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Nick Harris, Chief Sports News Correspondent

An award-winning investigative journalist always on the lookout for new and interesting stories to tell. Specialising in sports business and finance, corruption, doping, supporter issues across all sports and the growing relationship between sport, money, geopolitics and power. Major scoops include breaking the Russia state-doping story months before the Sochi Games; breaking FIFA corruption stories that led to prosecutions and in some cases dismissals within hours of publication; and revealing how Britain's anti-doping agency let British Cycling effectively police themselves in the run-up to London 2012, an investigation that led to UKAD being censured by WADA

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RYDER CUP MATCH PLAY ZONE: Sergio Garcia's magical bunker shot the highlight of the day as Europe edge out America 5-3

26/09/14 09:35

Sergio Garcia produced a moment of magic that set the morning alight when he birdied the fourth hole with a spectacular shot from the bunker in his fourball. The Spaniard had dumped his approach into the sand to the right of the green but that did not deter the Spaniard. From around 40 yards (below 1), Garcia chipped up and on to the green before the ball trickled in (2) to break the deadlock and take Europe into a one-shot lead. ...read

Just nine days of Ryder Cup has raked in £180m and kept the European Tour afloat for 10 years
26/09/14 12:06
There is no prize money on offer for the European players in the Ryder Cup, but golf’s biggest event provides them with a living in another way — by keeping the European Tour afloat financially.
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Newcastle 2-2 Hull: Papiss Cisse brace cancels out Nikica Jelavic and Mo Diame's strikes as home fans protest against Alan Pardew
20/09/14 03:55
NICK HARRIS AT ST. JAMES' PARK: Papiss Cisse came off the bench and scored twice to rescue Newcastle from a defeat as the club's fans' protested fiercely against boss Alan Pardew.
Arsenal have £100m to spend as club announce record cash reserves
19/09/14 03:14
Arsenal’s financial results for the 2013-14 season reveal record levels of ‘free’ cash sitting in the club’s bank account, which should theoretically have been available for Arsene Wenger as a transfer kitty.
Net gains: How the Premier League's prudent clubs (and for once, that includes Chelsea) have risen to the top... and Manchester United are rock bottom!
19/09/14 08:47
Of the six lowest net spenders among the 20 Premier League clubs during the window, it is extraordinary to note that five them are currently sitting within the top six places in the table.
Emmanuel Adebayor says Tottenham's draw with Sunderland is hard to take
14/09/14 09:33
Emmanuel Adebayor has admitted that Tottenham’s inability to win matches they dominate could cost them dear by the end of the season.
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SCANDAL OF MATCH-FIXING: More than 300 games suspected to be involved in last year... with 'double-digit' number in England
13/09/14 09:48
SportRadar confirmed to Sportsmail: ‘Our fraud detection system has classified more than 1,500 football matches as suspicious since 2005.'
Danny Welbeck missed a sitter, Loic Remy's off to a flyer, Frank Lampard is a shadow of his former self... find out how your new signings fared on their debut!
13/09/14 07:32
After the international break, this was the first chance fans across the country had to see their new signings in action. But who proved money well spent and who looked out of their depth?
Sunderland 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane own goal rescues Black Cats from defeat in dying minutes at Stadium of Light
13/09/14 03:54
NICK HARRIS AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: Twice Tottenham took the lead and twice they let it slip as Sunderland stripped Mauricio Pochettino of all three points.
Louis van Gaal expected to take Manchester United back into Premier League top three this season
10/09/14 01:37
Louis van Gaal is expected to take Manchester United back into the top three in the Premier League this season — and he will have to do it without any major signings in January.
Queens Park Rangers could be kicked out of football over financial black hole if they are relegated from the Premier League
09/09/14 01:30
Queen’s Park Rangers could effectively be thrown out of football over the next few years if they fail to pay an anticipated huge fine for breaking Football League financial fair play rules.
