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The former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC has moored his £250 million superyacht in the middle of a town in Devon, leaving locals baffled.

Billionaire Joe Lewis, who was recently sentenced for insider trading charges in the US, has moored his giant blue superyacht in Dartmouth for weeks after arriving in the UK tourist destination at the beginning of August.

The 322-foot (98m) luxury vessel Aviva, which the 87-year-old uses partly as a residence and partly as an office, arrived from Troon, Scotland, to the Devonshire coast around 5 August.

The yacht has been pictured dominating the entire landscape of Dartmouth, overshadowing smaller yachts that are docked in the harbour next to the small seaside that lines the shore.

The scenic coastal town of Dartmouth, situated on the banks of the River Dart, has a rich maritime heritage and boasts independent locally-owned boutiques as well as beaches such as Castle Cove and Sugary Cove that attract hundreds of visitors to the small town.

The town holds an annual regatta, one of the oldest events of its kind in the country, that invites yachts, keelboats, sports boats and dinghies to the sporting event held in its port. This year’s event took place on 29 to 31 August while Lewis’ yacht was also moored in the area.

The giant yacht is hard to miss, leaving some residents perplexed as to why such a huge boat would want to be moored in a small English town that does not offer the same tropical weather that most superyachts are spotted in.

“I love this town and I wouldn’t want to do it down but why does a billionaire want to stay here for the whole of August instead of the Caribbean or the Med?” one lifelong resident told The Sun.

"It’s just a huge floating gin palace, miles bigger than anything else in the harbour. We’ve seen his crew come and go in a tender but I don’t know if he’s even onboard – nobody’s heard anything,” they added.

It is unclear if Lewis is present on the superyacht while it is being anchored in Devon.

Aviva was built in 2017, can host 16 guests, 25 crew members, and also features an indoor padel tennis court, according to SuperYachtFan.

The superyacht had not been spotted around British waters until recently, as Aviva, along with the owner’s private jet, was put up as collateral for bail after the British billionaire’s arrest in July 2023 for insider trading charges in the US.

Lewis was not allowed to set foot on the vessel until he paid a $5m fine after his sentencing in April for sharing business secrets with friends, which also includes three years of prison.

After leaving its base in Malta following the sentencing, Aviva set sail to cities along Albania’s coast as well as the Greek island Zakynthos and Kalamata in southern Greece, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Along with the padel tennis court, the yacht also includes a helipad, spa and a cinema, and was ranked among the world’s 25-most valuable superyachts shortly after its launch, the outlet added.

Aviva is also home to one of the most expensive art collections in the world, with original works by Picasso and Matisse aboard the yacht.

Lewis made his fortune primarily in foreign exchange and investment before buying Tottenham Hotspur in 1991. He is ranked 38th among the UK’s wealthiest people, according to the Sunday Times Rich List, with a net worth of £5.3bn.

Alexander Isak’s first goal of the season handed Newcastle a priceless 2-1 Premier League victory over Tottenham on an eventful afternoon at St James’ Park.

The Swedish international struck 13 minutes from time to settle a pulsating encounter, which the visitors dominated for long periods but were unable to convert the pressure into goals.

Keeper Nick Pope, who was partially to blame for the Dan Burn own goal that cancelled out Harvey Barnes’ opener, atoned with a series of fine saves and was also grateful for the intervention of his crossbar and some less-than-accurate finishing.

However, Eddie Howe’s men, watched by chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan among a crowd of 52,211, many of them still questioning a relative lack of summer transfer activity, were once again far from their best despite the return to league football of Italy international Sandro Tonali as a second-half substitute following a 10-month ban.

Spurs found themselves under early pressure when Isak robbed Son Heung-min deep inside enemy territory and chipped an audacious fifth-minute attempt over keeper Guglielmo Vicario, which clipped the bar.

Vicario was sent sprawling across his goal three minutes later after Barnes cut inside from Anthony Gordon’s pass and fired just wide, although the visitors started to work their way into the game with Son, Yves Bissouma and James Maddison prominent and had a 12th-minute Cristian Romero header correctly ruled out for offside.

