| Liverpool takeover: club face nine-point deduction if sale blocked and RBS intervene Liverpool will almost certainly be docked nine points if RBS are forced to intervene to ensure club is sold to NESV. telegraph.co.uk |
All eyes on Muscat in derby heat The first Melbourne derby is a match made in heaven for Victory captain Kevin Muscat, and he doesn't bother pretending otherwise. foxsports.com.au |
West Ham United 1 Newcastle United 2: match report Andy Carroll heads the winner for Newcastle to extend relegation rivals West Ham United's stay in the bottom three. telegraph.co.uk |
Portsmouth likely to close down and be liquidated Portsmouth was on the verge of going out of business Friday after failing to reach an agreement with creditors over the sale of the club to prospective buyer Balram Chainrai. cbc.ca |
Seven fans killed in stampede in Kenya • Supporters crushed as they force their way into ground • Reports say seven fans killed and many more injuredSeven football supporters are reported to have been killed with dozens more injured in a stampede at a match between two of Kenya's top teams.An ambulance operator reported that a stampede took place on Saturday night inside the Nyayo National stadium in the capital Nairobi during a match between AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia."Seven people are dead. People tried to force entry during the match because they didn't want to pay," David Matee, a radio operator with the St John's Ambulance, told Reuters.At least 30 people were hurt in the crush, 14 of them critically, Matee said.Television pictures showed medics trying to revive one supporter outside the stadium while ambulances were ferrying away the injured. The match was temporarily halted.The Kenyan prime minister, Raila Odinga, visited victims of the stampede at the Kenyatta National hospital.KenyaKenyaguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |