Henry: Self-made millionaire who brought Red Sox glory October 6, 2010 PROSPECTIVE Liverpool owner John W Henry knows what it takes to revive the dwindling fortunes of a world famous sporting name, having done as much with Boston Red Sox. Henry, 61, and his holding company New England Sports Ventures took control of the baseball franchise in 2002 and by 2004 had ended their 84-year wait [...]
Premier League chiefs and Carragher set to give takeover the green light October 6, 2010 THE proposed takeover of Liverpool could be granted approval as early as Friday, the Premier League confirmed last night. A £300m offer to buy the club from New England Sports Ventures (NESV) – principally owned by Boston Red Sox chief John W Henry – was accepted by the Liverpool board of directors yesterday despite strong [...]
FANS VIEW October 6, 2010 LIVERPOOL fans’ group, Spirit of Shankly (SoS) say they have greeted the news of John W Henry’s imminent takeover with “cautious optimism”. The group have organised a number of protests against the current ownership, but spokesman Jay McKenna insists their anger is directed solely at Hicks and Gillett and that they are not anti-American. “It [...]
Captain Moody faces race to be fit for All Blacks clash October 6, 2010 ENGLAND captain Lewis Moody faces a race against time to be fit for the first autumn Test against New Zealand at Twickenham after picking up a facial injury playing for Bath at the weekend. The 32-year-old is likely to be out for four weeks after suffering bruising to his eye following a collision with Gloucester [...]
Westwood turns his back on the PGA Tour millions October 6, 2010 RYDER CUP hero Lee Westwood will continue to fly the European flag in 2011 after snubbing the chance to play on the American PGA Tour. The 37-year-old moved up to second in the world rankings after helping Europe retain the Ryder Cup at the weekend. And he could even depose Tiger Woods as the world’s [...]
Arsenal won’t win title, says Hartson October 6, 2010 FORMER Arsenal striker John Hartson has written off the club’s chances of challenging for the Premier League this season because he believes their squad is too thin. Hartson, who is now looking to get into management having won an 18-month battle with testicular cancer, insists the title is a two-horse race between Chelsea and Manchester [...]
Goddard keeps the gold rush going in Delhi October 6, 2010 JAMES GODDARD continued England’s gold rush in the pool after regaining the 200m backstroke title. The 27-year-old, who won his first gold in Manchester in 2002, swam a Commonwealth Games record of 1.55.58 to head off New Zealand’s Gareth Kean by a clear two seconds. It was England’s third gold in two days after Fran [...]
Rookie Finn nets top ICC gong but Swann edged out October 6, 2010 ENGLAND fast bowler Steven Finn was handed a pre-Ashes boost yesterday after being named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year. The 6ft 8in Middlesex paceman beat off competition from Pakistan’s Umar Akmal, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Matthews and Tim Paine, of Australia, to land the top gong in Bangalore. But there was no such luck [...]
Benayoun faces lengthy lay-off October 6, 2010 FOOTBALL: Chelsea have been dealt another injury blow with the news that midfielder Yossi Benayoun faces several months on the sidelines with an Achilles problem. The Israel captain, 30, has been out for three weeks with a calf strain but a scan undertaken while on international duty for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Croatia and [...]
Raikkonen no to F1 return October 6, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has dismissed suggestions he could make a return with Renault for next season. The 2007 champion now drives in the world rally championship but was approached about making a comeback by Renault boss Eric Boullier. But the Finn said: “Its 100 per cent certain I will not [...]