Emil Krafth and Lloyd Kelly went close from corners in quick succession at the other end, but Wilson Odobert replied in kind with a rising strike, which Pope was happy to see narrowly miss the target.

Pope had to get down well to beat away a 25th-minute Pape Sarr effort after Son and Dejan Kulusevski had opened up the Newcastle rearguard, and he denied the same player for a second time two minutes later with Spurs pushing hard.

However, it was the hosts who went ahead eight minutes before the break when Burn took a quick throw to Kelly and saw the full-back cross for Barnes to steer the ball first time across Vicario and inside the far post.

It took a well-timed challenge by Radu Dragusin to prevent Isak from making the most of Tino Livramento’s ball in behind the visitors’ rearguard two minutes after the restart, but Spurs continued to enjoy the lion’s share of the possession.

Odobert was unable to convert half-time substitute Brennan Johnson’s deflected 54th-minute cross from beyond the far post and Burn blocked Son’s attempt at the end of a determined solo run before Pedro Porro’s deflected cross looped onto the crossbar.

However, Pope was finally beaten with 56 minutes gone when he could only push Maddison’s shot out to Johnson, who turned it back across goal for Burn to turn the ball into his own net in a desperate attempt to clear the danger.

The momentum was firmly with the visitors, who were controlling the middle of the field, but Vicario had to save substitute Jacob Murphy’s stabbed attempt after Bruno Guimaraes, Isak and Gordon had linked.

Tonali arrived as a 68th-minute replacement for Sean Longstaff, but Odobert failed to capitalise on an error by Burn as Tottenham sniffed victory and Guimaraes only just managed to stab another Johnson cross wide of his own goal.

Pope saved brilliantly from Maddison and Porro in quick succession and Johnson shot wastefully over. They paid the price with 13 minutes remaining when Murphy broke clear onto Joelinton’s through-ball and timed his pass to perfection to allow Isak to score.

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Newcastle make one change from their last Premier League match as Harvey Barnes comes in for Jacob Murphy, who drops to the bench. Midfielder Sandro Tonali played against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. That was his first appearance since a 10-month ban for breaching betting regulations, he is also among the substitutes. Joe Willock is out with a thigh injury. Defender Fabian Schar serves the final game of a three-match suspension.

Tottenham change two of the side that started in the 4-0 thrashing of Everton as Radu Dragusin and Pape Sarr come in for Micky van de Ven and Brennan Johnson. Johnson is among the substitutes, but Van de Ven is not in the squad, while forwards Dominic Solanke and Richarlison are both absent through injury. With his inclusion, Wilson Odobert is the first teenager to start back-to-back Premier League games for Tottenham since Ryan Sessegnon on New Year’s Day 2020.

The fixture dates for the new-look Europa League have been confirmed ahead of the 2024/25 season.

The draw for the 36-team league phase was made on Friday afternoon and threw up a number of intriguing ties, Manchester United facing Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce and Rangers, who also take on Tottenham Hotspur.

Changes to the format for European club competitions, designed to make the first phase more exciting and unpredictable, will see teams play eight fixtures against eight different rival clubs, as opposed to playing three teams both home and away in the old group stage.

The top eight sides in the league after the competition’s first phase will progress directly to the last-16.

Teams placed ninth to 24th will have to negotiate a play-off round, while teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated from all European competition.

Below are the full Champions League fixtures, with a club-by-club breakdown for Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers included underneath

All times Central European Time (+1 BST)

Matchday 1: September 25-26, 2024

Wednesday 25 September

Thursday 26 September

Matchday 2: Thursday October 3, 2024

Matchday 3: October 23-24, 2024

Wednesday 23 October

Thursday 24 October

Matchday 4: November 6-7, 2024

Wednesday 6 November

Thursday 7 November

Matchday 5: Thursday November 28, 2024

Matchday 6: December 11-12, 2024

Wednesday 11 December

Thursday 12 December

Matchday 7: January 21-23, 2025

Tuesday 21 January

Wednesday 22 January

Thursday 23 January

Matchday 8: January 30, 2025

Rangers will face Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League this season.

