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Welsh rugby star Andy Powell fined for drunken M4 ride on golf buggy

A drunken rugby international celebrated his team’s victory last month by taking a golf buggy and driving it a mile and a half along the M4 to buy “munchies” at a service station, a court was told yesterday.

Source: Timesonline.co.uk

Portsmouth owner pledges £15m to keep club alive until May

Balram Chainrai, the Portsmouth owner, has pledged £15 million to keep the club alive until the end of the season in the hope that administrators will find a buyer in the meantime.

Source: Timesonline.co.uk

Red Knights bid gains credence as speculators buy Manchester United bonds

Speculators have begun to buy bonds in Manchester United in a gamble that the Red Knights will be able to launch an offer to buy the club from the Glazer family.

Source: Timesonline.co.uk

Lewis Hamilton severs Formula One ties with father Anthony

One of the most effective parent-offspring partnerships in professional sport came to an end on Tuesday with the announcement by Lewis Hamilton that his father, Anthony, will no longer manage his career in Formula One.

Source: Timesonline.co.uk

Stade Francais demand England release James Haskell

England flanker James Haskell is at the centre of a club-versus-country row with his French team Stade Francais demanding he is released for club duty.

Source: bbc.co.uk