Fabregas nets in a five-star Arsenal rout October 19, 2010 ARSENAL (5) VS SHAKHTAR DONETSK (1) ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger preached caution after seeing his side take a firm grip of Group H with a record-breaking drubbing of Shakhtar Donetsk. Alex Song, Samir Nasri, fit-again Cesc Fabregas, Jack Wilshere and Marouane Chamakh all netted as the Gunners trampled over the Ukrainian champions. So dominant were [...]
Mancini hits out at Fergie kamikaze jibe August 18, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini last night hit back at Sir Alex Ferguson’s accusations of “kamikaze” spending, retorting that Manchester United are no strangers to splashing millions in the transfer market. Ferguson launched a thinly-veiled attack on his local rivals this week when he lambasted the “amazing amounts” being invested by some clubs, just as [...]
THE NAME GAME IS ON FOR MANCHESTER UNITED’S RED KNIGHTS March 4, 2010 IS A setback in the offing for the self-styled “Red Knights”, the group of City businessmen plotting to seize control of Manchester United from current owners, the Glazer family? The Capitalist only asks having chanced upon another, very different, group bearing the same name while trawling the Internet yesterday. Actually, the moniker belongs to a [...]
Get ready for goal-fest at Eastlands tomorrow September 23, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY vs CHELSEA TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS 1 CHELSEA are now a best-priced 4/5 with Paddy Power to claim back-to-back titles after comfortably winning their opening five fixtures. They look the most likely winners to me at this stage, but the season has barely started and they have faced very weak opposition so [...]
Oyepitan joy at winning 200m silver October 11, 2010 ENGLAND’S Abi Oyepitan is targeting glory at the London Olympics in 2012 after finally cracking the big time by winning 200m Commonwealth silver. Londoner Oyepitan, 30, has seen her progress hampered by nagging injuries since reaching the final of the Athens Games in 2004. But she returned to form in style yesterday in Delhi, outshining [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 23, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES CAMERON WOOS NORDIC NATIONS David Cameron is to host a summit with leaders of Nordic and Baltic countries in January, an unusual move which Downing Street billed as an opportunity to exchange ideas on issues such as the green economy, social cohesion and gender equality. Cameron’s spokeswoman insisted the summit was not an [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 23, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES CAMERON WOOS NORDIC NATIONS David Cameron is to host a summit with leaders of Nordic and Baltic countries in January, an unusual move which Downing Street billed as an opportunity to exchange ideas on issues such as the green economy, social cohesion and gender equality. Cameron’s spokeswoman insisted the summit was not an [...]
Terry and Drogba targeting Gunners after shaking off the losing habit September 29, 2010 CHELSEA captain John Terry has urged his team-mates to re-establish their early-season momentum by beating Arsenal in Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash. Having started the campaign with a six-match winning streak, the Blues lost their way slightly by succumbing to back-to-back defeats against Newcastle and then Manchester City. But normal service was resumed when Marseille were easily [...]
HAYE TAKES AIM AT AUDLEY September 7, 2010 DAVID HAYE has vowed to “close the Audley Harrison show once and for all” when the former friends meet in an all-British heavyweight showdown in November. Harrison, 38, has been given a shot at Haye’s WBA world heavyweight title at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on 13 November. Haye, left, said: “I don’t believe Audley deserves [...]
Man United misses season ticket sales target after boycott September 1, 2010 MANCHESTER United failed to reach their target for season ticket sales this summer, after a campaign by a fans’ group to boycott the tickets. The club’s chief executive David Gill said it has sold 51,800 compared to a target of 54,000, but that executive sales were “on track”, in a press interview yesterday. “I think [...]