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Sport:Case against Keane dropped

British police have confirmed that Republic of Ireland soccer international and Manchester United captain Roy Keane will not be prosecuted over an alleged assault on a woman in a late night bar.

Keane was arrested on May 17 after officers received a call saying a woman had been attacked in a Manchester city centre bar. The player spent the night in the cells at Manchester's Bootle Street police station, where he was later questioned. spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said that following full consideration of all the facts, no further action would be taken in relation to the incident.