The cloud that has been hanging over Huddersfield Giants all season has finally been lifted, with Northumbria police confirming today that no action will be taken against the six players who have been the subject of a rape investigation since an incident during the club's pre-season training trip to Newcastle in January.

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The coach of China's Olympic judo champion Tong Wen has blamed pork chops for her positive test for the banned substance Clenbuterol. Tong, the 78kg category winner in Beijing, has been banned for two years and stripped of her 2009 world title.

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Steve McClaren has been confirmed as the new coach of the Bundesliga club Wolfsburg after holding successful contract talks at the weekend. McClaren, who led FC Twente to the Dutch title in the recently-completed Eredivisie season, has signed a two-year deal with the 2009 German title winners.

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The North West club, who narrowly avoided relegation from the Guinness Premiership, last night revealed that they were helping police with their inquiries after a 43 year-old man, understood to be a pub bouncer, was punched twice in the face during the fracas.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk