Schwarzer heroics rescue tired Fulham April 22, 2010 HAMBURG (0) v/s FULHAM (0) FULHAM goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer admitted the West Londoners had been drained by an epic coach journey to Germany after holding Hamburg to a draw in the first leg of their semi-final. Schwarzer excelled, making several crucial saves, as the Cottagers came through a testing 90 minutes that they spent mainly [...]
Reds face an uphill battle after lucky Forlan strikes first April 22, 2010 ATLETICO MADRID (1) v/s LIVERPOOL (0) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is banking on producing another memorable European comeback at Anfield next week after losing the first leg of their semi-final. Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan (right) scored the only goal of the game – a poked effort that bobbled over the line after he [...]
Age no hindrance to Brand Beckham April 22, 2010 HE may not be going to the World Cup, but it’s not all doom and gloom for David Beckham. The veteran England midfielder, who will miss this summer’s tournament through injury, is still rated the highest earning player in the world. Despite being in the autumn of his career, the 34-year-old raked in more than [...]
Title pressure is all on Chelsea, claims United star Fletcher April 22, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Darren Fletcher believes Chelsea are beginning to feel the strain in the championship race. The Blues saw their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to just one point after losing 2-1 at Tottenham last Saturday, while United grabbed a last-gasp winner at Manchester rivals, City. United will go back [...]
Red Devils to pile the pressure on Chelsea April 22, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED v/s TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Saturday – 12.45pm, Sky Sports IF Sir Alex Ferguson goes on to make history by becoming the first ever manager to win four straight top flight titles, he will forever be indebted to Paul Scholes after his injury time header won the Manchester derby. It’s highly doubtful that he will [...]
Sky ready for round one with Ofcom April 21, 2010 SKY and Ofcom will tomorrow begin what promises to be a long and tortuous legal battle over the future of pay TV. Sky will appear before the Competition Appeal Tribunal to request a stay of implementation on Ofcom’s new rules forcing the broadcaster to slash the prices it can charge rivals for Premier League football. [...]
Andronikou clueless over mystery fee April 21, 2010 PORTSMOUTH administrator Andrew Andronikou says he does not understand how the crisis club owe £1m to Tottenham for goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. Pompey’s accounts, published yesterday, list the sum as a sell-on fee owed to Spurs, despite the fact that Begovic has at no stage been a Tottenham player. It is understood that Spurs originally agreed [...]
United rated most valuable in world April 21, 2010 MANCHESTER United are the most valuable team in world sport at £1.19bn, according to the authors of a new report. The Premier League leaders come top of Forbes magazine’s list of the 20 most valuable football teams, with Real Madrid second (£859m) and Arsenal third (£767m). That also puts them ahead of American football giants [...]
Bangalore blasts will concern ICC April 20, 2010 THE blasts in Bangalore at the weekend were not only a worry for Indian Premier League chiefs, but will also be pretty disturbing for the ICC ahead of next year’s World Cup on the sub-continent. Bangalore is historically a very friendly town, but so anxious are the IPL, they have been forced to move this [...]
Pompey thought to owe £119m, including £9m alone to agents April 20, 2010 PORTSMOUTH delayed publication of their accounts last night amid reports that their debts are far higher than previously thought. The club, who are in administration and already condemned to relegation from the Premier League, are thought to owe £119m. Previous estimates put the figure at around £90m. Andrew Andronikou, the administrator, said the figures were [...]