Fabregas set for comeback February 9, 2015 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set for a return to action when his side host Everton at Stamford Bridge tomorrow evening. The 27-year-old has missed Chelsea’s last two Premier League matches against reigning champions Manchester City and Aston Vila with a hamstring injury after limping out of the [...]
Premier League: Big Sam: United went long-ball to deny us glory February 8, 2015 AT UPTON PARK WEST HAM UNITED 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce accused Manchester United counterpart Louis van Gaal of resorting to long-ball tactics in a bid to rescue a last-gasp point at Upton Park yesterday. Holland midfielder Daley Blind dragged the visitors level in stoppage time, wiping out emergency centre-half Cheikhou [...]
Leicester forced to deny Pearson sacking February 8, 2015 LEICESTER were last night forced to deny that manager Nigel Pearson had been sacked after hours of speculation suggesting the Foxes boss was set to be fired. The news of his departure came a day after a bizarre touchline altercation in which the 51-year-old held Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur by the throat during his [...]
Premier League: Ings is ready for England call-up, says boss Dyche February 8, 2015 BURNLEY 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche talked up Danny Ings’ England hopes after the striker helped ease relegation fears, despite West Brom coming from two goals behind to claim a draw yesterday at Turf Moor. Ings scored his eighth of the season and set up the opener for Ashley Barnes, but [...]
Premier League: Referee’s lack of bravery cost us all three points, claims Hughes February 8, 2015 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 STOKE CITY 1 STOKE manager Mark Hughes accused referee Kevin Friend of cowardice after his side snatched a draw at Newcastle through substitute Peter Crouch’s last-minute header. Hughes was angry that Magpies goalscorer Jack Colback avoided a second yellow card for a tackle of Victor Moses moments before firing the hosts into [...]
Premier League set for £4bn in TV auction bids and Sky and BT prepare for battle February 5, 2015 Today marks the closing of the deadline for bids in the multi-billion pound auction for the UK TV broadcast rights of the Premier League. The three seasons to 2019 of the most-watched football league in the world will certainly see BT and Sky battle it out for the coveted rights. But with the added possibility [...]
Analysts split on Premier League fallout for Sky February 5, 2015 WITH BIDS for the Premier League’s TV rights in, analysts were split this week over the potential damage or lack thereof that either winning the same package of games or losing games to BT could have on Sky. “The Premier League rights auction has been a major overhang on the Sky share price but potentially [...]
Improving north London pair set to share spoils at the Lane February 5, 2015 AFTER a poor start to the campaign, Arsene Wenger has turned the negativity around Arsenal into optimism. Performances have improved and the club are favourites on Sporting Index’s FA Cup Index to retain that trophy. The Gunners were never going to win the Premier League this year but victory tomorrow at Tottenham will put them [...]
Rangers boss admits he must pick Mike Ashley’s players on loan from Newcastle February 5, 2015 Mike Ashley may only have an 8.96 per cent stake in Rangers, yet it appears his influence on the club extends all the way down to what happens on the pitch. On Monday, five players arrived at Ibrox on loan from Newcastle United, the Premier League club owned by Ashley. Rangers boss [...]
Liverpool’s £25m-a-year kit deal to be taken over by New Balance February 5, 2015 New Balance will take over as Liverpool's official kit manufacturer from next season, continuing the six-year deal the Premier League club struck with its subsidiary Warrior Sports in 2012. The terms of the deal, thought to be worth £25m-a-year to Liverpool, won't change when "NB" logo replaces the "W" on the famous red shirt. Boston-based [...]