Eduardo fears for Arsenal as Toure seals 16m City switch July 29, 2009 ARSENAL striker Eduardo believes the departure of defender Kolo Toure has virtually killed off the Gunners’ hopes of winning the Premier League. Toure, the last remaining member of the famous Invincibles team from 2003-04, last night completed a £16m move to Manchester City. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has already sold £25m striker Emmanuel Adebayor – [...]
Virgin nets a key deal with Disney’s ESPN July 29, 2009 ESPN, the Disney-owned media group that has picked up live Premier League football rights from the defunct Setanta, yesterday agreed a carriage deal with Virgin Media, the cable company. The deal is similar to Virgin’s previous deal with Setanta, whereby Virgin customers paying for the highest television package will get the channel, which will show [...]
Skipper Terry rejects Man City to stick with Chelsea July 26, 2009 CHELSEA captain John Terry yesterday pledged his future to the club, insisting there was never any possibility he would be lured by a lucrative offer from Manchester City. England skipper Terry broke his silence to end weeks of speculation that he was ready to halt his 14-year association with Chelsea and become ambitious City’s most [...]
SPREAD BETTING PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW July 23, 2009 THE BIG question for any football punter prior to this season is ‘can Man City break into the Big Four?’. Mark Hughes has spent millions and although it looks like he’s been unsuccessful in his bid for John Terry, people are starting to sit up and take notice. Sporting Index are predicting that City will [...]
Maradona in shock link to Portsmouth July 23, 2009 PORTSMOUTH’S new owner Sulaiman Al Fahim last night distanced himself from sensational claims that Argentina boss Diego Maradona wants to join Pompey and bring a host of superstars with him. Maradona’s lawyer said the World Cup-winner was ready to quit his current role in order to be a “global ambassador” for the Premier League club, [...]
Eriksson: County role is my biggest challenge yet July 22, 2009 SVEN-GORAN Eriksson says he is facing the “biggest challenge of his life” after being unveiled as director of football at Notts County. The former England manager has signed a new five-year deal at Meadow Lane with the aim of dragging the world’s oldest football club from the depths of League Two and into the Premier [...]
Redknapp swoops to land a new pair of Kyles July 22, 2009 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp last night completed his first foray into the summer transfer market by landing highly-rated defensive pair Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker from Sheffield United in an £8m double deal. Naughton, 20, attracted the interest of several Premier League clubs after an impressive debut season for the Blades and looked to be [...]
ECB scrap Twenty20 plans July 22, 2009 CRICKET: The England and Wales Cricket Board has opted to scrap plans for a second Twenty20 competition next season. The ECB was considering launching a P20 Championship as well as the current Twenty20 Cup to rival the Indian Premier League, but decided against it after meeting with county chiefs.
Captain Terry will stay at Chelsea, says boss Ancelotti July 21, 2009 CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out the possibility of John Terry leaving Stamford Bridge to join Manchester City and expects the on-going transfer saga to come to an end within the next week. The England captain is the No1 target of big-spending City, who want Terry to beef up their defence after investing heavily [...]
Arsenal lose another star after Nasri breaks leg July 21, 2009 ARSENAL’S pre-season preparations suffered a hammer blow yesterday when midfielder Samir Nasri was ruled out for up to three months with a broken leg. The France international, who scored seven goals in 44 appearances last season, fractured a fibula during a training session at the club’s camp in Austria. Nasri’s injury came just days after [...]