Injuries will help me perform at World Cup, insists Rooney April 26, 2010 HE may have injury concerns just weeks before the World Cup, but Wayne Rooney believes England will reap the benefits of his lay-off in South Africa. The PFA Player of the Year missed Manchester United’s win over Tottenham on Saturday with a groin problem, having only just recovered from an ankle injury. It hardly seems [...]
Johnson not yet ready, says Mancini March 14, 2010 SUNDERLAND (1) v/s MANCHESTER CITY (1) MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini says Adam Johnson is not yet ready to stake a claim for England’s World Cup squad despite his late heroics at the Stadium of Light. The 22-year-old winger fired a stunning injury-time goal to deny his hometown club and earn below-par City a precious [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS April 25, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. ASTON VILLA TWO big victories in the space of four days have pulled Martin O’Neill’s men right back in the [...]
Red Devils to pile the pressure on Chelsea April 22, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED v/s TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Saturday – 12.45pm, Sky Sports IF Sir Alex Ferguson goes on to make history by becoming the first ever manager to win four straight top flight titles, he will forever be indebted to Paul Scholes after his injury time header won the Manchester derby. It’s highly doubtful that he will [...]
Forlan’s back to haunt Reds April 29, 2010 LIVERPOOL (2) v/s ATLETICO MADRID (1) Atletico win on away goals RAFAEL BENITEZ last night admitted it could take up to five new signings to turn Liverpool into trophy challengers next season after watching his side crash out of the Europa League semi-finals. The Reds looked favourites to set up an all-English final with Fulham [...]
New keeper means City are vulnerable April 28, 2010 AMID all the wailing and gnashing of teeth about Manchester City being granted an emergency loan signing to solve their goalkeeping crisis, one thing has been largely overlooked. Marton Fulop, the man they’ve hired to bring the big-match experience they feel their fourth-choice stopper lacks, still represents a big risk as the season reaches its [...]
Sir Alex leaves door open for Rooney to make Euro cameo April 6, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD v/s BAYERN MUNICH MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has justified his reputation as master of the mind games by sending Bayern Munich mixed messages about the fitness of Wayne Rooney. Ferguson, speaking at yesterday’s pre-match press conference, initially insisted there was “no chance” of the striker making a miraculous recovery from an [...]
AFTER FINANCE AND FILMS, CITY VETERAN IS STILL FULL OF BEANS June 24, 2010 WILL that Stefan Allesch-Taylor ever stop adding to his already thickly-strung bow? A City veteran of some stature (quite literally: Allesch-Taylor stands a formidable 6’10” tall), he is best known as the founder of boutique Mayfair-based investment bank Fairfax. In addition to that, his CV lists top positions at any number of firms, including Clearbrook [...]
Robben strikes again to put Bayern on top April 21, 2010 BAYERN MUNICH (1) v/s LYON (0) BAYERN Munich winger Arjen Robben continued his mission to win the Champions League single-handedly as the Bundesliga leaders earned a slim advantage to take into the semi-final second leg. Robben, scorer of decisive goals in the previous two rounds against Manchester United and Fiorentina, struck the only goal in [...]
ELECTION2010 April 14, 2010 Tories pass 40 per cent mark Today’s YouGov poll for the Sun shows the Conservatives gaining considerable ground. Their lead has0 widened to nine points, with a 41 per cent share of the vote, while Labour is up two points at 32 per cent. That puts the Tories on course to win a comfortable majority [...]