IAG seals bmi takeover December 22, 2011 British Airways owner IAG announced a deal to buy German rival Lufthansa’s UK unit bmi for £172.5m in cash, and said jobs would go as part of an urgently-needed restructuring of the loss-making carrier. Lufthansa has the option of selling the airline’s ‘bmi regional’ and ‘bmibaby’ units before the deal completes, and IAG will pay [...]
Terry charged December 21, 2011 England skipper unwilling to relinquish armband Chelsea stalwart faces maximum fine of £2,500 CPS confident enough evidence for conviction CHELSEA skipper John Terry is understood to be determined to hang on to the captaincy of the national side despite the Crown Prosecution Service declaring its intention to charge him with racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. [...]
CPS decision boosts chance of FA charges December 21, 2011 THIS is not a decision the Crown Prosecution Service will have taken lightly, as it is an unusual step for criminal law to get involved in what happens on the sports field. But it is the lowest level of charges that relate to racism and the fine that could be applied, if found guilty, cannot [...]
Spurs go high-tech to identify hooligans December 21, 2011 TOTTENHAM will equip their stewards with high-tech head-cams in order to identify potential troublemakers at what is expected to be a highly-charged London derby against Chelsea at White Hart Lane tonight. The club has employed the technology for the best part of two seasons but have taken the extra precaution of reminding their supporters that [...]
LIVERPOOL GET SHIRTY | Show of support for Suarez December 21, 2011 LIVERPOOL players and manager Kenny Dalglish displayed their support for striker Luis Suarez by wearing t-shirts adorned with the Uruguayan’s name ahead of last night’s 0-0 draw against Wigan. Suarez was banned for eight matches on Tuesday after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. Picture: GETTY
United stroll provides a major headache for Jol December 21, 2011 FULHAM 0 vs MAN UNITED 5 FULHAM manager Martin Jol bemoaned a “horror scenario” after suffering the club’s heaviest home league defeat for 24 years as Manchester United kept up the pressure on their table-topping neighbours. Goals from Danny Welbeck, Nani, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov earned United a fourth successive Premier League [...]
Gunners back on track thanks to Benayoun December 21, 2011 ASTON VILLA 1 vs ARSENAL 2 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hailed his side’s character after Yossi Benyaoun’s 87th minute header secured a valuable win in their quest to finish in the top four. Robin van Persie equaled Thierry Henry’s club record of 34 Premier League goals in a calendar year with a 17th minute penalty, [...]
Arsenal set to make Boxing Day decision December 21, 2011 ARSENAL will make a decision on whether to postpone their Boxing Day fixture against Wolves by 24 hours today. The mooted 24-hour Tube strike would impact on the safety of supporters planning to attend the game at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have been in consultation with the relevant parties, including the police, and had planned on [...]
City slickers ease past sorry Stoke December 21, 2011 MAN CITY 3 vs STOKE 0 MANCHESTER CITY maintained their 100 per cent home record in the Premier League this season with a comfortable victory over Stoke that ensured they lead the top flight at Christmas for the first time since 1929. Stoke boss Tony Pulis omitted his most creative players, Jermaine Pennant and Matthew [...]
QPR on the slide after last gasp Brown strike December 21, 2011 QPR 2 vs SUNDERLAND 3 QPR slipped closer to the relegation zone last night after Wes Brown’s 89th minute goal helped Sunderland’s recovery under new manager Martin O’Neill gather pace. Rangers had made an encouraging start to life back in the top flight after a 15-year absence, but they have now gone six games without [...]
