Manchester City are understood to have consulted their legal team over Harry Redknapp's claim that they stopped Tottenham from trying to sign Craig Bellamy in January 2009.

Source: Guardian.co.uk

Mick Potter is to leave St Helens at the end of the season, the Super League club announced on Tuesday. Potter, who succeeded fellow Australian Daniel Anderson two years ago after enjoying success with Catalans Dragons, is out of contract in October and wants to return to coaching in Australia’s National Rugby League.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Rugby's version of musical chairs, played out to the strains of a death march, continued at its frantic end-of-season pace yesterday when Newcastle parted company with Steve Bates – the third Guinness Premiership head coach to lose his job, or at the very least a substantial chunk of it, in a little over a week.

Source: Independent.co.uk

Whichever party holds power when the votes have been counted on Friday morning, it seems clear that all of those working for UK Sport, Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust will have to start thinking about packing their belongings into boxes and preparing for a round of cost cutting.

Source: Guardian.co.uk