While Erik ten Hag’s side also face Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, with the Portuguese manager welcoming his former side to Istanbul. The Red Devils also travel to Porto, with further trips to Viktoria Plzen and FCSB. While Paok, Bodo/Glimt and Twente will play at Old Trafford.

Ange Postecoglou’s side also travel to Turkey to play Galatasaray, Germany against Hoffenheim and Hungary against Ferencvaros, while Spurs will entertain Qarabag, AZ Alkmaar, Roma and Elfsborg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Philippe Clement’s side face a tough set of away fixtures, including United, Olympiacos, Nice and Malmo. While Spurs, Lyon, Union Saint-Gilloise and FCSB must all play at Ibrox.

Rangers: Tottenham (h), Manchester United (a), Lyon (h), Olympiacos (a), Union Saint-Gilloise (h), Malmo (a), FCSB (h), Nice (a)

Manchester United: Rangers (h), Porto (a), PAOK (h), Fenerbache (a), Bodo/Glimt (h), Victoria Plzen (a), Twente (h), FCSB (a)

Tottenham Hotspur: Roma (h), Rangers (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Ferencvaros (a), Qarabag (h), Galatasaray (a), Elfsborg (h), Hoffenheim (a)

Roma: Frankfurt (h), Tottenham (a), Braga (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Kviv (h), Union Saint-Gilloise (a), Athletic Club (h), Elfsborg (a)

Frankfurt: Slavia Prague (h), Roma (a), Ferencvaros (h), Lyon (a), Victoria Plzen (h), Midtjylland (a), RFS (h), Besiktas

Porto: Manchester United (h), Lazio (a), Olympiacos (h), Macabi Tel-Aviv (a), Midtjylland (h), Bodo/Glimt (a), Hoffemheim (h), Anderlecht (a)

Ajax: Lazio (h), Slavia Prague (a), Macabi Tel-Aviv (h), Real Sociedad (a), Galatasaray (h), Qarabag (a), Besiktas (h), RFS (a)

Lazio: Porto (h), Ajax (a), Real Sociedad (h), Braga (a), Ludogorets (h), Kyiv (a), Nice (h), Twente (a)

Slavia Prague: Ajax (h), Frankfurt (a), Fenerbahce (h), PAOK (a), Malmo (h), Ludogorets (a), Anderlecht (h), Athletic Club (a)

The draws for the Europa League and Conference League take place this afternoon ahead of the start of a new era for European football.

Following on from the new-look Champions League draw yesterday, both the Europa League and Conference League will embrace new formats ahead of this season. The new competitions will look similar to the Champions League, as a 36-team league format replaces the previous group stage. As a result, the draw will look different too: teams will be handed fixtures, rather than being selected into groups.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers will take their place in the Europa League. United qualified for Europe by winning the FA Cup while Spurs returned to European competition at the first attempt under Ange Postecoglou. Rangers were finalists in 2022 and are the only Scottish side in the Europa League this season.

In the Uefa Conference League, Chelsea are the only Premier League team in the hat - the Blues qualified through the play-offs after beating Servette on Thursday night. They are joined, though, by Hearts from Scotland, The New Saints from Wales, Larne from Northern Ireland and Shamrock Rovers from the Republic of Ireland.

Both Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur have started the season with identical records, a win at home and a draw on the road, ahead of their meeting on Sunday lunchtime (1.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event).

Spurs secured their first win of the campaign last week with a 4-0 hammering of Everton as the hosts poured on the agony for the Toffees at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which included a Son Heung-min brace.

This emphatic win followed a 1-1 draw at Leicester, where Jamie Vardy cancelled out Pedro Porro’s opener as Ange Postecoglou’s men failed to make their dominance pay. They will be looking for a stronger road performance on Tyneside, where they have struggled in recent years.

Newcastle won their opener against Southampton despite playing more than an hour with 10 men. The Magpies then played out a controversial draw at Bournemouth when the hosts had what would have been a winning goal disallowed in injury time.

Eddie Howe’s men will count themselves lucky to be on four points but will want to go into the international break with another win at St. James’ Park.