Jorge Mendes' clients include Radamel Falcao, Diego Costa and James Rodriguez... but agent's influence raises questions about who really owns football’s stars
06/09/14 09:37
SPECIAL REPORT BY NICK HARRIS: Angel di Maria and James Rodriguez are among his clients. So far, super-agent Jorge Mendes has negotiated transfers totalling £1billion.
SCANDAL OF MATCH-FIXING REVEALED: Police listened to microphones in goalposts as players shouted: ‘Let this one in’
06/09/14 09:24
The plot that turned into Australia’s biggest match-fixing scandal was hatched between Hastings, Sussex and Singapore in late 2012 and was blown apart last September.
SCANDAL OF MATCH-FIXING REVEALED: The FA's secret list of suspects... and how they are still playing in England
06/09/14 09:24
A group of footballers suspected of being involved in match-fixing are playing at English clubs with the knowledge of the Football Association, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
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Premier League spending out on its own after top clubs splash £400m more than in La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga
02/09/14 10:37
The lavish spending in the Premier League has been laid bare after the transfer window closed with clubs spending £858m - more than divisions in Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
Radamel Falcao takes Manchester United transfer spending to £160m and it could reach £200m... but how can they afford it?
01/09/14 04:01
Just when you thought Manchester United had done spending, they sign Radamel Falcao. After a summer of huge transfers, how can the club still splurge more? NICK HARRIS explains...
Transfer deadline day in numbers: Your ultimate guide to the money being spent by the Premier League clubs
01/09/14 07:19
Keep track of all the stats from transfer deadline day as Sportsmail runs you through all the key numbers from the day's events.
The £1billion transfer window: Manchester United’s frantic buys push Premier League deals to a record level
30/08/14 09:40
Manchester United's frantic rebuilding programme to patch up their inadequate squad has been a major factor in propelling Premier League spending to record levels.
Everton 3-6 Chelsea: Quickfire Diego Costa sparks goal rush as Blues maintain perfect start
30/08/14 06:24
NICK HARRIS AT GOODISON PARK: Chelsea stormed to the top of the Premier League amid a blizzard of nine goals from eight separate scorers in a match bookended by two strikes from Diego Costa.
Stevan Jovetic is a decent striker but he's no substitute for Sergio Aguero and is Manchester City's weakest link in attack
26/08/14 11:40
Stevan Jovetic lit up the Etihad Stadium on Monday evening but his career stats to date suggest that he will not be a leading scorer as Manchester City aim to defend their Premier league title.
Everton 2-2 Arsenal: Olivier Giroud to the rescue with last-gasp strike but Gunners still need more firepower
23/08/14 06:24
Substitute Olivier Giroud rescued a point for Arsenal with a last-gasp equaliser after Arsene Wenger's tactical gamble had backfired at Goodison Park.
Mario Balotelli would have to score just seven goals a season for Liverpool in the Premier League to payback his £16m transfer fee (and £15m wages!)
22/08/14 10:46
Mario Balotelli would need only seven goals per season for Liverpool to see the financial benefit of his £16million recruitment from AC Milan.
Everton's Steven Naismith confident Ross Barkley's absence with knee ligament injury won't affect team as Roberto Martinez's side are held at Leicester on opening day
17/08/14 09:31
Everton manager Roberto Martinez is hoping for positive news this week on the knee injury to Ross Barkley that could mean a ‘long, long’ lay-off for the attacking midfielder.
Premier League debuts watch: Eric Dier and Leonardo Ulloa score in their first game...but how did your team's new signings perform?
17/08/14 09:48
With the return of the Premier League this weekend, fans around the country got a chance to see their new signings in action for the first time.
Ronald Koeman insists Southampton will repeat last season's top half Premier League finish and prove their doubters wrong
16/08/14 11:20
Koeman has overseen a rapid rebuilding he claims leaves Southampton are in good shape to repeat the 8th-placed finished they achieved under Mauricio Pochettino.
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Leicester 2-2 Everton: Chris Wood scores late equaliser for Premier League new boys at the King Power Stadium
16/08/14 03:57
NICK HARRIS AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Chris Wood came off the bench to earn a dramatic draw for Leicester on their return to the Premier League after 10 years away.
Match of the Day is 50 this year and, at £60million, John Motson says it's still good value in football's billionaire world... even though clubs used to receive just £271!
09/08/14 10:25
When the first episode of Match of the Day was screened in 1964 there were more than twice as many people inside Anfield for Liverpool vs Arsenal than there were watching on TV later.
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Carl Froch vs George Groves II declared a box office hit: Rematch made £22m and is richest fight on British soil
05/08/14 11:06
Carl Froch’s stunning win over George Groves at Wembley in May can now officially be declared the biggest grossing fight on British soil in history.
Commonwealth Games 2014: Dazzling, daring and plenty of tears... Sportsmail's experts give their verdicts
03/08/14 11:36
Sportsmail's experts give their verdicts on the Commonwealth Games including their favourite memeory from the event and their Brit to watch in Rio.
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Tom Daley believes English divers such as Matt Dixon have a great future
03/08/14 09:36
Tom Daley has backed the next generation of English divers to follow in his golden wake, picking out ‘mini me’ Matt Dixon as a special talent to keep an eye on.
Lizzie Armitstead wins Commonwealth Games gold in the Women's Road Race with Emma Pooley claiming silver
03/08/14 09:57
Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley combined for an English one-two in a gripping women’s road race on Sunday when Glasgow threw the worst of its weather at the men’s race.
England devastated after losing hockey final on penalties to Australia
03/08/14 01:13
England's women hockey players saw the Commonwealth gold medal torn away from them in the most agonising fashion, surrendering the lead against Australia.
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Claudia Fragapane leads gold charge but global ambitions must be kept in check
02/08/14 09:46
One glance at the gymnastics medal table from London 2012 tells you all you need to know about the sport’s dominant nations.
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England Commonwealth Games hockey woe for men as Australia hunt for another gold
02/08/14 08:01
England’s men bowed to the inevitable in the hockey semi-finals, losing 4-1 to tournament favourites Australia, who remain on course to win a fifth gold medal from the five Commonwealth Games in which the sport has featured.
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England and Scotland will clash in semi-final of badminton mixed doubles with Chris and Gabby Adcock facing familiar faces in Imogen Bankier and Robert Blair
01/08/14 10:19
Sparks are virtually guaranteed to fly in an explosive Anglo-Scottish grudge match in the badminton mixed doubles semi-final on Saturday when England’s Chris Adcock, 25, and wife Gabby, 23, take on Scotland’s Robert Blair, 32, and Imogen Bankier, 26, against a backdrop of bitter past rivalry.
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Claudia Fragapane wins fourth gold medal of Commonwealth Games for England in the individual floor event in Glasgow
01/08/14 04:58
Claudia Fragapane made English sporting history with a fourth gold medal of these Games here at the Hydro in Glasgow on Friday and then dissolved in a fit a giggles when asked what it meant.
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Ben Proud claims second gold medal of the Games with 50m freestyle win as England revel in the pool
29/07/14 06:34
NICK HARRIS: Teenagers Ben Proud and Siobhan O’Connor confirmed themselves as the rising stars of English swimming in the final session of this meet on Tuesday night, Proud taking his second gold of the Games and O’Connor winning a record-breaking sixth medal.
Glasgow 2014 gossip: Bradley Wiggins could get Britain back on track, England land silver in table tennis and Mick Gault misses out on final shot before retirement
29/07/14 01:04
Bradley Wiggins can fill the leadership void in British track cycling, according to the man who now runs the sport.
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Sophie Taylor earns another Commonwealth Gold for England as teenager wins 100m breaststroke final
28/07/14 08:21
Sophie Taylor became the third English teenager to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games pool here in Glasgow, pulling off an upset to take victory in the 100 metres breaststroke.
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Jazz Carlin wins first swimming gold for Wales with Commonwealth Games record in 800m freestyle final
28/07/14 07:10
Jazz Carlin swept to Wales' first swimming gold medal at Glasgow 2014 as she broke her own Commonwealth Games record in the 800 metres freestyle.
