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Alam changes her story
The secretary who had affairs with the head of the Football Association and England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson claimed Tuesday she was the victim of sexual harassment by the FA's executive director. Faria Alam also said that Eriksson asked her to lie about their affair following media revelations last year. Alam, 39, is also claiming she suffered sexual discrimination and breach of contract, and that she was forced to resign after affairs with Eriksson and former chief executive Mark Palios became public. She told an employment tribunal in central London that, while working as David Davies' personal assistant, he made unwanted advances toward her. "At his flat on one occasion in 2003, he tried to hold me close and kiss me while I left," she said. She added that when she was having an affair with Eriksson, he told her that, if questioned by the FA, she should deny the relationship and he would do the same.

■ Hockey
Jagr supports salary cap
New York Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr said Tuesday that players' refusal of a salary cap in talks with the NHL was a mistake. "We started the fight because we didn't agree with the introduction of salary caps," Jagr said. "Now, we'll be happy to get them. We didn't expect the owners to be so tough and persistent. It was a risk that didn't pay off." The NHL and the players' association recently agreed that a salary cap model with an upper and lower limit will be the centerpiece of a new agreement. The lockout started last September and wiped out the entire 2004-2005 NHL season.

■ Soccer
Chelsea gets Del Horno
Athletic Bilbao left-back Asier Del Horno has joined Chelsea, the Spanish club said in a statement posted on its Web site Wednesday. Bilbao said Del Horno would soon give a news conference with club president Fernando Lamikiz. Chelsea said it was to pay 12 million euro for the 24-year-old defender, who has signed a three-year deal. Del Horno, who has spent his career with Bilbao, earned a regular place in the Spanish national team this season. In November, his goal beat England in a friendly at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium which was marred by racist taunting.

■ Hockey
Blackhawks hire new GM
The Chicago Blackhawks hired Dale Tallon as their new general manager on Tuesday, and he wasted no time firing coach Brian Sutter. "I've thought about this long and hard for the last six weeks," Tallon said. "This is not about the past, it's about the future. I want to start with a fresh sheet of ice, a clean slate, and move forward into the future." The Blackhawks were 91-37-118 in three NHL seasons under Sutter, and made the playoffs once, in 2001-2002. The NHL lockout canceled the 2004-2005 season. Tallon, the club's assistant GM since November 2003, takes over for interim GM Bob Pulford, who remains the Blackhawks' senior vice president. Pulford stepped in for Mike Smith in October 2003. Tallon, 54, was an NHL defenseman for 10 years, five with Chicago. He had 98 goals and 238 assists in 642 games.

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