Usmanov hints at £700m Arsenal offer December 21, 2010 ARSENAL’S second largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov has reignited the battle for ownership at Emirates Stadium by declaring his intention to move to the brink of launching a formal £700m takeover offer. Russian billionaire Usmanov already owns almost 27 per cent of the Premier League outfit, but wants to increase that to 29.9 per cent – [...]
City star Balotelli: I’ve never heard of Jack Wilshere December 21, 2010 HE MAY be rated one of the best young players in the world, but Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere has escaped Mario Balotelli’s radar. The £24m Manchester City striker revealed his ignorance of the 18-year-old England midfielder after beating him to the Golden Boy trophy, an award for the best player aged under 20 handed out by [...]
Henson enjoys capital gains December 21, 2010 SARACENS recent signing Gavin Henson is yet to make his debut for the club, but the Wales international is already thinking of extending his stay in the capital beyond the end of the current season. The 28-year-old (right) is set to make his eagerly awaited first Sarries appearance at Wembley in the Boxing Day clash [...]
Under-fire Grant set to begin January spending with deal for Villa’s Sidwell December 21, 2010 WEST HAM are poised to bolster their squad for another relegation scrap by completing the signing of tough-tackling Aston Villa midfielder Steven Sidwell. The former Chelsea, Reading and Arsenal player, 28, is out of contract at the end of the season and eager for first-team action, having made just six appearances this term. Under-fire Hammers [...]
Dein to land senior FA position December 21, 2010 FOOTBALL: David Dein is the front-runner to be chosen as the new Football Association chairman when board members gather today. Dein, the former Arsenal vice-chairman, is the favourite after acting chairman Roger Burden withdrew his application following England’s 2018 World Cup bid defeat.
D’Ambrosio gets Virgin drive December 21, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Belgian Jerome D’Ambrosio, 25, will partner Germany’s Timo Glock in Virgin Racing’s Formula One driving team next season. The Former GP2 driver replaces Brazilian Lucas di Grassi.
Cable demotion cheers Murdoch December 21, 2010 James Murdoch, the chairman of British Sky Broadcasting, was said to be “cock-a-hoop” last night, after Vince Cable was stripped of his role in deciding whether the satellite broadcaster can be taken over by News Corp. Sources close to Murdoch, who is also chief executive of News Corp in Europe and Asia, said Cable’s demotion [...]
News Corp could bring legal action against Cable December 21, 2010 NEWS Corp was last night taking legal advice on whether to challenge Vince Cable’s decision to refer its bid for BSkyB to the media watchdog. Cable asked Ofcom to examine the deal on the grounds of public interest on 4 November – less than 24 hours after News Corp notified the European Commission of its [...]
Bankers horse-trade with coalition on pay December 21, 2010 CHANCELLOR George Osborne and business secretary Vince Cable yesterday summoned the chief executives of Britain’s biggest banks to a two-and-a-half hour meeting in which they tried to strike a deal to avoid further action on bonuses. A source close to Santander UK, whose new chief executive Ana Patricia Botin attended the meeting, told City A.M.: [...]
