Five-star Swansea land first major trophy February 24, 2013 BRADFORD CITY 0 vs SWANSEA CITY 5 TWO goals apiece from midfielders Nathan Dyer and Jonathan de Guzman helped Swansea to a record victory over League Two club Bradford at Wembley yesterday, landing the Swans their first trophy in the club’s 100-year history. Spanish star Michu was also among the goals in the biggest margin [...]
Benitez: Top four spot will be scrap now February 24, 2013 CHELSEA boss Rafael Benitez admits his team have been dragged into a scrap for a top four finish, after suffering a second loss in three Premier League games. Goals from Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez followed a squandered penalty from Blues captain Frank Lampard, determining yesterday’s 2-0 defeat at Manchester City. Tottenham could leapfrog Chelsea [...]
Swansea lift first silverware at Wembley February 24, 2013 SWANSEA City skipper Ashley Williams lifted the Capital One Cup at Wembley Stadium yesterday, alongside club captain Garry Monk, as the Premier League side thrashed Bradford City of League Two 5-0. It was the Welsh club’s first-ever major trophy win.
Newcastle beat struggling Saints February 24, 2013 FOOTBALL: January signing Moussa Sissoko scored his third in six games as Newcastle beat fellow strugglers Southampton 4-2 to climb clear of the Premier League relegation battle yesterday. Sissoko cancelled out Morgan Schneiderlin’s early goal before Papiss Cisse put Newcastle in front. Rickie Lambert equalised for Saints, who then conceded a penalty, converted by Yohan [...]
Lampard set to be rested for Prague clash February 21, 2013 CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard must wait to break the club’s all-time goalscoring record, after manager Rafael Benitez revealed the England international will miss tonight’s Europa League match against Sparta Prague. Lampard is in a rich vein of form with four goals in his last five games and is now just three strikes short of matching [...]
Super sub Nani notches to send United into last eight February 18, 2013 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson lavished substitute Nani with praise after his man of the match performance helped the Reds reach the FA Cup sixth round last night. The Portuguese winger, who reportedly fell out with Ferguson at the end of last year and has made just three starts for United in 2013, came [...]
Wenger urges patience in bid to topple Bayern February 18, 2013 UNDER-FIRE Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes a patient approach to his side’s daunting Champions League last 16 tie with German giants Bayern Munich can see the Gunners reach the quarter-finals for the first time in three seasons. The Bundesliga leaders visit the Emirates Stadium for the first leg tonight on the back of five straight [...]
Arsenal won’t be a pushover February 18, 2013 ARSENAL still pose a threat to their European rivals despite recent woes on the pitch, Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes warned on the weekend. The German league-leaders arrive in London this morning ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash at the Emirates stadium. Arsenal crashed out of the FA Cup with an embarrassing home defeat to [...]
Laudrup sorry for Swansea’s horror show February 17, 2013 SWANSEA boss Michael Laudrup issued an apology to the club’s travelling fans yesterday, after his team were hammered by Liverpool at Anfield. Steven Gerrard opened the scoring from the spot on 34 minutes, before a flood of second half goals from Philippe Coutinho, Jose Enrique, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge secured the rout. “It was [...]
Cook brushes off wage dispute as England lose to New Zealand February 17, 2013 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook insists his team is focused on winning the one-day international (ODI) series in New Zealand, despite falling 1-0 down amid a lingering pay dispute. New Zealand beat England by three wickets in Hamilton yesterday, reaching 259-7 with seven balls remaining, after bowling the tourists out for 258. The defeat coincided with [...]