Henry moves to cool comeback fever January 10, 2012 ARSENAL’S returning hero Thierry Henry has urged fans not to expect too much from his comeback, following a fairytale second coming against Leeds on Monday night. Gunners record goalscorer Henry insists he is not ready to play a full 90 minutes yet and warned he may not score in every game, despite netting less than [...]
SECOND COMING January 9, 2012 Arsenal legend Henry marks his return to the club in the grandest manner by scoring the only goal as Gunners set up FA Cup fourth round tie against Villa ARSENAL 1 vs LEEDS UNITED 0 ENRAPTURED Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted to being in dreamland after returning hero Thierry Henry scored the goal that booked [...]
Hughes seeking clarity before joining Rangers January 9, 2012 FORMER Fulham boss Mark Hughes will today hold a second round of talks with Queens Park Rangers as he edges closer to becoming the struggling west London club’s new manager. Hughes and his advisor Kia Joorabchian were at Loftus Road yesterday, less than 24 hours after confirmation of Neil Warnock’s departure, attempting to thrash out [...]
REDS’ REVENGE January 8, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY (2) vs MANCHESTER UNITED (3) ● United dump out 10-man rivals in FA Cup thriller ● Rooney scores twice and pledges future to club ● Trip to Liverpool up next for Ferguson’s men TWO-GOAL hero Wayne Rooney pledged his future to Manchester United after helping them take revenge on their bitter rivals and [...]
Hughes tipped for QPR after Warnock axed January 8, 2012 Rangers lose patience with manager after run of eight defeats from last 12 games leaves them on brink of relegation zone FORMER Fulham and Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is expected to be installed as QPR manager this week after the Premier League strugglers last night sacked Neil Warnock. Warnock (right), who led Rangers back [...]
Henry return to spur Van Persie, insists Keown January 8, 2012 ARSENAL vs LEEDS UNITED THE SHOCK homecoming of Arsenal’s favourite son Thierry Henry will inspire his successor Robin van Persie to raise his own game to even loftier heights, according to Gunners great Martin Keown. Henry (inset) is in line to make an emotional second debut for the club in tonight’s FA Cup third round [...]
Ramires on the rampage in Chelsea romp January 8, 2012 CHELSEA (4) vs PORTSMOUTH (0) Indifferent league form won’t stop Blues targetting FA Cup success, says Di Matteo CHELSEA assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo insists the FA Cup remains a top priority at Stamford Bridge after a near full-strength side overcame Portsmouth yesterday following a four-goal second half demolition. Portsmouth, 2008 FA Cup winners but [...]
Daredevils sign KP for $2m January 8, 2012 England batsman Kevin Pietersen has secured a move to Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils for a fee of $2m (£1.2m). The South African-born star signed for Deccan Chargers last year but surgery on an injured hernia prevented him from featuring in the competition. The 2012 IPL season runs from 4 April to 27 May, [...]
City denied Toures for United clash January 5, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY will be without Yaya and Kolo Toure for Sunday’s mouth-watering FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United after Ivory Coast manager Francois Zahoui rejected the club’s plea to delay their link-up with the national squad. Fifa rules dictate players can be called up two weeks before the start of the Africa Cup [...]
SEASICK IN THE CITY AS BROADGATE HOLDS SWAY January 5, 2012 CITY WORKERS in the Broadgate Tower dropped everything on Tuesday to look up the meaning of “deflection”, after strong winds made the building sway so dramatically that staff complained of seasickness. The building may have been designed by award-winning architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill – but when you are stuck in a 165m tower that [...]