Mr Burnham formally requested permission to stand for the contest on Saturday. As mayor of Manchester, he needed permission to contest a different political election. Mr Burnham's return to Westminster was seen by many as a potential challenge to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) voted to block the mayor's request on Sunday. Sky News understands the 10-person panel voted eight to one to block Mr Burnham's bid, with only Deputy Leader Lucy Powell backing him. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, chair of the NEC - Labour's governing body - abstained. The prime minister was among those voting against Mr Burnham, joined by union figures and other Labour Party representatives. A statement from the party said the reason behind the vote was the cost of running the campaigns for both a parliamentary seat and a Manchester mayoralty by-election. It said: "Directly elected mayors and police and crime commissioners must seek the express permission of Labour's ruling body, the National Executive Committee, before seeking nomination as a Labour candidate for the Westminster parliament in accordance with chapter 5, clause IV, 2 of the Labour Party rule book. "This rule was put in place to avoid the party incurring unnecessary costs of running two simultaneous political campaigns. "Yesterday, Andy Burnham sought such permission from the NEC to stand in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election, which would have led to a mayoral by-election in Greater Manchester. The NEC has decided not to grant Andy Burnham permission to stand." The statement continued: "The NEC believes that causing an unnecessary election for the position of Greater Manchester mayor would have a substantial and disproportionate impact on party campaign resources ahead of the local elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd in May. "Although the party would be confident of retaining the mayoralty, the NEC could not put Labour's control of Greater Manchester at any risk. "Andy Burnham is doing a great job as mayor of Greater Manchester. We believe it is in the best interests of the party to avoid an unnecessary mayoral election which would use substantial amounts of taxpayers' money and resources that are better spent tackling the cost of living crisis. "We look forward to fighting and winning the upcoming by-election in Gorton and Denton and the positive campaign ahead which will be firmly focused on tackling the cost of living and bringing investment to the local area." Read more:Why it's a make-or-break year for Keir StarmerCrisis close to home could decide PM's fate Opponents of the move - mainly on the left of the party - were quick to voice their displeasure. Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary, said: "This is an incredibly disappointing decision. "There's no point pretending we don't have a problem connecting with the public at the minute. "The leadership should not feel threatened by having one of the most popular politicians in the country as part of the national team. "It's not too late to change course and make the right decision. Otherwise I think we'll all come to regret this."

In 2020, the hotel heiress released a documentary, This Is Paris, which detailed the treatment she and other victims endured at tough love camps in the US. The socialite said she was subjected to "a parent-approved kidnapping" at four different youth facilities, was "force-fed medications and sexually abused by staff". The entrepreneur tells Sky News that speaking up was extremely difficult. "These places, they really instil that shame in you where you are so ashamed that you don't even want to speak about or talk about or think about it, and that's such a powerful muzzle for abusers. "I had no idea how the world would react but it was just like this outpouring of love and tens of thousands of survivors reaching out to me, coming up to me on the street and just saying, 'Thank you so much for telling your story. No one has ever believed me, I haven't spoken to my family in this many years and you know it's just affected my whole life and now since you told your story, now my family believes me'. "It just showed me the power in being vulnerable and real, even when it's scary, even when it hurts, that if I can tell my story and make a difference in other people's lives and make them feel safe to be able to come and tell their story." Since her documentary aired on YouTube, the 44-year-old has testified numerous times before Congress and has been a leading advocate against the "troubled teen industry". "I've now changed 15 state laws and passed two federal bills to protect children so they don't have to go through the pain and abuse that myself and so many others have, and that is the most meaningful work of my life. I'm so extremely proud of that work." She says this advocacy work has become a "huge focus" for her and that she wants to "continue on the fight because this is not only happening in the States, it's happening all around the world". Hilton was the leader of "It girls" in 2000s Hollywood, which included Kim Kardashian and Nicole Richie, and was one of the most photographed people of that time. Read more from Sky News:Stars of fashion and film say farewell to ValentinoOscar nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises Reflecting on her 20s, she says relentless stories about her in tabloids along with coming to terms with what had happened to her at the treatment facilities made for a "very hard and difficult time". "Especially during the early 2000s, the media was just extremely cruel to myself and to other young women and I don't think I ever really gave myself credit for how much I survived back then because it was a lot. "It was just very painful... to constantly feel judged and misunderstood and underestimated, and people were just so mean." She says the industry "has changed a lot from back then" and sees it as a positive that women in the spotlight now "don't have to go through what myself and a few other women had to go through". Her new documentary film, Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir, takes a look back through her life and career in the spotlight as she prepares to return with new music. "It's been so fun just to look back on everything and just see in my career how I've always been so ahead of my time, even through fashion, reality shows, through all of it, how there were so many things that I did first and now seeing so many people inspired to this day." Large elements of the film, however, were deeply impacted by the LA fires last year in which her Malibu beach house burnt down. It features Paris performing her songs on stage, including her 2006 debut single Stars Are Blind. Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir is in cinemas on 30 January.

