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By Keira Daley 29 July 2010 West Bromwich Albion have today become the latest Premier League club to announce an official ban on vuvuzelas within their ground for the forthcoming season. In a statement on the club’s website, Mark Miles, Albion’s head of facility operations and development, said: “Although vuvuzelas are very popular in South Africa, […]

By Keira Daley 26 July 2010 You’ve heard all about Ezequiel Calvente‘s “switch hit” penalty for Spain against Italy in the European under-19 championships, or rather you should have done. Now see it. . . Find out what the world’s top sportsmen REALLY earn, in our database, and in our Global Sports Salaries report Sportingintelligence home page . […]

By Pete Wilson 25 July 2010 Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins, the twice former world snooker champion who died yesterday at the age  of 61, was not an easy man to like for much of his life, a fact reflected in the ongoing tributes to his massive contribution to his sport. The astute, seasoned snooker observer Dave […]

25 July 2010 The World Cup final attracted more than 24m TV viewers in the USA, or double the average number of fans who watched the 2009 World Series baseball games between the New York Yankees and the Phillies. The USA now has more than 4m young players, and around 500,000 fans are expected to […]

By Keira Daley 22 July 2010 The President of Sri Lanka, HE Mahinda Rajapaksa, has today congratulated Muttiah Muralitharan on becoming the first bowler in history to take 800 wickets in Test cricket, as he retired from the game today. The Sri Lankan began the match against India, his 133rd Test, having taken 792 career […]

14 July 2010 French striker Thierry Henry will leave Barcelona and join David Beckham in Major Legaue Soccer having signed a multi year deal with the New York Red Bulls. Henry told the club’s website that this marks an exciting new chapter in his career and life. A full statement can be found on the […]

By Keira Daley 17 June 2010 The Amateur Swimming Association has expressed its disappointment that ‘Free Swimming’ – a government scheme to allow free swimming for the young and old – will stop shortly, but has acknowledged tough funding decisions have to be made. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has today announced Free Swimming […]

By Nick Harris 17 June 2010 The president-elect of Barcelona, Sandro Rosell, will sanction an improved bid to buy Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal but not until he formally takes up his new position at the start of next month, and the bid – Barca’s second for the player – is not likely to exceed €40m […]

By Pete Wilson 17 June 2010 With the release of the fixture list for 2010, bookmakers William Hill have made Chelsea the favourites for the Premier League title, with QPR favourites for the Championship. Southampton favourites for League One, Gilligham favourites for League Two. The full odds from Hills for 2010-11: PREMIER LEAGUE Win: 13/8 […]

16 June 2010 The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, are the No1 and No2 seeds for the ladies’ Wimbledon singles, meaning the Americans could meet in a third Wimbledon final in succession, and a fifth altogether. Serena won last year and Venus in 2008. Serena also won their meetings in 2002 and 2003. Venus has […]