Betting sites have installed the Tynesiders as favourites to win on home soil, although they’ve yet to click into gear and have not strengthened their squad to the satisfaction of many supporters. It could be an interesting afternoon.

Meeting between these sides have been fairly lopsided in recent years. Last season, the first match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium resulted in a 4-1 victory for Spurs.

The return match on Tyneside was almost a complete reversal as the home side won 4-0 despite only having 27 per cent possession but two goals for Alexander Isak and strikes from Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar earned them the win.

Newcastle also won the previous fixture at St. James’ Park in the 2022/23 campaign, thumping Spurs 6-1 and scoring five goals in the opening 21 minutes. It’s fair to say that there hasn’t been much fortune for the away side in recent meetings.

Last season saw Eddie Howe’s side finish with the fourth-best home record, winning 12 of their 19 games and losing just three. They also scored an impressive 47 goals and conceded just 22 at St James’ Park.

But, Spurs had the fifth-best away record, picking up 27 points from a possible 57, including seven wins and six draws.

The Magpies have not been at their best to start the season, and although Spurs put four past Everton, there are still concerns about their ability to kill off teams when on top.

We’re backing this game to buck the recent trend of lopsided results and end in draw, but pairing it with both teams to score to gain a little bit more value on football betting sites that would have paid out in eight of the last nine games between the two sides.

Newcastle vs Tottenham prediction 1 : BTTS and draw - 17/5 William Hill

Isak, who has yet to open his Premier League account for this season, will know this could be the perfect opportunity for him, having already scored four goals in his previous three appearances against Sunday’s opponents.

He bagged a brace in the 4-0 win last season and another two in the previous meeting between the two sides at St. James’ Park in April 2023. He scored two in two minutes in the latter on a memorable afternoon for the Magpies.

The Swedish striker is in his third season with Newcastle and has already gone a big way to paying off the £65m transfer fee, with 31 goals and four assists in his 54 league appearances.

Although he has yet to get off the mark in the Premier League this term, Isak did provide the assist for Joelinton in Newcastle’s triumph over Southampton. He also registered five attempts at goal against Bournemouth, including one effort on target.

The arrival of Spurs may just jolt one of the Premier League’s most dangerous marksmen into life. Betting apps have a price of 6/1 for Isak to emulate his performances from the past two seasons against Spurs for two goals or more on home soil.

Newcastle vs Tottenham prediction 2 : Alexander Isak to score two or more - 6/1 Bet365

If Spurs are to get anything on Sunday then they will need a good performance from captain Son, who kickstarted his campaign with two strikes against Everton.

He was gifted his opener following a mistake by Jordan Pickford, but was clinical with his second effort that bodes well for a trip to the North East.

The South Korean international is a pivotal player for Spurs both leading by example with his work rate and creating and scoring goals. Last season, his first without former strike partner Harry Kane, saw him finish with 17 goals and 10 assists from his 35 appearances - meaning he was directly involved in 36 per cent of all Spurs’ league goals.

In 16 appearances against Newcastle, Son has notched five goals and four assists. He scored and provided two goals in the 4-0 home win last term, although he and his team-mates were shut out on their last visit to St. James’ Park.

Given his importance to Spurs’ success, we’re backing him to make an impact with either a goal or an assist.

Newcastle vs Tottenham prediction 3 : Son Heung-min to score or assist - 4/5 Bet365

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Ange Postecoglou urged Yves Bissouma to stay on the right track after the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder took his first steps on the road to redemption with a wonder strike against Everton.

Spurs boss Postecoglou had likened the midfielder to a naughty child who was now behaving himself, having been suspended for one match by the club for taking laughing gas.

Restored to the starting line-up, the Mali international instantly repaid Postecoglou’s faith with a stunning 20-yard drive to open the scoring. It was Bissouma’s first Spurs goal, in his 57th match for the club, and put them on their way to a thumping 4-0 win.

Bissouma marked it with a contrite celebration before running up to the touchline to hug his manager.

“Biss was good and we know Biss is a good footballer,” said Postecoglou. “It’s about him being the best version of himself. Discipline is a big thing for him and he was disciplined today. It was a good performance.

