Barizan earned a possible trip to Galway after putting his problems behind him with a gritty display to take the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

Paul Flynn believes there is more to come from Moon Dice when the Galway Hurdle winner lines up at Cheltenham on Sunday.

Lieutenant Colonel Ollie Ellwood has been riding at Sandown's military meetings for as long as many can remember and he added another winner to his collection in the Annington Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle today.

Confusion surrounds Kenny Huang and his interest in buying Liverpool after claims about his links to the Chinese government were met with an apparent denial which was then subsequently dismissed.

AN old rural custom has been turned into a new specialist mediation and arbitration service for the farming and rural sectors.

CHELSEA yesterday named Ron Gourlay as their new chief executive.

SETANTA’S difficulties could hardly have come at a worse time for football.

Liverpool’s American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett may face some difficult decisions regarding their continued involvement at Anfield but the future of the club is not under threat.

MANCHESTER CITY’S owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has toppled Roman Abramovich to head British football’s rich list.

THE dominance of debt-laden Premier League clubs in Europe will soon come to an end as the global financial crisis takes hold, according to a leading football finance expert.

Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are unlikely to sell the club unless they receive an offer "which makes no financial sense", according to a business expert.

ENGLAND’S top four clubs in the Premier League are in a financial league of their own and earned at least £14 million more than fifth-place Tottenham from television cash and prize money in the 2006-07 season.

Ken Bates, who today denied reports he is planning to relocate Leeds to South Leeds Stadium, has been told that entering administration may help to safeguard the club’s long-term future.

Arsenal are to offer Arsene Wenger a new contract in a bid to keep him at the club despite the shock departure of his closest ally David Dein.

Tiger Woods’ three-week stay in Europe, with its centrepiece the Ryder Cup at the K Club near Dublin, will boost the golf economy by an estimated €250m, according to a new report.

Manager Rafael Benitez may have gone some way to restoring Liverpool’s fortunes on the pitch but chairman David Moores still faces the same financial problems off it he did 12 months ago.

A LEADING football business analyst has rubbished claims Peter Kenyon can turn Chelsea into a "normal business" inside five years.

THE transfer market is “dead” because no Barclays Premiership club truly believes it is capable of overhauling Chelsea, according to leading football business analyst Professor Tom Cannon.

Financial expert Tom Cannon believes Jonathan Woodgate’s £9m transfer to Newcastle has steadied the Elland Road ship.