Premier League: Sherwood: I’m proud of Spurs record April 7, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 5 SUNDERLAND 1 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM manager Tim Sherwood issued a robust defence of his record after a day of intense speculation about his imminent sacking culminated in an emphatic win to boost his team’s European ambitions. Two from Emmanuel Adebayor and further goals from Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Gylfi [...]
Norwich feel fans support Hughton axe April 7, 2014 THE MAJORITY of Norwich fans back the decision to replace manager Chris Hughton with youth team coach Neil Adams, according to chief executive David McNally. The Canaries relieved Hughton of his duties on Sunday with the club 17th in the Premier League and five points clear of the relegation zone with five matches to play. [...]
BT poaches Sky exec to lead TV and sport push April 7, 2014 TELECOMS giant BT has hired a veteran Sky executive to head up its TV and Sport operations, just two weeks after the division underwent a restructuring that pushed its former television chief out. BT will announce today that Sky Italia’s commercial chief Delia Bushell will join the company in July as manager of BT TV [...]
Bottom Line: Broadcaster is back on track but new boss faces fresh challenges April 7, 2014 THERE were fears last month that with BT’s TV head Marc Watson making a snap departure, the company wouldn’t be prepared for the upcoming Premier League bidding process that Watson played a key role in leading in 2012. The appointment of Delia Bushell should calm those worries. Bushell is highly regarded by her peers at [...]
French bidding kicks off for football rights April 7, 2014 BIDDING for the Champions League football television rights in France is expected to start today, a process likely to be watched closely by UK broadcasters BT and BSkyB as they prepare for the upcoming Premier League auction early next year. Qatar-owned Al Jazeera, via its sport channel beIN Sports, and Canal Plus, owned by Vivendi, [...]
Premier League: Pressure on City as Reds return to top April 6, 2014 AT UPTON PARK WEST HAM UNITED 1 LIVERPOOL 2 BUOYANT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects his table-topping team to adopt a fearless approach when title rivals Manchester City visit Anfield next weekend. Two penalties from captain Steven Gerrard yesterday was enough to down West Ham – who netted contentiously through Guy Demel – and earn [...]
Premier League: Wenger admits top four finish will be tough April 6, 2014 EVERTON 3 ARSENAL 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger conceded his team face an uphill battle to achieve a 17th straight year of Champions League qualification, after the Gunners were convincingly beaten at Goodison Park yesterday. Everton are now just one point behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Goals from Steven Naismith, Romelu Lukaku, and [...]
Hughton sacked as Norwich turn to untried Adams April 6, 2014 NORWICH have charged youth team manager Neil Adams with guiding them to Premier League safety after last night sacking manager Chris Hughton with five games of the season remaining. Saturday’s home defeat to fellow strugglers West Brom left Norwich one place and five points clear of the relegation zone, leading some angry supporters to throw [...]
Letters to the Editor – 04/04 – Royal Mail IPO, Soccer geography, Best of Twitter April 3, 2014 Royal Mail IPO [Re: Pricing Royal Mail: Welcome to the free market, Wednesday] Simon Walker is entitled to his view that the Royal Mail pricing needed to be cautious, although there could have been few who looked at the valuation at the time and did not spot that money was being given away. In such [...]
Motta fears Chelsea remain favourites to reach semi-finals April 3, 2014 CHELSEA remain favourites to reach the Champions League semi-finals next week, according to Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta, despite Wednesday’s 3-1 defeat at the Parc des Princes. Blues boss Jose Mourinho questioned whether his strikers possess the capability required to overturn their two-goal deficit, after an own goal from defender David Luiz, plus strikes from [...]