McDermott maddened by offside goal as unlucky Royals suffer at hands of Chelsea August 22, 2012 CHELSEA 4 vs READING 2 CHELSEA manager Roberto Di Matteo brushed off a row over an offside Fernando Torres goal as his side came from behind to edge a wildly entertaining ding-dong with Premier League newcomers Reading. Goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny Guthrie stunned the European champions, after Frank Lampard’s penalty had put Chelsea [...]
Carvalho loan set to be 10th QPR signing August 22, 2012 QPR manager Mark Hughes has stepped up attempts to bolster a defence that shipped five goals on Saturday by agreeing a loan deal with Real Madrid for former Chelsea centre-back Ricardo Carvalho. Hughes has already struck a £9m fee with Tottenham for England’s Michael Dawson, and hopes to agree terms with both him and Portuguese [...]
Mourinho signals for Sahin to sign up for English education August 22, 2012 REAL Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he wants midfielder Nuri Sahin to move to a Premier League club, even though he has no preference about which one it is. Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham are all highly interested in the talented Turkey midfielder but amid suggestions that Mourinho would prefer him to move to Liverpool [...]
West Ham up Jarvis offer with Wolves ready to sell key duo August 22, 2012 WEST Ham have increased their offer to a potential £10m as they accelerate their efforts to secure the signing of Wolves winger Matt Jarvis. Three earlier bids have already been rejected by the Championship side who have been exceptionally forceful during negotiations in this summer’s transfer window, and the latest includes £7m up front, in [...]
ITV could show Premier League in deal with BT August 21, 2012 ITV could strike a deal with BT to become the first terrestrial channel to show live Premier League football, it emerged last night, with the broadcaster in talks about an alliance that would see it screen some of BT’s matches from next year. Negotiations are at an early stage, say sources close to discussions, but [...]
Adebayor arrives at Spurs as transfer window comes to life August 21, 2012 TOTTENHAM yesterday confirmed the £5m signing of Emmanuel Adebayor, the exit of Sebastien Bassong, and are considering a £5.5m offer from Queens Park Rangers for defender Michael Dawson. Negotiations surrounding Adebayor’s transfer from Manchester City had been as steady as those surrounding the ongoing exit of midfielder Luka Modric to Real Madrid, but if there [...]
Hazard can be the new Zola August 21, 2012 CHELSEA manager Roberto Di Matteo believes £32m summer signing Eden Hazard has the ability to become the inspirational Gianfranco Zola figure of his ambitious, modern side. The European champions tonight welcome Reading to Stamford Bridge in what is likely to be Hazard’s second Premier League start and though conceding it is perhaps too early to [...]
What the other papers say this morning August 20, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Citi chief rejects calls for bank splits Citigroup’s chief executive has knocked back the idea of big banks being split up after calls from people such as his predecessor Sandy Weill. Vikram Pandit said Citi, formed in Mr Weill’s time with mergers such as the acquisition of Travelers in 1998, had already gone [...]
As David Cameron relaxes in Mallorca, is the UK a better place to go on summer holiday? August 20, 2012 YES Patricia Yates What’s not to love! Consistently in the world’s top 10 most visited destinations, last year saw around 31m overseas visitors come here to enjoy what we have to offer. From West End theatre to cutting edge art, from castles to stately homes, Britain is renowned for its diverse culture and the depth [...]
Netflix CEO vows to take on Sky in bids for premium film rights August 19, 2012 NETFLIX will attempt to wrestle Sky’s grip on premium movie rights away from it, a move that could provide a serious challenge to the broadcaster’s film dominance. Reed Hastings, the chief executive of the US film streaming service, has outlined his intentions to bid for exclusive rights to films from the six leading Hollywood studios, [...]