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Indian Premier League will include nine English players

Nine English players are expected to be included in the Indian Premier League auction later this month after league officials predictably abandoned a tactical threat to blacklist them because of doubts about their availability.

The final list of those up for auction – only a few of whom will win contracts alongside the star names already signed up – is scheduled to be announced tomorrow after the IPL chairman, Lalit Modi, had briefly threatened that England's players would be removed from the list.

[readon1 url="https://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jan/07/ipl-auctions-english-players"]Source: guardian.co.uk[/readon1]

City poised to seal deal for Vieira

Patrick Vieira is inching closer to completing his move to Manchester City.

The former Arsenal skipper flew into England on Thursday, having played his last match for Inter Milan against Chievo on Wednesday and - unless there are any late hitches - he will be confirmed as a City player within 24 hours, probably on an initial six-month contract that can be extended by a further 12 months.

[readon1 url="https://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/150379/City-poised-to-seal-deal-for-Vieira/"]Source: Express.co.uk[/readon1]

Arsenal to pay Bolton fans' costs

Arsenal have agreed to stump up the cost of Bolton fans' travel to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.

Given the weather that enveloped the south of England on Wednesday, the Trotters supporters who made the trip were unhappy that after repeated assurances the game would survive,

[readon1 url="https://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/150380/Arsenal-to-pay-Bolton-fans-costs/"]Source: Express.co.uk[/readon1]

Birmingham City sign Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel

Birmingham City have signed playmaker Michel from Sporting Gijon for £3m.

The deal is subject to the 24-year-old midfielder, who Birmingham boss Alex McLeish tried to sign in the summer, passing a medical.

[readon1 url="https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8447290.stm"]Source: BBC[/readon1]

Man City post record £92.6 million pound loss

Manchester City recorded a loss of 92.6million pounds in the year to May 31 2009 -- the biggest annual loss ever reported by an English football club.

The figure, announced on the club's website (www.mcfc.co.uk) on Wednesday, does not include last summer's 117 million pounds spending spree on Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz and Joleon Lescott.

[readon1 url="https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6051D220100106?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/UKSportsNews+(News+/+UK+/+Sports+News)&utm_content=Google+Reader"]Source: Reuters UK[/readon1]