Premier leaders ready for battle
08-Nov-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
The Premier League top spot remains tied between Arsenal and Manchester United, but Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth are only a couple of points adrift,...
Joint leaders tussle for top spot
01-Nov-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
Rivalries between Arsenal and Manchester United will always make a fixture between these giants interesting viewing. The fact that they are...
Group probes Sky screenings
25-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
A group representing foreign satellite suppliers has set up a new company to investigate alleged screenings of Premiership games in mainland Europe...
18-Oct-2007
The uncle of Wayne Rooney has been fined for screening football using a domestic Sky card
Final scrumdown for England
18-Oct-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
While the thoughts of the nation will undoubtedly be preoccupied by the prospect of England's rugby union heroes retaining the World Cup, there's...
08-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Over 80 Bolton licensees have formed an action group against Media Protection Services
Tough quarter-final for England
04-Oct-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
At times it has looked unlikely that England would actually make it through the group stages of the Rugby World Cup. But Brian Ashton's patched-up...
World Cup: home nations falter
13-Sep-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
The Rugby World Cup is well under way now, but none of the home nations stormed through their first matches as confidently as anticipated. After a...
Big games to pull in punters
16-Aug-2007 By Richard Ross
It's a great time of year for televised sport. We're in that window of time where the football and cricket seasons overlap, which means there's...
A glorious weekend for sport
09-Aug-2007 By Richard Ross
It's a glorious time for sports lovers, no matter what game they follow most avidly. The return of Premiership football to our screens this weekend...
Bud renews Premier League sponsorship
25-May-2007
Budweiser has announced it is renewing its sponsorship of the Premier League.The worldwide deal will commence on June 1 and has been extended to...
What the papers say - May 10, 2007
10-May-2007
Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, is poised to announce today the sale of 279 of its tenanted pubs for around £80 million to AIM, the...
AAIM in talks to buy Marston's pubs
03-May-2007
Former Ultimate director of development Colin Rowlinson is to head a new sector entrant tipped to win the auction to buy 279 Marston's pubs currently...
What the Sunday papers said
29-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ
The celebrity property fund that is backed by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and music mogul Simon Cowell is set to snap up nearly 300...
Plan for action-packed week
19-Apr-2007 By Richard Ross
What a week for sport! Three Premiership sides through to the Champions League semi-finals, two top sides to contest the FA Cup final, and a...
Champions League returns
29-Mar-2007 By Richard Ross
The sporting highlight of the next seven days must surely be the return of the Uefa Cham-pions League to our screens. From the Premiership,...
22-Mar-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Premier League responds angrily to claims that last week's foreign satellite football case has added to the confusion
Cup fever starts feast of footy
15-Feb-2007 By Richard Ross
Coming up over the next seven days, there are two major events to look forward to: round five of the FA Cup; and later, the Uefa Champions League....
26-Jan-2007
Portsmouth licensee faces £8,000 fine
Football four in a double knot
18-Jan-2007 By Richard Ross
It's time for a mammoth weekend in the Premiership. This time around, there's not one but two mouth-watering ties. The Premiership's top four feature...
Tough task for FA Cup holders
04-Jan-2007 By Richard Ross
The arrival of the new year means the welcome return of the FA Cup to our television screens. It's at this stage that the opportunity for real upsets...
21-Dec-2006
FA Premier League launches legal proceedings against supplier of foreign satellite equipment
08-Dec-2006
Letter says ART has no rights in the UK
Crunch time for Europe's best
30-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The final matches of the Champions League group stage are coming up and there are spots in the next round to fight for, with Premiership clubs in...
Hoops hunt Red Devil scalps
16-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The UEFA Champions League takes centre stage once more. While many fans will be criss-crossing the Continent to watch their heroes in action, what is...
Arsenal get the winter Blues
07-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
Following their mid-week efforts on the European stage in the Champions League, Premiership giants Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the pick of the...
