BELGIAN STRUGGLE November 1, 2011 GENK (1) vs CHELSEA (1) ● Chelsea condemn Ferdinand fan chants ● Luiz misses penalty as Chelsea blow lead ● Cech admits Blues must qualify hard way CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech admitted his side will have to seal qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League the hard way after they threw away a [...]
Van Persie gamble backfires as Gunners fire blanks November 1, 2011 ARSENAL (0) vs MARSEILLE (0) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted the emotional effects of Saturday’s win over Chelsea played a part in his side’s failure to secure qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League following last night’s stalemate against Marseille. Wenger opted to rest captain and top scorer Robin van Persie and the [...]
Ferguson: Rio’s lost his pace so he must find a new way November 1, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned defender Rio Ferdinand that his days as an automatic first-choice starter are no more. United’s recent success has been built on the central defensive partnership between Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. But a series of injuries, coupled with the emergence of Johnny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, [...]
Mancini willing to offer Tevez a second chance November 1, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has suggested Carlos Tevez could figure in his plans again if he apologises for his part in the ongoing controversy. Tevez has been frozen out of the first-team picture since Mancini claimed the Argentinian refused to play in the Champions League game at Bayern Munich back in September. Mancini has [...]
French win in Melbourne November 1, 2011 A first ever British victory in the Emirates Melbourne Cup was prevented by the narrowest possible margin once again as Ed Dunlop’s Red Cadeaux succumbed to well-fancied French stayer Dunaden.”I thought he wouldn’t like the ground and with a little more juice he’d have beaten the other horse,” said Dunlop.
Rooney up for award November 1, 2011 Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the only Englishman shortlisted for the Ballon D’Or. Only five players on the shortlist have Premier League connections, two of which – Cesc Fabregas and Sergio Aguero – spent only half of 2011 in England – compared to 15 in Spain. European champions Barcelona lead the way with eight [...]
Djokovic back on course November 1, 2011 Novak Djokovic struggled to a three-set victory over Xavier Malisse at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Djokovic beat the Belgian 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in his first match since winning the US Open in September.
Gunners chief Kroenke tells United fans to lay off Glazers October 31, 2011 ARSENAL’S majority shareholder Stan Kroenke has urged fans of Manchester United to admit they have been wrong to demonise the Glazer family and thank them for the success they have delivered since their controversial takeover. Despite the Old Trafford club continuing to pick up trophy after trophy since Malcolm Glazer took over the club back [...]
AVB still defiant after his nightmare week October 31, 2011 Chelsea boss stands by his methods as QPR star Ferdinand reveals “strong feelings” over his clash with Terry, by James Goldman CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas admits he and his side have endured “a disastrous week” but insists he is still on course to produce a side capable of winning the Premier League. The past eight [...]
Garcia’s glory caps Europe’s stunning year October 31, 2011 IT HAS been a momentous year for European golf to say the least and Sergio Garcia’s return to winning ways is certainly among one of the many highlights. For its poignancy, and to an extent the surprise nature of it, you’d be hard pressed to look past Darren Clarke’s achievement of winning The Open as [...]