Capital One Cup: Rodgers looks to Sterling to solve Liverpool’s scoring conundrum December 17, 2014 AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 LIVERPOOL 3 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers insists Raheem Sterling could prove the solution to the club’s goalscoring woes after last night firing the Reds to a Capital One Cup semi-final showdown with old foes Chelsea. Sterling missed a host of presentable chances against Manchester United on Sunday but his double, together with a [...]
Sturridge heads to Red Sox for injury salvation December 17, 2014 LIVERPOOL striker Daniel Sturridge will link up with medical specialists at baseball team Boston Red Sox over the Christmas period in a bid to expedite his return from injury. Sturridge netted 25 times last season and has been sorely missed by the Reds as they have struggled to replicate the form which saw them narrowly [...]
Prototype modern player Henry bids adieu December 16, 2014 FOR a player who won almost every prize football has to offer and who has been celebrated worldwide, Thierry Henry’s status among the game’s greats still divides opinion. To some, the former Arsenal, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls, Monaco, Juventus and France forward, who retired yesterday, aged, 37 to pursue a broadcasting and coaching career, [...]
Saints upset by plucky Blades December 16, 2014 GIANT-KILLERS Sheffield United claimed another Premier League scalp as 10-man Southampton’s plummeting run of form continued with a Capital One Cup quarter-final exit at Bramall Lane last night. Striker Mark McNulty proved the match-winner in the second half as Southampton defender Florin Gardos was dismissed late on. The Saints have lost their last five matches, [...]
Rodgers slams mutiny claims December 16, 2014 EMBATTLED Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has rubbished claims of dressing-room unrest as he prepares for tonight’s hazardous trip to in-form Bournemouth. A Capital One Cup quarter-final upset at the Championship leaders would increase uncertainty over Rodgers’ position, though he insists there is no mutiny. “I hear one or two bits and pieces about unrest – [...]
The best player in Premier League history? The stats suggest Arsenal icon Thierry Henry December 16, 2014 Did the Premier League’s greatest ever player retire from football today? Thierry Henry announced this morning that he would be hanging up his boots for a place in the Sky Sports studio, whose pundits he left lost for words on so many occasions during his Arsenal days. There was a jaw-dropping turn [...]
Premier League: Everton heap woe on travel sick Rangers December 15, 2014 EVERTON 3 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1 ENCOURAGED QPR boss Harry Redknapp refused to condemn his side’s performance despite slumping to an eighth successive Premier League away defeat against Everton at Goodison Park last night. The Hoops are the only team in England yet to record a point on the road this term and an exquisite [...]
Paris Saint-Germain confident of avenging elimination by Chelsea December 15, 2014 PARIS Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi has warned Chelsea that he expects his team to fare better than last season and knock the Blues out of the Champions League when they resume hostilities in February. The two teams were yesterday drawn together in the last 16 of the competition in a repeat of a quarter-final [...]
Mourinho eyes full-throttle approach in bid for quadruple December 15, 2014 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho signalled his intentions to land the quadruple by vowing a full-throttle approach against Championship high-flyers Derby County in the Capital One Cup quarter-final tonight. Midfielder Cesc Fabregas is available following suspension while Mourinho has confirmed France Under-21 defender Kurt Zouma will replace Gary Cahill, who was accused of diving by Hull [...]
Pietersen departs third team in a year after Delhi Daredevils exit December 15, 2014 FORMER England skipper Kevin Pietersen has been released by Indian Premier League outfit Delhi Daredevils as part of a major overhaul of their playing staff before the new campaign. The 34-year-old captained Delhi last season but failed to prevent his side finishing bottom of the table after recording just two victories from 14 matches, and [...]