Europe's best in action again
26-Oct-2006 By Richard Ross
There's plenty of top-class football coming our way over the next seven days. The stand-out fixtures are on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, when...
Champions League resumes
12-Oct-2006 By Richard Ross
The UEFA Champions League returns to our screens with round three of the group stage. From the Premiership, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and...
07-Sep-2006 By Richard Ross
After a brief pause for the international matches last week, it's time for the players to return to their clubs and get stuck in to matters closer to...
07-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
The FA Premier League (FAPL) has dropped three more cases against licensees showing Premiership football using foreign satellite systems. Solicitor...
28-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
After suffering a high profile defeat in the courts yesterday Media Protection Services has today succesfully prosecuted a Lanchashire licensee for...
Confusion over TV sport rules
13-Apr-2006
Licensees are being told not to take at face value claims that it is now legal to show football via foreign satellite systems.Letters have been sent...
Carlsberg launches World Cup promotions
04-Apr-2006
Carlsberg has announced a huge range of incentives and promotions for licensees in the run up to this summer's World Cup.Under the strapline:...
09-Mar-2006 By Tony Halstead
FA Premier League suffers rare court defeat over a pub screening of Premiership football
15-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Manchester United and Wigan fans who cannot get to this month's Carling Cup can get the final brought to their home thanks to a new promotion....
It's do or die for ManU
01-Dec-2005
by Lawrence Dutrieux Sir Alex Ferguson has to endure a do or die ride on Wednesday night in what's become a Uefa Champions League roller coaster for...
TV footie infringement earns host a hefty fine
01-Dec-2005
by John Harrington A Bolton host has become the first this season to be fined for showing live Premiership football during the Saturday afternoon...
Open late to watch Khan
08-Sep-2005
After a busy weekend of Premiership football action and an entertaining, intriguing final qualifying round of European rugby in the Heineken Cup, all...
Burton lives a dream
08-Sep-2005
It's the stuff of dreams for fans and players of the FA Cup. A bunch of part-time footballers who make up Burton Albion will get to stamp their...
Frustrated Ferguson
08-Sep-2005
The pressure on Manchester United is mounting, and it shows. After the defeat to Manchester City in the Premiership last Saturday, ManU manager Sir...
The reality of marketing
21-Jul-2005
With big drinks brands among the leading players tied into sports sponsorship, we look at what those link-ups can actually mean to hard-pressed...
Prem Plus fixtures are just getting worse'
11-Nov-2004
Further to the debate on Sky's pricing ("Reaching for the Sky", Morning Advertiser, 4 November) I have seen my Sky subscription bill rise from...
Firm fined £15,500 for soccer scam
04-Dec-2003
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has successfully prosecuted a company which "pirated" internet codes to supply cards to pubs to enable...
Brakspear buy
16-Oct-2003
Brakspear has bought its first pub in Wiltshire the Shears Inn at Collingbourne Ducis. The buy takes Brakspear's total estate to more than 100,...
Fiddler gets £1.65m
18-Sep-2003
The Mean Fiddler Music Group has received £1.65m in compensation from Islington Council in London after the compulsory purchase of its Complex music...
What the Sunday papers said
11-Aug-2003
The ObserverIrish multi-millionaire and Celtic shareholder Dermot Desmond, who also has a large stake in Manchester United, is to launch a legal...
Premiership preview: fantasy football and pub quizzes
30-Jul-2003
Pub fantasy football is a great way to encourage customer interest.While Manchester United was lifting last season's Premiership trophy pub regular...
Fury over double stitch up'
10-Jul-2003
The licensee of a "soccer mad" pub has been told by Sky that he must pay a double subscription if he wants to screen two UEFA Champions League...
Living Ventures to debut Prohibition in Leeds
16-May-2003
The founders of the Living Room concept that has proved popular with footballers and soap stars are set to unveil a sister bar brand.Tim Bacon and...
Case study: The Living Room
27-Mar-2003
Living Room bars are renowned across the country, not just for attracting famous footballers such as David Beckham, but also for their excellent...