Cabaye bid fails as Wenger eyes midfield recruits August 19, 2013 ARSENAL have prioritised signing a midfielder following the injuries suffered to Mikel Arteta and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain but saw a bid for Newcastle’s Yohan Cabaye rejected yesterday. The Magpies turned down an offer of around £11m for the France international, while the Gunners are also thought to have made enquiries regarding Paul Pogba of Juventus and [...]
Moyes mulls over new bid August 19, 2013 MANCHESTER UNITED are weighing up whether to make a second approach for Everton’s Leighton Baines and Maroune Fellaini, after the Toffees rejected their initial combined £28m bid, labelling it “derisory” and “insulting”. United made their move for the duo before the weekend’s opening round of Premier League fixtures, however, Everton immediately rejected the offer. “Everton [...]
Pistorius trial to begin in March August 19, 2013 ATHLETICS: Six-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will appear in court from 3 March 2014 charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and the illegal possession of ammunition, the South African athlete learned at a Pretoria magistrate’s court hearing yesterday. Pistorius denies murder.
Disgraced Panesar joins Essex August 19, 2013 CRICKET: England spinner Monty Panesar has joined Essex until the end of the season, after Sussex released him on loan following an investigation into an incident earlier this month when the 31-year-old was fined £90 by police for being drunk and disorderly after urinating on nightclub bouncers.
Premier League: Mourinho will fight until deadline day for Rooney August 18, 2013 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA 2 vs HULL CITY 0 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho will persevere to the end of the transfer window to secure the signing of unsettled Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, despite watching the Blues’ attack rip through Hull City in the opening half an hour of their latest Premier League campaign. An [...]
Premier League: Spurs new boys will get better, says Villas-Boas August 18, 2013 AT SELHURST PARK CRYSTAL PALACE 0 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 TOTTENHAM boss Andre Villas-Boas believes the best is yet to come from his summer signings after record £26m-buy Roberto Soldado scored the decisive goal at Selhurst Park. Soldado, together with midfielders Paulinho and Nacer Chadli, made accomplished, if unspectacular, debuts in the narrow victory. And [...]
Sport Comment: It’s worth walking to Glasgow for glimpse of a sprint superstar August 18, 2013 GIVEN events at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, and my prediction last Monday that Arsenal would win the Premier League this season, you may be inclined to give this column a miss this week on the grounds that the writer clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It is a marathon not a sprint, remember; still [...]
England open door to untried bowling pair for Ashes finale August 18, 2013 FORMER England cricket coach Peter Moores has backed uncapped Lancashire spinner Simon Kerrigan to shine if handed a debut in this week’s final Ashes Test at the Oval. The 24-year-old and Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes were the surprise names in England’s 14-man squad for the fifth clash with Australia, starting on Wednesday. “He has loved [...]
Torrance pipped at St Andrews August 18, 2013 GOLF: Former Ryder Cup captain and City A.M. columnist Sam Torrance narrowly missed out on the SSE Scottish Senior Open over the weekend, ending tied second with Denis O’Sullivan on four under par. Spaniard Santiago Luna claimed victory at St Andrews, carding a final round 71 to end five under par.
Saints snap up Italy’s Osvaldo August 18, 2013 FOOTBALL: Southampton last night confirmed the signing of Roma’s Pablo Daniel Osvaldo for a club record £15m.