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Leicester Tigers complete deal for second row George Skivington

George Skivington will join Leicester Tigers from London Wasps at the end of the season. The 6ft 6ins second-rower has played more than 125 times for Wasps since making his debut in 2003 and has captained England Saxons during the last two seasons.

Source: Guardian.co.uk

Bath under new ownership as Bruce Craig completes purchase of club

Bath is under new ownership after the West Country-born entrepreneur Bruce Craig bought the Guinness Premiership club from Andrew Brownsword.

Source: Guardian.co.uk

Red Knights meet to finalise Manchester United takeover plan

The wealthy group of Manchester United fans known as the Red Knights are meeting today to finalise the structure of their proposed bid to buy the club. The group, led Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O'Neill, are expected to continue discussions over how best to structure any bid.

Source: Guardian.co.uk

Lalit Modi and Shashi Tharoor mire IPL in fresh controversy

Cricket’s brashest tournament is mired in controversy after Lalit Modi, the creator and chief administrator of the Indian Premier League (IPL), was accused by a leading Government minister of trying to manipulate the multimillion dollar sale of a new team using a campaign of leaks on the Twitter website.

Source: Timesonliine.co.uk

Southend United given seven days to settle tax bill

Southend United have been granted an extra week to settle an unpaid tax bill of about £400,000 with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The League One club faced a winding-up order over the debt in the High Court on Wednesday

Source: Timesonline.co.uk