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Lineker: BBC seeks to end tweet row, brings Lineker back
LONDON: The BBC called a truce Monday in its showdown with sports commentator Gary Lineker, reversing its suspension of the former soccer great for a…
BBC reaches deal with Gary Lineker after Twitter row
LONDON: Gary Lineker will return as presenter of the flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said on Monday, ending a crisis…
BBC boss will not step down as Lineker removal sparks sports coverage chaos
LONDON: The BBC’s director general Tim Davie said he will not resign after the publicly-funded broadcaster’s sport service was decimated on Saturday by a backlash…
BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Gary Lineker
LONDON: The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as the network scrambled to stem an escalating crisis over its suspension…
UK defends asylum plan after Nazi-era Germany comparison
LONDON: Britain Wednesday hit back at critics including the UN refugee agency and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal…