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By Nick Harris 24 March 2010 The Glazer family have frozen ticket prices at Old Trafford for next season, and it is understood that the aim of this strategic move is to ensure renewal levels are as healthy as possible.  Manchester United’s owners are known to harbour private concerns that renewals could have dipped drastically […]

By Nick Harris 23 March 2010 * * Seve Ballesteros has tipped Tiger Woods to overcome the pressures heaped upon him by the recent turmoil in his private life and says the American has a “good chance” of winning the Masters next month. Ballesteros, 52, a five-time Major winner with three Opens and two Masters […]

22 March 2010 The delayed auction of two new franchises for the Indian Premier League went ahead yesterday and confounded its critics by raising $703m (£469m) from the sale of franchises to billionaire Subrata Roy (who bought the Pune franchise for $370m) and Rendezvous Sports World (Kochi, $333m). Reports in The Times, The Indian Express […]

By Nick Harris 22 March 2010 The Premier League’s sale of its overseas broadcasting rights for 2010-13 is just two countries away from being a “global sellout” worth £1.4bn. Only the rights deals for Albania and Russia have yet to be concluded. Intense bidding wars in key areas, mainly between pay-TV rivals in Asia, have […]

By Nick Harris 21 March 2010 Britain’s foremost ultra-distance runner, William Sichel, who is attempting to become the first man in more than a decade to finish a “non-stop” 1,000-mile race, passed the half-way point, 500 miles, at around 4pm this afternoon (UK time, Sunday), having smashed one of his own world records earlier today. […]

By Nick Harris 19 March 2010 With Manchester United set to host their fierce traditional rivals Liverpool this weekend amid disharmony among fans at both clubs because of American owners and their debts, new research shows fans at both clubs want control, with researchers claiming such control is affordable. The detail of the survey also […]

By Nick Harris 19 March 2010 The Ukrainian referee banned from football for life last night for being “in breach of the principles of loyalty and integrity” of Uefa’s rules was part of a hand-picked elite that the European governing body used to pioneer the new, “fairer”, six-person teams of officials at Europa League matches […]

17 March 2010 John Lloyd has resigned as Britain’s Davis Cup captain less than a fortnight after the British team lost to Lithuania – minus their best player, Andy Murray, who opted not to appear for his country in a match GB almost certainly would have won if he’d played . That was GB’s fifth straight […]

By Nick Harris 17 March 2010 The Indian Premier League’s third season has begun with promising viewing figures, rising year-on-year by an eye-catching 1,000 per cent in Britain as well as by 43 per cent in the key domestic market of India. Closer examination of the numbers reveals the British figures in absolute terms are […]

By Nick Harris 17 March 2010 The men behind the private equity firm bidding for a stake in Liverpool are rich but not intending to invest their own fortunes in the deal Sportingintelligence can reveal. The Rhone Group, an international company with offices in New York, London and Paris, tabled a bid at the weekend for […]