Valencia seals victory for a patient United October 21, 2009 CSKA MOSCOW (0) vs MANCHESTER UTD (1) SIR ALEX FERGUSON hailed a job well done after his Manchester United side put themselves on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages with a hard-fought victory over CSKA Moscow. Antonio Valencia’s strike four minutes from time maintained United’s 100 per cent record in the [...]
Women’s boss Powell in Grimsby frame October 21, 2009 HOPE POWELL, the manager of the England women’s team, has emerged as a shock contender to take charge of League Two Grimsby in what would be an historic appointment. No woman has ever managed a Football League club before but Powell, who has coached the national team for 11 years, is believed to be in [...]
United will receive a Reds backlash, predicts Carragher October 21, 2009 JAMIE CARRAGHER insist Manchester United will face the wrath of a wounded Liverpool side on Sunday as the Reds look to end their worst run of form in 22 years. Boss Rafael Benitez came under fire from some sections of the Liverpool fans as the side slumped to their fourth successive trot and sixth of [...]
Strachan tipped to take Southgate’s place at Boro October 21, 2009 FORMER Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is the hot favourite to be named Middlesbrough manager following Gareth Southgate’s sacking. Eyebrows were raised when Boro axed Southgate after Tuesday night’s 2-0 win over Derby, a result that left them just one point off the top of the Championship. Chairman Steve Gibson yesterday explained that he had decided [...]
Hodgson pledges future to Fulham October 21, 2009 FULHAM manager Roy Hodgson has given his side a boost ahead of tonight’s crunch Europa League clash with Roma by pledging his future to the club. Hodgson has been linked with both the Sweden and Norway national team jobs, but the 62-year-old insists he wants to stay at Craven Cottage. “It’s very nice to be [...]
Branson set to pull plug on Brawn deal October 21, 2009 SIR RICHARD Branson has hinted that his Virgin brand may be about to withdraw its support of Brawn GP after their dazzling debut season. The team won both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships in their maiden season, with British racer Jenson Button sealing the triumph on Sunday in Brazil. But that success is set to [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF October 21, 2009 Kaymer aiming for top spotGOLF: Martin Kaymer is looking to reclaim his lead in the Race of Dubai this weekend when he makes his comeback in the Castello Masters in Portugal. German Kaymer has missed two months with a foot injury and has since been overtaken by Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy in the standings. [...]
Edu race claims are condemned by Rangers October 21, 2009 RANGERS last night condemned the “moronic behaviour” of their own supporters alleged to have made racist remarks towards Maurice Edu after Tuesday night’s Champions League defeat by Unirea Urziceni. United States midfielder Edu played no part in the 4-1 defeat but claimed on his Twitter page that he was targeted by his own fans as [...]
SHAW BLASTS GYM MONKEYS October 21, 2009 ENGLAND lock Simon Shaw says modern players spend too long in the gym, at the expense of their technique. Shaw’s blast comes as national boss Martin Johnson faces a huge injury list for the autumn internationals. “We shouldn’t be trying to create gym monkeys with technique, we should be trying to create rugby players,” said [...]
Benitez facing crisis as Reds lurch to fourth loss in a row October 20, 2009 LIVERPOOL (1) vs LYON (2) LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez admits his side’s three remaining Champions League Group E fixtures have taken on must-win status after last night’s dramatic injury-time defeat at home to Lyon. The Reds went ahead when Yossi Benayoun finished just before half time, but Maxime Gonalons equalised with 18 minutes left and [...]