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Renault threaten to quit F1

Author: Rose Young
Date: 13/05/2009

Renault are the latest team to threaten to quit Formula One unless the controversial plans to introduce a budget cap are shelved.

On Tuesday, Ferrari confirmed their own intention to end an illustrious association with the sport should a proposal to introduce a 40million budget cap from next season onwards be implemented.

Toyota and Red Bull have also already declared an objection to the International Automobile Federation proposal and now Renault have gone public with their own intention to pull out.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle claims he would be happy to see the back of Test cricket.

Hitting back at criticism levelled at him by England counterpart Andrew Strauss, the normally laid back opening batsman has launched an astonishing outburst.

He claims he prefers the Twenty20 format of the game and would not be too concerned should the longer form of the game wither and die.

Gayle has also told Strauss to mind his own business ahead of what promises to be a lively second Test at the Riverside this week.

Steven Gerrard has spoken of his surprise after upsetting the betting experts and being named the Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.

The Liverpool captain was a dark horse with the sportsbooks to beat off competition from six Manchester United players to claim the award.

However, he was handed the accolade ahead of Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Carrick, plus Chelsea's Frank Lampard.

Steve Coppell has resigned as manager of Reading following their play-off semi-final defeat to Burnley.

Coppell, who had been at the helm of the Madejski Stadium outfit for five-and-a-half years, ended his reign in the wake of the 2-0 second-leg defeat which saw the Royals lose 3-0 on aggregate.

The 53-year-old refused to comment on his future in the post-match interview, but released a statement via the club's official website shortly after confirming his departure.

Twickenham, Wembley, Old Trafford and the Emirates Stadium will all be host venues should the Rugby Football Union win the right to stage the 2015 World Cup.

The RFU have set out their ambitions plans for the tournament in a presentation to the International Rugby Board council in Dublin.

The high-profile grounds are joined by Gloucester's Kingsholm, Leicester's Welford Road and the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as potential venues for the tournament, which is scheduled to run from September 4 to October 17.

England are competing with South Africa, Italy and Japan to host the World Cup for the first time since 1991.

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