Mr Burnham formally requested permission to stand for the contest on Saturday. As mayor of Manchester, he needed permission to contest a different political election. Mr Burnham's return to Westminster was seen by many as a potential challenge to Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) voted to block the mayor's request on Sunday. Sky News understands the 10-person panel voted eight to one to block Mr Burnham's bid, with only Deputy Leader Lucy Powell backing him. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, chair of the NEC - Labour's governing body - abstained. The prime minister was among those voting against Mr Burnham, joined by union figures and other Labour Party representatives. A statement from the party said the reason behind the vote was the cost of running the campaigns for both a parliamentary seat and a Manchester mayoralty by-election. It said: "Directly elected mayors and police and crime commissioners must seek the express permission of Labour's ruling body, the National Executive Committee, before seeking nomination as a Labour candidate for the Westminster parliament in accordance with chapter 5, clause IV, 2 of the Labour Party rule book. "This rule was put in place to avoid the party incurring unnecessary costs of running two simultaneous political campaigns. "Yesterday, Andy Burnham sought such permission from the NEC to stand in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election, which would have led to a mayoral by-election in Greater Manchester. The NEC has decided not to grant Andy Burnham permission to stand." The statement continued: "The NEC believes that causing an unnecessary election for the position of Greater Manchester mayor would have a substantial and disproportionate impact on party campaign resources ahead of the local elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd in May. "Although the party would be confident of retaining the mayoralty, the NEC could not put Labour's control of Greater Manchester at any risk. "Andy Burnham is doing a great job as mayor of Greater Manchester. We believe it is in the best interests of the party to avoid an unnecessary mayoral election which would use substantial amounts of taxpayers' money and resources that are better spent tackling the cost of living crisis. "We look forward to fighting and winning the upcoming by-election in Gorton and Denton and the positive campaign ahead which will be firmly focused on tackling the cost of living and bringing investment to the local area." Read more:Why it's a make-or-break year for Keir StarmerCrisis close to home could decide PM's fate Opponents of the move - mainly on the left of the party - were quick to voice their displeasure. Louise Haigh, the former transport secretary, said: "This is an incredibly disappointing decision. "There's no point pretending we don't have a problem connecting with the public at the minute. "The leadership should not feel threatened by having one of the most popular politicians in the country as part of the national team. "It's not too late to change course and make the right decision. Otherwise I think we'll all come to regret this."