“There’s no doubting his ability to do something special. But he needs to make sure he does everything right on and off the field to give him the platform to show who he can be as a footballer. We certainly believe in him. It’s up to him to keep going on.”

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford blotted his copybook when his dreadful error allowed Son Heung-min to double Tottenham’s lead.

James Tarkowski played the ball square to his keeper from a throw-in but as Pickford tried to switch feet, he took a poor touch allowing Son to nick it and tap into an empty net.

After the break Cristian Romero headed a third and Son struck again late on to wrap up a convincing win.

“The performance was excellent,” added Postecoglou.

“We looked really threatening going forward all the time, created many different kinds of chances and handled their threat really well.

“We looked a threat from different areas. If we are going to turn compelling performances into consistent results that’s what we have to do.”

Back-to-back defeats at the start of the season for the third straight year sees Everton already slipping towards full crisis-club mode.

“It’s a strange situation, here,” said boss Sean Dyche.

“We kind of build something, and then we have to go down the hill and build it again. What about playing when it’s 0-0?

“We’ve done well when the challenges have come our way. We’ve done great. So I reminded them of that afterwards. Reminded them that this is not our first rodeo.

“We get written off and then we start changing the storyline again. It’s a never-ending challenge at Everton.”

Son Heung-min scored twice after Yves Bissouma had climbed off the naughty step to fire Tottenham on their way to a thumping 4-0 victory over Everton.

Bissouma put himself back in Ange Postecoglou’s good books after the Spurs boss likened him to a naughty child who was now behaving himself, having been suspended for one match by the club for taking laughing gas.

Restored to the starting line-up, the Mali international instantly repaid Postecoglou’s faith with a stunning 20-yard strike to open the scoring.

It was Bissouma’s first Spurs goal, in his 57th match for the club, and he marked it with a contrite celebration before running up to the touchline to hug his manager.

Jordan Pickford then blotted his copybook when his dreadful error allowed Son to double Tottenham’s lead.

Cristian Romero headed a third and Son struck again late on to leave Everton slipping towards full crisis-club mode just two games into the season.

In a frenetic start Pickford had actually made three top-class saves before undoing all of his good work.

First, he made a point-blank stop to deny Romero after the visitors failed to clear a corner, and moments later the England goalkeeper was at full stretch to tip Son’s deflected strike wide.

Pickford was then out quickly to block James Maddison after he latched on to Romero’s ball over the top.

But a goal was coming, and it arrived in the 15th minute when Dejan Kulusevski skipped past a couple of challenges in the area and laid the ball off to Bissouma.

The 27-year-old let rip with a fierce, first-time drive which crashed off the underside of the crossbar and into Pickford’s net.

Pickford could do nothing about that, but he held his hands up for the mistake which gifted Tottenham their second.

James Tarkowski played the ball square to his keeper from a throw-in but as Pickford tried to switch feet, he took a poor touch allowing Son to nick the ball and tap into an empty net.

Just half an hour into their second game and Everton, on the end of a chastening 3-0 home defeat by Brighton on the opening weekend, were in utter disarray.

Substitute Jesper Lundstrom had their best chance of getting back into the game with an angled drive, beaten away by Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario.

But the Toffees were condemned to start a third straight season with back-to-back defeats after Romero headed in Maddison’s corner and Son drove home the fourth to leave them still without a win on the road in 2024.

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s error and Son Heung-min’s brace helped Tottenham Hotspur to a comprehensive 4-0 victory over hapless Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Yves Bissouma and Cristian Romero were also among the goals as Tottenham eased to their first win of the campaign in a game they dominated against a visiting side who have conceded seven times in two games this season and are yet to score themselves.

Pickford carelessly miss-controlled a simple back pass in the first half, allowing Son to snatch the ball from him and score Tottenham’s second goal into an empty, as the home side produced an accomplished display.

Everton, without several first-choice defenders due to injury, were unable to put pressure on their hosts and manager Sean Dyche will be seeking a quick improvement when they host Bournemouth next week in what is already looking like an important game for his struggling side.