Premier League: Dogged Spurs show guts for top-four fight December 14, 2014 SWANSEA CITY 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino lauded his side’s character after they scored a last-gasp winner for the third time in four away matches to snatch victory over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium yesterday. The late heroics of Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen proved to be the match-winning contribution after the prolific [...]
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Premier League: Soldado locates scoring touch as Spurs rediscover home comforts November 30, 2014 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 EVERTON 1 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino admitted his side’s defeat of Everton contained hidden value after goal-shy Spanish striker Roberto Soldado proved the match-winner at White Hart Lane yesterday. Soldado reacquainted himself with the Premier League scoresheet to end a nine-month barren spell in first-half stoppage time after [...]
Amazon UK opening Shoreditch studio to boost fashion business November 23, 2014 Amazon is planning to step up its assault on rival online fashion retailers such as Asos and Next with the opening of a 46,000-square foot fashion photography studio in Shoreditch next year. The move comes as Amazon has been boosting its fashion efforts, signing up more than 100 brands in 2014, including Hugo Boss and [...]
Premier League: Bruce blasts Vertonghen as Spurs fight back November 23, 2014 HULL CITY 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 AGGRIEVED Hull manager Steve Bruce accused Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen of getting Gaston Ramirez sent off after Spurs came from behind to continue their strong away form. Former White Hart Lane midfielder Jake Livermore put the hosts in front but Ramirez’s red card precipitated their collapse, as Harry Kane [...]
Premier League: Pochettino feels heat after Spurs lose third in four November 9, 2014 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 STOKE CITY 2 TOTTENHAM boss Maurico Pochettino admits results need to improve fast otherwise question marks will be raised over his White Hart Lane tenure after 10-man Spurs slipped to defeat against Stoke yesterday. Bojan Krkic and Jonathan Walters ensured the Potters held a commanding half-time lead before [...]
Premier League: Spurs surrender perplexes Poch October 26, 2014 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 STUNNED Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his toughest task is to improve the mindset of his players after Spurs’ second-half capitulation gifted Newcastle their first away win of the campaign yesterday. A double substitution at the break from counterpart Alan Pardew laid the platform for [...]
Europa League: Spurs romp but Pochettino left with bitter taste October 23, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 5 ASTERAS TRIPOLIS 1 DISPLEASED Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he was riled by aspects of his side’s showing despite thrashing Greek minnows Asteras Tripolis at White Hart Lane last night. Homegrown striker Harry Kane notched his first career hat-trick before taking over in goal following Hugo Lloris’ dismissal and conceding the first [...]
Ackman-backed group in $3.5bn crop spray deal October 20, 2014 AGROCHEMICAL firm Arysta LifeScience was sold by its private equity backer for $3.5bn yesterday to a chemicals company part-owned by activist investor Bill Ackman. Arysta, which boasts more than 3,600 fungicide and herbicide type products, has been acquired by Platform Specialty Products, a group listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Arysta’s former backer, UK-based [...]
Europa League: Dropped points leave Spurs no error margin, says Pochettino October 2, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 BESIKTAS 1 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his side now have to beat Group C leaders Asteras Tripolis in their next Europa League clash after seeing their qualification hopes dented by a last-gasp Besiktas leveller at White Hart Lane last night. Romania defender Vlad Chiriches endured shaky evening at the heart of [...]