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[ad_1] Leicester consolidated their position on top of the Championship with a 2-0 win at Cardiff, while their promotion rivals Ipswich were held to a 0-0 draw by struggling QPR on Friday. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and James Justin were on target for the Foxes in their 20th victory from 25 league games this term. Leicester are firm favourites for an immediate return to the Premier League after last season's relegation. They could also shatter Reading's record Championship points total of 106 set in the 2005-06 season.With 62 points already, they sit eight clear of second-placed Ipswich and 11 ahead of Southampton in third.The top two are promoted automatically to the Premier League.Ipswich lost the chance to pull away from the chasing pack as they were frustrated by QPR at Portman Road.QPR c...

[ad_1] The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday dismissed an appeal by Cardiff against having to pay the first instalment of the transfer fee for Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane accident en route to his new club. CAS threw out the appeal filed by the former English Premier League side against French club Nantes, after being ordered to pay six million euros ($6 million). The proceedings only concerned the first instalment of the 17-million-euro total transfer fee.Flown by pilot David Ibbotson, the small plane carrying the 28-year-old striker came down in the Channel en route to Cardiff on January 21, 2019, two days after signing for the Bluebirds.Lausanne-based CAS confirmed that Sala's transfer had been fully completed prior to his death.While Nantes wel...

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