Leeds fans must stump up £30m to buy club from owner Massimo Cellino November 3, 2015 A Leeds United supporters' group has been told to stump up £30m for a majority stake in the club from owner Massimo Cellino. Last week Leeds Fans United (LFU) reached an agreement in principle with their team's Italian owner to purchase around 75 per cent of the club. Cellino has since set his price at [...]
Twickenham to stage at least three NFL games from 2016 November 3, 2015 Twickenham will share NFL hosting duties with Wembley and Tottenham after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) secured a three-year deal to host at least three games at the home of England rugby starting next year. Wembley has already committed to hosting at least two games a season until 2020 and Tottenham will stage at least [...]
How the All Blacks win: New Zealand Rugby chief Steve Tew on how the World Cup champions sustain a winning culture and what other businesses can learn from their success November 3, 2015 By now you’ll have heard all the accolades and statistics: The first team to successfully defend a Rugby World Cup, the first nation to win the tournament three times and a historical win ratio over 75 per cent. Not only are New Zealand’s All Blacks one of sport’s most successful dynasties – there are very few [...]
Turkish Airlines Open 2015: Winner Victor Dubuisson’s tears show what it means November 3, 2015 He has had a woeful year so it was very much a case of Turkish delight for an emotional Victor Dubuisson on Sunday as the Frenchman secured his first European Tour title since his breakthrough success on the same course two years ago. The 25-year-old was in floods of tears on the 18th green in Antalya [...]
Fifa crisis: UBS has “received inquiries” over accounts linked to football’s governing body November 3, 2015 UBS is the latest bank to reveal it has been approached by law enforcement authorities investigating Fifa corruption. The paper trail from football's under-fire governing body has led Swiss investigators to a number of "suspicious" transactions at various banks while US authorities have questioned HSBC, Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse amongst others. British banks Standard Chartered, [...]
Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal keen to dispel myths of Manchester United’s attacking past November 3, 2015 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has denounced the suggestion that the Old Trafford club was a constant bastion of attacking football prior to his arrival as they bid to avoid an unwelcome record against CSKA Moscow tonight. United have recorded three successive goalless draws, which includes a 325-minute goal-drought dating back to their 1-1 Champions [...]
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino sets sights on Arsenal scalp after Spurs beat Aston Villa to move fifth in Premier League November 3, 2015 Tottenham Hotspur 3, Aston Villa 1 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino last night immediately switched his focus to Sunday’s north London derby with Arsenal rather than dwell on a commanding victory over struggling Aston Villa which extended his side’s unbeaten Premier League run to 10 matches. Spurs strolled into an assertive two-goal lead courtesy of strikes from Mousa Dembele and teenager [...]
Eva Carneiro set to file individual legal claim against Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho November 2, 2015 The storm engulfing Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has intensified after it emerged that the club’s former doctor Eva Carneiro intends to file an individual legal claim against the Portuguese. Mourinho is set to be served legal papers this week as part of a separate, but connected, twist to the saga which has seen Carneiro’s lawyers bring action [...]
England urged to turn screw after James Taylor leads robust batting display in must-win Test against Pakistan November 2, 2015 Experienced campaigner Ian Bell has targeted a 100-run lead after a patient and robust England batted themselves into a position of strength on day two of their must-win final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Monday. Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor, playing his first Test since 2012, underpinned the England reply with an unbeaten 74 as the [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 analysis: Who came out on top off the pitch – England, the All Blacks or Australia? November 2, 2015 An Australia v New Zealand final was a great spectacle for the fans and the sport, but with such a distinct lack of home nation representation,there was a nagging feeling of ‘what if?’ for England fans. Their early exit in the group stages came as an unwelcome surprise to sponsors and brands alike, with some [...]