United trio agree new deals

New bids for Bournemouth

Panel still to decide

Millers receive number of offers

Burton beat Stevenage 

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Wes Brown have all agreed new contracts with Manchester United but the length of the deals has not been revealed.

Two new bids to buy League One strugglers Bournemouth were lodged with the club’s administrators on Friday, with a third set to follow in the next 24 hours. The news follows the collapse of a proposed takeover by EU UK Ltd earlier this week.

The arbitration panel deliberating over the 15-point penalty handed to Leeds United at the beginning of the season, have confirmed that a verdict will be delivered before the final game of the season. The panel will reconvene on Monday.

A number of formal offers have been made by prospective purchasers to takeover League Two club Rotherham United.  Administrator Jeremy Bleazard, of XL Business Solutions, said: “I am very encouraged that a number of bids have come in and I will spend the next couple of days considering each one on its merits. I hope to begin formal discussions with a ‘preferred’ bidder early next week.”

In the Blue Square Premier, Burton Albion beat Stevenage Borough 3-0 at Pirelli Stadium.

Nathan Davies