Amine Adli bundled home a last-gasp winner with virtually the last kick to end Liverpool's 13-game unbeaten run with a seventh defeat of the Premier League campaign. Liverpool remain fourth after the defeat - 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal - and could slip out of the Champions League places when Manchester United and Chelsea play on Sunday. Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool - Match report & reactionAs it happened | Teams | StatsLive Premier League table | Watch FREE PL highlightsGot Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 The loss arrived three days after the Reds beat Marseille 3-0 away from home in the Champions League and despite Slot saying "the only ones to blame are ourselves" during his post-match press conference, the Reds boss was quick to criticise the short turnaround between fixtures, leading to his players "running out of energy" on Saturday. "Maybe that sums up our season. Every time something else, it's every time something special, how we concede but we concede. The only ones to blame are ourselves," he said. Slot added: "I think it is safe to say they could've scored the 3-2 a little bit earlier. A few players of ours ran out of energy, and I cannot criticise them for that. "Two days ago, we had to play an away game in Europe. We are the only team that played Champions League that has two days in between. "After an away game, another away game against one of the most intense teams." Why Slot and Van Dijk blamed wind for loss Aside from fixtures piling up on his injury-laden squad, Slot also referenced the wind in the aftermath of the defeat, along with captain Virgil van Dijk. Van Dijk had an afternoon to forget after failing to clear the ball for Bournemouth's first goal from Evanilson, playing Alejandro Jimenez onside for the second and then tripping over team-mate Curtis Jones amongst the chaos for Adli's late winner. Speaking to Sky Sports, Van Dijk said: "The first goal I think it was a difficult ball to judge in the circumstances. The wind was tricky. "I take full responsibility even though it was a difficult ball to judge." On the late winner, Van Dijk added: "What I felt on that pitch was that I was clearly blocked. The referee and the VAR don't give it. "We will have to accept it. I can stand here and say it should not be given but it was. It is what it is." Slot was also asked about Van Dijk's error for the opener, where he defended his player and agreed that the wind played a role. He said: "It is not completely fair to Virgil to blame him for the first goal. You can see throughout the game how much impact the wind had. "He wasn't the only one who struggled with the wind." Outnumbered or outclassed? The mountain created for Liverpool to climb after the first goal stretched further than just the scoreline. While trying to prevent the opener, Joe Gomez picked up an injury, which Slot has since confirmed as a knock from "bone-to-bone contact" with Alisson Becker. With Gomez injured, Liverpool were forced to play with 10 men for nine minutes and chose not to kick the ball out to make a substitution, leading to Bournemouth scoring their second. "The second goal was when we were down to 10. After the first goal, Joe Gomez had to go off. He wanted to try, he thought he could, but then he couldn't," said Slot. "I tried to scream towards them to put the ball out but we were quite comfortable. When we lost it, it was the opposite. But even if you are down 10, the way we conceded that goal was not specifically because we were down to 10. "It is just a winger that is surprising our fullback in a situation we could have done better." Another game, another injury for Liverpool Gomez will now join a growing list of players sidelined for Slot, with Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa, Alexander Isak, Ibrahima Konate, Giovanni Leoni and Stefan Bajcetic all missing the fixture. Slot's initial comments suggest he did not want to make excuses but the Liverpool boss then explained that injury problems plaguing his squad explain why they haven't been able to replicate the successes across all competitions like last season. Slot continued: "I have to credit my players. You go 2-0 down but we showed the mentality and the fitness to come back against one of the fittest teams in the league - and they only have to play once a week. "That is not an excuse; a club like Liverpool is used to playing three times a week. But we mainly do this with the same players. "Last season, we did not have three long-term injuries. As you can see by the line-up, I decided to not play Hugo [Ekitike]. That is not because I don't like him," Slot said. "That is because I have one No 9 available for the upcoming weeks and months. With so many matches to play, you have to manage his minutes." So, they only have themselves to blame - plus the wind, fixture congestion and injuries.

On Sunday, Starmer's allies emphatically tried to shut that down, as the NEC's panel voted 8-1 to block the Manchester mayor's bid. Only the deputy Labour leader and Greater Manchester MP Lucy Powell supported Burnham, with the chair, home secretary Shabana Mahmood, abstaining (as is custom). The reasons cited were concerns over the unnecessary costs of having to hold an election for the Manchester metro mayor during important local, Welsh and Scottish elections, and the prospect of Reform running a divisive campaign in the city and greater Manchester region. Polling suggests that Reform would have a real prospect of taking the region in what would have become a hugely symbolic battle - rather like the fight for the West Midlands mayor which Labour won from the Conservatives ahead of the 2024 election. But there is also bucketloads of politics in this, as the frenzy over a possible return of Burnham to parliament has shown. In blocking Burnham, the PM and his team have decided it's better they take the short-term pain and inevitable backlash than allow the psychodrama of the Starmer-Burnham leadership battle to run for weeks in the May elections, drowning out policy discussions and making the party look divided. That backlash was already under way on Sunday as MPs on the left of the party took to X to vent their frustration. Jon Trickett posted on X: "Strong leaders don't hide from talent, they make common cause." Neil Duncan-Jordan MP said the "authoritarian factionalism of the Labour right is tearing us apart" and "this stitch-up puts control before country". John McDonnell wrote this: "Do not underestimate the depth of anger people will feel about this disgusting decision? If you think it strengthens you, I tell you it will simply strengthen your demise. You could have shown magnanimous leadership but instead it's cowardice." All of that landed less than 40 minutes after the decision was announced. It gives you a sense of the divisions and anger in the party. Because both options were awful. Allow Burnham to run and amplify the drumbeat of a leadership challenge that is already constant around Westminster, making it impossible for Starmer to make his case to the country in the run-up to the May elections (already hard given the constant Trump crises that pull him into international affairs) or block him and face the fury of the left, further eroding party discipline, while making Burnham a martyr. It is likely that this decision will only harden opposition against Starmer and make his job even more difficult in the coming months as he grapples with a pile of difficult issues - the social media ban for under-16s, jury trials, ground rents - with an increasingly ungovernable party. Until this moment, the prime minister has been benefitting from the support of the soft left in the party - see Lucy Powell's interview with me last week in which she urged colleagues not to undermine Sir Keir - as MPs rowed in behind the prime minister because the alternative, Wes Streeting, would, from their perspective, be worse. In blocking the return of their man to parliament, the PM could now lose that support. It would be a very lonely place indeed, as Streeting allies on the centre-right of the party continue to mobilise and agitate. As one anti-Streeting MP put it to me: "It's not Burnham who has been causing the leadership speculation - that has been coming from Streeting's side. Now those on that wing of the party have got Burnham out of the way - useful for Wes, and the kickback for that will land on Starmer. Streeting allies believe this "will finish Keir off" over time as the prime minister finds himself increasingly isolated by a party that has lost faith in his leadership. "He's just so unpopular with MPs," one Streeting backer told me. "Funnily enough it's the soft left keeping him alive because they don't want Wes, but blocking Andy will majorly piss them off." Read more from Sky News:US winter storm leaves 140,000 without power'Strong case' for social media ban on children, home secretary says For the PM's allies, the alternative was worse. They clearly concluded that Burnham would likely mount a challenge after May should Labour do, as expected, terribly in the local, Scottish and Welsh elections. There are those around Burnham who tell me that wasn't the case, and that what he said in his letter about not seeking to undermined the PM was true. But there is no trust between these politicians, and the Starmer team clearly didn't believe that. Burnham's backers can shout and scream all they like, but blocking this key rival means that a candidate that would surely storm it home with the membership against Starmer can take a shot. To my mind, any hope that Starmer has of surviving as prime minister meant shutting Burnham out. But what the prime minister and his team can't know is what that gamble unleashes now.

The 60-year-old actor is of Irish heritage - his mother was born in Ireland and so were his paternal grandparents. He tells Sky News during an interview for his new film Saipan that his ancestry has shaped his view of the world for the better. "I don't feel fully like I want to be part of the British establishment because I feel like, you know, I'm not a royalist by any amount because I see them as a symbol of a sort of colonial approach to the world of which the Irish were nationally victims, historically, and that stuff matters in the way you view things. "It served me well, I think. I like the feeling of being outside the establishment and having an Irish heritage helps with that. I think it's good creatively not to feel too close to what I would call the British establishment." Saipan centres on the idea of national identity through an infamous argument between Cork native Roy Keane and his then-Irish football team manager, Mick McCarthy, in the lead-up to the 2002 World Cup. McCarthy was born in Barnsley and is second-generation Irish. The former Manchester United player is reported to have called McCarthy "not even Irish" and that he didn't respect him as a player, a manager, or a man. The explosive disagreement centred around how McCarthy was conducting the Republic of Ireland team and their training routine on their journey to the World Cup finals. The row, which saw the Cork footballer leave Saipan 10 days before the tournament began, is considered one of football's biggest controversies. Coogan plays McCarthy in the film and says McCarthy's sense of Irish identity is what drew him to the role. "Mick McCarthy, who I play, played for Ireland and managed the Irish team, but there's still, because you sound English, there's that whiff of, you're not really one of us, and you sound like the people who colonised us and there's a residue of that, however, that doesn't fully go away, I suppose, and all that interests me very much. "I think I understand because I am that, but in terms of the story that we're telling is the whole idea of people who are Irish, how they feel about that and how they present that to the world. There's that aspect of it, there's also the aspect of how you conduct yourself as an individual, but that idea of national identity, I found really interesting about the film." The BAFTA-winning actor says he had a phone call with McCarthy before he portrayed him in the film to get his side of the story and allow for a fair depiction of his side. Speaking previously on the Under the Cosh podcast, McCarthy said he has "no axe to grind" against Coogan and thought it was kind of him to call. He did joke, however, that it could be a "Baby Reindeer" situation and he could submit "a big £20m lawsuit" if he doesn't like the production's interpretation. Keane has always argued that he just wanted the Irish team to strive to put their best foot forward in the competition. Reflecting on the moment, Coogan