Chelsea spend £4.5m on Brazil starlet Nathan May 14, 2015 PREMIER League champions Chelsea have bolstered their stockpile of talented youngsters by completing the signing of Brazil Under-20 attacking midfielder Nathan. The 19-year-old, who can also play as a second striker and whose full name is Nathan Allan de Souza, is believed to have cost £4.5m from Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense. He joins Chelsea at [...]
Andy Murray feared a week’s absence after pulling out of Rome Open May 14, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admits his participation at the French Open may have been on the line had he not taken the decision to withdraw from the Rome Masters yesterday. World No3 Murray was due to face Belgium’s David Goffin for a place in the quarter-final but pulled out citing fatigue, interrupting a clay-court revival that [...]
Manchester United can nick narrow win over old nemesis Arsenal May 14, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS MAN UNITED V ARSENAL AND HARRY MADLEY LOOKS AT THE FINAL ROUND OF THE AVIVA PREMIERSHIP Arsenal’s surprise defeat to Swansea on Monday night was only their second home league reverse of the season, but it won’t rankle with them as much as the other one – the 2-1 loss to [...]
Saracens and Exeter look set to book the remaining play-off places May 14, 2015 THE FINAL round of the Aviva Premiership kicks off tomorrow afternoon and for Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs and Saracens this weekend is crucial as they battle it out for the two remaining semi-final spots. Northampton Saints have already secured a home semi-final berth after finishing top of the pile for the first time in their [...]
Dascombe’s Panther will not be caught in Betway Yorkshire Cup May 14, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS BETWAY YORKSHIRE CUP DAY AT YORK MARCH’S Dubai winner BROWN PANTHER can add to his tally of high-profile wins when making his York debut in today’s Group Two Betway Yorkshire Cup (3.15pm). Tom Dascombe’s globetrotting seven-year-old has captured the hearts of many racegoers over the years and he should be popular in [...]
Custom might just be a Cut above his Lockinge rivals May 14, 2015 IN RECENT years northern trainers have always been a fair way behind their Newmarket and Lambourn contemporaries when it comes to the very best races – they just don’t have the firepower. But if there is a future champion trainer amongst their ranks it is surely David O’Meara. The former jump jockey has made a [...]
Maximum excitement on Man United v Arsenal May 14, 2015 MANCHESTER United’s 8-2 win over Arsenal in August 2011 remains the highest-scoring meeting between the sides and was the Gunners’ heaviest defeat since 1896. And whether you expect goals or not on Sunday, Sporting Index have a whole host of markets on every aspect of the goalmouth action. The time of the first match goal [...]
Arsenal, Chelsea and other Premier League Champions League places under threat from Juventus resurgence May 14, 2015 England's biggest football clubs are currently enjoying an era of unprecedented financial dominance, with all 20 Premier League outfits reckoned to be among the 40 richest in the world. Spiralling revenue, driven by ever-swelling television contracts, has afforded even the most modest English top-flight teams the cash to outbid all but the most prestigious sides [...]
Chelsea FC have received over £1bn Roman Abramovich loans in 12 years May 14, 2015 Roman Abramovich's loans to Chelsea have risen above the £1bn mark. Chelsea's billionaire Russian owner has loaned a total of £1,041,243,000 to Fordstam, the company through which he owns the Premier League champions. According to Fordstam's latest accounts for the full financial year ended 30 June 2014, Abramovich's loans to the club rose by £60m [...]
Manchester United: Ed Woodward “pleased” with Louis van Gaal as revenue rises in third quarter May 14, 2015 Manchester United made £95m in the first three months of 2015 thanks to an increase in commercial revenue and sponsorships. The figures The Premier League giants said they were "pleased" with manager Louis van Gaal's first season in charge but expect the Dutchman to deliver trophies next season. Commercial revenues at the club jumped 11.7 [...]