Premier League: Palace stun Everton and do Arsenal a favour April 16, 2014 EVERTON 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez blamed stage-fright after Crystal Palace delivered a huge blow to his side’s bid to qualify for the Champions League last night. Goals from Jason Puncheon, Scott Dann and Cameron Jerome earned Palace a fourth consecutive Premier League victory for the first time since 1995 and rubberstamped [...]
Pietersen to sit out start of IPL April 16, 2014 CRICKET: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss Delhi Daredevils’ first match of the new Indian Premier League season today with a finger injury. Pietersen had been due to lead the team against Royal Challengers Bangalore and is doubtful for Saturday’s fixture with Kolkata.
Premier League: Giroud fires Gunners and downs Irons April 15, 2014 ARSENAL 3 WEST HAM UNITED 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger saluted a “perfect touch” from Olivier Giroud last night after the striker’s return to form helped earn his side a comeback win and reignited their Champions League charge. Lukas Podolski contributed two typically emphatic finishes as the Gunners recovered from falling behind to a Matt [...]
City boss: We’ll keep up chase April 15, 2014 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini has rallied his team ahead of tonight’s clash with bottom club Sunderland, insisting his players still believe they can catch Premier League title rivals Liverpool. Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Anfield handed the runaway Reds further momentum and a seven-point lead over City, though Pellegrini’s men have two games in hand [...]
The Iron Brady April 14, 2014 Annabel Palmer talks to sporting executive-turned TV star Karren Brady – the Conservative Party’s ambassador for UK small businesses SHE IS known as the First Lady of Football, but Karren Brady’s list of accolades extends far beyond the beautiful game. Wikipedia describes Brady as a sporting executive, novelist, author, TV broadcaster and columnist. And as [...]
Premier League: Reds can take the title heat, says Rodgers April 13, 2014 LIVERPOOL 3 MANCHESTER CITY 2 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers insists his team can handle the pressure of being new Premier League favourites after they underlined their title credentials with a watershed triumph over rivals Manchester City yesterday. Philippe Coutinho struck a 78thminute winner after City had fought back from two down, David Silva and a [...]
Premier League: Terry: Liverpool’s win made it Chelsea’s day April 13, 2014 SWANSEA CITY 0 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA captain John Terry yesterday revealed he was glad Liverpool had beaten Manchester City in their top of the table clash and that his own team’s narrow win in south Wales had increased the pressure on their title rivals. Striker Demba Ba’s second-half goal proved the difference against 10-man Swansea, [...]
Top clubs becoming less sustainable April 10, 2014 PREMIER League clubs’ financial health deteriorated last season, according to a key indicator. The proportion of revenue clubs spent on wages rose to an average of 75.3 per cent in 2012-13, analysis by football business expert Kieron O’Connor, who writes influential blog the Swiss Ramble, shows. That was up from 70 per cent in 2011-12, [...]
Anfield clash of the titans set to be a close affair April 10, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE PREVIEW THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S FOOTBALL AND RACING NOT many people gave Liverpool a hope of winning the Premier League this year. Indeed some bookmakers were offering 33/1 before the season kicked off. Yet, you won’t get bigger than 15/8 now on the Reds securing a first title since [...]
Best of the Brokers for 10 April 2014 April 9, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com KINGFISHER UBS has boosted Kingfisher from a “neutral” to a “buy” rating with its target price rising from 440p to 470p. The broker believes the home improvement retailer’s proposed deal to buy the French hardware firm Monsieur Bricolage could boost earnings per share by [...]