City scrape through as Hull mauled September 23, 2009 CAPTAIN Kolo Toure headed his first goal for Manchester City as they came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 after extra time. The visitors, featuring a raft of changes, took a shock lead against a full-strength City line-up when Hungary midfielder Zoltan Gera rifled in from 25 yards. City dominated possession but did not level [...]
Sir Bobby honoured at star-studded memorial September 21, 2009 STARS flocked to Durham cathedral yesterday for a moving tribute to former England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who died in July after a battle with cancer. Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne, key figures in Robson’s 1990 World Cup squad, were joined at the service by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and current England head [...]
Sir Bobby honoured at star-studded memorial September 21, 2009 STARS flocked to Durham cathedral yesterday for a moving tribute to former England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who died in July after a battle with cancer. Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne, key figures in Robson’s 1990 World Cup squad, were joined at the service by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and current England head [...]
Fans blamed as Adebayor escapes ban October 1, 2009 MANCHESTER CITY striker Emmanuel Adebayor yesterday escaped a ban for his controversial celebration against Arsenal after the Football Association accepted he had suffered “extreme provocation”. Adebayor was initially charged with improper conduct for marking a goal against his former club last month by running the length of the pitch to parade in front of Gunners [...]
Political polling produces instant public response October 6, 2009 THE big news here in Manchester is “daily polling”. Well, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but never before have we seen the effect of the sound and fury at the party conferences producing, almost instantly, accurately recorded public response. The chart shows how Gordon Brown’s speech led to a very slight uplift, which disappeared the next [...]
Blues promote COO Gourlay to replace Kenyon September 17, 2009 CHELSEA have promoted chief operating officer Ron Gourlay to the role of chief executive following the announcement of Peter Kenyon’s imminent departure. Gourlay, 46, has been at Chelsea for more than five years and, like Kenyon, previously held positions at Manchester United and sportswear manufacturers Umbro. “It is a huge honour to be offered the [...]
Blues promote COO Gourlay to replace Kenyon September 17, 2009 CHELSEA have promoted chief operating officer Ron Gourlay to the role of chief executive following the announcement of Peter Kenyon’s imminent departure. Gourlay, 46, has been at Chelsea for more than five years and, like Kenyon, previously held positions at Manchester United and sportswear manufacturers Umbro. “It is a huge honour to be offered the [...]
Lampard has faith in out of sorts England pal Ferdinand October 12, 2009 ENGLAND midfielder Frank Lampard has backed out-of-sorts international colleague Rio Ferdinand to bounce back from his current malaise. Ferdinand was heavily criticised for his performance in the shock defeat in Ukraine on Saturday, in which the Manchester United defender made the latest in a series of high-profile errors. Despite those slips manager Fabio Capello is [...]
Lampard has faith in out of sorts England pal Ferdinand October 12, 2009 ENGLAND midfielder Frank Lampard has backed out-of-sorts international colleague Rio Ferdinand to bounce back from his current malaise. Ferdinand was heavily criticised for his performance in the shock defeat in Ukraine on Saturday, in which the Manchester United defender made the latest in a series of high-profile errors. Despite those slips manager Fabio Capello is [...]
Tories unveil 250m tax cut for new firms October 5, 2009 THE Tories yesterday announced a surprise tax cut for new businesses in a bid to create 60,000 new jobs. Speaking at the party’s conference in Manchester, shadow chancellor George Osborne unveiled plans to exempt new firms from some National Insurance contributions. Osborne said that any business that launches in the first two years of a [...]