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Carlos Tevez (right) speaks with his agent Kia Joorabchian

Agents cost Premier League clubs £70m a year

City spent £13m in fees – while Chelsea come second despite signing only one major new player United show how to do business without middlemen

Woods steers clear of his own tournament

The golfer who so famously won a major on one leg has decided he cannot play in his own tournament this week while he recovers from concussion and some cuts and bruises to his face. Tiger Woods surprised nobody last night by withdrawing from the Chevron World Challenge.

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Sepp Blatter speaking at the Soccerex conference in South Africa yesterday

Blatter: we need goal line officials at World Cup

President urges change as Fifa considers Ireland's appeal to be '33rd nation' at finals

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Button's awards rivals must overtake champion

Jenson Button followed in Lewis Hamilton's footsteps to win the Formula One world championship but will be hoping to avoid matching his fellow Briton's fate when it comes to the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year. Button is the overwhelming favourite among the shortlist of 10 announced last night – as was Hamilton a year ago, only for Sir Chris Hoy to spring one of the biggest surprises in the event's 55-year history.

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Guillemot wins the Transat Jacques Vabre

A very happy Marc Guillemot and Charles Cauledrier-Benac won the 60-foot division of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Safran today, having led the fleet for 12 of the nearly 16 days.