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Newcastle United have pulled out of a deal to sign Dutch defender Douglas, according to reports on Wednesday morning. read more

The agent of Atletico Mineiro midfielder Bernard claims Tottenham have a clear run for the signature of the Brazilian at the moment. read more

West Ham United complete the signing of England striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool in a club-record £15m deal.

New Zealand Football has agreed a new short-term domestic television deal with Sky New Zealand, reports www.sportspromedia.com/. read more

San Jose Earthquakes have entered into a new partnership with Stanford Hospital & Clinics, reports www.sportspromedia.com/ read more

YouView package which includes live Premier League football has been withheld, says BT, despite it being offered to TalkTalkOfcom has launched an investigation into whether BSkyB is "abusing its dominance" under competition law by withholding Sky Sports channels from BT's rival YouView pay-TV offering.The media regulator intervened after BT complained that Sky had acted "unreasonable and discriminatory" in negotiations over the wholesale supply of Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 to the fledgling YouView internet-connected TV service.BT claimed that Sky had refused to supply its flagship sports channels to YouView unless the telecoms company agreed to offer wholesale its new BT Sport channel to the satellite broadcaster.Currently, Sky customers can only watch BT Sport by purchasing a separate BT subscription.But Sky wants to be able to bundle BT Sport into its existing subscription package for football fans. Sky further angered BT by providing Sky Sports to TalkTalk's YouView offering on a wholesale basis.The dispute is the latest in a bitter war of words between the two companies that erupted when BT announced its intention to launch a rival sports channel, which will show 38 live Premier League games each season.BT upped the stakes in its battle with Sky in May by offering its sports channels for free to broadband customers, after shelling out £738m for Premier League rights over three years. Sky, which over two decades has become the home of live Premier League action, spent £2.3bn for 116 matches over the same period.Both companies are keen for the impasse to be resolved before the new Premier League seasons starts in August. BT expects to hear back from Ofcom in July, although it is not clear whether the investigation will be concluded that quickly.In a statement, BT accused Sky of behaving in an "unreasonable and discriminatory manner". It added: "This is because they have refused to provide Sky Sports 1 and 2 to BT on YouView on fair terms whilst providing them to other pay TV retailers such as TalkTalk. While we are continuing to try to resolve this through commercial negotiations, we have asked Ofcom to take urgent action against Sky in the meantime. We are hopeful that Ofcom will deliver an outcome that would be in the best interests of consumers."A spokesman for Sky said: "Sky considers BT's latest complaint to be entirely without merit. We look forward to engaging constructively with Ofcom."• To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email media@guardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".• To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook.BSkyBBT SportYouViewSky SportsTelevision industryBTTelecommunications industryBT VisionVideo on demandOfcomTalkTalk TelecomPremier LeagueJosh Hallidayguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

West Ham have completed the signing of England striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool for a club-record £15m. read more

By Chris Wright “I heard of dreadlocks Henke, but shitlocks?!!” Four years after knocking his playing career on the head, Henrik Larsson has agreed to his boyhood club a favour and come out of retirement for one night only to help them through an injury crisis. Larsson, who started with Hogaborgs BK as a 6-year-old in 1977 and played for them right through until 1992 when he joined Helsingborgs, has agreed to start on the bench for the club’s fourth-tier league game against Tenhults on Wednesday evening. According to Swedish paper Aftonbladet, the 41-year-old former Sweden, Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United striker is repaying a promise he broke back in 2009 when he vowed to return to Hogaborgs for one final year though unfortunately a series of troublesome injuries forced Larsson into full retirement before he could sign on the dotted line again with his first club. As an added little bonus, Larsson’s 15-year-old son Jordan currently plays for Hogaborgs and is likely to start against Tenhults while his father watches on from the bench. It’s not often “like-for-like” substitutions are made on a genetic level!

We run through the latest talking points in world football and which stars could be on the move this summer as James Richardson is joined by Gaizka Mendieta and Peter Staunton The giants of the Clasico are in the market for strikers and we ask who might be drawn to La Liga’s biggest sides. Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani are both making encouraging noises about Real Madrid while Barcelona have been linked with Chelsea misfit Fernando Torres. Tottenham, meanwhile, are closing in on Brazil international Paulinho while Spain Under-21s star Isco could be heading to the Premier League… To discuss these and all the other rumours and whispers, James Richardson is joined by Goal‘s Peter Staunton and former Barca midfielder Gaizka Mendieta as we go through the latest talk from the transfer market.

• Undisclosed club-record move for striker from Liverpool• 'It's fantastic for me to be here. I really enjoyed last season'West Ham have announced the signing of the England striker Andy Carroll from Liverpool for an undisclosed club-record fee."It's fantastic for me to be here. I really enjoyed last season, and that shows in me coming back and making it permanent," said the 24-year-old Carroll, who has signed a six-year deal. "The fans, the lads and the club itself has been great to me, and what I wanted to do was come back here and play football."Since the end of the season I've had a lot of time to think, I've missed it and that's why I'm back. Getting promoted the season before last, then finishing where we did – we did great, and it can only get better for us."The way the club's being run, obviously getting the new stadium and everything like that, it's only going up."West Ham UnitedAndy CarrollLiverpoolTransfer windowguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds