Aston Villa post was no-brainer, says Sherwood February 16, 2015 ASTON Villa manager Tim Sherwood has described his decision to take charge at the struggling club as a “no-brainer” and insists six wins from their remaining 13 games should be enough to avoid relegation. Sherwood officially started work yesterday, having accepted the job on Saturday and watched his new team reach the FA Cup last [...]
Pietersen’s stock falls further in IPL auction February 16, 2015 FURTHER evidence of former England captain Kevin Pietersen’s fall from grace emerged yesterday when he was sold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction for a cut-price £205,000. The sum paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Pietsersen was nearly £700,000 less than the maverick batsman fetched 12 months ago when he joined Delhi Daredevils and [...]
Draw throws up heavyweight tie as old foes bid for semi-final spot February 16, 2015 DEFENDING champions Arsenal face a trip to Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals after the draw pitted the two highest-placed teams against each other last night. United have beaten the Gunners once already this season, a 2-1 triumph at Emirates Stadium in November, and have not lost to the north Londoners in seven meetings [...]
Arsenal sponsorship contributes to sales growth at Puma February 16, 2015 Puma's Arsenal sponsorship contributed to increased sales in the financial year 2014, the sporting apparel company revealed in an otherwise disappointing earnings update for the apparel maker. The sponsorship deal, which has seen the sportswear company manufacture the Premier League club's kit for the first time this season, is thought to be worth £30m a [...]
FA Cup: Wenger hails two-goal star man Giroud February 15, 2015 AT EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 2 MIDDLESBROUGH 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger extolled the progression of Olivier Giroud after the France striker fired the FA Cup holders into the quarter-finals at the expense of Championship high-flyers Middlesbrough yesterday. Giroud’s first-half double took his tally for the season to 10 and proved the difference for the dominant [...]
Football Comment: United could use a cup run to ease pressure February 15, 2015 IF NOTHING else, for the sake of providing a regular distraction from the pressure of trying to attain a top-four Premier League finish, Manchester United could really do with beating Preston tonight in the FA Cup. That league pressure was laid bare last week, when manager Louis van Gaal showed his short fuse by publicly [...]
The British Hammer Man tasked with auctioning Kevin Pietersen February 15, 2015 Richard Madley tells Ross McLean about selling cricketers to stars of Bollywood THE LIKES of Kevin Pietersen, Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Mathews may not be an auctioneer’s quintessential lot but for the eighth successive year a British gavel will come down on some of the most sought-after cricketers on the planet. The annual glitz and [...]
Arsenal injury record: Gunners players have missed more games than Chelsea and Tottenham put together February 13, 2015 Aaron Ramsey is the latest Arsenal player to find himself back on the treatment table after suffering his third hamstring injury of the season during the Gunners’ 2-1 victory over Leicester earlier this week. It’s a story that’s become all too familiar for Arsenal fans. The team takes a step forward in the league, [...]
Red Devils hit by Champions League absence February 12, 2015 MANCHESTER United has found itself deeper in the red as its failure to qualify for the Champions League has seen debts spiral and revenues plunge. The UK’s biggest football club came seventh last season as David Moyes took over the role of manager from Sir Alex Ferguson who had managed the team since 1986, delivering [...]
BT taps market for £1bn to get EE February 12, 2015 BT RAISED around £1bn through a share placing with institutional investors yesterday to help fund its £12.5bn takeover of mobile phone operator EE. The shares, equivalent to about three per cent of BT’s outstanding issuance, were priced at 455p, slightly below yesterday’s opening price of 458.7p. BT said the placing is not conditional on the [...]