Adam Johnson refused right to appeal against child sex offence conviction
Former Sundeland and England winger Adam Johnson has failed in his bid to appeal his conviction for sex acts with a 15-year-old girl.
Johnson was found guilty of sexual touching with a 15-year-old and was jailed for six years.
The former Sunderland midfielder was hoping to appeal against his conviction, but his appeal was turned down.
Johnson's solicitor said: "We have received notification that Adam Johnson's applications for leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence have been refused by the Single Judge.
"He is obviously disappointed - having carefully considered all of the information, we will be lodging renewed applications on conviction and sentence in the coming days."