By JONATHAN CLEGG Getty Images Didier Drogba of Chelsea scores the winning kick against Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the Champions League final shootout. MUNICH—What started as a season of tumult and trauma finally ended in triumph here for Chelsea, as the Premier League giant-turned-underdog beat Bayern Munich on a penalty shootout to win [...]
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FIRST Chelsea, then Tottenham, next Aston Villa then Liverpool…you wonder how many more Premier League clubs Brendan Rodgers will be linked with before the summer is out. It is of course testament to how well he is doing at Swansea City, a ringing endorsement of the thrilling play-off promotion he won 12 months ago and [...]
West Ham United secured a return to English soccer’s Premier League next season with a 2-1 win against Blackpool in the Championship playoff final. Ricardo Vaz Te’s goal in the 87th minute gave the Hammers the victory at Wembley Stadium in London today. Carlton Cole also scored for West Ham, who were relegated to the [...]
Hammers nail promotion West Ham United have returned to the Premier League at the first attempt after beating Blackpool in the play-off final. Goals from Carlton Cole and Thomas Ince had left it at 1-1 before Ricardo Vaz Te fired home the winner in the 87th minute. Read | Vaz Te delighted | Play-off final [...]
19 May 2012 Last updated at 12:16 The ball went missing after a pitch invasion by fans following Sergio Aguero’s last minute goal Premier League champions Manchester City had to ask for their title-winning ball back after a teenager stole it. The 17-year-old grabbed the ball during the pitch invasion by fans after City’s victory [...]
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre does not believe the club’s owners have alienated themselves from supporters with the dismissal of Kenny Dalglish and their trans-Atlantic style of management. Opinion among fans is still divided over whether principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner were right to dismiss Dalglish, a club icon, on Wednesday. That [...]
(UKPA) – 35 minutes ago Ricardo Vaz Te’s late strike fired West Ham back to the Barclays Premier League via a dramatic 2-1 play-off final win at Wembley. The Portuguese winger, a bargain £500,000 January signing from Barnsley, earned the Hammers an estimated £90million windfall with the goal which sank Blackpool. Carlton Cole had given [...]
THERE was something entirely appropriate that, as the Premier League was this week dishing out its self-congratulatory awards on reaching its 20th anniversary, rumours were flying around cyberspace of Kenny Dalglish having left Liverpool FC. After all, the end of the Anfield legend’s second coming had arrived because of his failure to halt the club’s [...]
Delhi: This edition of IPL started on a positive note and for once it was beginning to look that IPL would shun its bad-boy image. This edition of Indian Premier League has managed to host some of the best on-field performances. High voltage clashes, last ball finishes IPL has been just-perfect. Clearly, these incidents have [...]
Drogba finishes roller-coaster Champions League final on top
Didier Drogba celebrates after his goal in the 88th minute ties the match 1-1. (Getty Images) MUNICH — From hero to villain, to man of the match. Didier Drogba went through the full range of emotions on a night when he delivered the first Champions League title to Chelsea, in perhaps his last [...]
Nigeria suffer Yobo blow ahead of crucial qualifiers
Joseph Yobo has been ruled out of next month’s 2014 World Cup and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Nigeria skipper sustained an injury during Wednesday’s Turkish Cup final, whilst playing for Fenerbahce. According to Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi, the Istanbul side suggest Yobo will be out for over four weeks. Keshi has added [...]
Renard to stay assures Kambwili
Zambia captain Christopher Katongo (L) and coach Herve Renard Zambia’s sports minister says that funds are finally in place to secure the services of Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Herve Renard. Renard’s position has been unclear in recent months, with his contract having expired at the end of the 2012 finals. With the financial assistance [...]
Chelsea’s Mikel Missing from Nigeria Roster
Reuters Nigeria released their squad for their upcoming World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday. Notably missing was Chelsea stalwart, John Mikel Obi. The midfielder, who is enjoying the finest season in his Chelsea career, and patiently waiting to answer the roll call in the UEFA Champions League Final at the Allianz [...]
FOOTBALL fans have been presented with a glorious opportunity to watch the 2013 edition of the African Cup of Nations as Premiership sponsors Castle Lager embarked on a nationwide campaign to recruit SuperFans. Two lucky fans are assured of a ticket to go and watch the African Cup of Nations finals next year. The campaign [...]
Sierra Leone pays out for chopper crash
2012-05-18 19:15 Freetown – Sierra Leone’s transport minister said on Friday that relatives of 19 Togolese football fans who died in a helicopter crash in 2007, including Togo’s sports minister, would receive compensation. “We have accepted liability and engaged Paramount Airlines as there was a valid insurance document covering all on board the aircraft,” Transport [...]
The Champions League Team That Wouldn’t Die
By JONATHAN CLEGG Getty Images Didier Drogba of Chelsea scores the winning kick against Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the Champions League final shootout. MUNICH—What started as a season of tumult and trauma finally ended in triumph here for Chelsea, as the Premier League giant-turned-underdog beat Bayern Munich on a penalty shootout to win [...]
Cardiff City eye up clash against Premier League flyers Newcastle United
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Delme Parfitt: Brendan Rodgers not big enough name for top Premier League club
FIRST Chelsea, then Tottenham, next Aston Villa then Liverpool…you wonder how many more Premier League clubs Brendan Rodgers will be linked with before the summer is out. It is of course testament to how well he is doing at Swansea City, a ringing endorsement of the thrilling play-off promotion he won 12 months ago and [...]
Drogba finishes roller-coaster Champions League final on top
Didier Drogba celebrates after his goal in the 88th minute ties the match 1-1. (Getty Images) MUNICH — From hero to villain, to man of the match. Didier Drogba went through the full range of emotions on a night when he delivered the first Champions League title to Chelsea, in perhaps his last [...]
