Manchester City 4, Hull City 1: Pellegrini urges City to forget Capital One Cup silverware and focus on reclaiming Premier League crown December 2, 2015 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini demanded that his side put thoughts of Capital One Cup success on the backburner and concentrate solely on reclaiming their Premier League crown after cruising through to the competition’s semi-finals with victory against Hull last night. Top-flight leaders City, who have also sealed their place in the Champions League knockout [...]
How Manchester City and China could help each other conquer the world following £265m investment December 1, 2015 Manchester City’s owners heralded the “incredible potential that exists in China” after selling a 13 per cent stake in their company to a Chinese consortium for £265m on Tuesday. City Football Group (CFG), which also owns New York City FC, Melbourne City FC and a stake in Yokohama Marinos has been valued at £2bn by [...]
Chelsea’s new stadium in pictures: £500m Stamford Bridge development to boast 60,000 capacity December 1, 2015 Chelsea fans have been given a glimpse into the future at Stamford Bridge in digital mock-ups of how the club hopes its new 60,000 capacity stadium will appear. Read more: Chelsea fans have been saved from sadness of leaving Stamford Bridge The Premier League champions today submitted a detailed planning application to the Hammersmith and [...]
Chelsea submit planning application for new 60,000 capacity stadium at Stamford Bridge December 1, 2015 Chelsea have submitted a planning application to Hammersmith and Fulham Council for a new 60,000 capacity stadium at Stamford Bridge. The Premier League champions want to demolish their current 42,000 capacity ground and replace it with a state-of-the-art design capable of holding 60,000 people in order to boost matchday revenue. Read more: Chelsea fans have been saved from [...]
Manchester City owners City Football Group receive £265m investment from Chinese consortium December 1, 2015 City Football Group (CFG), the owner of Manchester City, has received a £265m investment from Chinese institutional investors, valuing the company at £2bn. Led by state-backed media and sport investment company China Media Capital Holdings (CMC), the Chinese consortium will take a 13 per cent shareholding in the company, following six months of negotiations. Read more: Xi Jingping visits Manchester [...]
Sports Personality of the Year 2015 shortlist: Extended list of candidates to compete for this year’s gong revealed November 30, 2015 A bumper 12 contenders have been shortlisted to contest the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of Year award at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Sunday, 20 December. Athletics is represented by heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, distance runner Mo Farah and long-jumper Greg Rutherford, while Andy Murray, fresh from his Davis Cup heroics, and Formula One world champion [...]
Liverpool top of Premier League for fees spent on agents November 30, 2015 Liverpool shelled out the most in agents’ fees of any Premier League club during the past 12 months despite enduring a torrid time on the pitch which culminated in the sacking of manager Brendan Rodgers. Figures released by the Premier League yesterday showed that the Reds paid £14.3 million to agents between 1 October 2014 [...]
I had full faith in all-rounder Chris Jordan to bowl England to victory and series whitewash, says skipper Eoin Morgan November 30, 2015 Skipper Eoin Morgan insisted that he had no hesitation in handing Chris Jordan the ball ahead of England’s successful super-over victory in Sharjah last night which ensured his side whitewashed Pakistan in the T20 series. Despite going wicketless and conceding 39 runs from his four-over allocation in the regulation match, Jordan’s yorkers helped restrict Pakistan to [...]
Chris Cairns says reputation has been scorched despite former New Zealand cricket captain being cleared of perjury and perverting course of justice November 30, 2015 Former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns believes his reputation has been “scorched” despite being acquitted of perjury and perverting the course of justice on Monday. Cairns, 45, was cleared at the end of a nine-week trial at Southwark Crown Court, having been accused of lying when he stated under oath during a 2012 libel trial [...]
World heavyweight crown will not censor me, insists self-styled Gypsy King Tyson Fury November 30, 2015 Britain's Tyson Fury is adamant that his new-found status as world heavyweight champion will not see him suppress his views and insists his controversial stance on social issues does prevent him from being a role model. Mancunian fighter Fury sent shockwaves through global boxing by scoring a unanimous points decision over Ukrainian powerhouse Wladimir Klitschko [...]