United Kingdom

The chairman of English soccer club Bradford City, Geoffrey Richmond, has intervened this week to save one of the club's fans from a criminal conviction for violence at a soccer match.

The venue for the 2009 Ryder Cup could be decided next month when a meeting of the competition's board will discuss the issue, the PGA European Tour have announced in a statement.

The labour relations policy of Nike, the US sportswear giant, has come under fresh scrutiny following sacking of employees in one of the company?s manufacturing plants in Mexico.

Wembley redevelopment company chairman Rodney Walker dismissed reports that London soccer premier league club Arsenal could move to the rebuilt national stadium.

David Moorcroft, chief executive of UK Athletics, said he was happy with the decision to stage the 2005 World Athletics Championships at the Pickett?s Lock venue in north London instead of Wembley Stadium.

In New Zealand the upcoming All Black rugby tests against Argentina, Ireland and Scotland could struggle to find a decent sized television audience after it was revealed that the latest broadcasting rights had been sold to newcomer TelstraSaturn.

Former England cricket captain Alec Stewart has conceded that a bookmaker's statement accusing him of taking money in exchange for information affected his form during the recent tour of Pakistan.

The new Wembley stadium will not be ready in time to host the 2005 world athletics championships, the chairman of the redevelopment company Rodney Walker said on Thursday.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar suffered a devastating blow to his reputation on Thursday when a British court overturned an 85,000 pounds ($125,300) libel award made over allegations of match-fixing.

Seven Scottish first division clubs agreed on Wednesday to quit the 111-year-old Scottish League in a bid to secure their economic survival.

The UK?s main opposition party have given notice that the current European soccer transfer negotiations will be used as political capital in the run-up to the expected General Election.

Manchester United are drawing up a tiered salary structure in an attempt to retain their top players, the club's deputy chief executive has said.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will announce a new sponsor for Test match cricket at the ECB offices at Lord's next Wednesday.

Manchester United's Alex Ferguson has revealed his "roving ambassador" plans after retiring from the manager's job at the end of next season.

Diane Modahl began another chapter in her lengthy legal battle to win compensation following a flawed positive drug test finding in 1994 when her lawyers lodged documents with the English Appeal Court in London on Tuesday.

England's first division rugby union clubs agreed to the principle of relegation and promotion on Tuesday, paving the way for a possible end to the latest feud in the sport.