China to fuel fresh boom in TV income for English clubs June 4, 2014 ENGLISH football is on course for a Chinese invasion that is likely to propel top clubs’ already rocketing income to even giddier heights, industry experts have predicted. Despite the majority of teams now being foreign-owned, including Abu Dhabi-bankrolled Manchester City, China, the world’s second largest economy, is yet to flex its muscles in the Premier [...]
Moores tells top order to shine June 3, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Peter Moores has challenged captain Alastair Cook and his fellow top order batsmen to seal a one-day international series win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston today. All-rounder Chris Jordan has shone with both bat and ball, while there have been notable contributions late in innings too from Jos Buttler and Gary Ballance, [...]
Lampard ends Chelsea career and is labelled all-time great June 2, 2014 CHELSEA have hailed all-time top goalscorer Frank Lampard as one of the all-time great midfielders after the 35-year-old announced he had played his last game for the club. England’s vice-captain at this summer’s World Cup scored 211 goals in 648 appearances, but his contract is set to expire on 30 June and will not be [...]
Moores tells top order to shine June 2, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Peter Moores has challenged captain Alastair Cook and his fellow top order batsmen to seal a one-day international series win against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston today. All-rounder Chris Jordan has shone with both bat and ball, while there have been notable contributions late in innings too from Jos Buttler and Gary Ballance, [...]
Liverpool close to Lambert deal May 29, 2014 LIVERPOOL were last night closing in on a £4m move for Southampton and England striker Rickie Lambert. The 32-year-old hit 16 goals last season, including the winner against Scotland on his England debut in August. Brendan Rodgers’ men, who finished as Premier League runners-up scoring 101 goals, are hoping to fast-track the deal before Lambert [...]
United chief Glazer dies in Florida home at age of 85 May 28, 2014 MANCHESTER United were last night mourning the loss of owner Malcolm Glazer, who died aged 85. The Glazer family purchased 90 per cent of shares in the 20-time Premier League champions in 2005 and sons Joel and Avi have most recently acted as United’s co-chairmen. Their father’s death is thought unlikely to have a significant [...]
Football Comment: Pochettino must revitalize Spurs’ expensive flops May 28, 2014 IT’S become difficult to know who is the right man for Tottenham, but Mauricio Pochettino certainly ticks a lot of boxes. He’s got Premier League experience of course and I think that’s vital. He got a good bunch of young players playing to their full capabilities at Southampton and performed well in the transfer market [...]
When will China and India make it to the World Cup Final? One investment bank thinks it has the answer May 28, 2014 China and India may be two of world's rising economic powerhouses but when it comes to the beautiful game, these giants of the global economy are nowhere to be seen. How long will be until the two countries which account for over a third of the planet's population make it to a World Cup final? [...]
Talks begin for new T20 event May 27, 2014 PROPOSALS for a women’s Twenty20 tournament replicating the Indian Premier League have been discussed with the International Cricket Council. Australian businessman Shaun Martyn wants the world’s best players to represent six teams over a 12-day event in Singapore. Martyn revealed he is in discussion with several companies with a view to forming teams and expects [...]
Spurs turn to Pochettino as hunt for boss poised to end May 26, 2014 TOTTENHAM are confident of appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager this week, after chairman Daniel Levy last night offered the Argentine a three-year contract to swap Southampton for White Hart Lane. With one year remaining on his current deal, Saints are expected to make a last-ditch attempt to persuade Pochettino to stay with a [...]