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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...

By Chris Woods Wealdstone slumped to a second successive home defeat after a chaotic 15-minute spell of first half defending saw the hosts concede three goals against Hampton & Richmond Borough. Beavers' debutant Elliott Charles scored all three as the Stones' defence struggled to cope with the forward all afternoon, who, on another day could have doubled his three goal tally. Bobby Wilkinson made just one change to the side that drew with Hampton on Boxing Day, Matt Day came...

England rugby international Luke Gale has had a hair transplant after being taunted for going bald, he revealed today (fri). The 29-year-old scrum-half admitted being the public eye was "incredibly tough" after undergoing the £6,000 procedure at a private hair clinic in Leeds. The Rugby League star had 2,400 hair follicles transplanted from the side and back of his scalp on to the front after returning from England's World Cup defeat to Australia. The Castleford Tigers player said: "As a...

A petition has been launched calling for heroic Bradley Lowery to receive a posthumous knighthood from the Queen. The cancer fighting youngster lost his battle against neuroblastoma in July at just six years old. To continue his legacy of raising awareness of childhood cancer, a petition has already attracted a whopping 1,200 signatures to make him Sir Bradley. However, the campaign may come unstuck as knighthood titles are currently handed out to people who are living - so the petition...

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. Well, the rocket I served up last week...