Arsenal can keep goals flowing in London derby September 24, 2009 FULHAM vs WEST HAMTomorrow 5.30pm, ESPNPREMIER LEAGUE football fans certainly can’t complain about a boring start to the season. There have been 70 goals in the last 20 matches – results which have cost Sporting Index a small fortune, with spread bettors buying match goals, goal minutes and shirt numbers. Arsenal have been one of [...]
Wenger not ready to call time September 24, 2009 ARSENE WENGER may be turning 60 next month, but the Arsenal boss has put to bed any suggestions of retirement, insisting he will carry on until no longer physically able. The French maestro has been at the helm since September 1996, winning three Premier League titles and four FA Cups as well as reaching a [...]
Phillips: Don’t over-hype the Three Lions October 13, 2009 FORMER England striker Kevin Phillips believes Fabio Capello’s men are primed for World Cup success in South Africa next summer – but has warned against over-hyping their chances. The Birmingham City front man says England boss Capello has a wealth of talent at his disposal, but knows from personal experience that it does not necessarily [...]
Saudi Prince eyes 50 per cent stake September 27, 2009 A SAUDI prince has declared he is close to buying a stake in Liverpool – and wants to snap up as much as 50 per cent of the club. Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah is ready to pay up to £350m for half of the Premier League giants, he said yesterday. Prince Faisal, who [...]
BUSINESS LUMINARIES TOAST THEIR SUCCESS November 10, 2009 IT’S one thing to see the chancellor of the exchequer give up an entire evening to sit through a business awards ceremony, but quite another when he manages to have the audience in stitches during his speech as well. That’s right, folks: it seems that 18 months of surviving on a few hours sleep a [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF September 23, 2009 Cavendish forced to pull outCYCLING: Britain’s Mark Cavendish had to withdraw from this week’s Road Cycling World Championships road race with a respiratory infection. The 24-year-old, who won six stages in this summer’s Tour de France, pulled out of this month’s Tour of Missouri with breathing difficulties. England v Brazil – in QatarFOOTBALL: England will [...]
Big spending days of top flight are finished September 1, 2009 SPENDING by top-flight clubs shrank by 10 per cent this year – and experts say a more “risk-averse” climate means Premier League outlays will fall again in 2010. Teams in England’s top tier spent an estimated total of £450m before the summer transfer window closed yesterday evening, a reduction of around £50m on 2008’s record [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 20, 2009 Zhirkov plays down surgery fearCHELSEA winger Yuri Zhirkov has denied reports he needs an operation to cure the knee problem that has prevented him making his Premier League bow. Zhirkov is not expected to return before the Blues face Burnley on Saturday week, but the Russian summer signing said suggestions of surgery “don’t correspond to [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 20, 2009 Zhirkov plays down surgery fearCHELSEA winger Yuri Zhirkov has denied reports he needs an operation to cure the knee problem that has prevented him making his Premier League bow. Zhirkov is not expected to return before the Blues face Burnley on Saturday week, but the Russian summer signing said suggestions of surgery “don’t correspond to [...]
We’re going all out for the perfect 10, says Rooney October 8, 2009 STRIKER Wayne Rooney has revealed boss Fabio Capello is demanding a ‘Perfect 10’ from England’s triumphant World Cup qualifying campaign. Capello’s men have already secured their route to next summer’s World Cup with eight straight wins, but the Italian is looking to finish qualifying with another six points from their remaining two matches. England make [...]