We need points not pints, Harry tells QPR squad December 4, 2014 QUEENS Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp has urged his players to shelve thoughts of Christmas celebrations and pour their energies into a pivotal run of festive fixtures. Redknapp is wary of the negative publicity a team party can attract, especially at a time when they are fighting to recover from a dreadful start to the [...]
Sport Comment: Could Rio’s great career have been even better? December 4, 2014 RIO FERDINAND appears to be about to bring down the curtain on a fine – if flawed – career by retiring at the end of this season. He dropped the latest of a series of hints this week that the current campaign will be his swansong when he admitted that he “doesn’t have as much [...]
On fire Aguero can leave Toffees feeling sticky at the Etihad December 4, 2014 WHILE some may resent the shorter, darker, colder days that come with the advent of November, the month reignited the flames of Manchester City’s Premier League campaign, bringing their title retention hopes back to life. With Chelsea streaking out in front, an inconsistent start to their campaign saw pressure mounting on Manuel Pellegrini as City [...]
Mourinho set for another frustrating Tyneside trip December 4, 2014 TO SAY that this has been one of the more bizarre Premier League seasons in recent times is something of an understatement. The fact that Newcastle were sat in fourth place with a negative goal difference just two weeks ago attests to that, especially when you consider how their season started. Having won just five [...]
Premier League: Mourinho revels in Drogba show as Spurs crushed December 3, 2014 CHELSEA 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho praised Didier Drogba after the evergreen striker proved the Blues’ supporting cast can be every bit as deadly as absent top scorer Diego Costa. Drogba, 36, scored one and set up another for Eden Hazard as the Premier League leaders maintained their six-point gap and extended [...]
Man City expect to pass FFP after earning record £347m December 3, 2014 MANCHESTER City chiefs believe they are set to avoid further punishment under European financial fair play (FFP) rules after achieving record revenue and slashing losses last year. City are at risk of triggering £33m in suspended fines if they fail FFP tests again, but chief executive Ferran Soriano expects them to comply – and turn [...]
Aguero sparks comeback as win keeps pressure on Blues December 3, 2014 REIGNING champions Manchester City exorcised their Stadium of Light demons by recording a third straight Premier League win courtesy of a Sergio Aguero-inspired comeback against Sunderland last night. City have lost 1-0 on each of their last four visits to Sunderland and, buoyed by their stalemate with top of the table Chelsea at the weekend, [...]
Premier League: Prolific Sanchez earns Arsenal last-gasp win December 3, 2014 ARSENAL 1 SOUTHAMPTON 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger admitted his side have benefitted from the harsh realities of past mistakes after scraping a last-gasp victory over a stubborn Southampton at Emirates Stadium last night. England goalkeeper Fraser Forster heroically kept Arsenal at bay until the visitors’ stoic resistance buckled late on when talismanic forward Alexis [...]
Sky faces its big match in fight with BT for Premier League TV football December 2, 2014 Sometime early next year – and no one knows precisely when such is the secrecy surrounding the process – the Premier League will launch an auction to decide who will broadcast live matches for three seasons from 2016-17. And analysts are divided over whether Sky, which has held most of the broadcast rights since the [...]
Premier League: Gerrard coy on new deal after proving worth December 2, 2014 LEICESTER CITY 1 LIVERPOOL 3 CAGEY Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard admitted he could still walk away from Anfield after inspiring his side to a comeback victory over bottom of the table Leicester City at the King Power Stadium last night. The recalled Gerrard fired the visitors into the ascendency after Adam Lallana cancelled out an [...]