Boring tag no concern for satisfied Mancini January 5, 2011 EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 0 vs MANCHESTER CITY 0 MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini shrugged off ‘boring’ chants from Arsenal fans after his side’s negative tactics kept the Gunners behind them in third place. Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas both hit the post as City survived an onslaught, leaving Arsene Wenger’s men four points behind [...]
Grant remaining positive despite Toon horror show January 5, 2011 NEWCASTLE 5 vs WESTHAM 0 BELEAGUERED West Ham manager Avram Grant blamed a “bad day at the office” after a debut hat-trick from Leon Best plunged the Israeli’s tenure to a new low. Grant (right) looks destined to be sacked after the Hammers sank back to the foot of the Premier League table, thanks to [...]
Redknapp far from sure on Beckham loan transfer January 5, 2011 EVERTON 2 vs TOTTENHAM 1 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp claimed his hopes of signing David Beckham are now in the hands of others after seeing his side blow a chance to cement their top four place. The possibility of a deal now hinges on whether conditions likely to be imposed by the Major League Soccer side [...]
FA deny Becks is set for top job January 5, 2011 FOOTBALL: The Football Association last night played down suggestions that David Beckham is being lined up to become the next England manager. “There are no such talks and we have not discussed any potential succession plan at this point,” a statement read.
Klitschko puts Haye on hold January 5, 2011 BOXING: Heavyweight world champion David Haye will have to wait for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko after the Ukrainian rescheduled his shelved bout with Derick Chisora for 30 April. IBF and WBO title holder Klitschko pulled out of a fight with Briton Chisora, 27, in December, citing a back injury.
Murray and Robson crash out January 5, 2011 TENNIS: British duo Andy Murray and Laura Robson crashed out of the Hopman Cup after losing 2-1 to France in Perth. Robson, 16, lost her singles match with Kristina Mladenovic and Murray beat Nicolas Mahut before the French pair won the mixed doubles.
United go three points clear in race for title January 4, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs STOKE CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told his players to ignore the criticism and focus on recapturing the Premier League title. Splendid goals from Javier Hernandez and Nani, which came either side of Dean Whitehead’s surprise equaliser, helped United open up a three point lead over Manchester [...]
City stars brawl ahead of Arsenal trip January 4, 2011 FRESH cracks have broken out in Manchester City’s mutinous squad ahead of tonight’s crunch visit to Arsenal after team-mates Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor brawled during training. Yesterday’s skirmish appeared to be sparked by Adebayor’s reaction to a tackle from Toure and had to be broken up by concerned team-mates including Patrick Vieira and Vincent [...]
Andrew’s fate in balance as RFU mull axe January 4, 2011 ROB ANDREW, the Rugby Football Union’s elite director, will discover today whether he is to be axed after more than four years in the job. The RFU’s new chief executive, John Steele, will present the findings of his four-month strategic review, and is expected to shake up Andrew’s elite department. Steele is being tipped to [...]
England must show Mitchell respect January 4, 2011 OUR cricket columnist, former England batsman and Warwickshire chairman Andy Lloyd, has been poring over all the Ashes action. Here he dissects what he’s learned from the play so far. HOSTILITY It’s almost impossible to pigeonhole Mitchell Johnson, but he’s certainly a player who can hurt you if you don’t respect him. He’s got bucket [...]