Brian Sears 3 February 2012 Manchester United have suffered only 107 defeats in the 20 seasons of Premier League football, or 107 in 756 games to date since 1992. That's an average of only one defeat for every seven games played. The next best club at avoiding defeat in the long term, Arsenal, have totted up 151 defeats, which much closer to one defeat every five games. But over the seasons it's not Arsenal that has inflicted the most defeats over United - that cherished record belongs to Chelsea, United's hosts this Sunday. Chelsea actually lead Unitde in Premier League contests, with 13 wins to 12, and 14 games...

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 1 February 2012 Mohammad Amir, 19, the youngest of the three Pakistan cricketers jailed last year for spot-fixing in the Lord's Test in summer 2010, has been released from prison 'in the last two hours' according to sources close to the player. (Time of writing is 5.30pm on Wednesday). The teenager had been sentenced to six months for his role in the affair and was due for release at the halfway stage on Friday. Sources say he was released early, from Portland Prison near Weymouth, Dorset, for reasons pertaining to 'security issues' and media interest....

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 1 February 2012 SPORT England, the funding body that hands out taxpayers money to sports governing bodies, was kept in the dark over alleged breaches of the UK National Anti-Doping policy, Sportingintelligence can reveal  - meaning a governing body is continuing to receive a £28m four-year funding package of public cash that should arguably be under review. As reported previously (with further details today), a positive drugs test by the former GB rugby league star Martin Gleeson at Hull FC last year led to a drugs cover-up that Gleeson alleged involved the Rugby Football League,...