says Keane was simply determined to succeed. "I think he was not bothered about whether people personally liked him. It was about whether he was achieving what he was supposed to do. And that is so laser-focused and you need people like that to achieve great things. "And often people who achieve great things are very wanting in other areas because everything is subsumed by this drive and this one direction. And so, it's almost like to have someone who's excellent at one particular thing, to then expect them to be a completely rounded individual is almost impossible." Eanna Hardwicke, who plays his fellow Cork man in the film, says he thinks it was that element, for Roy, that "got under his skin" "I think it's too high a standard sometimes, but it's never an excuse for bad behaviour," he said. "I'm doing a play in the National Theatre at the moment and I was just talking to somebody backstage who said they worked with some of the last generation of amazing British theatre actors who came of age maybe in the 60s, 70s, and they said working with them was tough because of the discipline and what they demanded of his own compromising. "And obviously we live in a slightly different world now and we need to make those compromises, but I think there is something quite powerful as well about being around people who go, you know, I really want this to be the very best it can be, and I'm always inspired by that." Roy Keane hasn't formally spoken about the film. Saipan is in cinemas now.

On Sunday, Starmer's allies emphatically tried to shut that down, as the NEC's panel voted 8-1 to block the Manchester mayor's bid. Only the deputy Labour leader and Greater Manchester MP Lucy Powell supported Burnham, with the chair, home secretary Shabana Mahmood, abstaining (as is custom). The reasons cited were concerns over the unnecessary costs of having to hold an election for the Manchester metro mayor during important local, Welsh and Scottish elections, and the prospect of Reform running a divisive campaign in the city and greater Manchester region. Polling suggests that Reform would have a real prospect of taking the region in what would have become a hugely symbolic battle - rather like the fight for the West Midlands mayor which Labour won from the Conservatives ahead of the 2024 election. But there is also bucketloads of politics in this, as the frenzy over a possible return of Burnham to parliament has shown. In blocking Burnham, the PM and his team have decided it's better they take the short-term pain and inevitable backlash than allow the psychodrama of the Starmer-Burnham leadership battle to run for weeks in the May elections, drowning out policy discussions and making the party look divided. That backlash was already under way on Sunday as MPs on the left of the party took to X to vent their frustration. Jon Trickett posted on X: "Strong leaders don't hide from talent, they make common cause." Neil Duncan-Jordan MP said the "authoritarian factionalism of the Labour right is tearing us apart" and "this stitch-up puts control before country". John McDonnell wrote this: "Do not underestimate the depth of anger people will feel about this disgusting decision? If you think it strengthens you, I tell you it will simply strengthen your demise. You could have shown magnanimous leadership but instead it's cowardice." All of that landed less than 40 minutes after the decision was announced. It gives you a sense of the divisions and anger in the party. Because both options were awful. Allow Burnham to run and amplify the drumbeat of a leadership challenge that is already constant around Westminster, making it impossible for Starmer to make his case to the country in the run-up to the May elections (already hard given the constant Trump crises that pull him into international affairs) or block him and face the fury of the left, further eroding party discipline, while making Burnham a martyr. It is likely that this decision will only harden opposition against Starmer and make his job even more difficult in the coming months as he grapples with a pile of difficult issues - the social media ban for under-16s, jury trials, ground rents - with an increasingly ungovernable party. Until this moment, the prime minister has been benefitting from the support of the soft left in the party - see Lucy Powell's interview with me last week in which she urged colleagues not to undermine Sir Keir - as MPs rowed in behind the prime minister because the alternative, Wes Streeting, would, from their perspective, be worse. In blocking the return of their man to parliament, the PM could now lose that support. It would be a very lonely place indeed, as Streeting allies on the centre-right of the party continue to mobilise and agitate. As one anti-Streeting MP put it to me: "It's not Burnham who has been causing the leadership speculation - that has been coming from Streeting's side. Now those on that wing of the party have got Burnham out of the way - useful for Wes, and the kickback for that will land on Starmer. Streeting allies believe this "will finish Keir off" over time as the prime minister finds himself increasingly isolated by a party that has lost faith in his leadership. "He's just so unpopular with MPs," one Streeting backer told me. "Funnily enough it's the soft left keeping him alive because they don't want Wes, but blocking Andy will majorly piss them off." Read more from Sky News:US winter storm leaves 140,000 without power'Strong case' for social media ban on children, home secretary says For the PM's allies, the alternative was worse. They clearly concluded that Burnham would likely mount a challenge after May should Labour do, as expected, terribly in the local, Scottish and Welsh elections. There are those around Burnham who tell me that wasn't the case, and that what he said in his letter about not seeking to undermined the PM was true. But there is no trust between these politicians, and the Starmer team clearly didn't believe that. Burnham's backers can shout and scream all they like, but blocking this key rival means that a candidate that would surely storm it home with the membership against Starmer can take a shot. To my mind, any hope that Starmer has of surviving as prime minister meant shutting Burnham out. But what the prime minister and his team can't know is what that gamble unleashes now.

