HUGHES MOVES INTO THE COTTAGE July 29, 2010 MARK HUGHES has pledged to “move Fulham forward in the right direction” after being confirmed as the Premier League club’s new manager last night. The former Manchester City boss has signed a two-year contract at Craven Cottage and has already been linked with Aston Villa defender Luke Young.
BT profit climbs by 17pc despite tough trading July 29, 2010 BT shrugged off difficult trading conditions in the wake of government cuts to match expectations in its first quarter. The telecoms giant, which last month declared war on Sky with its entry into the lucrative Premier League subscription market, reported first quarter revenue of £5bn, down four per cent on the year before. However, rigorous [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 28, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES ICBC SAYS IT WILL RAISE £4.26BN Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s largest lender by market value, said yesterday it planned to raise up to £4.26bn in a rights issue in Hong Kong and Shanghai to shore up its capital base. The rights issue is the latest in a string of [...]
Drogba’s staying and we are ready to spend, say Chelsea July 28, 2010 CHELSEA have attempted to nail speculation linking Didier Drogba with a move away by categorically declaring the striker will remain at Stamford Bridge next season. Drogba’s agent revealed earlier this month that Manchester City had made contact over a transfer, and hinted that the Ivory Coast star could be tempted by a move to Eastlands. [...]
Real great Raul leaves door open to England swansong July 26, 2010 REAL MADRID legend Raul insists he could yet make a surprise switch to the Premier League after bringing down the curtain on his glorious spell at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 33-year-old, who began his career at Real and went on to win 16 titles with the Spanish club, yesterday denied a widely-anticipated transfer to German [...]
Red Knight’s bid for United may go ahead July 25, 2010 A BID to wrest control of Manchester United could be back on after a fans’ campaign against its American owners appears to have taken hold. The club was forced to humiliatingly offer a second batch of season tickets more than seven weeks after the initial deadline. Around 4,000 tickets were put on general sale by [...]
New boy Kolarov backs City to rule Europe July 25, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY’S latest recruit Aleksandar Kolarov believes the club can become kings of Europe. The Serbian full-back turned down offers from several other clubs to join Roberto Mancini’s men in a £19m deal from Lazio. And the 24-year-old has already set his sights on winning silverware – including the top prize in European football.“The Premier [...]
Sven back on Fulham radar after Jol blow July 22, 2010 FULHAM could revive their interest in former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson after a drawn-out attempt to lure Martin Jol from Ajax ended in embarrassing failure yesterday. Ivory Coast coach Eriksson was on the Cottagers’ initial shortlist to replace Roy Hodgson and was said to be aggrieved at the club opting to pursue ex-Spurs boss Jol [...]
Alex and Benayoun add to Chelsea’s injury woes July 22, 2010 CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti has now been handed a triple injury blow ahead of his side’s defence of the Premier League crown. Just 24 hours after goalkeeper Petr Cech was ruled out for the start of the new season with a calf strain, the Italian has now lost defender Alex and new signing Yossi Benayoun [...]
Chelsea blow as injured Cech ruled out for a month July 21, 2010 CHELSEA will be forced to launch their Premier League title defence without Petr Cech after the goalkeeper was struck down with a calf injury. The Czech stopper hurt himself in training yesterday and scans have revealed a tear that is expected to keep him sidelined for a month. That will mean he misses the rest [...]