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| Difficult to get up in arms over sacking of Mark Hughes For a manager such as Mark Hughes, being sacked must be a bit like dying and yet staying alive, in the sense that you get to read the glowing tributes about your managerial abilities. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Brodeur blanks Pens again NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Martin Brodeur shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins - again.... hosted.ap.org |
Baltimore retailers report Ravens sales 'off the hook' The Baltimore Ravens’ signature purple and black colors have generated green for local retailers as the team pushes on in the playoffs. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Defiant Rafael Benitez battles on at Anfield A defiant Rafael Benitez says he remains as determined as ever to fight on at Anfield as speculation continues over his future. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Leicester seek replay over 16th man row • Club makes official complaint to Heineken Cup organisers• Richard Wigglesworth to leave Sale for SaracensLeicester have hired a firm of sports Âlawyers as they press the organisers of the Heineken Cup to take action against the Ospreys for fielding 16 men at a Âcrucial stage of their quarter-final deciding group victory over the Tigers in Swansea last ÂSaturday. The club's chief executive, Peter Wheeler, has called for a replay.The Ospreys full-back, Lee Byrne, returned to the action without permission – while his temporary replacement, Sonny Parker, was still on the field – after having a cut toe treated for seven minutes. Leicester contend that Byrne stopped a probable try when he got in the way of the Tigers' scrum-half, Ben Youngs, forcing him to chip. The Ospreys point out that Youngs was on their 10-yard line and there were defenders covering in the 25."The board of directors have reviewed the footage of the game and believe there is cause for concern," said Leicester. "The board has a duty to the club and the other teams in the competition to do everything in their power to help European Rugby Cup determine, as fully and speedily as possible, who was responsible for a 16th player being on the pitch."To that end, the club has lodged an official written complaint with ERC which they are now in the process of investigating. Our chairman, Peter Tom, is also writing to the chairman of ERC, Jean-Pierre Lux, to detail our concerns in respect of the incident and the club has instructed a leading firm of sports law specialists to represent them in this matter."One plank of Leicester's case is that the referee, Alan Lewis, did not award them a penalty as the rules say he should have after learning of Byrne's presence. Lewis can be heard on television saying to Leicester players: "He says you have brought someone on as well." He did not award the penalty believing Leicester also had 16 players on the field, which the Tigers deny, and there is an unofficial suggestion from the Ospreys that one of the touch judges, David Wilkinson, has submitted evidence to ERC suggesting both sides had 16 players on the field at the same time, forming the basis of a potential counter-complaint.The Ospreys, who had 16 players against them last season when they faced Treviso, who were not punished for the mistake, are concerned that supporters will not book tickets for the 10 April quarter-final against Biarritz at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián until they know whether Leicester have been successful in their bid to have last weekend's match replayed. The Biarritz game is one of two quarter-finals on the Saturday. It will start at 3pm UK time with Munster's match against Northampton following at 5.30pm. Leinster take on Clermont Auvergne in Dublin the previous night with Toulouse entertaining Stade Français on the Sunday, the day when Wasps face Gloucester and Newcastle take on Cardiff Blues in the Amlin Challenge Cup.ERC today announced two players were cited for foul play during the final round of group matches, the London Irish No8, Chris Hala'Ufia and the Biarritz second-row, Jérôme Thion. Their cases will be heard in Dublin on Thursday, along with that of the Bath second-row, Danny Grewcock, who was sent off for stamping on the Ulster flanker Stephen Ferris's arm.Saracens have signed the England scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth from Sale on a three-year contract. The Sharks will now step up their efforts to persuade their Wales international scrum-half, Dwayne Peel, to sign a new contract. Northampton's Ireland flanker Neil Best will join Worcester this summer.Heineken CupLeicester TigersOspreysRugby unionPaul Reesguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |