Ziyad Almaayouf and Mohammed Alakel – in action.

Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 Full Card

• Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol – for the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight titles
• Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole – for WBO interim heavyweight title
• Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley – for the WBC lightweight title
• Carlos Adames vs Hamzah Sheeraz – for the WBC middleweight titke
• Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Israil Madrimov – for the interim WBC heavyweight title
• Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel – for the interim WBC heavyweight title
• Joshua Buatsi vs Callum Smith – for the interim WBO light-heavyweight title
• Ziyad Almaayouf vs Jonatas Gomes de Oliveira
• Mohammes Alakel vs Engel Gomez

WWE superstar Drew McIntyre shared graphic footage of the extent of his recent knee injury.

Professional wrestlers often compete injured on both televised and non-televised matches.

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Therefore, McIntyre, 39, had to fight through the pain before Friday’s scheduled bout on SmackDown.

But to do that the British bruiser first had to drain his knee, which was suffering from a recent knock.

The Scottish Warrior recorded the whole thing as WWE medics pulled out an enormous amount of fluid, which filled almost the entire syringe, and shared the footage on Instagram.

The procedure took place just 45 minutes before the three-time world champion’s match against Jimmy Uso.

McIntyre posted the following caption: “This is my knee being drained of fluid 45 minutes before my match. Wish me luck.”

The ex-WWE Champion went on to lose the fight to Uso, who beat him with a Roll-Up.

But the first and only British WWE world champion had the last laugh as he left Big Jim laying after a vicious post-match attack.

McIntyre knocked the eight-time tag team champion out with a devastating Claymore.

Nevertheless, this loss came at a bad time for the heavyweight athlete ahead of his scheduled big fight at Elimination Chamber on March 1 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

McIntyre will compete in the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match against John Cena, CM Punk, Logan Paul, Damian Priest and Seth Rollins.

The winner will challenge Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41.

RANGERS star Hamza Igamane has seen a red card overturned by VAR as the Gers bid to mark this week’s stunning 49ers takeover news with their second win on the bounce.

Philippe Clement’s side put in a dominant performance at Tynecastle last weekend as they ran out 3-1 winners.

And they’ll be hoping they can take three points against a St Mirren side without a win in their last three games.

Much talk this week has been about the Ibrox side’s potential investment by the San Francisco 49ers but focus will now be back to on the park business.

Celtic have a 13 point lead over their rivals at the top of the Premiership with the chance to make it SIXTEEN win a win over Hibs in the early kick off before Rangers are in action.

• Rangers are taking on St Mirren TODAY, Saturday, 22nd February.
• The match has not been selected for live coverage this weekend.
• Subscribers outside the UK and Ireland can watch the match on Rangers TV
• Highlights of the game can be watched on BBC Sportscene at 7:15pm.
• Kevin Clancy will be in charge for the clash.
• Grant Irvine will be on the VAR.
• Ranger XI: Butland, Tavernier, Propper, Nsiala, Jefte, Diomande, Raskin, Cerny, Hagi, Igamane, Dessers. Subs: Kelly, Ridvan, Lawrence, Bajrami, Fernandes, McCausland, Rice, Curtis, Danilo.
• St. Mirren XI: Hemming, Alebiosu, Taylor, O’Hara, Ayunga, Mandron, Gogic, Boyd-Munce, Fraser, John, Phillips. Subs: Urminsky, Bwomono, Kenny, Tanser, Smyth, Kiltie, Idowo, Oseni, Olusanya.

Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page

A SAVVY MAN has shared how he transformed the bathroom in his rented house for less than £50.

Luke Catleugh, from the UK, took to social media to show off the DIY transformation, and it left people stunned.

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Luke transformed his bland and dull bathroom on a budget of £50[/caption]

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People couldn’t believe it was the same room[/caption]

In the clip, he said: “We’ve done this for under 50 quid, all of the supplies, everything we have, it’s gonna be a real small toilet transformation.”

He said that he and his partner Zara wanted to give it a little makeover, as it was ‘bland and dull’ compared to the rest of their rented flat.

Luke then took viewers into the tiny toilet room which was painted all white.

While there was nothing wrong with the room, the couple decided to add some character to the space.

The first thing the pair did was paint the top half of the walls black using GoodHome Walls & ceilings in Liberty from B&Q for £12.

Next, they used a grout pen they picked up from Poundland to give the tiles a freshen up before sanding the window ledge and painting it white.

Once all the paint was dry, Luke moved on to switching up the flooring using stick-on vinyl sheets from Dunelm.

The traditional black and white pattern on the sheets pulled the new look of the room together and cost just £16.

“I’m so happy with how this turned out,” he said.

Luke then added some finishing touches to the room including some houseplants and wall art featuring plants to add a pop of colour.

“Welcome to our new little toilet; this is the finished little loo,” he explained.

“Genuinely over the moon with it.”

Luke shared the makeover on his YouTube channel where it went viral with over 90k views.

People were stunned by just how effective the budget transformation was, with many claiming it looked like a different room.

One person wrote: “That little room has a big wow factor.”

Another commented: “Wow, I’m not into black but I would totally go for this makeover, well done.”

