SPORT | IN BRIEF August 31, 2011 Man Utd set for record profits FOOTBALL: Manchester United are today expected to announce record operating profits of more than £100m – and a pre-tax profit of around £60m. United plan a partial float in Singapore later this year. Farah passed fit for 5,000m ATHLETICS: Britain’s Mo Farah will begin his second bid for gold [...]
Hargreaves in shock switch as deadline chaos looms August 30, 2011 • Mertesacker jets in for Arsenal medical • Spurs to conclude signing of Parker MEGA wealthy Manchester City caused the biggest stir on the penultimate day of the transfer window without even spending a penny after they agreed a deal to bring free agent Owen Hargreaves to the Etihad Stadium. The England international midfielder joined [...]
What’s gone wrong for Arsenal and Wenger? An insider gives his view August 30, 2011 ARSENAL’S sharp decline is down to Arsene Wenger wielding too much control over matters both on the field and off it – and the manager must be challenged if the freefall is to be arrested. That is the view of football guru and Wenger confidant Alex Fynn, who believes the long-serving boss has been allowed [...]
Britain’s golden girl Ennis settles for silver August 30, 2011 BRITAIN’S wait for a first World Championship gold medal in Daegu will stretch into a fourth day after London 2012 poster girl Jessica Ennis surrendered her heptathlon crown to Russia’s Tatyana Chernova. The Sheffield-born athlete held a 151-point advantage over Chernova heading into the second day of competition, but a disappointing performance in the javelin [...]
Warnock eyes new recruits to bolster Rangers squad August 30, 2011 QUEENS PARK RANGERS manager Neil Warnock is set for a hectic deadline day as he looks to add to the signing of Arsenal left-back Armand Traore. The Frenchman arrived for 1.2m yesterday and could be followed by England Under-21 international Henri Lansbury. Warnock is also chasing Sunderland’s versatile defender Anton Ferdinand and will rival Spurs for [...]
Top flight transfer spend hits £360m – and counting August 30, 2011 PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have already eclipsed their winter transfer window spending by around £150m, but they will have to pull out all the stops today to match the record deadline day outlay of 31 January. That day saw Chelsea lavish more than £70m on striker Fernando Torres and defender David Luiz while Liverpool paid a [...]
Youngster James stuns the world with 400m victory August 30, 2011 GRENADA’S 18-year-old Kirani James became the third youngest world champion of all-time after he stunned defending champion LaShawn Merritt to win the men’s 400m. The American, who has only just returned from a 21-month doping ban, looked set to defend his title having opened up a sizeable gap heading into the home straight. But James, [...]
Broad backs England’s youngsters August 30, 2011 ENGLAND Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad believes the exciting young talent at his disposal will help reinstate his side as a genuine force in the shortest format of the game. The reigning World Twenty20 champions lost by nine wickets against Sri Lanka earlier this summer on Broad’s debut as skipper. The selectors have reacted by calling [...]
Murray poses major threat, says Djokovic August 30, 2011 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic insists Britain’s Andy Murray is capable of preventing him from claiming his third grand slam title of the year at the US Open. The British star begins his campaign today against India’s Somdev Devaarman having become only the second man to beat Djokovic this season in the final of the Cincinnati [...]
Robson and Watson provide hope of a glittering grand slam future August 30, 2011 TEEN sensation Laura Robson intends to provide the British women’s game with another shot in the arm at the US Open when she locks horns with 30th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues. The 17-year-old, along with Heather Watson, who pushed Maria Sharapova to the brink in their epic first round clash on Monday, look set to [...]