Brazil turn on the style March 2, 2010 FOOTBALL: An unfortunate own goal from Blackburn’s Keith Andrews and a brilliant second-half strike from Robinho helped Brazil to a 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in an entertaining friendly at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last night.
Hart named as Palace boss March 2, 2010 FOOTBALL: Ex-QPR boss Paul Hart has been named manager of Crystal Palace until the end of the season. Hart, 56, replaces Neil Warnock, who completed the switch across London to join Hart’s former club on Monday night.
Mitchell land Katsidis bout March 2, 2010 BOXING: Unbeaten Dagenham lightweight Kevin Mitchell will challenge Michael Katsidis for the WBO interim title in London in May. Mitchell takes on the Australian with the aim of a shot at “full” champion Juan Manuel Marquez.
Real and Barcelona are football’s Euro fat cats March 1, 2010 LUCRATIVE individual broadcast deals have helped Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona leave Premier League clubs trailing in the wealth stakes and cement their place as the two richest teams in the world. Real last season became the first team in any sport to record revenue of more than €400m (£341m), despite a relatively unsuccessful [...]
Go easy on Terry, pleads ace Rooney March 1, 2010 WAYNE ROONEY has urged the England boo-boys to lay off axed skipper John Terry in tomorrow night’s friendly with Egypt at Wembley. Terry is due to represent his country for the first time since being stripped of the captaincy by coach Fabio Capello following revelations about his private life. The Chelsea skipper has been jeered [...]
Portsmouth back in court after HMRC challenge March 1, 2010 DEBT-RIDDEN Portsmouth are due before the High Court again today after it was revealed Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs had challenged their decision to go into voluntary administration. The Premier League club entered administration on Friday after failing to clinch a last-ditch takeover deal before yesterday’s scheduled winding-up order. Administrator Andrew Andronikou was informed of [...]
Warnock relishes challenge after landing Rangers role March 1, 2010 NEIL WARNOCK believes now is the perfect time to take over at Queens Park Rangers after agreeing a three-and-a-half year deal last night. The 61-year-old was unveiled as the new Loftus Road chief after the club agreed a compensation package with Championship rivals Crystal Palace. Warnock’s future had become uncertain at Selhurst Park after the [...]
West Ham chiefs admit to “ill-judged” spending March 1, 2010 WEST HAM’S “ill-judged” spending has accounted for pre-tax losses of over £16.2m, latest figures have revealed. The club’s finances were plagued by a series of “exceptional expenses” such as a £5.81m payment to striker Dean Ashton, who was forced to retire with a long-term injury in December. They also haven’t been helped either by a [...]
Cook must prove his worth March 1, 2010 ALASTAIR COOK has been told he must prove his worth as a Twenty20 cricketer if he is to win his way back into the England squad for the shorter format. The Essex batsman, who is currently captaining of England one-day and Test squad in Bangladesh in the absence of Andrew Strauss, has been left out [...]
We’ll take it out on Scotland, vows Care March 1, 2010 DANNY CARE has urged his England team-mates to take their frustration out on Scotland next week following Saturday’s agonising defeat to Ireland at Twickenham. Scrum-half Care described the 20-16 loss as one of the most disappointing of his career after wing Tommy Bowe burst through to score a soft try late on. Despite the defeat, [...]