D-day in Stamford Bridge land vote October 26, 2011 CHELSEA’S future at Stamford Bridge is set to become clearer today when a key vote takes place over ownership of the stadium’s freehold. Shareholders in Chelsea Pitch Owners, a supporter-led group, will meet tomorrow morning discuss the club’s offer to buy back the land, and later cast their votes. The club need 75 per cent [...]
Kroenke to outline plan to Gunners October 26, 2011 ARSENAL majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is poised to address fans in person for the first time when he attends the club’s AGM this morning – but won’t answer questions. The American sports tycoon, who took control of the club earlier this year in a deal that valued it at £730m, is set to outline his [...]
FA made to wait as Uefa delay explanation of Rooney suspension October 26, 2011 UEFA have delayed providing the Football Association their written reasons behind England striker Wayne Rooney’s three-match ban “for another week at a minimum”. The European governing body had been expected to provide the FA with the reasoned decisions for the ban – imposed on the England striker for kicking Miodrag Dzudovoic during the 2-2 draw [...]
Mancini rings the changes but the goals flow again for rampant City October 26, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY came from behind to book their place in the Carling Cup quarter-finals following a devastating 5-2 win at Wolves. Manager Roberto Mancini made 11 changes to the side which beat Manchester United 6-1 on Sunday and the gamble looked like it had backfired when Nenad Milijas fired the home side into an early lead. But [...]
Kieswetter not the answer to England’s opening dilemna October 26, 2011 INDIA’S one-day whitewash of England highlights the significance of home advantage. In totally different conditions on the Subcontinent, India were of course far more comfortable and the roles were utterly reversed. But if England have pretensions of being the best one-day team in the world then they have to adapt far better. Alastair Cook’s men [...]
Relaxed IPL stance no guarantee of improved showing, says Flower October 26, 2011 ENGLAND coach Andy Flower has dismissed the suggestion that another whitewash on the Subcontinent next year could be avoided were he to make his top players available for Indian Premier League selection. A 95-run defeat in Kolkata yesterday sealed England’s 5-0 humiliation at the hands of the world champions. Of England’s batsmen only Ravi Bopara [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF October 26, 2011 Robson wins battle of Brit girls TENNIS: Laura Robson battled to victory against Heather Watson in the first meeting between the British teenagers at the Aegon GB Pro-Series Barnstaple. Londoner Robson, 17, fought out a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over Guernsey 19-year-old Watson to reach the quarter-finals. “I’m sure we’re going play a fair few [...]
€UROFUDG€ October 26, 2011 EUROZONE leaders once again put off finding a decisive remedy to the region’s debt turmoil last night, producing little but rhetoric on the most pressing problems in a crisis that threatens to throw the world into a new recession. After more than a week of delays, the summit of 17 euro nations produced merely the [...]
Berlusconi in pensions fight October 26, 2011 ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi presented European leaders with a hastily constructed package of economic reforms last night, in response to an ultimatum demanding action to boost growth and cut Italy’s huge public debt. Employment laws could be reformed and state assets palmed off to raise cash, according to a letter sent by Berlusconi to [...]
These vague plans won’t save Europe October 26, 2011 FORGET about all the nonsense, the acronyms, the double-speak and the details of last night’s communiqués from Europe’s leaders. The reality is this. A country that has too much debt and cannot repay it by raising taxes or selling assets faces three choices: it can default; try and inflate or depreciate the debt away by [...]
