King calls for transfer window to close earlier August 7, 2013 FORMER Tottenham captain Ledley King has urged world governing body FIFA to amend the length of the summer transfer window to ensure deals are completed before the Premier League season begins. Spurs forward Gareth Bale has been the subject of a prolonged pursuit by Real Madrid, who made a world record offer of £86m for [...]
Vodafone to lure customers onto new 4G service with sport and music services August 7, 2013 Vodafone has announced it will be launching its high speed 4G service on the same day as rival O2 on 29 August. The operator will be looking to get the edge on its rival by offering 150 hours of Premier League football from Sky Sports or music from online streaming service Spotify Premium – as [...]
Rooney injury bigger worry than Chelsea, insists Moyes August 6, 2013 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes insists he is more worried about Chelsea target Wayne Rooney’s fitness than his future. Rooney missed last night’s 1-1 draw against AIK in Stockholm with a shoulder injury and is doubtful for Sunday’s Community Shield against FA Cup holders Wigan at Wembley. Chelsea have had two bids for the England [...]
Injured Nastasic to miss kick-off August 6, 2013 FOOTBALL: Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic will miss the start of the new Premier League season with an ankle injury.
Sport Comment: Hockey shows football way to beat dissent August 4, 2013 EVEN though the Premier League doesn’t begin for a fortnight, the return of lower league action has been a welcome relief for the football-starved obsessives who have found a summer of tennis, golf and cricket all a bit on the margins. But it also brought the return of petty gamesmanship and rule-bending on a scale [...]
Round one to Sky in battle with BT August 1, 2013 Communications regulator Ofcom dealt a blow to BT yesterday, ruling that it is not ready to force Sky to allow its sports channels to be shown on BT’s new TV service. The decision came on the day that BT launched its new TV sports channel, BT Sport, with presenter Jake Humphrey leading the way last night. [...]
Redknapp’s mission clouded by uncertainty August 1, 2013 GUIDING QPR back to the Premier League could be manager Harry Redknapp’s toughest task yet, with his squad still horribly unbalanced on the eve of the Championship season, which starts tomorrow. Following relegation from the top flight last term, 11 first team players have been moved on, including high earners such as centre-back Christopher Samba [...]
Real star Casillas talks up record swoop for Bale July 30, 2013 REAL Madrid captain Iker Casillas has lavished praise on Tottenham’s Gareth Bale as the Spanish club seek to prise him away from north London in a world record transfer. Spurs have already rejected one offer of £86m for the Wales forward, while reports in Spain claim Real have been told it will cost £126m to [...]
Daggers armed for another stab at dodging drop July 30, 2013 Josh Richards previews the new League Two season, which starts on Saturday ROOKIE manager Wayne Burnett has added more firepower to his slim Dagenham & Redbridge squad this summer in the hope of defying the bookmakers and beating relegation from League Two. With Daggers favourites to lose their Football League status, 41-year-old Burnett, embarking on [...]
Birmingham plan pre-match tribute to former striker Benitez July 29, 2013 FORMER Birmingham striker Christian Benitez, 27, died suddenly yesterday after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest, just hours after making his debut in Qatar. Ecuador international Benitez was admitted to hospital with severe stomach pains after playing for El Jaish against Qatar Sport Club and died soon afterwards. Known affectionately as Chucho, Benitez scored four times in [...]