“Beautiful! What a difference you have both made! Love it,” penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “It is a completely different room!! So much better!! Love it!”

“Loved your floor tiles. A magical makeover for a tired-looking toilet,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “It’s made such a difference it looks really great.”

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PRINCESS Andre cut a stylish figure as she showed off her natural hairstyle on Instagram.

The model and influencer, who is Katie Price‘s eldest daughter, took to her Instagram Stories to capture her blonde corkscrew curls reaching all the way to her hip.

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Katie Price’s daughter Princess Andre oozed natural beauty in a new mirror selfie[/caption]

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The teen took to her Instagram Stories to show off her hair transformation[/caption]

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Princess’ locks were then styled into sleek waves[/caption]

Princess posed for her mirror selfie in her bathroom, showcasing a trendy look in a grey crop top with denim daisy duke shorts.

She kept her look make-up free and accessorised with bangles and silver rings.

In her next social media slide, she showcased her natural blonde ringlets as she perched in a hairdresser chair.

In a clever video hack, she put the palm of her hand to the camera lens and the next slide saw her locks transformed into silky blonde waves.

Princess, who is Katie’s daughter with popstar Peter Andre, finished her clip with a kiss to the camera.

She is often hailed a “mini me” of her reality TV star mum, courtesy of their strikingly similar looks.

FORWARD PLANNING

Princess recently exclusively revealed to The Sun how she plans to be a millionaire by the age of 20.

The teen has brand ambassador deals coming out of her ears – Superdrug for its Studio London range and Pretty Little Thing to name a couple.

She recently launched her own jewellery range, and has a growing social media following of 1.5 million, where young girls lap up her down-to-earth fashion and beauty tips.

Princess is managed by the same company who look after dad Peter and brother Junior’s affairs – and recently spoke out about suggestions of her millionaire status.

She told us: “That sounds amazing.

“My goal is definitely up there.”

Princess added she was on track to make it happen and confessed: “I mean . . . Yeah, I’d say I am.”

She then told how she pays herself a salary and saves the rest.

The nepo baby added: “I treat myself, rather than buying things for the sake of it.

“I’m paid, and then I have a savings account which I transfer everything else into. I’m saving for a car for when I pass my test, and one day I want to buy my own house.”

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The influencer and model often shows off her stylish looks on social media[/caption]

THE countdown to Pancake Tuesday is on – and time is running out to snap up those mouth-watering ingredients and cooking tools.

Lidl Ireland has come to the rescue, providing must-have toppings and pans for the delicious day.

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The bargain supermarket said: “Flip into Pancake Tuesday like a pro! Make the perfect pancakes with our Pancake & Crêpe Pans.”

Shoppers can pick up the seasonal crêpe pan for just €4.99, reduced from €6.99 – so shoppers can spend the extra €2 on toppings instead.

The pan is suitable for all hob types except induction and it can make up to 25cm diameter crêpes.

It cooks fast enough to make three crêpes and eat them while piping hot, ensuring they are not cold by the time you have finished.

For busy mothers getting children ready for school who still want to make pancakes for the special day, this product is the perfect solution.

The Pancake Pan can make up to seven small pancakes at once – all you need to do is make the batter, pour it in the slots and flip it over when done.

It’s priced at €9.99 and is suitable for all hob types, including induction.

The pancake pan features heat-resistant technology, meaning it can withstand up to 150 degrees Celsius.

And the range also offers Protein Pancake Mix for those who want to get protein while treating themselves on a special occasion.

All you need is milk and margarine; then you’re good to go to make delicious protein pancakes.

Shoppers can choose from chocolate chip or crispy salted caramel.

The mix is priced at €1.99, but it’s €1.49 for those who have the Lidl Plus app, which can be easily downloaded from your phone’s app store.

Pancake toppings

However, that’s not all Lidl Ireland has to offer, as the yummy range comes with four topping choices to go with your pancakes.

Shoppers can buy some chocolate chips for just €0.89 to add to their pancake batter – choose from white, milk, or dark chocolate.

They can also pick up some Sprinkles for €1.19 to go with it, offering three yummy options: Multi-Colured Strands, Hundreds & Thousands and Chocolate Strands.

And there are also €1.59 mini marshmallows and €3.69 dark maple syrup to go with your pancakes.

The supermarket is also selling affordable ingredients for those who wish to make their pancake batter from scratch.

And there are many types of bargain spreads to choose from, including the Nutella dupe and Biscoff spreads.

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THE Premier League is LIVE with five games taking place on a Super Saturday RIGHT NOW!

Earlier, Everton and Manchester United played at a classic in the pair’s final edition at Goodison Park – the visitors came from two goals down to draw 2-2.

We will have updates from four Premier League matches – as well as a separate live blog from Arsenal vs West Ham – with Tottenham travelling to Ipswich and Fulham and Crystal Palace in a London derby.

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With roughly two months remaining in the 2024-2025 regular season, the Washington Wizards are seemingly in full tank mode. As they continue to make roster adjustments, the Wizards called up NBA veteran Jalen McDaniels from their G-League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go. The Wizards signed McDaniels to a 10-day contract, per Shams Charania. To make […]

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