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27 April 2010 The New York Giants will give Brandon Crawford, a 33-year-old former marine, a shot at becoming one of the oldest rookies in the NFL’s history. Crawford will join 23 other players in a tryout mini camp hoping for a chance to join the Giants roster after being passed over in the draft. […]

27 April 2010 Birmingham City have announced they have paid a disputed £2.2m debt to Seymour Pierce in full, but are also appealing a High Court decision that forced them to pay the money, which they have claimed they don’t owe. “As previously announced, Birmingham International Holdings Limited is appealing the decision,” the statement says. […]

By Katie Nixon 27 April 2010 Steve Davis, the 52-year-old former six-times world snooker champion who shocked John Higgins in this year’s second round, has been unable to replicate that stunning form in the first session of his quarter-final against Neil Robertson, which took place this morning. Australia’s Roberston has taken a commanding 7-1 lead. […]

By Nick Harris 25 April 2010 Hacker Young, the accountancy firm handling the administration of Portsmouth, has taken out a full-page advert in the new edition of FC Business magazine – the trade publication for the football industry in Britain – to advertise its services to football clubs wanting advice on the new 50p “high […]

23 April 2010 Australian rugby league is still rocking from the fallout of the revelation that Melbourne Storm have been stripped of titles they won in 2007 and 2009 for smashing the wage cap; some cooking of the books to try to cover it up will also lead to legal action. Dave Hadfield, Britain’s finest […]

16 April 2010 Liverpool have today confirmed details about their future that most of the world has known for at least five days already, namely that they’re up for sale and they have a new chairman, Martin Broughton. He hopes to sell the club on behalf of the American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, […]

15 April 2010 The BBC have run an interesting story today about developments in a case related to alleged match-fixing in snooker. The report coincides with a Radio 5 programme about snooker and fixing. The report is here, and it’s worth a read, and here’s a taster from the top: “Snooker players Jamie Burnett and […]

15 April 2010 Uefa’s ongoing fight to eradicate match-fixing notched up a significant victory today when The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland upheld several Uefa verdicts as CAS dealt with a match-fixing case for the first time in its history. The Macedonia club FK Pobeda had been banned for eight years by […]

15 April 2010 The Premier League will take legal action to overturn Ofcom’s decision to force BSkyB to offer its sports channels to rivals at cheaper prices. A statement on the League’s website today, the League’s chief executive Richard Scudamore says: “Having taken time to study the 655 page Ofcom decision in respect to its Pay-TV […]

12 April 2010 Britain’s new Davis Cup captain will be Leon Smith, the Lawn Tennis Association has announced this morning. Smith takes over from John Lloyd, who stepped down after a record fifth consecutive defeat for Britain in the Davis Cup. Smith has been a professional tennis coach for 16 years, and was most recently […]