Blackburn striker Diouf was charged with wounding with intent when he appeared in court in Senegal last Friday. John Williams, Club chairman, was still trying last night to verify the story after the Daily Express told him of the charges.
Diouf, received a three-month suspended prison term when found guilty of a similar charge in...
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Diouf faces jail time
Paddy Power may be forced to move offshore
According to reports Paddy Power could be seriously thinking of leaving Ireland. Chief executive Patrick Kennedy admits he is considering moving operations offshore, if the tax burden in Ireland continues to go up.
Despite high street betting turnover being up, in 2009, Paddy Power reported a 15 per cent decline in pretax profits, despite having...
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Football mourns the loss of Keith Alexander
Today at the Wembley friendly, England and Egypt both wore black armbands in honor for Keith Alexander, Macclesfield manager, who died on Tuesday at the age of 53.
“He was a larger than life character — an honest man, a splendid man and he will be missed by people in all walks of life,” assistant...
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Michael Owen
Michael Owen will find out soon how long he will be out with that hamstring injury he suffered during Sunday’s Carling Cup final, but in the meantime, he is enjoying life at Manchester United.
This is the second time this season Owen has been forced out of a game due to injury. Yet that disappointment...
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Bridge looking forward to Chelsea
Wayne Bridge is looking forward to coming face to face with with his former club Chelsea and John Terry.
In a statement released on Thursday he claimed his presence within the England side was “untenable and potentially divisive” and that he no longer wished to be chosen by Fabio Capello.
This comes in the wake of...
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Pompey in administration
The process of Portsmouth going into administration has already begun and will be completed in the High Court on Friday morning.
Balram Chainrai, Pompey owner, held talks Thursday evening with some interested groups, but a takeover failed. The club has £70million in debts.
This is the first Premier League club to ever go into administration. They...
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Champion League odds
The highlight of the Champions League today are Inter Milan v Chelsea and the Champions League betting odds suggest Chelsea are streets ahead of Inter Milan. Chelsea is the second favourite to win the Champions League at 9/2 with Bet365, and they offer up to £200 in free bets to new customers. Inter Milan...
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World Cup 2018 host
The odds of England hosting the 2018 World cup after David Dein was given the job as President of England’s World Cup bid have been cut by William Hill. England has been the favourite to host the World Cup finals, but William Hill has shortened the price further.
England can currently be backed at 5/4...
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England Six Nations Betting Odds
England Six Nations Betting Odds make a Grand Slam still look unlikely, but we will know more after England plays Ireland on Saturday if they do have what it takes to win the Six Nations and also the Grand Slam.
England Likely To Beat Ireland
England are still favourites to beat Ireland, despite not having...
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Premier League Footballer Admits Blowing £1.5m on Gambling
Even though recent news has suggested that highly paid premier league players are likely to be receiving even higher sums of money from clubs in the future, Premier League up and comer Matthew Etherington has admitted that a large amount of money he has earned has been lost on gambling.
Etherington talked to the Mail...
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