London Press

George McCartney has denied handing in a transfer request at West Ham, backing up Alan Curbishley’s claim that the player was sold behind his back.

Civil war looms as Keegan resigns and Ashley moves for Poyet.

WEST HAM suffered another blow today when Slaven Bilic ruled himself out of the running for the vacant manager’s job.

NEWCASTLE have started their search for their sixth manager in four years after the resignation of Kevin Keegan.

FABIO CAPELLO was -standing under a scorching sun in the centre circle of a pot-holed football pitch in Lesotho when he was asked for an appraisal of Wayne Rooney’s skills.

WAYNE ROONEY has been accused of being arrogant and warned he faces another test of his fragile temperament when he leads England’s attack against Andorra.

JOEY Barton has been banned for 6 matches and fined &#16325,000 for his attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo.

Double-chasing St Helens came from behind to secure a 16-16 draw in their last match of the regular season and clinch top spot in the engage Super League for a fourth year in a row.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has warned Donington Park’s owners he has a number of options open to him should they fail to fulfil their British Grand Prix contract.

Amir Khan believes predictions of a four-round knockout to Breidis Prescott simply highlight the one-dimensional gameplan of his Colombian challenger.