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Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading..

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UK billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, has pleaded guilty to insider trading in a US court.

Lewis, 86, was accused of passing on information about his companies to his private pilots, friends, personal assistants and romantic partners.

US authorities say that the fraud netted millions of dollars in profit.

Lewis pleaded guilty to conspiracy and two counts of securities fraud as part of a deal with prosecutors.

He will be sentenced in March.

Lewis founded the investment firm Tavistock Group and was ranked 39th on the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List, with an estimated worth of more than £5bn ($6.4bn).

He was arrested in July 2023 and charged with sixteen counts of securities fraud and three counts of conspiracy.

Prosecutors had alleged that between 2013 and 2021, he abused his access to corporate board rooms and passed the insider information on to his contacts.

In court in Manhattan on Wednesday, Lewis admitted he knew what he was doing was wrong.

"I am so embarrassed and I apologise to the court for my conduct," he said.

Saturday 10th February 2024 - Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1

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Report By Bobbie Jackson, BBC Sport.
Brennan Johnson scored deep into additional time to deliver a come-from-behind Premier League victory for Tottenham against Brighton.

Brighton's Pascal Gross opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Danny Welbeck had been fouled by Micky van de Ven, sending goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way.

Tottenham responded well to falling behind, creating a raft of chances, but Jason Steele made several good saves to deny the in-form Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski, while James Maddison curled narrowly wide.

The momentum remained firmly in Spurs' favour when the second half got under way with Rodrigo Bentancur, Maddison and Timo Werner attempting efforts at goal as the majority of the action took place deep in Brighton territory.

They continued to probe and that pressure eventually told when Sarr latched on to a lovely through ball from Kulusevski before finishing at the second attempt after his initial shot was deflected on to the post.

Captain Son Heung-min was introduced after the equaliser, making his first appearance of 2024 for Spurs after returning from duty with South Korea at the Asian Cup, and the forward had a major hand in the winning goal as he laid the ball across goal for Johnson to convert.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, speaking to BBC Match of the Day, said: "It's fair to say that we are still a work in progress but we had a world-class player in Son [Heung-min], who makes the most difficult ball look simple to set up Brennan [Johnson].

"It was a great finish for us and the supporters."

The win moves Tottenham up to fourth - one point clear of Aston Villa, who host Manchester United on Sunday - while Brighton stay eighth.

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We asked you for your thoughts on Saturday's Premier League match between Tottenham and Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Spurs fans

Anton: Delighted with a win over a very good Brighton side. Son Heung-min was a positive influence on the team. It was great to see Ange Postecoglou determined to keep doing things his way! A very good three points which keeps us in with a shot of Champion's League football.

Paul: We were better in the second half but the first half was awful. We gave the ball away too easily and we were much too slow when we did put a few passes together. Although he has scored a few lately, Richarlison is not good enough on the ball and play breaks down too often when he gets involved. Son should play down the middle with Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson. A win is a win.

Jack: I think that Spurs were pure brilliance, having at total of 16 shots. I do feel for Brighton as it must have hurt to be leading throughout the whole of the first half and then to lose it in the last couple of minutes. It must have been agony to take in.

John: Suffice to say we are definitely giving our fans a rollercoaster of a ride that at my age is not recommended by my doctors. Well done lads for your bravery and stubbornness. Please can you all make the above conditions a permanent part of your DNA!

Analysis: Tottenham 1-2 Wolves..by Michael Emons, BBC Sport journalist.

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Tottenham's run of five home Premier League wins came to an end on a frustrating day for Ange Postecoglou's side as they were beaten by Wolves.

Spurs named captain Son Heung-min in their starting 11 for the first time since his involvement at the Asian Cup with South Korea, but he was unable to inspire his side.

Postecoglou was left disappointed with his side's first-half performance that saw them fail to register a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes.

They also went in a goal down after poor marking from a corner enabled Joao Gomes to power in a header just before the break.

Spurs had fought back from conceding first to win their home matches against Brentford and Brighton and Postecoglou would have demanded an improved second half.

