Knee injury likely to end Johnson’s season with QPR September 18, 2012 QPR forward Andy Johnson is to miss the majority of the season after suffering a serious cruciate ligament injury in Saturday’s draw against Chelsea. Johnson limped off after 32 minutes of only his fourth appearance since signing in the summer from Fulham and scans have revealed that he has an anterior cruciate ligament injury which [...]
Villas-Boas: Reading win relieves pressure on anxious Spurs squad September 16, 2012 READING (1) vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (3) Tottenham manager also dismisses the notion that he is already under strain TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas Boas admitted his side had been purged of their growing anxiety after earning their first Premier League win of the season away to a secondrate Reading. Spurs had begun the season with a [...]
Clubs to ensure Evra and Suarez shake after Anton’s Terry snub September 16, 2012 PLAYERS’ union chief Clarke Carlisle is confident there will be no repeat of the latest handshake stand-off between Chelsea and QPR when Manchester United visit Liverpool next weekend. QPR defender Ferdinand refused to shake hands with Chelsea’s John Terry and Ashley Cole before Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Loftus Road. In July Terry was acquitted of [...]
Pundit Hansen a pompous fool, says West Ham chairman Gold September 16, 2012 WEST HAM chairman David Gold has launched a withering attack on television pundit Alan Hansen, calling the former Liverpool defender “a pompous fool”. Gold, who owns 62 per cent of the club with long-standing business partner David Sullivan, said Hansen still owed him an apology over “insulting” remarks the Scot made on Match of the [...]
Chelsea warn fans as Terry returns to QPR September 13, 2012 CHELSEA have issued a stark warning to fans about their behaviour in tomorrow’s powderkeg Premier League trip to QPR, as they prepare to return to the scene of last year’s race row between John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. It comes amid speculation that the traditional pre-match handshake could be scrapped, with QPR defender Ferdinand said [...]
Wenger coy on new contract talk despite Arsenal’s overtures September 13, 2012 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits he may reject the offer of a new contract if he feels that he has fallen short of his own personal standards. Gunners chiefs have made it clear they want the 62-year-old to stay beyond his current deal, which expires at the end of next season, despite the club’s failure [...]
Sorry Spurs need to be opposed at the Madejski September 13, 2012 Reading Tottenham Sunday – 4.00pm ANDRE Villas-Boas had a nightmare introduction to the Premier League as Chelsea boss last season and that nightmare is showing no signs of stopping after the early rounds of this campaign. Tottenham had a tricky opening fixture at Newcastle and defeat to the Magpies was certainly no disgrace. However, since [...]
Stoke Manchester City September 13, 2012 ROBERTO Mancini will not be relishing a trip to the Britannia Stadium tomorrow having endured a torrid time there in recent seasons. The defending champions have needed late equalisers to scrape two draws from their past two visits and were well beaten in the remaining three contests at the ground since Stoke’s return to the [...]
Terry and Cole return to training September 12, 2012 ■ FOOTBALL: Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole have returned to light training ahead of the club’s Premier League fixture against QPR on Saturday. If selected, Terry could face Anton Ferdinand for the first time since being cleared of racially abusing him in a court case this summer.
BT adds rugby to its TV offering September 12, 2012 BT has secured a £152m deal for the rights to show Premiership rugby union matches on its TV service, in the latest aggressive move from the company after its shock grab of Premier League football rights. The four-year contract, which allows BT to show 69 live games a year from the start of the 2013-14 [...]