From the back pages, April 30: QPR confirm Harry Redknapp will stay on

QPR have confirmed that Harry Redknapp will stay at Loftus Road next season. It was originally believed the club would make a decision within 48 hours, but the board have given Redknapp their backing despite being relegated to the Championship. (The Express)
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Apr 2013, 00:30 BST

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Tottenham are ready to splash out £6.5 million for Blackpool’s young attacker Thomas Ince - as they start planning for next season. (The Mirror)

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Patrice Evra has slated Arsenal fans for booing Robin van Persie — and sniped: He was right to leave you. (The Sun)

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A veteran basketball player has become the first openly gay man to play a major professional team sport in the United States. Jason Collins, 34, who turned out for the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards this season, made the revelation in Sports Illustrated magazine. (Times)

A 38-man British and Irish Lions squad will finally be unveiled on Tuesday after an intense 11th-hour debate over the potential inclusion of Jonny Wilkinson. It is understood the last two remaining places in the tour party heading for Australia boiled down to an elimination contest between Wilkinson, Owen Farrell and their England colleague Billy Twelvetrees, with the unlucky loser consigned to the standby list. (The Guardian)

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