The committee has also been working on additional proposals which it believes would further embolden the ‘seven core enhancements’.

Tactical fouling, such as preventing free-kicks being taken quickly, would result in the ball being move forward a whopping 50 metres as opposed to the current 20, with player dissent following refereeing decisions being similarly punished.

What’s being described as “aggressive dissent” from the dugouts or sideline would also result in a 13-metre free being awarded against that team.

It’s also proposed that black cards would be given to any players deemed to have contributed to a melee, unless they were attempting to remove a player from the melee, while any head to head contact, whether intentional or unintentional, would be a red-card offence.

The additional proposals include increasing the amount of substitutions from five to six plus the introduction of a stop clock, which has been in use in women’s gaelic football for some time.

The committee is still deliberating whether the hooter sounding would conclude the game or whether the team in possession would be allowed to carry on until the ball goes dead.

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN’S next match is set to be against the record-breaking women’s world No1.

The Rocket has not been at the table since his first round shock loss to He Guoqiang at the English Open on September 17.

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O’Sullivan was going to play in the British Open and Wuhan Open after the defeat – only to pull out of both tournaments for medical reasons.

The 48-year-old’s calendar sees him head to Belfast next for the Northern Ireland Open.

But reports say organisers are expecting him to withdraw from this event too.

O’Sullivan‘s long-awaited comeback would then be at the International Championships in China.

The draw has already been done for the tournament that gets underway on November 3 and the legend will face Mink Nutcharut.

She is the current women’s No1 and the only ever female to record a 147.

The 24-year-old star from Thailand recorded her first ever World Snooker Tour win at the Saudi Arabia Masters when she beat Kusai Hamed earlier this year.

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It will be the first time O’Sullivan has ever played against a woman.

Nutcharut shot to fame two years again when she won a mixed doubles title alongside Neil Robertson.

On the difference between men and women in snooker, Nutcharut said: “There are some elements of strength involved – such as the force behind a strike.

“But I think that with practice, it’s very possible for women to dominate over men in snooker and that’s exciting.”

Inside Ronnie’s colourful career

FROM his lightning breaks to blasts at officials, Ronnie O’Sullivan has fired snooker into the spotlight.

That’s the impact. Buchan has not just achieved a clean-up in his own back yard – he is effecting change across great swathes of an enormous country.

Not to mention the $25,000 (£18,670) he simply gave away to Australia’s independent Climate Council after being handed the cash by the World Surf League for his ocean advocacy.

Three children, remember. And he has the conviction to do that.

But for all the effort and negotiations, there have been attempts to start gas exploration on the New South Wales coast., external

“It’s definitely a hot-button issue in Australia,” says Buchan. “We have this conservative side of government pushing for gas and we clearly know that’s not the right choice. Australia has the ability to be a renewal superpower if we can harness the will to do that.

“But it’s not just fighting those battles in my own back yard. It’s about taking a global approach.

“If we combat climate change on a global level, we need big solutions. Hopefully we can safeguard all parts of the ocean.

“I want to come to a place where the coastline is hopefully protected for generations to come.

“We possess a lot of solutions to these problems – it’s about harnessing the political and social will to implement them.

“Hopefully, collectively, as a human race we can enact those things together and move towards a much more positive greener, bluer world to live in and enjoy.”

CHELSEA and Nottingham Forest have been charged over the mass bust-up which overshadowed the climax to their feisty draw.

But Blues‘ striker Nicolas Jackson is off the hook after he appeared to slap defender Morato during the brawl.

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Striker Jackson had been substituted already but joined in the 88th minute fracas as tempers boiled over with each team searching for a late winner.

The incident was sparked by Neco Williams shoving Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella as they tussled for the ball near the touchline – with the Spaniard sent clattering into Blues boss Enzo Maresca.

It prompted a huge shoving match involving the backroom staff of both clubs.

Jackson, wearing a training coat, is then spotted joining in from the bench and appears to lash out with his arm in the direction of Morato.

VAR Jarred Gillett saw the flashpoint but did not suggest to take the matter further and the FA are following suit after reading match referee Chris Kavanagh’s report.

An FA statement read: “Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have been charged after the mass confrontation at their Premier League fixture on Sunday, 6 October. 

“It’s alleged that both clubs failed to ensure their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or provocative way around the 88th minute. Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have until Thursday, 10 October, to provide their responses.”

Forest’s Williams and Chelsea defender Levi Colwill were booked for their part in the melee. 

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Chelsea had six or more players booked for the second time this season and will cop an additional £50,000 fine.

They will also be without Cucurella and Wesley Fofana for the next match – a trip to Premier League leaders Liverpool – after the pair reached five yellow cards for the season so far.

But Maresca insists he has no problems with his side’s disciplinary record.

He said: “I like the team, the way they’re fighting. I like the way they are becoming a team. I don’t see any problems with that.

“Do I prefer it when something like that happens? I like the team spirit. I don’t see any problem.”

“I was in my area, so I was where I had to be.

“In terms of emotion, the team is fighting together. Someone tried to kick me, I fell down.

“But if you ask me about the team spirit, the way they are fighting together, I’m very happy.”

Chelsea player ratings vs Forest: Madueke shines again but hot-head Jackson too busy arguing

CHELSEA were held by ten-man Nottingham Forest as frustration filled Stamford Bridge.

Noni Madueke cancelled out Chris Wood’s opener but the Blues couldn’t find a winner.

And frustrations boiled over with a mass brawl in added time.

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Here’s how SunSport’s Jack Figg rated the Blues stars.

Robert Sanchez – 8

Excellent positioning to snuff out Forest counter on hour mark and made two sensational late saves to deny the visitor’s a winner.

Malo Gusto – 6

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Wasn’t able to prevent Nikola Milenkovic’s flick on to set up Wood’s opener but he produced a great block to deny Gibbs-White in the box.

