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• West Ham welcome ‘biggest-ever commercial deal’ • New sponsor to be on shirt for Sunday’s game with Man Utd • Liverpool announce New Balance as new kit manufacturer West Ham United have announced a new record shirt sponsorship deal with online bookmakers Betway, less than a month after their previous sponsor went bust . West Ham were left without a sponsor after their deal with their main commercial backer, Alpari, collapsed when the Swiss company…

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• Striker frustrated that Daniel Levy blocked move to Upton Park • I’m very happy to stay at the club and do my job, Adebayor adds Emmanuel Adebayor has spoken of his frustration at how Daniel Levy blocked his proposed January loan move to West Ham United but he insisted that he is now ready to focus on helping Tottenham Hotspur. The Togolese striker has endured a difficult season, in …

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• Fifa act over Senegal striker’s appearance against Bristol City • West Ham cleared to face West Brom; Bristol City disappointed • Adebayor’s West Ham loan move vetoed by Spurs’ Daniel Levy West Ham United have been cleared to continue their FA Cup campaign at West Bromwich Albion next week after Fifa opted to fine and reprimand the London club for fielding Diafra Sakho in their fourth round victory at Bristol City. Sakho, a…

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Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill were supposed to inspire us to be active. But the latest depressing figures will surprise no one who understands spectator sport The finding by Sport England that fewer adults in England are doing even half an hour’s moderate sporting exercise a week, with a particular drop among the poor, has dealt another blow to the grand claims made for the 2012 London Olympics. Tony Blair famously added the vote of the International Olympic Committee to other …

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• Striker ruled out of Senegal’s African Nations campaign • Scored only goal in FA Cup win over Bristol City Fifa has opened a disciplinary case against West Ham United and Diafra Sakho for a “potential violation” of regulations over the striker playing for his club during Senegal’s African Cup of Nations campaign. Sakho came off the bench to score the only goal in West Ham’s FA Cup fourth-round victory over Bristol City …

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• Manager says England striker takes side to another level • Jordan Henderson gives credit to improving Liverpool defence • Liverpool 2-0 West Ham United The instinctive, powerful finish that sealed victory and the perfect comeback was the obvious benefit of a fit Daniel Sturridge yet there are wider implications for Liverpool. As an effusive Brendan Rodgers put it: “He provides the light for this team.” And, by extension, he consigns others to darkness. Anfield…

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• Sturridge scores after five months out injured • Rodgers admits he had to be very patient with striker • Match report: Liverpool 2-0 West Ham Brendan Rodgers insists expectations still need to be handled carefully regarding Daniel Sturridge but he was delighted that the Liverpool striker is back and scoring. Sturridge ended a five-month injury absence by coming off the bench to score Liverpool’s second in their 2-0 win against West Ham at Anfield…

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Daniel Sturridge capped his return from injury with a goal, as Liverpool eased to victory against West Ham United, largely due to an inspired display from Raheem Sterling. The Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, had Sturridge available for the first time since the win over Tottenham at the end of August last year. Related: Manchester United 3-1 Leicester City | Premier League match report Related: West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Tottenham | Premier League

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Live scoreboard! All today’s live scores and results Keep up with all of the day’s goals and games as they happen Email niall.mcveigh.casual@theguardian.com or tweet @niallmcveigh 3.28pm GMT It had been a quiet start for the hosts at Old Trafford, but no longer – Daley Blind steals the ball from Kramaric in midfield, before dinking the ball to compatriot Robin van Persie, who belts the ball home on the volley. The striker looks offside, but the goal stands. 3.26pm …

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Liverpool can leapfrog Sam Allardyce’s team with victory at Anfield, where West Ham United have not won in the league since The Beatles were at number one with ‘She Loves You’ in September 1963. Stewart Downing and Andy Carroll have a point to prove against the manager who ended their Anfield careers, Brendan Rodgers, but his team have taken 14 points from a possible 18 since losing to Manchester United and have Daniel Sturridge back for the first time since August. Andy Hunter …

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• Midfielder in London for talks with Hammers • ‘We have to wait and see,’ says United manager Louis van Gaal Darren Fletcher looks set to sign for West Ham United after the Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, announced the midfielder was in London for talks. Fletcher was named United’s vice-captain at the start of the season but has been unable to break into Van Gaal’s first team and now looks set to move to the capital

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• Sides want Cheikhou Kouyaté and Papiss Cissé for weekend • Communication difficulties after Senegal are knocked out Newcastle United and West Ham have initiated an attempted ‘airlift’ of Premier League players from Equatorial Guinea. With Senegal now out of the Africa Cup of Nations , Newcastle are keen to have Papiss Cissé back in time to play at Hull City on Saturday and West Ham United would like Cheikhou Kouyaté back for the trip to Liverpool the same day. The two …

