CITY VIEWS: WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG FOR ARSENE WENGER AND ARSENAL THIS SEASON? April 19, 2010 LEONIDAS KOUKOS | LLOYDS REGISTER “It went wrong years ago. Wenger has put too much emphasis on youth and hasn’t balanced the side up with experience and big-game performers. They have also suffered with injuries and the squad has been found wanting without sufficient back-up.” MATT FAGAN | DEUTSCHE PFANDBRIEFBANK “The fact Sol Campbell has [...]
Ngog keeps Liverpool in fourth chase April 19, 2010 LIVERPOOL (3) v/s WEST HAM (0) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is refusing to give up hope of snatching fourth place after a convincing win kept the Reds on the heels of their rivals for a Champions League spot. Yossi Benayoun struck first against his former team, who now lie just three points above the relegation [...]
They thought it was all over…it certainly is now! April 18, 2010 Plucky Wigan net three times in the final ten minutes to all but end Arsenal’s title challenge WIGAN ATH (3) vs ARSENAL (2) ARSENE WENGER finally conceded defeat in the race for the title last night – and then tore into his Arsenal troops for good measure after watching them crash to a dramatic late [...]
Goal king Torres ruled out for six weeks after undergoing knee surgery April 18, 2010 FERNANDO TORRES was last night ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his troublesome knee injury. The Liverpool striker will be out of action for around six weeks, which not only sidelines him for the rest of the Premier League run-in, but also the Europa League semi-final against his former [...]
Slick Button hails ‘best ever’ victory in McLaren one-two April 18, 2010 JENSON BUTTON hailed his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix as his best in Formula 1 after leading home fellow Brit Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren one-two in Shanghai. Button started fifth on the grid but stole a yard on his rivals with a brave tyre call on his way to a second victory of [...]
Cockerill eyes top spot as Moody keeps Tigers roaring April 18, 2010 NEWCASTLE (7) vs LEICESTER (31) LEICESTER boss Richard Cockerill has challenged his side to finish top of the Guinness Premiership after crushing Newcastle at Kingston Park. The Tigers ran in four first-half tries to leapfrog Northampton and reach the summit, although the Saints have a game in hand. England flanker Lewis Moody scored two tries [...]
Villa remain hopeful in Euro charge April 18, 2010 PORTSMOUTH (1) vs ASTON VILLA (2) ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill insisted his side won’t give up in the race for fourth place after snatching victory at relegated Portsmouth. Nathan Delfouneso came off the substitute’s bench to score his first league goal for O’Neill’s men after John Carew had earlier cancelled out Michael Brown’s opener [...]
Uefa remain hopeful over European semi-finals April 18, 2010 UEFA bosses are confident Liverpool and Fulham’s Europa League semi-final clashes will go ahead on Thursday night as planned, despite the travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash from Iceland. All flights in and out of England have been cancelled until further notcie, although Uefa officials claim they have contingency plans in place and say [...]
Rain denies Essex at champions Durham April 18, 2010 NEWLY-PROMOTED Essex came mighty close to inflicting a first home defeat on dual champions Durham in two years as rain and bad light thwarted their progress at the Riverside. Leading by 286 runs from the first innings, the division one newcomers looked set for a shock victory. But a record 212-run third-wicket stand between Michael [...]
Record tumble as Nadal shows clay-court class April 18, 2010 RAFAEL NADAL became the first player in Open era history to win the same tournament six years in a row after cruising to victory in the Monte Carlo Masters. The world No3 showed his dominance on the clay by thrashing fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 in just one hour, 27 minutes to claim his [...]