Kroenke to outline plan to Gunners October 26, 2011 ARSENAL majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is poised to address fans in person for the first time when he attends the club’s AGM this morning – but won’t answer questions. The American sports tycoon, who took control of the club earlier this year in a deal that valued it at £730m, is set to outline his [...]
FA made to wait as Uefa delay explanation of Rooney suspension October 26, 2011 UEFA have delayed providing the Football Association their written reasons behind England striker Wayne Rooney’s three-match ban “for another week at a minimum”. The European governing body had been expected to provide the FA with the reasoned decisions for the ban – imposed on the England striker for kicking Miodrag Dzudovoic during the 2-2 draw [...]
Mancini rings the changes but the goals flow again for rampant City October 26, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY came from behind to book their place in the Carling Cup quarter-finals following a devastating 5-2 win at Wolves. Manager Roberto Mancini made 11 changes to the side which beat Manchester United 6-1 on Sunday and the gamble looked like it had backfired when Nenad Milijas fired the home side into an early lead. But [...]
Kieswetter not the answer to England’s opening dilemna October 26, 2011 INDIA’S one-day whitewash of England highlights the significance of home advantage. In totally different conditions on the Subcontinent, India were of course far more comfortable and the roles were utterly reversed. But if England have pretensions of being the best one-day team in the world then they have to adapt far better. Alastair Cook’s men [...]
Relaxed IPL stance no guarantee of improved showing, says Flower October 26, 2011 ENGLAND coach Andy Flower has dismissed the suggestion that another whitewash on the Subcontinent next year could be avoided were he to make his top players available for Indian Premier League selection. A 95-run defeat in Kolkata yesterday sealed England’s 5-0 humiliation at the hands of the world champions. Of England’s batsmen only Ravi Bopara [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF October 26, 2011 Robson wins battle of Brit girls TENNIS: Laura Robson battled to victory against Heather Watson in the first meeting between the British teenagers at the Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple. Londoner Robson, 17, fought out a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over Guernsey 19-year-old Watson to reach the quarter-finals. “I’m sure we’re going play a fair few [...]
Blockbusters at the touch of a button October 26, 2011 NETFLIX, the US online film service, announced on Monday that it will be launching in the UK in 2012. The company looks set to change the way we watch movies, but already has some tough competition. Here we tell you everything you need to know. What is Netflix? Netflix is an online film service that [...]
FA investigate Terry racism claim October 25, 2011 ENGLAND and Chelsea captain John Terry last night vowed to clear his name after being placed under investigation by the Football Association over allegations he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. The FA announced they would begin to make enquiries after receiving a complaint about the alleged incident (right) in Sunday’s west London derby between [...]
Villas-Boas sticks by ref criticism October 25, 2011 CHELSEA boss Andre Villas-Boas is unrepentant over his criticism of referee Chris Foy in Sunday’s defeat at QPR, despite being asked to explain his remarks to the Football Association. Villas-Boas insists Foy, who sent off Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa and booked seven Chelsea players, was “card happy” and “extremely unfair”. “I don’t think I [...]
Eastern promise offered by Park and Arshavin October 25, 2011 ARSENAL 2 vs BOLTON 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes Park Chu-Young is ready to make a significant impact in the Premier League after the Korea international struck his first goal for the club in last night’s Carling Cup win over Bolton. The Trotters stunned an impressive crowd of over 56,000 at Emirates Stadium with [...]