Fabregas: Wenger still right man for Gunners August 15, 2011 AN EMOTIONAL Cesc Fabregas hailed Arsene Wenger as “the best person I have met in football” and urged Arsenal to keep faith with their under-fire manager after completing his £35m move to Barcelona. The former Gunners captain, who yesterday ended a three-year saga by signing a five-year contract at Barca, revealed he broke down when [...]
Chelsea star Mikel makes appeal for information about ‘kidnapped’ father August 15, 2011 CHELSEA midfielder John Obi Mikel last night made an impassioned plea for the safe return of his father, who has been missing from his Nigerian home in a case of suspected kidnapping since Friday. Mikel (right), who chose to play in Sunday’s Premier League opener against Stoke despite learning of his father Michael’s disappearance the [...]
Onions gets call amid Anderson injury fear August 15, 2011 ENGLAND last night called up fast-bowler Graham Onions for this week’s fourth Test against India at The Oval amid fears the touring batsmen’s nemesis James Anderson (inset) could miss out through injury. Chris Tremlett, who missed the second and third Tests, has already been ruled out of the final match of the series as England [...]
Beckham talks Keane into £3.5m Galaxy transfer August 15, 2011 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp looks set to move for at least one new striker after offloading Robbie Keane to Los Angeles Galaxy for £3.5m. Keane, 31, completed his switch to the California franchise where he will play alongside former England captain David Beckham. However it leaves Redknapp a man short in attack, with just three [...]
A Major to remember for Bradley but not for Woods August 15, 2011 TO BE one shot behind the leader in a Major and then make a triple bogey is the stuff that shatters hopes and dreams. Which is why Keegan Bradley (right) deserves so much credit for bouncing straight back with birdies at 16 and 17 and then winning a play-off to claim the US PGA Championship. [...]
Schumacher: I’m not finished August 15, 2011 FORMULA ONE: Veteran Michael Schumacher insists he will race on next year despite his comeback falling short of expectations. The Mercedes GP driver, 42, said: “I’ll certainly be racing next year, that is definite. We will then have to see how things develop and how much energy and fun is still there.”
Wales lose skipper for World Cup August 15, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wales captain Matthew Rees has been ruled out of the World Cup with a neck injury. The hooker has been told by doctors he needs surgery to relieve the painful condition. Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards said: “It’s disappointing but there are more important things in life than rugby.”
Hockey teams sign new deal August 15, 2011 HOCKEY: England and Great Britain’s women’s teams have signed a lucrative new sponsorship agreement with bank Investec. The five-year agreement will begin this month when England head to the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Germany.
Time Warner Cable seals £1.8bn Insight purchase August 15, 2011 TIME Warner Cable (TWC) has reached a deal to buy The Carlyle Group’s cable operator Insight Communications for $3bn (£1.8bn), according to sources close to the deal. Insight, the 10th-largest cable operator in the US, sells cable television, high-speed internet and telephone services, serving approximately 750,000 customers. Its representatives approached TWC in recent weeks to [...]
Dragons’ Den star reaps £38m from telecoms firm August 15, 2011 DRAGONS’ DEN star Peter Jones has offloaded his telecoms firm Wireless Logic to private equity outfit ECI Partners in a deal worth £38m. The deal for the machine to machine communications firm is the latest in a string of telecoms disposals by Jones, a former tennis coach. The sales of SIM reseller DSNS and IT [...]
