Glanbia has reached agreement to sell the Yoplait Ireland yoghurt business for €18m, but the move is set to result in the loss of 50 manufacturing jobs.

Nottingham Forest were today maintaining their silence on speculation manager Steve McClaren is considering his future at the City Ground.

AIDEN McGEADY’S move to the Premier League and a reunion with Martin O’Neill could hinge on whether or not Aston Villa can sell James Milner to Manchester City.

Glanbia have renewed their sponsorship of Kilkenny's county teams.

GLANBIA, the global food group, and its Irish consumer foods business, under the Avonmore brand, announced yesterday it is committed to raising €2 million between now and 2011 for Barretstown, the therapeutic recreation camp for children with cancer and other serious illnesses.

SORRY but, even a week on, I’m still seething at the feeble outcome of the Lord Stevens inquiry into the bung culture that exists in English football.

Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick has criticised those who have claimed corruption is rife in the game – and then refused to back up their allegations.

Middlesbrough chairman Colin Gibson has criticised agent Colin Gordon over his recent comments on bungs and revealed he is banned by the Teesside club.

PRESSURE is building on Steve McClaren’s agent Colin Gordon to produce evidence of corruption in football after his claims that the English game is viewed as “the dirty man of Europe”.

The Association of Football Agents are demanding “a retraction and an apology” from Colin Gordon for his comments about corruption in football.

Corruption in football can only be eradicated by people from within the game who have first-hand experience, according to the agent of England manager Steve McClaren.

The agent of England manager Steve McClaren has claimed “tens of millions of pounds has gone out of the game” in corrupt deals.

ARSENAL have been hit by another injury blow after Jose Antonio Reyes followed Freddie Ljungberg in being ruled out of tomorrow’s Premiership clash with Charlton.

Arsenal boss Arsenal Wenger today insisted the club “haven’t got a deal” with Southampton for teenage striker Theo Walcott.

Southampton claimed this morning that no deal had been struck with Arsenal for £10m (€14.6m)-rated teenager Theo Walcott.

Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe has again insisted he is not looking to sell teenage sensation Theo Walcott – but he admits the matter could be taken out of his hands.

Glanbia plc has today announced that it has appointed Colin Gordon as Chief Executive Officer of its Irish Consumer Foods business, effective from 1 March 2006.

Goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is still set to join West Brom on loan from Liverpool despite late interest in the player from Celtic.

Soft drinks firm Cantrell and Cochrane announced today that it is to make workers redundant after reversing a decision to rebuild an east Belfast bottling plant destroyed by fire nearly a year ago.

Leeds United and Middlesbrough today insisted there had been no contact between the clubs following reports that Steve McClaren is set to become manager at Elland Road.

David James has agreed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Aston Villa.