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It was not convincing by any stretch and for long periods Bristol City threatened to add their name to the list of giantkilling acts of the weekend, but West Ham United ultimately found a way to overpower the League One club. Daifra Sakho, on as a second-half substitute and making his first appearance since picking up a back injury on New Year’s Day, met Andy Carroll’s cross with a far-post header to …

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Intelligent and athletic, sharp and two-footed, Bristol City local boy Joe Bryan is proving he has a range of skills on and off the pitch and is eager to put them to use in his side’s FA Cup fourth round clash with West Ham • Steve Cotterill’s industry inspires Bristol City to fly high • West Ham going for the FA Cup this season, says Sam Allardyce • Bristol City joint top of League One on points •…

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• Former Manchester United midfielder’s contract expires in summer • Clubs in Italy, Spain and Germany have expressed interest Ravel Morrison is prepared to wait until the end of the season before leaving West Ham and the England Under-21 midfielder is considering offers to move overseas when his contract expires. Morrison, 21, has been told he is free to leave Upton Park having fallen out with the manager, Sam Allardyce, last season and he is free …

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Steve Cotterill views this tie against high-flying West Ham as reward for his players’ efforts during a gruelling pre-season training camp in South Africa and Botswana. Pretty much everything has gone right for Bristol City ever since. They sit joint top of League One and will hope to cause an upset in front of the television cameras and a sell-out crowd. West Ham, however, are seventh in the Premier League and ought to fancy their…

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West Ham’s sponsor Alpari FX trading have gone bust after the Swiss Franc rocketed in value. This is just one example of how the sponsors on Premier League shirts have mirrored the market shifts of the past two decades From Japanese electronics to reckless banks and middle eastern airlines, the fate of Premier League shirt sponsors has been tied closely to that of the world economy. West Ham United was…

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• Premier League safety all but secured for Hammers • Allardyce made nine changes at Forest in 2013 third round • Match report: Nottingham Forest 5-0 West Ham United West Ham United’s resurgent form this term has emboldened Sam Allardyce enough to target a prolonged challenge for the FA Cup with the team’s Premier League status having effectively been assured by the astute squad recruitment of last summer. The team’s predicament a year ago, when …

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Investment firm which signed a three-year deal with football club in 2013 collapses after suffering large losses in volatile foreign exchange markets West Ham FC’s sponsor, foreign exchange broker Alpari UK, has collapsed into administration after weekend rescue talks failed to deliver a buyer. A team of restructuring experts from KPMG were appointed as special administrators to the firm, which was scuppered by the Swiss central bank’s decision last week to abandon its attempt to peg the …

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Both Man City and Swansea are missing Wilfried Bony, Charlie Austin needs help at QPR and Jermain Defoe gives Sunderland hope The Dozen: our pick of the weekend’s best Premier League photos With Manchester City failing to score at home for the first time since August during the 2-0 defeat by Arsenal , the signing of Wilfried Bony begins to look even more to the point. The frustration for Manuel Pellegrini must be that while Bony is perhaps…

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• Manager criticises his goalkeeper, Allan McGregor, and captain, Curtis Davies • Second-half capitulation deepens Hull’s relegation fears • Match report: West Ham 3-0 Hull City Steve Bruce admitted Hull City had been “awful” during a second-half capitulation at West Ham United, when they shipped three soft goals to lose 3-0 and remain in the Premier League’s relegation zone. The manager’s frustration had been stoked by his team’s failure to capitalise on a positive first-half performance…

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At the interval here, as the Upton Park crowd booed and torpor reigned supreme, it was easy to think of the corresponding fixture from last season. Back in March, West Ham United managed to beat 10-man Hull City but the dissatisfaction at the performance was so strong that they were jeered by the home support at half-time and full-time. A disbelieving Sam Allardyce infamously cupped his hand to …

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• Online foreign exchange broker entered insolvency on Friday • Club believed to be owed £4m on three-year deal West Ham United are in “advanced discussions” with potential new shirt sponsors after their main commercial backer went bust for the second time in six years. The online foreign exchange broker Alpari entered insolvency on Friday morning as a result of the Swiss National Bank’s shock move to decouple from the euro, …

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Sam Allardyce was buoyed by West Ham’s epic FA Cup replay win over Everton on Tuesday and he now wants a tonic in the league, where his team have not won in four matches. His good friend, Steve Bruce, however, is in more desperate need. The Hull manager is enduring what he has called the worst injury crisis of his 17 years in management and, if results go against him on Saturday, his team could kick off at the bottom of…

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Alpari UK, which signed a three-year deal with the football club in 2013, among a string of companies feeling the impact of the sharp move in the currency markets on Thursday The sponsor of West Ham football club, Alpari UK, has become the latest casualty of the currency crisis sparked by the Swiss central bank. Alpari UK, which lists its head office at Bishopsgate in the City, said it was insolvent because…

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