Laura Trott wins cycling gold for England in the 25km points race in Glasgow - despite living on a diet of just porridge!
27/07/14 05:10
NICK HARRIS: The Scots think of Irn-Bru as their national soft drink and for a long time it has been marketed under the slogan: ‘Made in Scotland from girders.’ Well, England’s Laura Trott was made in Essex from tungsten.
Gemma Gibbons loses out on gold again as Natalie Powell wins Wales' first gold in the Judo at the Commonwealth Games
26/07/14 06:01
Natalie Powell has won Commonwealth Games gold for Wales in the women's under-78kg judo final. Gemma Gibbons, who has just returned from nine months out injured, could not produce the magical finishes from her earlier fights.
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England's Zoe Smith wins Commonwealth gold in the 58kg weightlifting event, as Wales veteran Michaela Breeze gets bronze
26/07/14 04:51
Zoe Smith was famous as a teenager for being dubbed ‘Britain’s strongest schoolgirl’ and last night the weightlifter would give anyone a run for their money as the nation’s smiliest gold medal winner.
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Brownlee brothers lead England to triathlon mixed team relay gold at Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
26/07/14 01:10
NICK HARRIS IN GLASGOW: Alistair and Jonny Brownlee demonstrated their amazing powers of recovery on Saturday to lead a dominant England team to glory in the mixed team triathlon relay, just two days after winning gold and silver in the individual event.
Jess Varnish, Gemma Gibbons, Chad Le Clos and Hannah Miley are Sportsmail's picks to provide the thrills at Glasgow 2014
25/07/14 11:51
Sportsmail picks out some of the ones to watch at the Commonwealth Games on the weekend of Saturday 26-Sunday 27 Jully.
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Benjamin Proud leaves Chad le Clos in his wake to land first swimming gold for England at Commonwealth Games
25/07/14 09:30
NICK HARRIS: Benjamin Proud got England off to a flying start in the Commonwealth Games pool on Friday night. The 19-year-old Londoner landed gold for his country in the 50 metres butterfly.
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Sir Bradley Wiggins and England win silver in team pursuit at Commonwealth Games
24/07/14 04:53
Sir Bradley Wiggins had to settle for second best on his track comeback on Thursday, when his England team were thrashed by Australia in the men’s team pursuit final.
Tom Daley's Commonwealth Games dive team feared for their lives in mid-air plane drama, admits Chris Mears
23/07/14 09:36
England’s Commonwealth Games diving team, led by Tom Daley, arrive in Glasgow on Thursday after a mid-air plane drama in which they felt certain they were about to die.
Two referees at World Cup suspected of match-fixing... but FIFA only found out about past allegations after tournament started
06/07/14 09:26
Two referees working at the World Cup have been identified as strong suspects in the fixing of international games, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.
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Milos Raonic knocks teenager Nick Kyrgios out of Wimbledon in four sets to reach semi-finals
02/07/14 06:57
NICK HARRIS AT WIMBLEDON: Whether Milos Raonic really is the next big thing in men’s tennis, or merely the next tall thing, the 6ft 5in Canadian ended the dreams of teenage wildcard Nick Kyrgios on Wednesday to earn his own shot at a momentous Wimbledon upset.
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John McEnroe jokes that Ilie Nastase looks like a member of the Village People... as tennis legend turns up to watch Andy Murray wearing a vintage military jacket
30/06/14 10:06
The star spectator in the fanciest attire in the Royal Box was undoubtedly Ilie Nastase who wore an old-style Romanian military jacket. John McEnroe joked that he looked like a member of the Village People.
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Team Sky tried to blow out their future star Chris Froome less than three years ago
28/06/14 11:32
Chris Froome was such a disappointment to Team Sky less than three years ago that manager Dave Brailsford was ready to dump him — and told a rival team he was going to be available.
