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Paul Jewell has vehemently denied that his criticism of assistant referee Amy Fearn following Ipswich’s defeat to Birmingham last night contained a sexist remark.

IPSWICH boss Paul Jewell is confident he has a chance of keeping on-loan Ireland international Keith Andrews at Portman Road for the second half of the season, despite interest from a string of Premier League clubs.

REPUBLIC of IRELAND midfielder Keith Andrews says he doesn’t expect to play for his parent club Blackburn Rovers ever again.

SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins insists he is “completely unaware of any dispute with Ipswich” after Town reported them to the Premier League for alleged non-payment of invoices.

Ipswich have reported Swansea to the Premier League and asked for a transfer embargo to be placed on the top-flight newcomers for alleged non-payment of invoices.

ROY KEANE has revealed his biggest mistake as Ipswich boss was accepting the role before meeting chief executive Simon Clegg and admitted the job wasn’t the right one for him.

NEW Ipswich Town boss Paul Jewell has backed his predecessor Roy Keane to go on to be a success in management despite last week’s sacking by the Championship club.

IPSWICH TOWN chief executive Simon Clegg confirmed Roy Keane’s departure from the Suffolk club at a Portman Road press conference yesterday morning, the 39-year-old’s contract having been “amicably terminated”.

ROY KEANE’S Ipswich Town adventure appeared to have come to an end last night with the former Ireland skipper on the brink of parting company with the Championship club.

ROY KEANE says the outcome of conversations with Ipswich Town owner Marcus Evans and chief executive Simon Clegg over the next few days will point to where the Championship club is heading.

IPSWICH manager Roy Keane admits he is feeling the pain as his side face into a relegation battle after their sixth straight Championship defeat.

ROY KEANE has revealed that he recently called in a sports psychologist in a bid to halt Ipswich’s slide down the Championship. The Tractor Boys boss takes his 17th-placed team to Preston North End tomorrow looking to end a run of five successive league defeats.

IPSWICH chief executive Simon Clegg last night insisted Roy Keane still has his backing and that of owner Marcus Evans despite his club dropping to 17th in the Championship after five successive league defeats.

ROY KEANE says he’s not concerned about his contract situation at Ipswich Town, despite his current terms being up at the end of the season.

IPSWICH TOWN chief executive Simon Clegg has dismissed suggestions of tensions between himself and Roy Keane and says he shares his manager’s frustrations regarding the slow progress of some transfers into Portman Road this summer.

Ipswich chief executive Simon Clegg insists Connor Wickham is staying at the club amid speculation linking him with a move to the Barclays Premier League.

ONE YEAR ago today, the Roy Keane whirlwind blew into Ipswich Town targeting promotion to the Premier League in the first season of his two-year contract.

THERE’S no more appropriate week than Easter to have hostile forces closing in around you.

GIANFRANCO Zola believes he can lead West Ham to Premier League safety after revealing his determination to carry on as manager.

Ipswich manager Roy Keane has dismissed newspaper speculation he is set to lose his job at Portman Road.

IPSWICH boss Roy Keane admits that the patience of owner Marcus Evans and chief executive Simon Clegg will eventually run out if his side continue to struggle at the bottom of the Championship.

ROY KEANE has apologised to Ipswich Town fans for last Friday’s tirade at the Irish team and the FAI in the wake of the Republic’s World Cup exit.

ROY KEANE is confident Ireland will defeat France and reach the next year’s World Cup finals in South Africa.

Roy Keane has a new boss after it was announced that David Sheepshanks has stepped down as Ipswich chairman, to be replaced in the role by club owner Marcus Evans.

SERENE Suffolk is no more — the Roy is back in town.

IPSWICH owner Marcus Evans has been working in the background for a number of weeks on changes to improve the Blues chances of realising his goal of Premier League football.

‘FOOTBALL Man Gets Football Job’ — as screaming headlines go, it does admittedly lack the zing of ‘Keano’s Back’ or even ‘Tractor Roy’ but if ever the words “Roy Keane” and “routine appointment” could be said to co-exist peacefully in the same sentence, then his arrival at Portman Road provides the appropriate context.

Roy Keane revealed his aim to take Ipswich back into the Premier League in one season as he declared: “It’s good to be back.”

New Ipswich manager Roy Keane has targeted promotion to the Premier League “at the earliest opportunity” after taking over at Portman Road.

Roy Keane was today confirmed as the new manager of Ipswich.

Reports last night suggested former Sunderland boss Roy Keane could be named as Jim Magilton’s replacement as boss of Ipswich before the end of the week, but there was no formal word from Portman Road.

Christine Ohuruogu has won her appeal against a lifetime Olympic ban for missing three out-of-competition drugs tests.

SHAMED sprinter Ben Johnson has claimed 40% of sportsmen are using performance-enhancing drugs.

Shamed sprinter Ben Johnson has claimed 40% of sportsmen are using performance-enhancing drugs.

Great Britain’s legal team will launch the latest gold medal bid today, with team leader Simon Clegg believing Leslie Law has a ‘black-and-white’ claim on a three-day event victory.

A £300 MILLION (€450m) ski leisure resort is to be created in England complete with the world’s highest indoor real-snow slope, it was announced yesterday.

Darren Campbell’s anxious 36-hour wait over Olympic selection ended this morning when he was included in the Great Britain team for both the 100 and 200 metres.

THE Olympic dreams of several Irish athletes may be jeopardised by a proposed change in the British Olympic Association charter to include Northern Ireland as part of Team Great Britain for Athens this summer.

Britain's proposed bid for the 2012 Olympic Games could involve widespread regeneration of London's East End, according to a report.