United rated most valuable in world April 21, 2010 MANCHESTER United are the most valuable team in world sport at £1.19bn, according to the authors of a new report. The Premier League leaders come top of Forbes magazine’s list of the 20 most valuable football teams, with Real Madrid second (£859m) and Arsenal third (£767m). That also puts them ahead of American football giants [...]
BA faced with triple dose of misfortune May 16, 2010 WILLIE WALSH, British Airways (BA) chief executive, is facing a trio of threats to the airline’s business during the same week it is expected to report over £600m in losses for the 2009 financial year. According to analysts, BA will report before tax losses of £613m when it publishes its 2009 financial results at the [...]
Dethroned Ferguson insists: We’ll be back May 9, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD (4) vs STOKE CITY (0) DETHRONED Sir Alex Ferguson congratulated rival Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti after being forced to hand over the Premier League trophy on an afternoon of anti-Glazer protests at Old Trafford. Chelsea’s victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge denied United a fourth successive title, although Ferguson’s men did their bit [...]
City stay on Spurs’ heels March 21, 2010 FULHAM (1) vs MANCHESTER CITY (2) MANCHESTER City kept up their chase for a top four finish by despatching Fulham’s European heroes without fuss at Craven Cottage. City went ahead early on when Roque Santa Cruz tapped in after Craig Bellamy had hit a post and Carlos Tevez doubled the lead from close range with [...]
Brilliant Tevez fires City back to fifth with quickfire treble March 29, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY 3 V/S WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 CARLOS TEVEZ blasted a 12-minute hat-trick as Manchester City boosted their chances of a Champions League place with victory over 10-man Wigan. Tevez punished Wigan with a clinical second half treble which came after Latics defender Gary Caldwell was sent off for a two-footed tackle on the Argentinian [...]
Tevez raises the roof as Hammers make a point May 9, 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND-UP WEST HAM (1) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) CARLOS TEVEZ stole the limelight as an emotional return to Upton Park ended in a rather tepid end-of-season stalemate. Tevez came off the substitute’s bench on 73 minutes to the biggest cheer of the day from Hammers fans, who idolised him during his popular spell [...]
Downcast Benitez admits he can’t keep his promise April 11, 2010 LIVERPOOL (0) vs FULHAM (0) RAFAEL Benitez all but admitted that a Champions League spot is now out of reach after seeing his Liverpool side lose more ground in the hunt for fourth place. The Reds, without injured striker Fernando Torres, failed to beat Fulham at home, leaving them six points off Manchester City having [...]
Beckham-mania leaves comeback king David excited by Old Trafford return March 9, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD vs AC MILAN DAVID BECKHAM insists he will have no nerves when he faces Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time with AC Milan tonight. The England midfielder makes his first return to his former club since leaving for Real Madrid seven years ago, and was mobbed by fans as he [...]
They thought it was all over…it certainly is now! April 18, 2010 Plucky Wigan net three times in the final ten minutes to all but end Arsenal’s title challenge WIGAN ATH (3) vs ARSENAL (2) ARSENE WENGER finally conceded defeat in the race for the title last night – and then tore into his Arsenal troops for good measure after watching them crash to a dramatic late [...]
Voters turned away amid polling chaos May 7, 2010 THE Electoral Commission has launched an investigation as chaos at polling stations threatened to overshadow the closest election in over 30 years. Thousands of voters were turned away before they got to the ballot box as understaffed and ill-prepared polling stations struggled to cope with the high turnout. More than 300 people were blocked from [...]