Sky may sell Premier footy on Freeview March 21, 2010 BSKYB could soon offer pay-per-view Premier League games and movies to customers through their set-top box. Broadcast watchdog Ofcom is expected to change the rules to allow the new venture this week as part of a massive shake-up of broadcasting laws. The ruling would allow Sky access to millions of homes that do not currently [...]
Reforms required to make India world class March 21, 2010 CITYA.M. readers struggling with the end of the UK winter won’t want to hear I am in India. My business on your behalf is strengthening ties with India’s financial services community, but the hot topic with locals on the street is the Indian Premier League. The remarkable success of this cricket tournament, which only got [...]
Managers eyeing job swaps March 18, 2010 A MANAGER’S future is notoriously precarious but even by those standards this summer is shaping up to be a jamboree of job changes, with Europe’s biggest clubs training their sights on some prestigious names. Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho brought the scramble into sharp focus this week with renewed and feverish speculation about their current [...]
KP: Let’s end winter on a high March 18, 2010 KEVIN PIETERSEN has called on England to finish their busy winter on a high with “one final push” in Dhaka tomorrow. The second Test with Bangladesh brings an end to a hectic programme which has taken England to the middle east via the Champions Trophy in South Africa, an away Test series against the Proteas [...]
European exit could shatter Blues’ season March 17, 2010 IT could take a game or two before the full extent of the damage manifests itself, but I think defeat to Inter Milan will prove to be a huge blow for Chelsea. More than just ending their Champions League campaign, the impact threatens to derail their challenge for two other trophies. After Tuesday’s deserved loss, [...]
Portsmouth 17 points from safety after penalty imposed March 17, 2010 PORTSMOUTH administrator Andrew Andronikou has pointed the finger at former chief executive Peter Storrie for the financial crisis that has doomed the club to relegation to the Championship. The Premier League yesterday confirmed that Pompey have been docked nine points – the standard penalty for going into administration – leaving them 17 points from safety [...]
These days, the beautiful game is as much about the bottom line as goals March 17, 2010 I T used to be the case that the biggest day in a football fan’s life was a trip to see their side at Wembley in a cup final. For many football fans, though, it’s no longer the dream destination of Wembley that keeps them up at night. Instead, it’s the prospect of a High [...]
Sorry Chelsea dumped out as Jose gets the last laugh March 16, 2010 CHELSEA (0) v/s INTER MILAN (1) JOSE MOURINHO last night insisted he was the “happiest person on earth” after his Inter Milan side subjected his former club Chelsea to a crushing Champions League exit. The Portuguese boss was greeted with warm applause from Chelsea fans as he stepped out onto the Stamford Bridge pitch for [...]
Portsmouth could end its administration hell soon March 16, 2010 PREMIER League club Portsmouth could come out of administration in six to eight weeks, administrator Andrew Andronikou said yesterday after a High Court winding up order was suspended. The troubled club was back in the High Court to address revenues and customs concerns about the process in which it entered administration last month – a [...]
Virgin mulls free football March 16, 2010 VIRGIN Media is considering plans to give away Premier League matches for free as part of a package including its broadband, TV subscription and telephone services. It joins BT Vision, which is also considering offering top flight matches as part of its existing “bundle” deal, according to industry sources. If the firms go ahead it [...]