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Andy Murray's mental edge as Wimbledon champion prepares for far tougher challenge
28/06/14 11:01
Andy Murray's fourth-round opponent Kevin Anderson has been practising with his former coach Ivan Lendl - but the Scot is confident Lendl will not have spilled any secrets.
Chris Froome's secret battle: Eight doctors, six clinics, four countries and five different illnesses... the remarkable personal struggle of Great Britain's Tour de France champion
28/06/14 10:39
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Chris Froome will go to the start line of this year’s Tour de France in Leeds next Saturday as the reigning champion and favourite for the most gruelling race in all of sport.
Wimbledon locker room: Frank Dancevic beats Ivo Karlovic in round one shock then slams All England Club's facilities ... plus Brit Watch and the weather forecast
24/06/14 10:55
Sportsmail takes a trip into the Wimbledon 'Locker Room' - the place where you can find out some of the best of action on offer.
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Naomi Broady stuns Timea Babos to reach second round of Wimbledon
23/06/14 05:11
NICK HARRIS: Naomi Broady bucked the trend of British frustrations at Wimbledon by claiming a first-round victory over Hungarian Timea Babos.
Johanna Konta is first Brit out of Wimbledon after narrow defeat to Shuai Peng
23/06/14 01:20
NICK HARRIS: Johanna Konta failed to cement her maiden foray into the women's top 100 by slipping to a niggling first-round defeat to China's Shuai Peng at Wimbledon.
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Andy Murray: I'm a huge boxing fan, so just like Carl Froch and George Groves, I'll fight to the end to defend my Wimbledon title
22/06/14 12:23
A year ago Andy Murray went to Wimbledon as a British hopeful with the burden of ‘not since Fred Perry’ on his shoulders. He ended the 77-year hoodoo, walked away with the crown, and so this year returns with a new challenge: a rematch with destiny and the tough task of keeping his title.
Andy Murray's coach Amelie Mauresmo was 'a little fragile mentally', says Virginia Wade
21/06/14 11:56
Virginia Wade said it was a ‘total shock’ when Andy Murray hired Amelie Mauresmo as his coach and thought the appointment was a joke.
Brazil have had the most red cards in World Cup history... but who tops the charts as the 'dirtiest' nation?
14/06/14 08:19
NICK HARRIS: The countries with the most red cards at World Cup finals are Brazil (11), Argentina (10) and Uruguay (9) but they have played many games in finals... so who is the dirtiest?
Roy Hodgson trails Fabio Capello as the highest paid managers at the World Cup
10/06/14 10:04
Roy Hodgson is modestly paid by extravagant FA standards compared to some other recent England managers.
Sepp Blatter's FIFA crowned the real World Cup winner as football's governing body prepare for £2.55billion payday from Brazil
07/06/14 10:18
What price a World Cup? The bottom line for FIFA is that Brazil 2014 will earn the world governing body at least £2.55billion.
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Premier League TV bonanza sees players' wages rise to £2bn (or £2.5m per season, per man) as gap between the top flight and Championship widens
04/06/14 11:00
NICK HARRIS: The cash bonanza from the Premier League’s new TV deals is going where everyone expected - the players’ pockets - with experts Deloitte saying the total wage bills for the 20 clubs rose to £2BILLION in the season just finished.
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Real Madrid overpaid £30m for Gareth Bale... and Marouane Fellaini, Fernandinho, Willian, Erik Lamela and Roberto Soldado are among Europe's top ten over-valued players
03/06/14 11:26
NICK HARRIS: A new report suggests Real Madrid paid almost £30m more than Gareth Bale is currently worth - even after becoming a Champions League winner.
Luis Suarez is now the world's third most expensive footballer at £79million... but Lionel Messi will still cost you DOUBLE
03/06/14 11:01
Luis Suarez is now the third most valuable footballer in the world according to an authoritative new report, published today, that rates the Liverpool striker as worth £79 million - at least.
Manchester City squad cost £1bn to assemble... but it would cost £311m to buy Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and Co
03/06/14 11:00
NICK HARRIS: Sheik Mansour has now spent around £1billion on his Manchester City dream, but if he put every player up for sale this summer he would only be able to recoup £311million in proceeds.