He got it as after 34 seconds it was 1-1 thanks to Dejan Kulusevski prodding the ball through the legs of Jose Sa.

But Kulusevski missed two further chances to put Spurs ahead and they were then hit with a clinical counter attack as Wolves pounced on Yves Bissouma's error with Pedro Neto's pull-back converted by Gomes for his and Wolves' second goal.

The defeat drops Spurs down to fifth in the Premier League and they have a long wait before they play again with their next fixture coming on 2nd March.

Eric Dier: England and Tottenham defender triggers one-year contract option with Bayern Munich..

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Eric Dier began his professional career with Portuguese outfit Sporting Lisbon

England defender Eric Dier has triggered an option to make his move to Bayern Munich permanent this summer to signal the end of his Tottenham career.

Dier, 30, joined Bayern on loan until the end of the season in January after he fell out of favour at Spurs.

The deal included a clause which would activate a new 12-month contract at the Allianz Arena if he played a certain number of games at Bayern.

Dier's contract with Tottenham was set to expire on 30th June.

He has played six times for Thomas Tuchel's side, including four starts for the defending Bundesliga champions.

Cheltenham-born Dier joined Tottenham in a £4m deal from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in 2014 and made 274 Premier League appearances for the club.

However, he made just one league start under Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou before he followed Harry Kane to Bavaria.

Dier has been capped 49 times by England since making his debut for the Three Lions in November 2015.

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Tottenham are aiming for a wide forward as their major summer signing, with 23-year-old Wolves winger Pedro Neto, and 25-year-old Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze, currently their two main targets.

South Korea forward Son Heung-min is happy at Tottenham with formal talks on a new contract for the 31-year-old set to get under way.

Tottenham Hotspur are continuing to monitor England midfielder Conor Gallagher's situation at Chelsea and are ready to move for the 24-year-old in the summer.

'The reaction was outstanding' - Ange Postecoglou..

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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, speaking to BBC Sport: "Persistence, some quality, belief. It wasn't easy game with them sitting so deep.

"We needed a goal to open them up but still kept composed and disciplined. When they got their goal it was only time they got the ball in our half. The reaction was outstanding.

"It was a game we should have won a lot more comfortably but we had real belief in the process and were not getting swayed by things not going our way. I thought the mentality was first rate.

On Timo Werner's first goal for Spurs: "For all of the attacking players goals are important. I thought he was having good game generally [despite first-half miss]. He didn't stop believing, got into the right area and outstanding work from Brennan [Johnson, who provided the cross]."

On James Maddison's assist for the second goal and Son Heung-min's late strike: "In those moments looking for leaders and our last three goals were the leaders we have in the group. Son deserved his goal. He worked hard. That is the person you want on the ball."

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France midfielder Adrien Rabiot is set to prioritise new contract talks with Juventus over a potential move away from the Serie A club.

Tottenham are monitoring the 28-year-old as they look to sign a midfielder this summer.

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We asked for your thoughts on Saturday's Premier League game between Tottenham and Luton.

Here are some of your responses:

Tottenham fans

Paul: Another woeful first half with no intensity and too many misplaced passes in the final third. The second half was different as we moved the ball quicker through the lines. Romero looked as if he was playing in slow motion and he needs to stop playing backwards and sideways as often as he does. Johnson turned the game as Kulusevski looked off it. COYS.

Ernie: It was an important win but a struggle to get it. We cannot continue giving the opposition the lead because we find it so difficult to turn things around. Once again the obvious lack of a plan B leaves everything looking so pedestrian. If Luton had only had more courage they could possibly have done what Fulham did. Thankfully they didn't!

Doug: What a hard fought three points. We were unlucky not to get more goals. Not taking anything away from Luton as they gave us a real battle. Johnson was fantastic again and he had a massive impact coming on in the second half, he’s really showing his true quality now but the whole team put a shift in. I love Luton’s spirit and I hope they stay up.


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