Mackay gets Cardiff reprieve

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has unexpectedly lifted his threat to sack manager Malky Mackay, the Premier League club's chairman, Mehmet Dalman, announced on Sunday.

Tan reportedly sent Mackay an e-mail last Monday telling him to either resign or face the sack, after the relationship between the two men broke down.

However, Mackay carried out his duties as usual in Cardiff's 3-1 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday, and Dalman says the club is willing to look for a solution that will enable the Scot to hold onto his job.