By Patrick Johnston

(Reuters) – Everton chairman Bill Kenwright cut a resigned figure after meeting manager David Moyes late on Wednesday, admitting he could do little to prevent the Scot from making the seemingly inevitable move to Manchester United.

Moyes was quickly installed as the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Alex Ferguson, British football’s most successful manager, who announced he was quitting the Old Trafford hot-seat on Wednesday after more than 26 trophy-laden years in charge.

May 9 (Reuters) – Everton chairman Bill Kenwright cut a resigned figure after meeting manager David Moyes late on Wednesday, admitting he could do little to prevent the Scot from making the seemingly inevitable move to Manchester United.

Moyes was quickly installed as the bookmakers’ favourite to replace Alex Ferguson, British football’s most successful manager, who announced he was quitting the Old Trafford hot-seat on Wednesday after more than 26 trophy-laden years in charge.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore will host the glittering annual finale of the women’s tennis season from 2014 until 2018, the WTA said on Wednesday.

The Southeast Asian city-state beat Tianjin in China and Mexico’s Monterrey for the right to stage the S$6 million ($4.87 million) WTA Championships after Turkey’s Istanbul ends its three-year stint in October.

SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) – Singapore will host the glittering annual finale of the women’s tennis season from 2014 until 2018, the WTA said on Wednesday.

The Southeast Asian city-state beat Tianjin in China and Mexico’s Monterrey for the right to stage the S$6 million ($4.87 million) WTA Championships after Turkey’s Istanbul ends its three-year stint in October.

By Patrick Johnston

(Reuters) – The introduction of a female seat on FIFA’s executive committee is a significant step in gender inequality being eradicated from the game and not a token position, Australian candidate Moya Dodd told Reuters.

A female seat on the executive committee was first proposed by FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011 before being adopted a year later with the first election due to take place this month.

May 6 (Reuters) – The introduction of a female seat on FIFA’s executive committee is a significant step in gender inequality being eradicated from the game and not a token position, Australian candidate Moya Dodd told Reuters.

A female seat on the executive committee was first proposed by FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011 before being adopted a year later with the first election due to take place this month.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – New Asian football chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will make introducing an ethics committee a top priority as the Bahraini attempts to bring about sweeping reform at the scandal- hit Asian Football Confederation.

Just 24 hours before Sheikh Salman claimed a landslide election win on Thursday, the AFC suffered more embarrassing headlines with Sri Lankan Vernon Manilal Fernando banned for eight years by FIFA for unethical behaviour.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Reuters) – New Asian soccer chief Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will make introducing an ethics committee a top priority as the Bahraini attempts to bring about sweeping reform at the scandal- hit Asian Football Confederation.

Just 24 hours before Sheikh Salman claimed a landslide election win on Thursday, the AFC suffered more embarrassing headlines with Sri Lankan Vernon Manilal Fernando banned for eight years by FIFA for unethical behaviour.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter dropped a hint he plans to stand again for another four year term as the head of world soccer’s governing body during a speech to AFC delegates in Malaysia on Friday.

Blatter had said he planned to step down from office at the end of his latest four-year term in 2015 but opened up a loophole in March by adding that was providing he could find someone to carry on his legacy.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter dropped a hint he plans to stand again for another four year term as the head of world soccer’s governing body during a speech to AFC delegates in Malaysia on Friday.

Blatter had said he planned to step down from office at the end of his latest four-year term in 2015 but opened up a loophole in March by adding that was providing he could find someone to carry on his legacy.