Tottenham allow midfield duo to join Hull August 14, 2013 PREMIER League new boys Hull have completed their double swoop for midfielders Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore from Spurs. Huddlestone, capped four times for England, has moved for £5m and signed a three-year deal with the Tigers. And 23-year-old Livermore joins Huddlestone in switching from north London to Humberside on a season-long loan. Chelsea, who [...]
Gerrard to go out all guns blazing against Scotland August 13, 2013 ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard has risked upsetting Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers on the eve of the new Premier League season by outlining his desire to play as many minutes as possible in tonight’s friendly with Scotland at Wembley. Just three days before Liverpool take on Stoke in the opening game of the new campaign, Gerrard [...]
Spurs prepare to lighten midfield load by three August 13, 2013 TOTTENHAM have accepted a £2m bid from Championship club Queens Park Rangers for tough-tackling midfielder Scott Parker, while Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore have emerged as targets of Hull. Parker moved to north London in August 2011 and made 50 Premier League appearances for Spurs, also winning the club’s Player of the Season award during [...]
Nine charged with fixing offences August 13, 2013 CRICKET: The International Cricket Council have charged nine people in relation to match-fixing offences in the Bangladesh Premier League. Seven have been charged with fixing-related offences, while another two for failing to report corrupt approaches made to them. The charges related to an alleged conspiracy within the Shaka Gladiators and does not only involve players. [...]
Rooney will always be picked for England August 12, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson insists he would never consider overlooking striker Wayne Rooney for selection, despite the ongoing sideshow surrounding his Manchester United future. Rooney has been the subject of two rejected bids from Chelsea this summer having previously expressed his wish to leave United, but the Premier League champions are adamant they will not [...]
Suarez granted time to refocus on Liverpool career August 12, 2013 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers is prepared to be patient in his attempt to win round wantaway striker Luis Suarez. Suarez, being targeted by Arsenal, was forced to train alone last week after Rodgers vented his fury at the striker’s declaration that he wished to leave Anfield and felt the Reds had broken a promise to [...]
Cardiff City FC mull plan for a stock market float August 11, 2013 FORMER ENRC chairman Mehmet Dalman is pushing forward with plans to take newly promoted Cardiff City Football Club onto the stock market. The Square Mile veteran, who is chairman at the club, is understood to have met with capital market bankers to discuss plans for the club, which could include a market float. Hong Kong [...]
FA Community Shield: Rooney’s going nowhere, blasts Moyes after win August 11, 2013 AT WEMBLEY MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes expects striker Wayne Rooney to play some part in Wednesday’s friendly between England and Scotland at Wembley and insists his unsettled star is not for sale, despite continued interest from Chelsea. Rooney missed yesterday’s Community Shield triumph as he continues to [...]
Sport Comment: Don’t write off steady Gunners for the title August 11, 2013 YOU ARE carrying a shopping bag along a road near Oxford Street and Jose Mourinho is coming towards you. It is eight years ago and Chelsea have just won the title for the first time in six decades. Boldly you stop and congratulate him. He smiles graciously and asks what is in the bag. You [...]
Prepare for winter World Cup August 11, 2013 FOOTBALL: Vice-president of world governing body FIFA, Jim Boyce, has warned the Premier League to be braced for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be moved from its regular summer slot. He said: “Medically, you would be asking for massive problems, not just for the players, but for the spectators.”