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Pole position?

1. Sharon Osbourne is set to make a grand return to The X Factor after Mel B pulled out of the running by signing up to Australia’s Got Talent.

Mrs O is now thought to be the lead runner for Tulisa’s spot on the judging panel, after the fiery star was allegedly ousted from the show.

The final spot had been between Mel, 37, and Sharon, 60, but now the former Spice Girl has pulled out of the race, it seems all eyes are on the flame-haired former judge.

‘Simon is a huge fan of Sharon. Things are looking good for her. She is in pole position,’ a source told The Sun.

- Sharon Osbourne ‘in pole position’ for X Factor spot after Mel B signs up to Australia’s Got Talent, Metro.co.uk, March 19, 2013.

2. Wales are on course to defeat Italy after a storming second-half performance in Rome put them in pole position to secure the Six Nations championship.

With less than 10 minutes to go Wales lead by 61-13 to give themselves a points difference of 23 compared to England and 27 points compared to Ireland.

The second-half was totally different to the first during which Wales struggled and were perhaps somewhat fortunate to go into half-time leading a solitary point.

- Storming second-half performance puts Wales in pole position, IrishTimes.com, May 21, 2017.

3. Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane is in “pole position” to succeed Wayne Rooney as England’s main striker, manager Roy Hodgson said, while casting doubt on Theo Walcott’s prospects of leading the line against Estonia tonight’s Euro 2016 qualifier.