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English clubs may be banned from carrying advertisements for online betting companies on their shirts. British Sports Minister Richard Caborn said Thursday that the government's Gambling Commission will investigate whether such sponsorships are allowed under laws that prohibit the targeting of children by gambling advertisements. Premier League clubs Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Tottenham are all sponsored by Internet betting firms. ``There is a grey area at the moment and ...

British clubs Rangers, Newcastle, Tottenham and Blackburn advanced to the third round of the UEFA Cup on Thursday with a game to spare. Rangers became the first club to advance with a 2-2 draw against Auxerre in Group A. Newcastle beat Celta Vigo 2-1 in Group H, Blackburn drew 0-0 with Feyenoord in Group H and Tottenham beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in Group B. The first three clubs in the ...

British clubs are thriving in the UEFA Cup. Four of the eight group leaders are British _ Rangers, Blackburn, Tottenham and Newcastle. All four have won their first two group games, and a victory Thursday would put all of them into the knockout round. The UEFA Cup has been a relief for Rangers manager Paul LeGuen, whose club has slipped a whopping 15 points behind rival Celtic in the Scottish ...

Blackburn and Tottenham both appealed against the red cards given by referee Phil Dowd in Sunday's 1-1 draw in the English Premier League. Blackburn appealed Monday against the dismissal of midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu for a professional foul on Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly. Tottenham has challenged the red card shown to Ghaly for a high tackle on Michael Gray in injury time. Tugay scored for Blackburn in the 23rd minute, but ...

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes said striker Benni McCarthy was racially abused by an opponent during Thursday's 2-1 UEFA Cup win at Wisla Krakow. Hughes the club will complain to European soccer's governing body on behalf of the South Africa international. ``Benni was upset by a number of personal comments directed at him by one of their players,'' Hughes said after the match in Poland. ``It happened right throughout the game. Benni, to his credit, did not react to ...

Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid will be sidelined for four months after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower vertebra. Reid has been out for six weeks with back pain, which first troubled him in Ireland's 1-0 loss at Germany in European Championship qualifying on Sept. 2. ``I'm totally gutted and devastated by all of this because this is the biggest injury of my career to date. I've never experienced a problem like this,'' Reid said. ``But ...

Blackburn defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 on Shabani Nonda's goal, and bottom-end clubs Wigan and Watford drew 1-1. Henri Camara scored in the 29th for Wigan, and Hameur Bouazza equalized in the second period.

Benni McCarthy has scored only one league goal this season, but manager Mark Hughes is confident he'll produce more. The South African moved from Porto to Blackburn this season on a 2.5 million-pound (C$5.3 million) transfer. ``It's early days for Benni,'' Hughes said. ``I feel the expectations are a little too high. He has come into a different league, we are only four games in and yet people are expecting ...

Blackburn signed defender Stephane Henchoz on Friday. Henchoz played at Ewood Park for two seasons before moving to Liverpool in 1999. He stayed at Liverpool for six seasons before moving to Celtic and later to Wigan, which released him at the end of last season. The 32-year-old made 68 appearances for Switzerland.

Blackburn signed striker Shabani Nonda on a season loan from Italian club AS Roma on Thursday. Blackburn has the option to sign the 29-year-old Congo international on a permanent deal. Nonda joined Roma in 2005 after four years with French club Monaco.