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Spurs to win Crouch race

Author: Craig Williams
Date: 22/07/2009

Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch looks set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur after turning down the chance to move to Sunderland.

The England international is tipped to move to White Hart Lane, where he will be reunited with Harry Redknapp and Jermain Defoe, in a £12million deal.

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Arsenal have been rocked by the news that French midfielder Samir Nasri has suffered a broken leg and will be sidelined for at least two months.

The 22-year-old joined the Gunners from Marseille a year ago and scored seven goals in 44 appearances for the north London club last season.

However, he will now miss the opening weeks of the new Premier League campaign after being injured in training in Austria.

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has signed a new two-year contract at Fratton Park following the appointment of Sulaiman Al Fahim as the club's new chairman.

The 56-year-old has been only the staff with Pompey for just over two years and was handed the top job in February, guiding the club to Premier League safety following the departure of Tony Adams.

Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed Manchester City's chances of being title contenders in the 2009-10 season.

City have signed Gareth Barry, Emmanuel Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz and Carlos Tevez already this summer and continue to be linked with a host of other players including John Terry and Joleon Lescott.

However Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United who are the online favourites to win another Premier League title, has written off the hopes of a side that finished tenth in the Premier League last term when they lost more games than they won.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has hinted that John Terry will release a statement this week to confirm that he is staying at Stamford Bridge.

The England international has been linked with a big-money move to Manchester City this summer even though last season's FA Cup winners have repeatedly said their club captain is not for sale.

James McCarthy has left Hamilton Academical and agreed a four-year contract with Wigan Athletic.

The 18-year-old midfielder, who made his debut for Accies almost three years ago, has been described by Latics boss Roberto Martinez as the best young player in Scotland.

He moves to the Premier League team for a seven-figure sum after being named as Scotland's young player of the year last term.

Ambitious League Two side Notts County are remaining tight-lipped on rumours suggesting they have approached former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson with a view to the Swede taking up a role at Meadow Lane.

The oldest club in the Football League were recently taken over by middle-eastern consortium Munto Finance, and have already set their sights on making a meteoric rise to the summit of English football.

In rugby union, Harlequins are considering an appeal after Tom Williams was found guilty of fabricating an injury during April's Heineken Cup quarter-final defeat to Leinster.

The winger has been banned for 12 months while the club has been fined £215,000, half of which has been suspended for two years.

Meanwhile, former Australia international Justin Harrison has been suspended for eight months after admitting three drug-related charges at a private Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing.

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