Portsmouth hit with indefinite transfer ban October 28, 2009 PORTSMOUTH have been banned from making any new signings until they settle transfer debts owed to other clubs. The Premier League blocked Pompey boss Paul Hart from bringing free agent Eugen Bopp to the south coast on Monday. And the Fratton Park outfit will be unable to sign new players until further notice, raising fresh [...]
Ashley to sell naming rights after taking Toon off market October 27, 2009 NEWCASTLE owner Mike Ashley last night officially took the club off the market and appointed caretaker boss Chris Hughton as the team’s permanent manager. The announcement brought to an end months of extreme uncertainty, triggered by the club’s relegation from the Premier League in May and Ashley’s subsequent decision to put them up for sale. [...]
Players get swine flu spit warning October 27, 2009 HEALTH experts have warned players not to spit following the surge in swine flu cases among Premier League teams. Bolton manager Gary Megson yesterday admitted his club had seen five cases, just 24 hours after three Blackburn players were revealed to be suffering from the virus. And the Health Protection Agency said that cases could [...]
Neville sent off as Owen hits target October 27, 2009 BARNSLEY (0)MANCHESTER UTD (2)HOLDERS Manchester United secured their place in the last eight of the Carling Cup – but not before suffering another sending off and looking suspect in defence again. Strikers Michael Owen and Danny Welbeck were employed in a three-man attack, and the pair both delivered with goals early in each half. But [...]
Guzan the hero as Villa beat Black Cats October 27, 2009 RESERVE goalkeeper Brad Guzan saved four penalty kicks to help Aston Villa into the Carling Cup fifth round at the expense of Sunderland. The two sides were locked at 0-0 until American Guzan kept out Kenwyne Jones’ late penalty in normal time to force the extra half hour. He then saved three more penalties as [...]
Coach Gatland blasted for ‘weak Premiership’ rant October 27, 2009 PREMIERSHIP chiefs have hit back at Wales coach Warren Gatland after he criticised the standard of the English top flight. Gatland said he had not picked Sale prop Eifion Lewis-Roberts for next month’s Test against New Zealand because the Premiership was “weak”. But Premier Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty yesterday responded by accusing Gatland of [...]
RAPPER TALKS CRIME, DRUGS AND THE CUT AND THRUST OF BUSINESS October 27, 2009 FRESH from interviewing Warren Buffett, otherwise known as the “Sage of Omaha” or one of the most successful investors the world has ever seen, the Beeb’s Evan Davis yesterday turned his microphone on a different type of guest: rapper 50 Cent. “Fifty”, who’s recently co-authored a business book called The 50th Law, was happy to [...]
Shareholders back cash call at Ladbrokes October 26, 2009 BOOKMAKER Ladbrokes yesterday announced its shareholders have agreed to buy more than 95 per cent of the shares offered in its underwritten £275m cash call. Ladbrokes, which runs 2,700 betting shops, unveiled a surprise rights issue earlier this month to pay down debt after revealing revenue had dived by 15 per cent in its third [...]
Strachan: I know I’ll get time at Boro October 26, 2009 GORDON STRACHAN has vowed to lead Middlesbrough back into the Premier League after taking charge at the Riverside Stadium yesterday. Strachan, who has been out of work since stepping down as Celtic manager last summer, has signed a four-year contract with Boro. “I feel I can make the people I work with better and if [...]
Clichy aims blast at misfiring Gunners October 26, 2009 ARSENAL defender Gael Clichy has warned his team-mates they must rediscover their winning habit before tackling two big games in the space of four days. The Gunners threw away the chance to close in on Premier League leaders Chelsea when they squandered a two-goal lead at West Ham on Sunday. That slip-up came just days [...]