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Sport News 24/7 It would take someone earning the average UK salary of £27,600 more than three-and-a-half years to earn what Harry Kane earns in a week at Tottenham Hotspur after the England striker recently became the highest paid player in the club’s long history, putting pen to paper on a cool £100,000 per week deal that sees him contracted at White Hart Lane until 2022. Such hiked-up wages are, of course, not exclusive to Spurs. Collectively, the Premier League...

Sport News 24/7 We’re through the first week of December and Leeds United still have the same manager at the helm as they did in August – that tells you all you need to know about how well Leeds are faring under Garry Monk. The form of the side at Elland Road in recent years has been appalling, but pride is returning along with the buzz around the old stadium. It’s not quite witnessing a Revie-esque revival just yet, but...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter - TLE Sports Columnist @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport I am just about of the generation that still believes in the so-called ‘magic of the cup.’  In my extreme youth, Cup Final Day was an event, one of few live football matches on the TV.  I still remember the anticipation of the build-up, the route to the final montages, and my bemusement at people crying during the singing of Abide With Me (it was only a hymn)....

Sport News 24/7 Every now and then you see a moment of brilliance on a sporting field. Temba Bavuma’s run out of Dave Warner, Ben Stokes’s catch(es), that Tony Yeboah goal against Liverpool… and Wimbledon, Ayrton Senna’s lap of Donnington in 1993. I could go on, but everyone has seen those special moments. Conversely, we see those moments when everything goes to pot – Chris Read ducking into a Chris Cairns yorker, Gareth Southgate’s penalty at Euro 96, Alastair Cook’s...

TheLondonEconomic.com Sport brings you Flats and Shanks Rugby Review. This week, the lads chat about life with Brian O’Driscoll and he ends up feeling weird about Shanks’ invite to meet up in Dubai.  So awks... http://rss.acast.com/flatsandshanks/episode13-brianodriscollandhislife/media.mp3 David Flatman and Tom Shanklin are two former professional rugby players. Having been flatmates while playing at Saracens, their friendship endured, and now they’d like to share with you bunches of views and thoughts and jokes. Flats and Shanks David Luke Flatman or 'Flats' is a...

Non league football is enjoying somewhat of a resurgence of late as fans ditch pricey league grounds and adopt new semi-professional teams for their match day fix. As a football hub London certainly has no shortage of offerings throughout the leagues, home to six Premier League sides, three Championship clubs and many more in the leagues below. But for those looking for something a little different on a Saturday afternoon you can do a lot worse than seeking out one...

The London Monarchs and Southeast Knights are among the first teams to be entered into the Quidditch Premier League. After many years of strong growth within the quidditch community, the Quidditch Premier League (QPL) has been established to create a new tournament structure for the best players in the UK. Eight teams from Hadrian’s Wall to the Cliffs of Dover will compete against one another to gain the title of national champions in quidditch. The teams will be open to any...

Sport News 24/7 Tottenham Hotspur fans heading to Monaco for the corresponding Wembley clash can expect an intimate stadium experience in a glamorous city, according to a new city guide to European away games. The clash on 22nd November will be a must-win for Spurs who sit third in the group after four games. Monaco came away with a 2-1 win at Tottenham's first game at Wembley in front of a record-breaking crowd of 85,011. But the North London club can...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter TLE Sports Editor David de Winter and TLE columnist Richard de Winter discuss England's thrilling series draw in Bangladesh and their upcoming tour of India, the home nations' chances in the upcoming Autumn internationals, Andy Murray's potential rise to the top of the ATP rankings and Liverpool & Chelsea's recent excellent performances in the Premier League.