Arsenal's attempts to overturn Thomas Vermaelen’s one-match suspension have been thrown out by the FA. The 24-year-old centre half was shown shown a straight red card for nudging over Guillermo Franco shortly before half-time in Saturday's 2-0 victory against West Ham United.

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The Football Association have appointed Alex Horne as acting chief executive following Ian Watmore's resignation. Watmore stepped down from the position despite having been in the post for less than a year, having grown frustrated that his proposals were being thwarted.

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David Reynolds, the owner who landed a punch on Kieren Fallon after his horse was hampered in a race at Lingfield on Saturday, faces being banned from the sport for up to a year.

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TV1 will screen England's first two World Cup group games, against the USA and Algeria, when the tournament begins in South Africa in June, with the BBC showing the national team's first two knockout matches, should the team progress that far.

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