Wesley Fofana – 7

Forming a good partnership at the back with Colwill. Finally some consistency at centre-half for Chelsea.

Levi Colwill – 7

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Made a huge block to prevent Yates in the first half. John Terry-esque defending.

Marc Cucurella – 5

Lacked attacking creativity down the left having filled in at centre-back at times. Failed to form much of a threat with Sancho.

Moises Caicedo – 6

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Agonisingly close to getting ahead of Wood to prevent the Forest opener. Took the role as deep-lying midfielder in front of back line.

Enzo Fernandez – 5

Still looks to be finding his best position under Maresca. Not a natural holding midfielder but denied preferred advanced role by Palmer.

Cole Palmer – 6

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Looked lively when afforded space in the centre but the Chelsea superstar saw a huge chance saved thanks to Matz Sels double save.

Noni Madueke – 8

Constant threat down the right side with his goal well deserved. But the winger finds himself guilty of making the wrong choice in the final third.

Jadon Sancho – 4

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Largely absent throughout the match with Aina doing a stellar job in keeping the tricky forward quiet. Lacked killer instinct going forward.

Nicolas Jackson – 4

Apart from pressing, quiet throughout. Slow to react in the box in a frustrating sign of inconsistency after recent goalscoring form. Spent more time arguing with team-mates at points.

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Joao Felix (for Fernandez 80 mins) – 6

Christopher Nkaunku (for Jackson 80 mins) – 6

Mykhailo Mudryk (for Sancho 89 mins) -5

Pedro Neto (for Madueke 89 mins) – 6

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Tosin Adarabioyo (for Colwill 90+3 mins) – 5

CHRIS EUBANK Jr wants to hit the boxing jackpot to give his nephew the life he deserves.

In July 2021, Raheem was only a month old when his dad Sebastian  — the younger brother of Chris Jr — died of a heart attack in Dubai, aged 29.

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It meant uncle Chris became a dad overnight and three years on Raheem, who has just started school, is now chasing him around the practice ring ahead of his middleweight clash with Poland’s Kamil Szeremeta in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

At 35, Eubank Jr looks  unlikely to follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a world champion — with a scrap against nemesis Conor Benn likely to follow.

But he explained that the total devastation that struck his family  left him with a new drive in the shape of a nephew he now treats like his own son.

He said: “I remember going to my brother’s grave for the first time and that’s where I first met Raheem and I held him in front of the grave and it calmed me down.

“His energy and him being very quiet while on my chest gave me peace.

“I felt then that everything would be OK.

“I felt that we might have a second chance here.

“I love that little boy. I use Raheem as a tool to strengthen my will and my soul and my spirit.

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“Raheem is going to live a long and fulfilled life and I only have a few years of boxing left.

“So I need to do everything I can over the next three or four years to make sure he has the best life he can possibly have growing up.”

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The death of Sebastian understandably took a terrible toll on his father, Chris Eubank Sr.

The  theatrical but granite-hard two-weight world champion was suddenly weak and vulnerable and preyed upon — saying things that caused a rift with his eldest son.

The flare-up was exacerbated by Eubank Sr’s disgust at his son stripping  down to 157lb to face Benn, who failed a drugs test before their October 2022 grudge bout was called off.

Sadly, especially for little Raheem, who is now three, the gladiatorial gene pool is not fully reunited yet.

Dubai-based Eubank Jr said: “We should be able to help Raheem without boxing involved.

“But  there is still a wedge between us. Until the day I retire, I don’t ever see that wedge not being there.

“It should not be that way but he is set in his ways and he can’t seem to separate the boxing business from being a dad.

“I don’t need Chris Eubank Sr the boxer, businessman, coach, mentor, advisor.

“He is in a better place now. He was dealing with some demons — and he still is.

“But he has got over and through a lot of things and he is in a much healthier state of mind, thank God.

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“I am very happy about that. I speak to him whenever I can, I keep up to date with how everything is going. I am hearing good things now, when a year or two ago I was not.

“I am very grateful that we have managed to get through that part of our lives.”

Eubank Jr makes his heart-breaking overnight transformation from super-cool uncle to doting dad sound like a doddle. But it means he is now in a rush to give Raheem the little sibling he himself adored in Sebastian.

And then he has to wrestle with the idea of both of his boys following down the brutally hard path that his dad, brother, cousins and uncles have all walked.

He explained: “Once I was put in this position for Raheem,  people saw a different side to me, a softer side.

“Spending time with Raheem makes me think more about having my own son, giving him a brother and raising them together.

“His dad was my brother and we grew up together and I want to give Raheem that.

“My new role means I have to teach Raheem — I cannot be Mr Nice Guy all the time.

“He has got to learn that certain things are not good or OK. In a sports setting, tough love and strict rules breed success.

My old man would say…‘What are you doing? Get back in the f*****g ring and work and learn and take your licks like a man’.

Chris Eubank Junior

“Nine times out of ten, if you don’t have the tears, punishment and discipline, then a kid is  not going to flourish in sport, especially boxing.

“My old man would watch me get hurt, he would watch me get beaten up and tell me, ‘Get back in the ring’.

“There were no hugs, there was no, ‘How are you son, are you feeling OK?’

“He would say, ‘What are you doing? Get back in the f*****g ring and work and learn and take your licks like a man’.

“That would break a lot of people, let alone kids, but it pushed me.
“Not everybody has it but you need it to survive in combat.

“I have a very soft spot for Raheem because of our situation, so I don’t think I would want to go through it with him.

“Would I love to see him  pursue a boxing career? No, I don’t think I would love it.

“I know his mother will not want him to do it — but his father did it, I do it and our father did it, so he has the genes, he’s part of our gene pool.”

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