Hammers will fight ruling

WEST HAM will take their fight against a Football Association arbitration panel’s ruling on the Carlos Tevez affair to the highest court in sport, the club confirmed yesterday.

The Hammers, who could face a hefty pay-out as Sheffield United are demanding £30million (€38m) in compensation for being relegated instead of them last year, are to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The club will argue that they have already been punished for breaching Premier League rules over the signing of the Argentina striker.