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A group of Aston Villa-supporting businessmen are in pole position to purchase the club from Randy Lerner in a deal which could rise to £100m, according to Sky sources. The consortium, which is based partly in the UK and partly in mainland Europe, is carrying out due diligence having been given access to the clubs accounts. Significant progress has already been made as American Lerner looks to sell the club he has owned for almost a decade.Sky Sports News HQ understands there are as many as eight groups which have come forward to buy the now-relegated Premier League club.The departure of Mervyn King and David Bernstein from the board has left the club in turmoil.However, cost-cutting and the announcement of 500 job losses at Villa Park, has cleared the path for meaningful takeover talks.Negotiations were continuing on Thursday with lawyers in Birmingham and London and are at a key stage, with sources indicating significant progress towards a deal could be made in the next 48 hours. Also See: King confident on Villa future Villa directors resign Whats happened to Agbonlahor? Your teams pros and cons Authentic Clippers Jerseys . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. Youth Clippers Jerseys . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. http://www.cheapclippersjerseyschina.com/ . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. Discount Clippers Jerseys . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Clippers Jerseys Outlet . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. Oregon defensive lineman Austin Maloata was dismissed from the team Sunday after an early-morning arrest, coach Mark Helfrich said.Just hours after Oregons 52-27 loss to Stanford, Maloatas car was reported to have run a red light and collided with another car in an intersection near campus. Officers suspected Maloata, 19, was intoxicated, and after a brief investigation he was arrested for DUII (driving under the influence of intoxicants) and reckless driving. Methamphetamine was found in his car and he was also charged with possession of a controlled substance, according to Eugene police.ddddddddddddMaloata was released from county jail later Sunday morning and is scheduled to appear in Lane County Circuit Court on Nov. 29.In eight games this year, Maloata recorded 27 tackles, three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.Maloata is from Pago Pago, Samoa, but moved to Southern California for his senior year of high school. He was a three-star recruit in the Class of 2014 and the No. 57-ranked defensive tackle in the country. ' ' '