Leyton Orient supporters to step up plans for £100,000 rescue package after crisis club is handed winding-up order over unpaid tax bill March 1, 2017 Leyton Orient supporters are due to meet tomorrow to discuss plans for a rescue fund after the League Two club were served with a winding-up order by HM Revenue and Customs. The east London outfit could be forced into liquidation unless their controversial owner Francesco Becchetti settles an unpaid tax bill. A High Court hearing [...]
Liverpool suffer £20m loss as revenue lags behind Premier League rivals March 1, 2017 Liverpool suffered a £19.8m loss last season despite generating more revenue than ever before. The Premier League side boosted revenue by £3.9m to a club record £301m, yet finished the year in the red as a result of "further investment and turnover in the first team squad" in the year ending 31 May 2016. Twelve [...]
Former England boss Roy Hodgson emerges as Claudio Ranieri’s potential replacement at Leicester City February 28, 2017 Former England manager Roy Hodgson has emerged as the possible long-term replacement for axed Premier League title-winning boss Claudio Ranieri at Leicester City. Bookmakers slashed odds on the much-travelled Hodgson resuming his club management career in the Midlands and becoming the permanent successor to Ranieri, who was sacked last week. Hodgson, who will be 70 [...]
“It would be euphoric” – Everton chiefs make emotional play to lure Wayne Rooney back to Merseyside February 28, 2017 Everton have launched an unabashed charm offensive to lure Wayne Rooney back to Goodison Park, with manager Ronald Koeman insisting the England striker can play at the top level for three more years. Rooney looks increasingly likely to leave Manchester United in the summer, 13 years after his £26m arrival, having seen his role diminish [...]
Surrey all-rounder Tom Curran “giddy” after maiden senior England call-up February 28, 2017 Surrey all-rounder Tom Curran admitted he was “giddy” after being added to England’s one-day squad for their Caribbean tour as injury cover for Nottinghamshire quick Jake Ball. The 21-year-old Cape Town-born seamer was informed of his call-up by national selector James Whitaker hours after featuring for the England Lions in their defeat to Sri Lanka [...]
UEFA Champions League auction: BT and Sky prepare bids but could others come to the party? February 28, 2017 BT and Sky will go head-to-head in a near billion pound battle over the UK television rights for European Champions League football. A tender process kicks off with bids needing to be in tomorrow to secure the rights that also include the Europa League and will run for three years starting from the 2018/19 season. BT Sport is the incumbent provider [...]
Spot The Difference: Claudio Ranieri And The CEOs Being Kicked Out Of The FTSE100 February 28, 2017 What's the difference between Claudio Ranieri and the chief executives of the companies at the bottom of the FTSE100? That's easy. The latter aren't Italian, don't get nicknamed the Tinkerman and haven't won trophies lately. They are also still in their jobs. On the field, Ranieri, the manager who won international acclaim for achieving a 100-year-first [...]
Jurgen Klopp must go back to the drawing board to fix soft touch Liverpool, whose season is heading for almighty failure February 28, 2017 Jurgen Klopp seemed clueless as to the reasons behind his team’s slump when he was interviewed on Monday night, moments after Liverpool had been comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Leicester. It was the latest setback in a dramatic decline in results since the turn of the year. Having won 17 of their first 23 games of [...]
Jonny Brownlee interview: I’m sick of being the nearly man, it’s time to emerge from Alistair’s shadow February 28, 2017 Seeing older brother Alistair carry his younger sibling over the finish line might be one of sport’s most endearing images, but for Jonny Brownlee it remains a source of considerable embarrassment. Jonny was a matter of metres from claiming his second world triathlon title in Cozumel, Mexico in September when heat stroke and exhaustion kicked in, [...]
Former Saracens boss Brendan Venter could have set a precedent with remarkable Italy “ruckgate” tactic against England February 28, 2017 One can only speculate on what was said in the home dressing room deep beneath Twickenham’s West Stand on Sunday afternoon. After the first half’s bemusing events, themselves the result of a considered Italian strategy, England eventually hauled their way back into the match before recording a 36-15 victory. Brendan Venter, Italy’s defence coach, employed [...]