Premier League: Mourinho reveals how Matic sustained a Wembley injury March 4, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 0 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho revealed midfielder Nemanja Matic twisted his ankle celebrating their Capital One Cup win after eking out three points at West Ham last night. Midfielder Eden Hazard’s goal kept the Blues five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand [...]
City retain title challenge with tense triumph March 4, 2015 MANCHESTER City stayed on Chelsea’s tails with a nervy 2-0 victory over Premier League basement side Leicester to complete a midweek programme in which all the top seven won. Goals at the end of each half from midfielders David Silva and James Milner ensured City stayed five points behind the leaders, although the champions were [...]
Premier League: Arsenal find touch of quality to post fourth successive league win March 4, 2015 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 ARSENAL 2 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insisted his side rediscovered their customary flourish in the second period of their clash with QPR at Loftus Road last night to record a fourth successive Premier League win. France striker Olivier Giroud notched his fifth strike in as many games, taking his season’s tally [...]
Chelsea FC partner’s offices raided by the police, 13 arrested March 4, 2015 Forex trading firm CWM FX had its London offices raided by the police’s fraud squad yesterday, resulting in 13 people being arrested. City of London police confirmed that 13 workers – 10 men and three women – were arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation, conspiracy to defraud, and money laundering. All have [...]
Spot the white ball of Summer March 3, 2015 The Premier League has started using white ball for the rest of the season. Nike’s white Ordem 2 ball returned for last night’s mid-week matches such as this encounter between Southampton and Crystal Palace at St Mary’s Stadium, which the Saints won 1-0.
Premier League: Pardew bemoans over-physical Saints March 3, 2015 SOUTHAMPTON 1 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew insisted his side deserved greater protection from Southampton’s over-physical defenders as he suffered his first away defeat since taking the Selhurst Park reins in January. Senegal forward Sadio Mane proved the match-winner in the 83rd minute, chipping over Julian Speroni after the Eagles keeper failed [...]
Wenger focused on Arsenal hunt for second place March 3, 2015 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has backed his side to chase down reigning champions Manchester City and secure the Premier League’s runners-up spot. The third-placed Gunners head to relegation-haunted QPR tonight in a rich vein of form having won six of their last seven league matches, and lie four points adrift of Manuel Pellegrini’s stumbling outfit. [...]
Spurs to mark Mackay death March 3, 2015 TOTTENHAM have confirmed a minute’s applause will be held before tonight’s Premier League clash with Swansea at White Hart Lane in memory of former midfielder Dave Mackay, who died on Monday aged 80. Ex-Scotland international Mackay joined Tottenham in 1959 and helped the north London club become the first English side to win the league [...]
Whelan quits and hands Wigan reins to 23-year-old grandson March 3, 2015 WIGAN Athletic owner Dave Whelan has resigned his position as chairman and entrusted the day-to-day running of the club to his unheralded 23-year-old grandson, David Sharpe. Whelan bought the club a little over 20 years ago in February 1995 and was at the helm as the Latics enjoyed a meteoric rise from the fourth tier [...]
New Chelsea FC sponsor CWM FX has offices raided by fraud squad, 15 workers arrested March 3, 2015 Forex trading firm CWM FX had its London offices raided by the police’s fraud squad today, resulting in at least 15 employees being arrested. City of London police confirmed that 15 workers – including at least three women – were arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation, conspiracy to defraud, and money laundering. [...]