Wenger’s worry for Turkey trip after Arsenal taken the distance August 17, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger fears Saturday’s last-gasp win over Crystal Palace could undermine their chances in tomorrow’s Champions League play-off clash with Besiktas. The Gunners were made to sweat until the 90th minute in their Premier League opener before Aaron Ramsey struck the winner, and Wenger admits that effort might leave his side jaded for [...]
Chelsea must overcome teams that park the bus, says Jose August 17, 2014 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has urged his side to be more streetwise and find a way to unlock opponents intent on defending in numbers ahead of their Premier League opener with top-flight new boys Burnley at Turf Moor tonight. The Blues dropped crucial points at home last season after failing to overcome teams deploying a [...]
Peerless Farah leads GB gold rush at Europeans August 17, 2014 DOUBLE Olympic champion Mo Farah savoured a return to winning ways after his second gold helped Great Britain to a record tally and top spot in the medal table on a landmark final day of the European Championships. Farah added the 5,000m title to his success in the 10,000m last week as the 31-year-old became [...]
Sport Comment: World Cup has been huge credibility boost for women’s rugby August 17, 2014 IT IS the nature of our sporting world that football is the rich man from whose table every other sport has to eat the scraps, and so amid all the hoopla in the week of the resumption of the Premier League it has been particularly bad luck for English cricket and British athletics that their [...]
Kell now keen on Khan bout August 17, 2014 BRITAIN’S Kell Brook is eyeing a showdown with Amir Khan after beating Shawn Porter to become IBF welterweight champion in their title fight in California on Saturday. The 28-year-old claimed a majority decision over the American to maintain his perfect record with 33 victories from as many bouts and now has Bolton boxer Khan, who [...]
Crystal Palace in disarray after Pulis walks over lack of transfers August 14, 2014 CRYSTAL PALACE’S preparations for the new season were plunged into turmoil last night after manager Tony Pulis left the club by mutual consent. The 56-year-old, who was named Premier League Manager of the Year in May after saving the Eagles from relegation, failed to resolve differences over areas of responsibiliy and transfer policy after holding [...]
Clubs: rich-poor gap is widening August 14, 2014 POLARISATION between English football’s rich and poor is worsening and the problem is being exacerbated by financial fair play (FFP) rules, according to a report published today. A survey of 67 finance chiefs from English and Scottish clubs conducted by accountant and advisory firm BDO found that 94 per cent believe the wealth gap between [...]
Dyke England plan pilloried August 14, 2014 PLANS to curb the prevalence of foreign players in English football would have no positive bearing on the results of the national team, but would harm domestic competitions, say researchers. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke proposes limiting imports to English leagues, arguing that more playing time for homegrown youngsters will improve England’s performance. But a [...]
Suarez cleared to cut his teeth at Barca August 14, 2014 CONTROVERSIAL Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is set to make his Barcelona debut within days after succeeding with an appeal against his total ban from football. Suarez, who left Liverpool for Spain in a £75m transfer, failed to overturn a four-month suspension from playing for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup, but has been [...]
Football Comment: Title is Jose’s Blues’ to lose August 14, 2014 City A.M. columnist Trevor Steven casts his eye over the new Premier League season IT’S AN unwritten rule that winning a league title is hard, but retaining it is even harder, especially when you’ve got a top five who all harbour genuine aspirations of finishing first. For supporters, it should add up to another exciting [...]