Derby fillip in Wenger sights January 22, 2013 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his team have their “backs to the wall” as they look to bounce back from Sunday’s defeat at Chelsea tonight against West Ham. Victory would lift the Gunners to within four points of the Premier League’s top four, and Wenger said: “I’m confident we will but the team was very [...]
Spurs blame £4.3m loss on Euro failings January 22, 2013 FAILURE to qualify for last season’s Champions League sent Tottenham into the red for the year ending June 2012, the football club announced yesterday. Spurs recorded a loss of £4.3m, down from a £0.7m profit the previous year, as revenues fell 12 per cent from £163m to £144m. The north Londoners said the financial blow [...]
Materazzi jibes are lies, says angry Benitez January 22, 2013 CHELSEA manager Rafael Benitez has launched a stinging attack on his former Inter Milan player Marco Materazzi, as he prepares for tonight’s make-or-break Capital One Cup clash at Swansea. Materazzi called Benitez “weak”, accused the Spaniard of making him remove pictures of ex-boss Jose Mourinho from the dressing room, and said life under him was [...]
Superfit Djokovic up for repeat of five-hour battle in Australia January 22, 2013 TENNIS world No1 Novak Djokovic declared himself ready for another five-hour epic after brushing off fatigue to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Djokovic endured a gruelling test against Stan Wawrinka in round four but showed no ill effects 48 hours later as he overcame fifth seed Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. “I felt good enough [...]
Snow may mean Sunday Trials January 22, 2013 HORSE RACING: Cheltenham’s Festival Trials Day will be postponed 24 hours to Sunday if further snowfall, forecast for last night, makes the ground unsuitable for racing.
England eye crucial one-day win January 22, 2013 CRICKET: England must win today’s fourth one-day international in Mohali if they are to claim victory in the series against India. The tourists lost by seven wickets on Saturday.
Sterling dives to a 10-month low January 21, 2013 THE POUND has sunk to its weakest level since early last year, with analysts fearful that it could crash even further in the coming days. Sterling touched €1.1875 during yesterday’s trading, its weakest print against the euro since the middle of March 2012. It has plummeted from a peak of around €1.29 last summer. Against [...]
Cold snap travel chaos prompts bosses to call for a rethink January 21, 2013 PARTS of the capital’s transport network were left in disarray by snow and ice yesterday, prompting businesses to call for more concerted planning for cold weather. Heathrow cancelled one in ten flights yesterday, hoping to avoid a repeat of the weekend’s frustrations when passengers waited hours for flights that were eventually axed. Gatwick Airport has [...]
UK becomes top German trade partner January 21, 2013 THE UK has leapfrogged France to become Germany’s top trading partner, according to data highlighted yesterday by a central banking group. Trade between Germany and the UK totalled €153bn (£129bn) in the first nine months of 2012, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum said in a note, according to data from the Bundesbank. This puts the [...]
Obama begins second term in the White House January 21, 2013 BARACK Obama set the tone for a more assertive second term with his second inauguration speech yesterday afternoon. “Being true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every contour of life; it does not mean we will all define liberty in exactly the same way,” Obama said, as he addressed fewer [...]
