CITY'S COURTROOM WIN MAY SPELL TROUBLE FOR RIVALS.

MANCHESTER CITY have scored a seismic victory in their battle with the Premier League after new rules on sponsorship deals were branded 'unlawful'. In a landmark verdict that will send shockwaves through the English top flight, a panel of retired judges ruled that regulations aimed at preventing clubs from inflating partnerships with companies linked to their owners breach the Competition Act. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]