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Ancelotti to rotate squad and rest stars for Porto November 24, 2009 CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti is expected to rest star duo Michael Essien and Didier Drogba tonight against Porto as the Italian keeps one eye on Sunday’s trip to Arsenal. Ancelotti has hinted he will ring the changes for the Champions League Group D clash, with qualification for the knockout stage already guaranteed. Neither midfield powerhouse [...]
Portsmouth lose patience with Hart failure as Grant prepares to take reins November 24, 2009 PORTSMOUTH director of football Avram Grant is expected to take over as manager after the club sacked Paul Hart yesterday. Hart paid the price for a disastrous start to the season that has left them anchored to the bottom of the Premier League after 10 defeats from 13 games. His departure clears the way for [...]
World Cup bid in disarray as Richards quits board November 24, 2009 ENGLAND’S hopes of staging the 2018 World Cup have been dealt another blow after Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards resigned from the bid’s board. The departure of Richards, who joined the bid as vice-chairman for international relations just seven months ago, comes after a restructuring of the board earlier this month. It is the [...]
Humiliated Wigan offer fans a refund November 23, 2009 EMBARRASSED Wigan players have offered refunds to supporters who travelled to their 9-1 drubbing at Tottenham. Latics fans who made the trip witnessed their side suffer the second heaviest defeat in Premier League history, with Spurs striker Jermain Defoe alone scoring five goals. And that yesterday prompted the crestfallen squad’s pledge to reimburse the cost [...]
Five-star Defoe runs riot as rampant Spurs smash nine November 22, 2009 TOTTENHAM striker Jermain Defoe revealed a last-minute change of boots helped him smash five second-half goals in an utter demolition of sorry Wigan. Peter Crouch, Aaron Lennon, a Chris Kirkland own goal and Niko Kranjcar all contributed to Spurs’ biggest ever top-flight victory. But Defoe stole the show after the interval, netting his hat-trick in [...]
60m plus Bosingwa: Bayern reveal Chelsea’s mega-bid for winger Ribery November 22, 2009 CHELSEA failed with a monster bid of almost £60m plus Jose Bosingwa for Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery in the summer, according to the German club. Ribery was one of Europe’s hottest properties over the close season, with a host of the continent’s leading sides attempting to prise him away from the Allianz Arena. The France [...]
Fuller punishes former club as James suffers fresh injury blow November 22, 2009 PORTSMOUTH manager Paul Hart played down fears over England goalkeeper David James’ World Cup fitness after a defeat that kept them anchored to the bottom of the Premier League. Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller scored the only goal against his former club, who had the best of the chances and missed a penalty. To make matters [...]
Reliance aims high with a $12bn offer November 22, 2009 AINDIAN-BASED Reliance Industries has made an initial offer for bankrupt chemical company LyondellBasell. Sources say the cash offer for a controlling interest in the company would be for around $12bn (£7.26 bn), making it one of the largest foreign acquisition by an Indian company to date. LyondellBasell spokesperson David Harpole said Reliance’s offer represented “an [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF November 19, 2009 Del Potro first up for MurrayTENNIS: Britain’s No1 Andy Murray will kick off the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday with an opening clash against US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro. Murray, the world No4, is also pooled with world No1 Roger Federer and Fernando Verdasco in Group A at the O2 [...]
Liverpool can come out on top in front of Kop November 19, 2009 LIVERPOOL vs. MANCHESTER CITYTOMORROW 12.45PM, SKY SPORTS 1IT is too early to start talking about six pointers, but a win for Liverpool against Manchester City at Anfield tomorrow will send out a clear message that they are still very much part of the Big Four. Rafa Benitez has been under pressure since the very first [...]