Cardiff have called for League Managers’ Association chief executive Richard Bevan to resign following his organisation’s defence of Malky Mackay’s use of racist texts as ’friendly banter’.

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup expects the club-record signing of Ki Sung-yeung from Celtic to go through on Friday.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean is confident Rovers have more than enough time to get out of trouble as they bid to end a run of four Premier League defeats at Swansea today.

Ireland international Tommy Bowe has opened talks with The Ospreys about an extension to his contract.