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 [...]
Andy Murray shuns lengthy break following Davis Cup heroics and sets sights on ending Australian Open heartache November 30, 2015 He may have almost single-handedly ended Great Britain’s 79-year wait to be crowned world champions again, but Andy Murray insists he is not about to rest on his laurels yet. The Scot, whose heroics earned Britain victory over Belgium in the final of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas on Sunday, is already targeting more [...]
Charl Schwartzel’s record fourth Alfred Dunhill Championship win could herald return to form of a big talent November 30, 2015 The future looked bright for Charl Schwartzel back in April 2011, when the South African won the Masters, his first Major, at the age of 26 with a finishing sequence of four consecutive birdies. His closing round contrasted sharply with that of Rory McIlroy, who shot an 80 in that infamous Sunday collapse at Augusta, [...]
Davis Cup final 2015: Andy Murray enjoys his “most emotional” triumph after he leads Great Britain to first title since 1936 November 30, 2015 Emotional Andy Murray last night savoured the most significant triumph of his career after clinching Great Britain's first title for 79 years in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas. Murray sank to his knees and rolled in the clay of the Flanders Expo after his successful topspin lob sealed a straight-sets defeat of David Goffin [...]
Series whitewash against Pakistan would reverberate around globe ahead of next year’s World T20, says England all-rounder Chris Woakes November 30, 2015 All-rounder Chris Woakes insists whitewashing Pakistan would send out a clear message ahead of next year’s World T20 as England prepare for their final clash against Pakistan in Sharjah today. England hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after navigating a tense finale to win by three runs in Dubai on Friday – [...]