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Fan Hostility Prompts Sale of Newcastle United

15/09/2008

Mike Ashley, Newcastle United’s billionaire owner, last night announced that the Premier league football club is up for sale, saying he is “no longer prepared to subsidise Newcastle United.”

West Ham Appoint New Manager

12/09/2008

Football

West Ham FC announced the appointment of Gianfranco Zola as the club’s new manager yesterday.

FA's Stakes in Wembley Face An Uncertain Future

11/09/2008

It has been reported that secret plans have been drawn up by the FA to sell parts of the company that operates Wembley stadium off to private investors.

New Agreement announced between IEC in Sports and BBC Worldwide on UK Athletics

10/09/2008

Branding

IEC in Sports has agreed to work with BBC Worldwide to distribute the top UK Athletics events for the next four years.

ECB announces 1,000th club

05/09/2008

Stadia

Uppingham Town CC in Leicestershire is to be the 1,000th cricket club to receive the coveted ECB Clubmark, five years after Elvaston CC from Derbyshire became the first.

UEFA Launches Inquiry Into European Club Debts

03/09/2008

Uefa has announced that it is to launch an investigation into the major financial challenges facing European football, focusing on club debts and the inequality between the financial status of clubs.

Manchester City Announce Record Takeover Deal

02/09/2008

Manchester City FC has confirmed, “a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) and Manchester City Football Club Limited.”

Digicel Issues Injunction Against WICB

29/08/2008

Law
Cricket

The current sponsors of the West Indies cricket team, Digicel, has insisted their rights are being infringed upon in the deal between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and promoter Allen Stanford.

Confusion Grows over Man City's Financial Position

28/08/2008

The confusion surrounding Manchester City FC has grown following a report by the Guardian that the former chairman John Wardle had made three separate loans of 2 million pounds to the club over the past year.

Harlequins Aim High with a Festive Premiership Game at Twickenham

27/08/2008

Harlequins have announced that they will be playing their Guinness Premiership Round 10 game versus Leicester Tigers on December 27th, at Twickenham Stadium, with an anticipated crowd of 50,000.