Premier League: Gunners go top yet boss defiant over panic buy February 2, 2014 AT EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 2 vs CRYSTAL PALACE 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger watched his side reclaim top spot in the Premier League with another clinical home win yesterday, before coming out fighting over the bizarre loan signing of injured midfielder Kim Kallstrom. Wenger revealed that Arsenal will pay nothing for the Swedish international until [...]
Investors back BSkyB despite drop in profits January 30, 2014 INVESTORS remained confident in BSkyB yesterday, despite a 18 per cent drop in half year profits, as Britain’s biggest pay-TV broadcaster added over 100,000 new customers during its second quarter. Shares in Sky closed up 4.4 per cent on the results, which included news of a new deal with HBO to secure exclusive access to [...]
Kvist makes Fulham move January 30, 2014 DENMARK midfielder William Kvist, 28, yesterday admitted the lure of playing in the Premier League was the motivation behind his loan move to Fulham from Stuttgart until the end of the season. Kvist said: “This [playing in the Premier League] is the biggest challenge you could get as a footballer. This is the motherland of [...]
Sixth signing for West Ham January 30, 2014 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce has completed his sixth signing of the January transfer window after midfielder Abdul Razak signed a short-term contract yesterday. The Ivory Coast international made five Premier League appearances for Manchester City before joining Anzhi Makhachkala last summer. Razak made his last appearance for the cash-strapped Russian club in a 4-1 [...]
City to maintain mesmerising unbeaten home record January 30, 2014 IT’S NO exaggeration to claim Manchester City are the best team in the world right now after their latest demolition job over Tottenham on Wednesday night. Manuel Pellegrini’s men had destroyed Spurs at the Etihad 6-0 earlier this season and were sublime once again as they smashed the north Londoners 5-1. The title looks like [...]
Sky’s growing customers fail to stop profits falling January 30, 2014 Broadcasting giant Sky has reported a fall in profit before tax from £642m to £527m for the half financial year 2013/14 compared to a year earlier. In the six months to 31 December operating profit fell by a hefty 16 per cent. The company said it was moving through a year of investment, absorbing the [...]
Premier League: Chelsea lose ground at top as Pellegrini’s men hit five January 29, 2014 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 vs MANCHESTER CITY 5 CHELSEA 0 vs WEST HAM UNITED 0 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to label his side Premier League title favourites despite last night’s demolition at White Hart Lane which took them top of the table. Sergio Aguero hit his 27th goal of the season [...]
Premier League: Arsenal drop points as title push stutters with 10 men January 28, 2014 SOUTHAMPTON 2 vs ARSENAL 2 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger bemoaned the “harsh” dismissal of midfielder Mathieu Flamini last night after his side handed the initiative to Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Chelsea and suffered more injury woe. The Gunners recovered from Southampton defender Jose Fonte’s early goal to surge into the lead with [...]
Premier League: Liverpool to strengthen further after derby glory January 28, 2014 LIVERPOOL 4 vs EVERTON 0 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers revealed last night he hoped to add a major last-minute signing to the team which romped to their biggest Merseyside derby victory since 1982. In a blistering display at Anfield last night, skipper Steven Gerrard opened the scoring, Daniel Sturridge netted twice in the first half, [...]
Bruce blasts ref in Palace defeat January 28, 2014 HULL boss Steve Bruce blasted referee Roger East last night after winger Jason Puncheon’s early goal condemned his 10 men to a 1-0 defeat and lifted Crystal Palace to 14th in the Premier League. Bruce was furious at being denied “two stonewall penalties” and the late sending off of goalkeeper Allan MacGregor. Puncheon netted from [...]