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Bunce on Boxing: Ricky Hatton on brink of promotion win with Sergey Rabchenko in post-fight career
Monday 25 March 2013
It is always a good week for British boxing when two real stars either get back in the ring or announce a return to the ring.
Europa League: Newcastle v Anzhi Makhachkala match preview
Thursday 14 March 2013
A look ahead to tonight’s Europa League clash at St James’ Park
RFL hit by £1m funding cut
Wednesday 22 June 2011
As they prepare to announce a record television deal, the Rugby Football League discovered today they are to lose almost £1 million in funding from Sport England after failing to achieve targeted growth in participation levels.
FA insists it will block any Uefa plan that threatens cut to TV revenue
Thursday 24 February 2011
The Football Association yesterday confirmed it would veto any deal that would see television rights for some England games sold collectively by Uefa if it meant its broadcast revenue being slashed.
FA will oppose Uefa TV rights plan
Wednesday 23 February 2011
The Football Association today confirmed they would veto any deal that would see television rights for some England games sold collectively by UEFA if it meant their broadcast revenue being slashed.
Lee Dixon: Giggs and Scholes are the last of their kind – careers will shorten as demands increase
Saturday 29 January 2011
The Weekend Dossier
Lee Dixon: Wenger is right to alter his Carling Cup attitude – a trophy has become vital
Saturday 04 December 2010
The Weekend Dossier
Rangers back in the black but concerned over European future
Thursday 23 September 2010
Rangers turned a huge loss into a profit to reduce their debt by £4m in the last financial year but the board have warned of further cuts ahead amid the Scottish game's declining status in Europe.
Latest FA accounts reveal £60m funding shortfall
Thursday 16 September 2010
Collapse of Setanta and costs of relocation from Soho Square to Wembley contribute to financial woe
Today the world, tomorrow a new era dawns for women's game
Saturday 11 September 2010
Hope Powell's side face World Cup qualifier ahead of launch of first professional league in the spring
ESPN hires Ross Hair to replace Lynne Frank
Wednesday 08 September 2010
The sports broadcaster ESPN is preparing to announce the appointment of Ross Hair, who joins from Sony Pictures Television and will take over as head of its operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
BT struggles to gain new Premier League viewers
Monday 16 August 2010
BT has failed to score in its initial battle to attract Premier League football TV viewers and become a serious rival to BSkyB, despite a huge £30m advertising campaign.
Ratings war on the cards as ESPN charge into new ground
Sunday 15 August 2010
Mark Durden-Smith will swap bug-eating in the Australian jungle for a ratings war on the fields of Exeter and Stockport as the new presenter of ESPN's Aviva Premiership coverage. The US-owned pay sports channel are taking over from Sky as the dominant broadcaster of England's domestic league by showing 43 live matches next season including the play-off final at Twickenham in May.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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