The former Masters champion took a four-shot lead into the final day at Emirates Golf Club and never relinquished control, despite seeing advantage temporarily cut by David Puig, with a level-par 72 enough to close out a convincing victory. Reed mixed two birdies and two bogeys to end the week on 14 under and comfortably ahead of England's Andy Sullivan, who jumped into second after a late birdie burst, with Puig sharing third spot alongside Julien Guerrier. Patrick Reed's Dubai win: Final round as it happenedFinal leaderboard: Dubai Desert Classic (external site)Got Sky? Watch golf and more LIVE on your phoneNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream no contract Former Open champion Francesco Molinari shared fifth spot with Nicolai Hojgaard and Jayden Schaper, as pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy carded his worst result at the event since 2008 with a tied-33rd finish. McIlroy ended the week 12 strokes back on two under alongside defending champion Tyrrell Hatton, with world No 3 Tommy Fleetwood a further stroke adrift and none of Europe's victorious Ryder Cup team finishing higher than 14th on the leaderboard. How Reed completed dominant Dubai victory Puig started the day four strokes behind Reed and had to hole from 20 feet at the first to avoid falling further back, with the Spaniard overcoming early struggles off the tee to scramble three pars. Reed missed a 10-foot birdie opportunity to extend his lead at the par-five third and carded a three-putt bogey at the next, where Puig also dropped a shot after narrowly missing the water off the tee. The pair exchanged two-putt pars over the next two holes and Reed failed to convert an opportunity to extend his lead at the seventh, as Puig followed a 12-foot birdie at the eighth by picking up a shot at the next to cut the advantage to two. Puig got up and down from the sand to match Reed's birdie at the par-five 10th and squandered a glorious opportunity to move within one of his playing partner at the next, missing a four-foot putt for par after seeing Reed make bogey. The Spaniard holed from 12 feet at the 12th to avoid another bogey but saw his hopes fade in a two-shot swing at the par-five next, where he made bogey - after finding the greenside bunker with his third - as Reed rolled in a six-foot birdie to restore his four-shot buffer. Puig's title push turned into a fight just to secure second when a three-putt bogey at the 15th dropped him five behind and back alongside Guerrier, who had made an eagle-birdie run early on the final day and finished with a three-under 69. Reed's lead was reduced back to four after a sensational finish from Sullivan, who birdied four of his last seven holes - including both of his last two - to jump to 10 under, although remained in total and parred his way to victory. Reed savours 'hard' victory after Puig 'gift' Reed lost a 54-hole lead to McIlroy in the 2023 event and posted a top-10 finish at last year's tournament, with the 2018 Masters champion building on that record in Dubai to claim a first DP World Tour title outside of majors and World Golf Championships. "Today was a lot harder than I expected," Reed admitted after his win. "I just couldn't get anything going on that front-nine. I learned a lot today. "Instead of trying to keep the foot on the gas early, I tried to protect that four-shot lead. Next thing you know David [Puig] goes and birdies eight and nine to shut it down to two. "My caddie said 'now it's a dogfight. Just go shoot under par on the back nine and no one will beat you'. David gave me a gift with a bogey, and from then on it was about not making mistakes." What's next? The DP World Tour stays in the Middle East for the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, held at the Royal Golf Club, with coverage starting on Thursday at 8.30am on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW.