Rangers break European spell as Barca held at Rubin September 29, 2010 RANGERS striker Steven Naismith played the hero as Walter Smith’s men beat Bursaspor 1-0 at Ibrox to record their first Champions League victory in 14 attempts. Naismith reacted first to poke home a clever volley in the 18th minute after Kirk Broadfoot had headed a Steven Whittaker cross back across the penalty box. The win, [...]
Hangeland goes from zero to hero August 22, 2010 FULHAM (2) vs MANCHESTER UTD (2) FULHAM defender Brede Hangeland admitted his relief after making up for an own goal by heading the equaliser in a frantic finish at Craven Cottage. The Norwegian was distraught after a corner ricocheted off his shin and past goalkeeper David Stockdale to put Manchester United back in front with [...]
Development Securities in profit August 24, 2010 Property investor Development Securities posted a pre-tax profit for the first half of the year yesterday, after a loss of £19.1m a year ago. The value of net assets fell 2.3 per cent to £238.5m after several revaluations, though the figure does not include the firm’s £62.2m purchase of the Manchester Evening News Arena in [...]
Black hole in Miliband plan, say the Tories September 23, 2010 THE Tories have stepped up their attacks on the Labour leadership candidates, claiming bookies’ favourite David Miliband must find £55bn of cuts to pay for his campaign promises. Ed Miliband, who is also within touching distance of winning the leadership contest, will have to find £67bn of spending cuts to fulfil his pledges, the Tories [...]
United to end difficult week with vital victory September 16, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED vs LIVERPOOL Sunday – 1.30pm Sky Sports 1 IT hasn’t been a dream start for Roy Hodgson on Merseyside and in truth, his side were fortunate to leave St Andrews with a point on Sunday. That said there probably isn’t a better time to be visiting Manchester United at Old Trafford after what [...]
Profits hit record high at Arsenal September 23, 2010 ARSENAL will today announce record pre-tax profits of around £55m, an increase of £10m, as the football club continues to reap the rewards of moving to the Emirates Stadium. City A.M. understands that the strong performance of Arsenal Holdings’ property development arm has driven an increase in revenue. The north Londoners’ continued success off the [...]
City go second as Hughton rails at ref over penalty calls October 3, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY (2) vs NEWCASTLE UTD (1) NEWCASTLE manager Chris Hughton criticised referee Martin Atkinson after seeing midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa suffer a suspected broken leg in a narrow defeat at Eastlands. Hughton was unhappy at the tackle from Nigel de Jong that contributed to Ben Arfa’s injury after just five minutes, and for which [...]
City go second as Hughton rails at ref over penalty calls October 3, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY (2) vs NEWCASTLE UTD (1) NEWCASTLE manager Chris Hughton criticised referee Martin Atkinson after seeing midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa suffer a suspected broken leg in a narrow defeat at Eastlands. Hughton was unhappy at the tackle from Nigel de Jong that contributed to Ben Arfa’s injury after just five minutes, and for which [...]
WE’LL LEAVE YOU DEBT-FREE October 6, 2010 LIVERPOOL’S prospective owners New England Sports Ventures last night eased supporters’ fears by promising their takeover will leave the club debt-free. The American group, led by hedge fund millionaire and Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, have pledged that their estimated £300m bid will wipe out any existing debt at Anfield. And, crucially, they have [...]
Goddard keeps the gold rush going in Delhi October 6, 2010 JAMES GODDARD continued England’s gold rush in the pool after regaining the 200m backstroke title. The 27-year-old, who won his first gold in Manchester in 2002, swam a Commonwealth Games record of 1.55.58 to head off New Zealand’s Gareth Kean by a clear two seconds. It was England’s third gold in two days after Fran [...]