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Andrew Flintoff to be paid per spectator for Lancashire's home T20 matches
01/06/14 09:30
Andrew Flintoff is set to cash in on his return to top-level cricket by taking a portion of the gate receipts for Lancashire’s Twenty20 home matches.
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England stand to net £10m bonus from kit sponsors Nike... if they win the World Cup
31/05/14 11:46
A huge bonus bonanza of up to £10 million is at stake as part of England’s kit deal with Nike — although Roy Hodgson’s side will need to win the World Cup for the Football Association to cash in fully.
Andrew Flintoff shows he has plenty to offer Lancashire after impressing for St Annes in first competitive game since the 2009 Ashes
31/05/14 10:18
NICK HARRIS: Andrew Flintoff was immediately among the wickets in his return to cricket, albeit in lowlier surroundings than his last outing in the triumphant 2009 Ashes series.
England suffered their GREATEST EVER HUMILIATION last time they played in a Brazil World Cup, losing 1-0 to USA in 1950
31/05/14 09:45
They were the self-styled ‘Kings of Football’ but were humbled by a ragbag gaggle of amateurs and immigrants in what will for ever be regarded as England's greatest ever humiliation.
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Leeds owner Massimo Cellino blames bank technicality on failure to pay players' wages
30/05/14 09:42
Leeds United’s players failed to receive their wages as scheduled on Friday but club owner Massimo Cellino insists there is no lack of cash and a banking technicality is to blame
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Premier League TV money: Liverpool and Manchester United miss out on over £70m due to distribution system
28/05/14 09:32
Liverpool and Manchester United would have both received more than £70million extra in Premier League TV money had the cash been distributed based on audience.
Championship play-off final between QPR and Derby is the single most lucrative match in global sport at £134m
23/05/14 09:50
The Championship play-off final is the most lucrative single match in football, indeed in global sport, with Sportsmail calculating this year’s game being worth £134m to the winner.
David Haigh insists he is innocent of any wrongdoing after former Leeds chief is arrested in Dubai
22/05/14 09:45
Former Leeds managing director David Haigh thought he was to be offered a new job when he flew to Dubai for a meeting with the club’s previous owners GFH.
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Former Leeds chief David Haigh 'shocked and horrified' following arrest, and will fight all allegations of financial irregularity
21/05/14 09:30
The ownership circus at Leeds United took an extraordinary twist on Wednesday when it was revealed that the club’s former managing director David Haigh has been arrested in Dubai on suspicion of embezzlement, fraud and money-laundering.
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QPR and Derby prepare for the biggest payday in global sport as Championship play-off final winner will accrue £134m
21/05/14 10:46
The Championship play-off final is famously the single most lucrative one-off fixture in the whole of global sport, and it’s now richer than ever.
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Omar Sharif and Egyptians cheer for Hull at Wembley, but everyone's a winner
18/05/14 12:41
Egyptian football fans gathered in West London on Saturday to watch the first FA Cup finalist from their country attempt to win the grand old trophy for an Egyptian-owned club - but celebrated anyway when Hull lost to Arsenal.
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Will Rizzle Kicks put the boot into John Terry at England dinner?
17/05/14 11:31
Most of Roy Hodgson's England squad will attend a charity dinner on Sunday evening where the entertainment – hand-picked by the players – will include a band who mock former captain John Terry.
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Liverpool earn more money than Premier League champions Man City as relegated Cardiff boosted by £62m payout
14/05/14 01:35
The Premier League proved itself to be the richest league in the world as figures released show how the £1.5 billion of prize money was shared out - with bottom club Cardiff earning over £62million and Liverpool earning more than champions Manchester City.
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Man City want respect... but Greg Dyke says it would be sad for them to win Premier League title with just two Englishmen
10/05/14 10:55
For the purists and the patriots, there can be only one winner when the race for the Premier League crown reaches its climax just before 5pm on Sunday. And it will not be Manchester City.

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