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Brendan Rodgers tipped for Premier League management return despite Celtic allegations

Brendan Rodgers could find himself back in the Premier League soon, despite being branded “divisive, misleading, and self-serving” upon his exit from Celtic. Rodgers resigned as Celtic manager on Monday following a poor start to the season and breakdown in relationship with the board. The Northern Irishman left with Celtic eight points adrift of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts following a 3-1 loss to the early pace-setters. Celtic released a statement close to 10pm on Monday night to confirm the shock news before major shareholder Dermot Desmond went on the attack. While Celtic released a run-of-the-mill statement, Desmond produced a stunning set of allegations about Rodgers. He said the manager was to blame for “a toxic atmosphere around the club” and had told lies to the press about the board. Martin O’Neill has come in as interim boss, while Rodgers, a former Liverpool and Leicester boss, is already being linked with a new job. According to talkSPORT , he would be top choice at Molineux should Wolves sack Vítor Pereira in the near future. Pereira is under huge pressure, with Wolves bottom of the Premier League and still without a win after nine matches. The Portuguese manager was seen angrily arguing with supporters after the dramatic 3-2 defeat by Burnley on the weekend and needs a result when they travel to face Fulham on Saturday afternoon. He vowed to keep going and explained the confrontation in his pre-match press conference. "I went there just to say to them that we are fighting, we are fighting, we are fighting, and we must fight together. This is what I said," Pereira said. "But I understand the frustration because I was frustrated also. But this is football. The last game (against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup fourth round), the result was not the result that we wanted. But I felt again the connection between the supporters and the team, and this is because of that." Wolves lost 4-3 to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup in midweek, piling yet more pressure onto Pereira who only recently signed a new contract with the club. Pereira joined Wolves in December 2024 after the dismissal of Gary O'Neil and comfortably led them to safety in the Premier League, having arrived when they were 19th. He retains the backing of the hierarchy for now, but knows results must turn soon. “I have a lot of experience in football,” he said this week. “A few months ago they sang my name. When I arrived here the club was in a very bad position, and we are in the Premier League because together we got it. "We did fantastic work to be here competing in the Premier League. But I understand it’s football. If you win two or three games in a row everything changes. I'm concerned about the team. I'm concerned about winning games, it’s not about me, it’s about the team, about the club.” Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.

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Arrest made after two female cricketers 'touched inappropriately' during World Cup

An arrest has been made in India after two members of Australia's squad at the Women's Cricket World Cup were "touched inappropriately" in an incident on the street. Australia are playing South Africa in their final group stage match of the competition at the Holkar Stadium in the Indian city of Indore on Saturday. They played England at the same venue on Wednesday, recording a convincing victory, and the incident happened the following day. Two players were walking from the team hotel to a café on Thursday morning when they were approached by a motorcyclist. "We can confirm two members of the Australian Women's Team were approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a cafe in Indore," Cricket Australia said in a statement. "The matter was reported by team security to police who are handling the matter." Australia quickly reported the incident to the local police and Assistant Commissioner of Police Himani Mishra later confirmed that an arrest had been made. "An investigation is ongoing," she said. Another officer is quoted by local media as adding: “We acted promptly on the information provided and managed to trace the vehicle and arrest the person involved." Mirror Sport has contacted Indore Police to request further information. Additional security measures have reportedly been put in place at the tournament. Australia have been staying in Indore in central India for a week but will leave the city after the South Africa game, with their place in the semi-finals already assured. They are the heavy favourites to win the tournament after fighting back to beat England by six wickets on Wednesday. An unbeaten 180-run partnership between captain Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner won that game and maintained their unbeaten run at the tournament. Australia have won five of their six matches heading into their final group game against South Africa on Saturday and currently sit at the top of the table with 11 points. A trip to Guwahati or Mumbai awaits in the semi-finals, depending on who they come up against in the final four. Hosts India secured their place in the semis with victory over New Zealand on Tuesday. It meant they joined defending champions Australia, England and South Africa in the knock-out stages.