Ched Evans - Jessica Ennis-Hill warns Sheffield United

Jessica Ennis-Hill has said today that she wants her name removed from the Sheffield United away stand if the club gives Ched Evans a contract.  The Olympic gold medallist - in whose honour the club's Bramall Lane stand was named after her London 2012 triumph - said re-signing the convicted rapist would "completely contradict" her beliefs.

She is the latest high-profile figure/sponsor to warn Sheffield United that ties will be cut if Evans is given a chance to play again for the club.  She said in a statement: "I believe being a role model to young people is a huge honour and those in positions of influence in communities should respect the role they play in young people's lives and set a good example.  If [Ched] Evans was to be re-signed by the club it would completely contradict these beliefs."

Ched Evans: Charlie Webster resigns as Sheffield United patron

Television presenter Charlie Webster has resigned as a patron of Sheffield United after the club allowed convicted rapist Ched Evans to train.  The club said earlier this week that it had granted their former player permission to train with the side following a request from the Professional Footballers' Association.

Ms Webster told BBC's Newsnight that "at no point" had the club acknowledged the "extremity of his crime".  She also said that "nobody" was making a decision about Evans, adding: "I suppose I feel I need to make a decision as a patron of Sheffield United.  My decision is made on the fact that I don't believe a convicted rapist, as in Ched Evans, should go back to a club that I am patron of and should go back into the community to represent the community."

Charlie Webster pictured at the Great Yorkshire Run in September 2014 where she ran on behalf of Sheffield United's community appeal.

The former Wales international footballer was jailed for five years in April 2012 for raping a woman in a hotel room in Rhyl but was released last month after serving half of his sentence.