Morgan gets vote to face Sri Lanka May 22, 2011 MIDDLESEX batsman Eoin Morgan will replace the retired Paul Collingwood in England’s Test side to face Sri Lanka on Thursday. The century Morgan scored against the same opponents for the Lions last week convinced the selectors he was the man to inherit the Durham all-rounder’s spot at No6. Ravi Bopara, who shunned the Indian Premier [...]
Champions to round off league campaign in style May 19, 2011 THE Premier League season comes to an end on Sunday and there are still some scores to be settled at the bottom of the table. However, MANCHESTER UNITED were crowned champions at Blackburn last weekend and they thoroughly deserve their 19th league title. It couldn’t be described as a vintage United team, but they have [...]
West Ham need Premier League boss, says Venables May 18, 2011 FORMER England boss Terry Venables has urged West Ham to choose a manager with Premier League experience to fill the vacancy at Upton Park, despite their drop into the Championship. The Hammers hope to recruit a permanent replacement for Avram Grant, who was sacked after Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Wigan confirmed their relegation, by the [...]
Holloway: Premier League want Blackpool relegated May 18, 2011 BLACKPOOL manager Ian Holloway has accused the Premier League of insulting his team and wanting them relegated. The Tangerines go into Sunday’s final fixture of the campaign at Manchester United desperately hoping for a result that could hoist them out of the bottom three. But Holloway has been angered by suggestions United could be fined [...]
A £40m deterrent: New boss faces sale of stars May 17, 2011 WEST HAM face the prospect of losing up to £40m worth of talent over the summer as the club looks to offset the cost of relegation from the Premier League. England midfielder Scott Parker, the newly crowned Football Writers’ Player of the Year, looks certain to be one of the first high-profile names out of [...]
Mancini’s confident of Tevez stay as City climb up to third May 17, 2011 MAN CITY (3) vs STOKE CITY (0) MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini has given his strongest indication yet that club captain Carlos Tevez will still be at the club next season after watching his side climb above Arsenal into third in the Premier League. Tevez, who following last weekend’s FA Cup triumph declared he would [...]
Hard work pays off in the Long run May 17, 2011 CARDIFF (0) vs READING (3) Reading win 3-0 on aggregate READING manager Brian McDermott paid tribute to his side’s fighting spirit after they booked their place in the Championship play-off final at Wembley against Swansea on 30 May. The Royals entered the post-season lottery as the form team in the division on the back of [...]
MCCLAREN SNUBS WEST HAM May 16, 2011 Hot favourite to replace Grant out of the running Players told to stop feeling sorry for themselves FORMER England manager Steve McClaren last night insisted he is not the man to mastermind West Ham’s bid for an immediate return to the Premier League. McClaren was yesterday installed as the clear favourite to replace Avram Grant, [...]
Club bullish on £90m Olympic Stadium move despite drop May 16, 2011 WEST HAM insist relegation from the Premier League will not affect their plans to move into the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games. Concerns have been raised that the huge financial hit and the lower average gates caused by dropping into the Championship could force Hammers chiefs to consider abandoning the relocation, which will [...]
Fair play to Fulham as Europe calls May 16, 2011 FULHAM could make a surprise return to European competition next season via Uefa’s Respect Fair Play ranking. The 2010 Europa League runners-up are in pole position to benefit from the extra spot afforded to the Premier League by the governing body. Mark Hughes’ side, who have a chance of piping Everton for seventh place in [...]