Redknapp replaces Hughes at QPR

Harry Redknapp has been named manager of Queens Park Rangers following Friday's sacking of Mark Hughes, the Premier League's bottom club announced on Saturday. Redknapp, who was fired by fellow London club Tottenham Hotspur in June, signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club, who have not won a league game this season. Hughes's assistants Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki were put in temporary charge of the team for Saturday's daunting trip to face Manchester United in the league and Redknapp would watch from the stands, the club said. "I'm delighted to be back in the

Redknapp and Mandaric to face January trial

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will face trial for tax evasion on January 23 next year, it can be reported for the first time. GettyImagesHarry Redknapp returned home on Thursday after being released from hospital following a heart procedure Redknapp, tipped as a future England manager, is accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue between specific dates in 2002 and 2007 when he was manager of Portsmouth Football Club. He is accused alongside the then Portsmouth FC chairman Milan Mandaric. The first charge alleges that between April 1, 2002, and November 28, 2007, Mandaric paid $ 145,000 into a bank account held by Redknapp in Monaco, to avoid paying income tax and national insurance. The second charge for the same offence relates

Redknapp: Mata deal will kill Modric move

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says that Chelsea's signing of Juan Mata will likely kill their prospects of signing Luka Modric as well.GettyImagesLuka Modric joined Spurs from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008• Preview: Man Utd v Tottenham • Chelsea agree Mata deal • AVB: Modric pursuit not up to me• Redknapp mulls Modric saleModric has been linked with a £35 million move to Stamford Bridge all summer and has expressed his desire to quit the club, however Chelsea announced on Sunday that they have agreed a deal to sign Spanish international Mata from Valencia for around £25 million.Now Redknapp believes that Mata's arrival in England could mean that his player stays at White Hart Lane this month."Chelsea have signed him?" Redknapp told talkSPORT. "I didn't know that. Well,