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Football: Birmingham owner denies money-laundering charges

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung insisted he made his fortune through legitimate stock trading as he pleaded not guilty to money-laundering charges in court Monday at the long-delayed start of his trial. The former hairdresser-turned-football tycoon from Hong Kong was arrested and charged in June 2011 with five counts of knowingly dealing in ill-gotten gains worth tens of millions of dollars.

Football: Reading, QPR relegated after stalemate

Reading and QPR were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday after the strugglers played out a 0-0 draw at the Madejski Stadium which ended their survival hopes. A win for either side would have kept alive their slender chances of staying up at least until Aston Villa's clash with Sunderland on Monday. But both looked wracked with nerves during a goalless stalemate which condemned Nigel Adkins' Reading and Harry Redknapp's QPR to starting next season in the Championship.

Football: Reading, QPR relegated after stalemate

Reading and QPR were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday after the strugglers played out a 0-0 draw at the Madejski Stadium which ended their survival hopes. A win for either side would have kept alive their slender chances of staying up at least until Aston Villa's clash with Sunderland on Monday. But both looked wracked with nerves during a goalless stalemate which condemned Nigel Adkins' Reading and Harry Redknapp's QPR to starting next season in the Championship.

Football: English Football League tables

English Football League tables after Saturday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 45 25 11 9 70 43 86 -- champions Hull 45 24 6 15 59 50 78 Watford 45 23 8 14 84 56 77 Brighton 45 18 18 9 67 43 72 Crystal Palace 44 18 14 12 70 60 68 Bolton 45 18 13 14 67 59 67 Nottingham Forest 45 17 16 12 61 56 67 Leicester 45 18 11 16 68 46 65

Football: English Football League results -- collated

Collated English Football League results on Saturday: Championship Barnsley 2 Hull 0 Blackburn 1 Crystal Palace 1 Blackpool 2 Derby 1 Bristol City 1 Huddersfield 3 Cardiff 1 Bolton 1 Ipswich 3 Birmingham 1 Leeds 1 Brighton 2 Middlesbrough 2 Charlton 2 Millwall 0 Nottingham Forest 1 Peterborough 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0 Wolves 1 Burnley 2 Played Friday Leicester 1 Watford 2 League One Brentford 0 Doncaster 1 Bury 3 Yeovil 2 Carlisle 0 Colchester 2

Football: English Football League tables

English Football League tables after Saturday's 1400GMT matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 45 25 11 9 70 43 86 -- champions Hull 45 24 6 15 59 50 78 Watford 45 23 8 14 84 56 77 Brighton 45 18 18 9 67 43 72 Crystal Palace 44 18 14 12 70 60 68 Bolton 45 18 13 14 67 59 67 Nottingham Forest 45 17 16 12 61 56 67 Leicester 45 18 11 16 68 46 65

Football: English Football League table

English Football League table after Friday's match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Championship Cardiff 44 25 10 9 69 42 85 -- champions Hull 44 24 6 14 59 48 78 Watford 45 23 8 14 84 56 77 Brighton 44 17 18 9 65 42 69 Crystal Palace 43 18 13 12 69 59 67 Bolton 44 18 12 14 66 58 66 Leicester 45 18 11 16 68 46 65

Football: English Football League result

English Football League result on Friday: Championship Leicester 1 Watford 2 Playing Saturday (1400GMT unless stated) Barnsley v Hull, Blackburn v Crystal Palace, Blackpool v Derby, Bristol City v Huddersfield, Cardiff v Bolton, Ipswich v Birmingham, Leeds v Brighton, Middlesbrough v Charlton, Millwall v Nottingham Forest, Peterborough v Sheffield Wednesday (1620GMT), Wolves v Burnley afp

QPR and Reading meet with minds already on second tier

LONDON (Reuters) - Queens Park Rangers and Reading face each other on Sunday in what could have been one of the most pivotal matches of the Premier League season but instead both clubs know they are all but doomed to relegation. If the bottom two had picked up more wins of late then it could have been an archetypal relegation "six-pointer" yet with the duo 10 points adrift of safety with four games left, reality is sinking in.

Football: English football league results

English football league results on Tuesday: The Championship Millwall 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 League One Crawley 1 Preston 0 Crewe 1 Sheffield United 0 Shrewsbury 1 Oldham 0 afp
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