By Nick Harris 10 May 2010 The Red Knights still intend to table a formal first bid for Manchester United before the World Cup begins on 11 June despite a downbeat statement today from the super-rich fans’ group, sportingintelligence can reveal. That initial bid is likely to be worth £1bn, although it will require only […]

By Nick Harris 9 May 2010 As John Higgins faces new allegations today of betting-related misconduct, sportingintelligence can reveal that a phone call at the centre of the fresh claims was assessed at the time by the relevant gambling authorities and deemed “clean” and not worthy of further investigation or action. The front page of […]

By Brian Sears 8 May 2010 English football crowds outside the Premier League have defied the worst recession in decades to hit a 50-year high according to exclusive analysis of gates during the season that finished this afternoon when the final ball was kicked in Leagues One and Two. As we forecast earlier in the […]

By Nick Harris 8 May 2010 The Manchester United Supporters Trust has entered a pivotal phase in its campaign to oust the clubs’ owners, the Glazer family, by asking fans for cash to bankroll MUST’s work. An initial £5 donation has been suggested to each of the 156,000-plus people who have signed up to join […]

By Nick Harris 8 May 2010 A fake website used as part of the Higgins snooker sting has been taken down. Sportingintelligence understands that a legitimate, respectable company or group of companies whose details were used on the fake website to authenticate the sting – without their permission and under false pretenses – were not […]

7 May 2010 Togo will be allowed to play in future editions of the African Nations Cup following an agreement between the African federation (CAF) and the Togo FA, mediated by the Court for Arbitration in Sport. CAF said Togo warranted a ban because they pulled out of this year’s event after members of their […]

7 May 2010 Can you identify the sporting arena? We take an aerial view of a topical ball park, football stadium, marathon course, golf course, Games venue, race track, iconic arena, athletic theatre (some literally theatres), pitch, park, stretch of water or wherever else sport takes place. And we ask you to identify it with the […]

By Andy Cole 7 May 2010 Peter Crouch capped a fantastic season for Tottenham on Wednesday with the goal that takes Spurs into the Champions League for the first time. We can assume Crouch is a certainty for Fabio Capello’s England squad for the World Cup, a subject to which we’ll return shortly. First, though, […]

By Brian Sears 7 May 2010 So to another dramatic denouement of close-run action, intrigue, drama and tension. But less about the general election. Let’s talk football. The Premier League season ends on Sunday and everyone wants to know one thing: who’s going to win the title? The bookies – and probably the instincts – […]

By Pete Wilson 7 May 2010 The Manchester United Supporters Trust has accused the Glazer family of ‘cynical’ tactics in the increasingly bitter battle for control of the club. Three well-sourced newspaper articles today reported that the Glazers have turned down offers of up to £1.5bn for United over the past couple of years. That […]