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West Ham’s hopes of moving to the Olympic Stadium after the London Games in 2012 have been dealt a blow by Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell.
The club’s new owners have targeted a move from Upton Park to the 80,000 capacity stadium as they try to improve West Ham’s finances.
But Jowell said: “It will be a grand prix athletics stadium.
“We have made that commitment, that was one of the reasons that we bid to win the Games and so that is a given.”
David Sullivan and David Gold took over cash-strapped West Ham …
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Sunderland boss Steve Bruce does not think Darren Bent has anything to prove when he returns to White Hart Lane this weekend. Bent has scored eight goals for the Black Cats this season and is in blistering form in the Premier League. Bruce suggests his form is proof enough that he made the right decision.
Bruce told the press: “I don’t think he has got anything to prove at all. He has done it all on the pitch over the last three or four months here.”
“He’s the top English goalscorer in …
