DONE AND DUSTED April 26, 2011 Ferguson ready to ring the changes for second leg after easy win all but seals United’s place in final SCHALKE 0 vs MANCHESTER UTD 2 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he could be in a position to rest key personnel for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final after an utterly dominant [...]
Briatore key in Ecclestone’s hope of £100m R’s sale April 26, 2011 FORMULA ONE supremo Bernie Ecclestone admits his hopes of selling his stake in Premier League bound Queens Park Rangers for £100m rest on the ambitions of former shareholder Flavio Briatore. Suggestions Ecclestone may pull out of QPR, who need one more point from their remaining two fixtures to rubber stamp their return to England’s top [...]
Rangers are up, up but not quite away after late shock April 25, 2011 QPR (1) vs HULL CITY (1) QUEENS PARK RANGERS missed the chance to rubber stamp their return to the Premier League after Simeon Jackson’s 95th minute winner for Norwich against Derby ruined the promotion party at Loftus Road. A victory over Hull would’ve rendered Norwich’s victory irrelevant, but David Amoo cancelled out Wayne Routledge’s early opener in [...]
City close in on Champions League spot thanks to Dzeko April 25, 2011 BLACKBURN (0) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) MANCHESTER CITY striker Edin Dzeko expressed his relief at finally breaking his Premier League duck as his goal earned Roberto Mancini’s side a crucial win in their pursuit of Champions League qualification. The Bosnia international fired home the only goal of the game in the 75th minute, just three [...]
MANCHESTER 1 LONDON 0 April 20, 2011 Thrilling derby draw is no use to Arsenal or Spurs in bids for the title and Champions League spot TOTTENHAM 3 vs ARSENAL 3 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger refused to concede the title to Manchester United despite seeing his side throw away a two-goal lead against north London rivals Spurs for the second time this [...]
Newcastle hard knocks fail to deter dignified Hughton April 20, 2011 IF football’s marketing men want an antidote to the bad examples set by Wayne Rooney snarling into the nearest TV camera and managers furiously haranguing officials, then they could do far worse than Chris Hughton. The former Newcastle boss was dignity personified when unceremoniously dumped by the Tyneside club in December, despite hauling them back [...]
Malouda double has Chelsea dreaming April 20, 2011 CHELSEA 3 vs BIRMINGHAM 1 CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti admits his side might just be back in with a chance of snatching the Premier League title from under the noses of Manchester United after surging into second place. Two goals from Florent Malouda and a fine strike by Salomon Kalou despatched Birmingham and lifted the [...]
Bale won’t quit Spurs, says Hughton April 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM great and former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton believes star man Gareth Bale will reject overtures from Europe’s elite even if Spurs fail to qualify for the Champions League. Hughton admits tonight’s showdown with bitter rivals Arsenal will go a long way to deciding whether Harry Redknapp’s men, who lie fifth, can usurp Manchester City [...]
Redknapp hopes for fixture swap April 19, 2011 SPURS boss Harry Redknapp has urged the Premier League to change the date of Stoke’s clash with Manchester City to protect his side’s hopes of finishing fourth. If City beat Stoke in the FA Cup final, Tony Pulis’ men can only make it into next year’s Europa League if Roberto Mancini’s side pip Spurs to the [...]
FOOTBALL TRADER BEN CLEMINSON ANALYSES THIS EVENING’S NORTH LONDON DERBY April 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM vs ARSENAL 7.45PM SKY SPORTS 1 THERE are always key defining moments in any Premier League title race and Liverpool’s 10th minute injury time penalty has surely put the final nail in the coffin of Arsenal’s challenge. It was a heartbreaking ending for the Gunners and they now need to pick themselves up for [...]