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A family have taken on billionaire Roman Abramovich in a David and Goliath battle after they objected to plans to extend Chelsea football ground in a 'right to light' dispute. Plans for £1bn new Stamford Bridge stadium could be derailed completely after Nicholas Crosthwaite, 69, and his family took out a High Court injunction in May against the proposed 60,000 capacity stadium which will block out sunlight from much of their home. Abramovich's club have been locked in the dispute...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Week 15 here. Week 16 here. Week 17 here. Week 18 here. FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit head into 2018...

</a ></a >Sport News</a > 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter The 2017/18 Ashes down under have been a bit of an unmitigated disaster; Richard and David cast their eye over the wreckage that is England's cricket team and analyse where it all went wrong.  Additionally, they pore over the melee that is the January transfer window, review the weekend's FA Cup action, preview the first Grand Slam of the year,...

TLE sources understand that Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho is on the verge of a £142m move to Barcelona after missing the Reds' mid-season break to Dubai. This deal would mark the second biggest deal in football history, second only to Naymar's move from Barca to Paris St-Germain in the Summer. Just before the January transfer window opened at the end of December 2017, Liverpool had already closed the deal for Dutchman Virgil van Dijk with a world record £75m payout...

Crystal Palace star Jason Puncheon,31, denies assaulting nightclub bouncer in street brawl He was  arrested on December 17 after allegedly getting embroiled in a fight between two girls at Mishiko in Reigate, Surrey. Injured, Puncheon, will now stand trial after allegedly using his belt to attack a doorman. He arrived at Guildford Magistrates' Court in Surrey on crutches this morning after he suffered a serious knee-ligament injury in a clash against Man City.   He now faces a one-day trial...

A football used to score the only ever hat-trick in an FA Cup Final is expected to net the owner up to £5,000 at auction. The iconic leather ball hit the back of the net a stunning seven times in the 1953 ‘Matthews Final’ which saw Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3. Blackpool’s Stan Mortenson scored three times but the game was better known for the incredible performance of his team-mate, the legendary Stanley ‘The Wizard’ Matthews. The ball is currently...

Former England football star and TV pundit Trevor Sinclair racially abused a police officer and urinated in a patrol car after being stopped for drink-driving, a court heard. The 44-year-old former Manchester City winger was initially arrested for drink driving after giving a reading of 72 micrograms in 100ml of breath - double the 35 micrograms limit. The BBC pundit asked an officer if he was being arrested because he was black before urinating in a police car. Sinclair, a...

The Liverpool defender, who has one England cap, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court today accused of kicking Rachael Wall. The court heard he had been captured on CCTV assaulting his partner, who he has been in a relationship with for 18 months. Liverpool footballer Jon Flanagan arrives at Liverpool Magistrates Court. Mr Flanagan is accused of common assault following an incident on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre. January 2 2017. Flanagan assaulted his partner at 3.20am on Duke Street...

And so the very first day of 2018 witnessed the departure of sporting titan, a man who, perhaps more than any other, has shaped his sport and made it what it is today. From a fringe pub sport to a global game that is enriching its major players with serious sums in front of packed houses up and down the country, darts wouldn’t be what it is today without Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor. Yet there is side to him that...