Vieira is back in the groove at City February 15, 2010 PATRICK VIEIRA insists he is revelling in the physical challenges of the Premier League since moving to Manchester City. The 33-year-old is re-adjusting to life back in England, five years after leaving Arsenal for the Italian Serie A. And he’s been thrown in the deep end with City preparing to face uncompromising Stoke City for [...]
Pavlyuchenko on mark again but injury sours Spurs’ day February 28, 2010 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp is facing a central midfield injury crisis that threatens to derail their challenge for a top-four finish. Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Luka Modric earned victory over in-form Everton and ensured Spurs climbed back above Manchester City into fourth place. But the win came at a cost, with Tom Huddlestone joining [...]
THIRD DIMENSION January 31, 2010 Football fans in nine pubs – including the Railway Tavern in Liverpool Street (pictured) – yesterday watched the clash between Arsenal and Manchester United in 3D. Sky Sports used the event to launch its 3D channel, which goes live in April.
City’s Mancini goads United January 18, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY vs MANCHESTER UNITED MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini has lit the touchpaper ahead of his first derby with Manchester United by predicting the Eastlands side could usurp their bitter rivals as England’s biggest club. City’s recent history has been anything but illustrious, containing spells in the Championship and even League One as recently [...]
European exit could shatter Blues’ season March 17, 2010 IT could take a game or two before the full extent of the damage manifests itself, but I think defeat to Inter Milan will prove to be a huge blow for Chelsea. More than just ending their Champions League campaign, the impact threatens to derail their challenge for two other trophies. After Tuesday’s deserved loss, [...]
FULL DISCLOSURE February 1, 2010 SOME passengers using Heathrow and Manchester airports must now pass through new full body scanners or be they will be barred from boarding their flights. New rules drawn up in the wake of the failed attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas day stipulate that selected passengers must agree to be scanned.
Chelsea await City in potential cup showdown February 14, 2010 HOLDERS Chelsea are heading for two potential showdowns with Manchester City in the space of a week after the pair were drawn in the quarter-final of the FA Cup. Roberto Mancini’s City make the trip to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on 27 February and will return seven days later if they beat Stoke [...]
Black Cats eyeing Beattie January 31, 2010 SUNDERLAND are hoping to sign Stoke striker James Beattie in a deadline-day double swoop. Beattie has emerged as a target after deals for Tottenham’s Robbie Keane and Manchester City’s Benjani Mwaruwari fell through. The Black Cats also want Egypt full-back Ahmed Al-Muhammadi.
Just Schu watch, we’ll come good! May 6, 2010 THE wins that used to come so regularly have dried up, his star name’s much-heralded return to the track has proven a damp squib, and his world championship-winning driver has defected and flourished at a rival team, but Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn is refusing to give up on what has already been a difficult [...]
THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: DO YOU SIT AT A ROUND TABLE? February 28, 2010 DESPITE suffering from something akin to man flu, I managed to speak (apparently sounding more like Barry White – in sound not size) at the annual convention of the Million Dollar Round Table at Kensington Town Hall last week This get together with representation from the main US branch is a gathering of professional financial [...]