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JOSH PADLEY will be hoping to shock the world when he goes up against Shakur Stevenson for the undisputed WBC lightweight title.

The 29-year-old has been given a huge call up to fight for the title after Stevenson’s original opponent – Floyd Schofield – pulled out just six days before the huge event.

Stevenson was originally scheduled his fellow American but he had to withdraw from the fight after allegedly been ‘poisoned’.

The controversial claim has seen Stevenson be at the centre of wild allegations of apparently food poisoning and spying on his rival.

Since moving up weight classes two years ago, Stevenson has shown his dominance after winning and defending the WBC World Lightweight title.

He is also the former WBC and WBO World Featherweight champion and now faces Josh Padley on short notice in a fight he is expected to win comfortably.

Padley earned a shot at the title after putting himself on notice with his fantastic victory last year against Mark Chamberlain – who is known as Turki Alalshikh‘s favourite fighter.

The British boxer who is also a part-time electrician, is now taking a huge leap in what is by far the most important fight of his boxing career.

The 29-year-old is coming into this fight as a huge underdog and if he was to win on Saturday night, would be one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

The last-minute challenger joins a stacked fight bill in Riyadh in what fans are calling one of the greatest boxing cards of all time.

Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley?

• Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley is set to take place on Saturday, February 22.
• The card starts from 4pm GMT on DAZN.
• Shakur Stevenson and Josh Padley are expected to make their ring walks around 8.30pm GMT.
• The fight will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

What TV channel is Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley on and can it be live streamed?

• Shakur Stevenson vs Josh Padley will be shown live on DAZN PPV, Sky Sports Box office and TNT Sports Box office.
• The event is available on pay-per-view for £19.99.
• Alternatively, SunSport will be blogging every fight LIVE as it happens in Riyadh.

Full card

• Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol – for the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO light-heavyweight titles
• Joseph Parker vs Martin Bakole – for the 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
• Bradley Rea vs Constantino Nanga

CBEEBIES has sparked outrage for hailing trans sex workers as “inspirational mums” alongside Holly Willoughby and Michelle Obama.

The BBC’s children’s TV channel has a list on its website celebrating mothers in honour of International Women’s Day.

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Among them they cite American drag queens Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera who they say were “drag mothers”.

They established a shelter for homeless youths in 1970 and paid the rent by sex work, according to reports.

CBeebies website says: “Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, transgender drag queens and ‘drag mothers’ to the STAR House, provided a home, food, clothing and a sense of family to many LGBTQ+ kids made homeless by their biological families.”

The website added that the pair “mothered” the STAR House in New York.

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Shadow women’s minister Mims Davies said: “We all know and appreciate families these days can come in all shapes and forms and that is to be roundly celebrated too.

“However, this list seems to be deliberately provocative and instead of a celebration looks like a distraction from actually celebrating women.

“Women should be front and centre on International Women’s Day. There are rightly other days and times to focus on other achievements and groups and our national broadcaster should be capable of doing that.”

Lucy Marsh from the Family Education Trust said: “This is not only completely inappropriate for children but hugely insulting to women to celebrate these men as ‘mothers’.”

She said TV licence payers do not want to fund this “nonsense”.

ROGER HARRIS

The piece sparked a backlash with parents on internet forum Mumsnet this week.

One wrote: “Not inspirational. Not mums.”

Another added: “The whole thing seems totally inappropriately pitched for CBeebies.”

Another parent said: “CBeebies is for little children. Why do they need this nonsense? Just let kids be kids.”

One wrote: “This is awful. Who put this together? The BBC is becoming a parody of itself – why are drag queens in absolutely everything?”

A BBC spokesperson said: “This archived page was published five years ago in the ‘grown-up’ section of the CBeebies website to celebrate International Women’s Day.”

WHAT’S not to love about a Scottish staycation?

Yes the weather may not play ball at times but as long as it’s not blowing a gale or teemin’ with rain it’s the perfect excuse to explore our beautiful wee country.

No middle of the night alarm set for ungodly early flights to the continent. Just pack up the car and go!

In our household, summer holidays are spent in warmer climes but the mid-term break is a chance for my wife Bev and I to take kids Aaron and Lucia somewhere a little closer to home and strike another part of Scotland off the bucket list.

This year we headed for Piperdam Away Resorts in Dundee for a few days of country walks, relaxation and most importantly, quality family time.

Nestled in idyllic Angus countryside, Piperdam is a 650 acre leisure resort that offers lodge accommodation to suit all budgets and party size.

Their premier lodges, which can sleep up to 12 people, line the banks of the picturesque Loch Piperdam, perfect for wedding parties and other special occasions.

We stayed in one of their Osprey Spa Lounges which consists of two double bedrooms and one twin room all of which had en-suite bathrooms! It was more than enough room for my clan as these lodges comfortably sleep up to six people.

The open plan living room and kitchen area is incredibly bright and spacious with its high ceilings adding to the roomy feel of the lodge.

The accommodation benefits from a porch area, ideal for muddy boots and wet coats after taking in one of the many nearby country walks.

Speaking of walks, Piperdam has information on a variety of nature trails that you can download from their website. Very handy!

Like most of the lodges at Piperdam ours came with its own private hot-tub.

After a full day of hiking there’s nothing better than a long soak with a glass of fizz, even if the short walk to the tub is a little chilly! There’s plenty on offer for kids at the Activity Barn.

A baby and toddler area is the perfect place to keep your little ones amused whilst the bigger kids run themselves ragged at Little Pipers softplay. The schedule there is jam packed with activities such as mini Segways, archery and even axe throwing!

Piperdam has not one but two golf courses. Its 18-hole course has some absolutely breathtaking scenery with the front nine bending its way around the loch.

The Wee Piper golf course is an all par-3 nine hole course, ideal for beginners or keen golfers short on free time.

I’m firmly in the “waste of a good walk” camp when it comes to golf so the kids and we enjoyed a round of crazy golf instead.

And after sinking a few birdies it was time to down a few pints at Howie’s Bar and enjoy a family meal at the Room with a View restaurant. A varied, fuss-free and reasonably priced menu can be found here as well as a stunning vista of Piperdam Loch.

Despite there being plenty to keep everyone amused on-site, Dundee city centre is a short drive from the resort where we took in a whistlestop tour of attractions.

We managed to squeeze in a visit to the V&A museum, Verdant Works Museum and The McManus Art Gallery and still find time for some retail therapy at the Overgate Shopping Centre.

Heading north from Piperdam we drove to Blairgowrie and Rattray where we enjoyed a long autumnal walk along the banks of the River Ericht, where we stumbled upon a narrow gorge in the river known as Cargill’s Leap.

Did the weather play ball?

Let’s just say that we crammed so much into our long weekend that the arrival of Storm Ashley may have dampened our footwear but not our appetite for another adventure on these shores next year.

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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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.

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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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

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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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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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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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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