FRESH LEASE OF LIFE FOR EX-LLOYDS BANKING LAIR September 1, 2009 HIP hip, hooray; there’s a new flash drinking hole in town. Actually, they don’t come much flasher than the new Green’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar, which is situated in the grand confines of the old Lloyds banking hall on Cornhill. Simon Parker Bowles, one-time brother-in-law to Camilla and the owner of the original Green’s of [...]
Blues chief Gold lambasts Croatian conspiracy claim September 1, 2009 BIRMINGHAM chairman David Gold yesterday hit back at Croatian claims that Blues players deliberately injured Luka Modric and Eduardo, branding them “ridiculous”. Tottenham star Modric broke his leg against Birmingham at the weekend, meaning he will miss Croatia’s crucial World Cup qualifier against England next week. The injury came just 18 months after Arsenal striker [...]
Moyes joy as Lescott gap is filled by Heitinga September 1, 2009 EVERTON boss David Moyes admitted he was finally happy with the depth of his squad after completing the deadline day signing of Dutch international Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid. The 25-year-old will form a new defensive partnership with fellow Toffees new boy Sylvain Distin following Joleon Lescott’s £24m move to Manchester City last week. Heitinga [...]
Gunners hit out as Eduardo lands two-game ‘diving’ ban September 1, 2009 ARSENAL chiefs told of their frustration last night after striker Eduardo was handed a two-match ban by Uefa for diving. The Croatia international was found guilty of deceiving referee Manuel Gonzalez as he fell under the challenge of Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc in last week’s Champions League qualifier. It means the striker will now miss [...]
Harry gets his man as Niko completes Spurs switch September 1, 2009 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp was last night revelling in the capture of Niko Kranjcar despite suffering mixed fortunes on a modest day of activity to end the summer transfer window. The Spurs chief secured the signing of Portsmouth ace Kranjcar, who will join fellow Croatian internationals Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka at White Hart Lane [...]
SUMMER SALES Round-up of the day’s activity September 1, 2009 AS largely expected, Portsmouth boss Paul Hart was the busiest Premier League manager of the day, securing three new faces for the major loss of midfielder Niko Kranjcar to Tottenham. Hart began to day by securing the capture of midfielder Hassan Yebda on a season-long loan deal from Benfica before completing a double swoop by [...]
Villa land Collins but Dunne deal delayed September 1, 2009 ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill will have to wait until this morning to parade his deadline-day defensive pair after the Premier League requested more time to ratify Richard Dunne’s move from Manchester City last night. O’Neill is confident Dunne will be confirmed as a Villa player today with the ex-City captain having already completed a [...]
Big spending days of top flight are finished September 1, 2009 SPENDING by top-flight clubs shrank by 10 per cent this year – and experts say a more “risk-averse” climate means Premier League outlays will fall again in 2010. Teams in England’s top tier spent an estimated total of £450m before the summer transfer window closed yesterday evening, a reduction of around £50m on 2008’s record [...]
Richards to referee Quins September 1, 2009 RUGBY UNION: Harlequins’ bid to put the embarrassing “bloodgate” scandal behind them suffered an unlikely setback yesterday when a familiar name was selected to referee their first game of the new season. Quins’ game against Wasps at Twickenham will be overseen by Dean Richards – not the club’s disgraced former director of rugby, but the [...]
Ennis concern over burnout September 1, 2009 ATHLETICS: World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has hinted that she may miss next year’s Commonwealth Games to avoid the risk of burnout. Ennis, 23, has her sights set on the European Championships in Barcelona from 26 July to 1 August, while the Commonwealth event gets underway in Delhi on 3 October. “I’ll sit down with [...]
