Liberal Democrats party conference: Delegates back football tax and scorn urge to win October 7, 2014 The Liberal Democrats are languishing at six per cent in the opinion polls with only months to go until the next general election. The party's conference in Glasgow continues to be a relatively low-key affair with few new policy announcements, with most of the public seemingly worn out by the Scottish referendum and the other [...]
Courtois given all-clear as charity questions Chelsea injury response October 6, 2014 CHELSEA have played down injuries suffered by Thibaut Courtois in Sunday’s win over Arsenal and say the goalkeeper has been given the all-clear after the club were criticised by a brain injury charity. Headway yesterday claimed that Blues doctors should not have allowed Courtois to resume the match following a collision with Gunners forward Alexis [...]
Wenger to avoid punishment for Mourinho clash October 6, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is to avoid disciplinary action over his touchline skirmish with Chelsea boss and long-standing nemesis Jose Mourinho during Sunday’s Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge. Wenger pushed Mourinho as the two coaches reacted to a contentious tackle from Blues defender Gary Cahill on Gunners forward Alexis Sanchez during the first half [...]
QPR chief slams armchair critics but promises no more excuses October 6, 2014 IRATE QPR owner Tony Fernandes has hit back at disgruntled fans who have castigated him for failing to solve the club’s goalscoring conundrum posed by the departure of Loic Remy to Chelsea. Striker Remy, who spent last season on loan at Newcastle United, signed for the Blues after Chelsea triggered his £10.5m release just days [...]
Manchester City could be about to land one of the biggest sponsorship deals in Premier League history – reports October 6, 2014 Manchester City could be set for one of the most lucrative sponsorship deals in Premier League history, according to reports. The Premier League champions are only three years into a decade-long sponsorship deal with Etihad Airways, worth around £400m, but are in talks over a five-year extension which would add a further £320m to [...]
Arsenal fail to beat top four team for 14th game in a row with defeat at Chelsea October 6, 2014 Unfortunately for Arsenal fans, their 2 – 0 defeat to Chelsea was almost inevitable. In what was this season's first trip to one of last season's top four, Arsene Wenger's men stuck to a script that has gone from scary, to shocking to no-longer surprising for their frustrated fans. Although Arsenal's performance was [...]
Premier League: Chelsea ease to derby win and pull clear at top October 5, 2014 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA 2 ARSENAL 0 LEADERS Chelsea moved five points clear at the Premier League summit after lethal frontman Diego Costa sealed victory for Jose Mourinho’s side in a bad-tempered London derby at Stamford Bridge yesterday. Costa maintained his blistering goalscoring form by converting an inch-perfect pass from ex-Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas deep [...]
Football Comment: Only Costa injury can stop Blues juggernaut October 5, 2014 YESTERDAY’S touchline scuffle between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho was a window into the moods of both managers: while the Arsenal boss’s frustrations boiled over, the Chelsea chief was, by comparison, understandably serene. It wasn’t hard to see why Wenger was worked up, regardless of Gary Cahill’s tackle on Alexis Sanchez. The Gunners wasted one [...]
Premier League: Red-hot Sakho sinks shoddy QPR October 5, 2014 WEST HAM UNITED 2 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0 UNDER-PRESSURE QPR manager Harry Redknapp blamed a lack of fitness rather than a shortage of determination for his toothless team’s woeful form after they suffered a fifth Premier League defeat yesterday. A Nedum Onuoha own goal and Diafra Sakho’s fifth strike in as many games underlined West [...]
Premier League: Resurgent Tottenham halt Saints’ march October 5, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 SOUTHAMPTON 0 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino refused to condemn Southampton supporters who taunted him yesterday as his new team beat his former charges and climbed to sixth in the Premier League. A first-half goal from midfielder Christian Eriksen ended Tottenham’s run of four league games without victory and halted Southampton’s sequence of [...]