Football
February 3rd, 2012
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...
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February 1st, 2012
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,...
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February 1st, 2012
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By Nick Harris
SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year
1 February 2012
The documents scanned below are part of a huge secret dossier of evidence amassed by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) during an investigation into the biggest drugs cover-up in British sporting history.
UKAD is the agency that polices anti-doping in the UK.
The investigation related to drug use by players at Hull FC rugby league club last year, and the subsequent cover-up.
Martin Gleeson is the only player who faced charges, after failing a test for a drug him and multiple team-mates were using.
Read a background guide here.
AND READ MORE REVELATIONS HERE (More material to...
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