Torres close to Atlético return
Fernando Torres is close to agreeing a move back to Atlético de Madrid. Negotiations between the La Liga champions and Chelsea continued on Wednesday and everything points to a loan deal being agreed over the next few days which will see 'El Niño' return to his boyhood club, Marca returns. The impeding move was confirmed… [Read More…]
Balotelli struggling – Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers admits Mario Balotelli is struggling to adapt to Liverpool's style of play and has refused to comment on speculation linking Fernando Torres with a return to Anfield. Balotelli is available for the Boxing Day trip to Burnley after a groin injury and a one-match suspension limited him to just one match since November… [Read More…]
No excuses for Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini will not allow his injury-ravaged Manchester City side to let up as they chase down Chelsea at the Premier League summit, Soccerway reports. Champions City enter the hectic festive period with no fit strikers — a dilemma that led Pellegrini to use midfielder James Milner as an auxiliary forward against Crystal Palace at… [Read More…]
Paes undergoes dope test
Indian tennis star Leander Paes underwent a routine dope test conducted by National Anti-doping Agency officials on Wednesday, IBN Live reports. "I had early morning visitors…Thanks WADA for keeping my sport clean!!!," the 41-year-old, who won Olympic bronze medal in 1996 Atlanta Games, wrote on Facebook Wednesday. He also posted a picture with him sitting… [Read More…]
Don't write off Ideye, West Brom icon warns
Former West Bromwich Albion favourite Daryl Burgess believes the critics have been too quick to judge £10 million record buy Brown Ideye, Birmingham Mail reports. The summer arrival from Dynamo Kiev has failed to find the net in the Premier League and hasn't impressed since his return to the team against Villa and QPR. Burgess… [Read More…]
Martinez will not change style
Everton manager Roberto Martinez's deeply-ingrained belief in how his teams should play football has earned the Spaniard many plaudits since starting out on his managerial journey in England, Reuters reports. A fifth-placed finish in the Premier League last season, when many believed Everton deserved a place in the Champions League, had many suggesting he would… [Read More…]
Woods targets return to form in 2015
Tiger Woods says it is an "incredible relief" to be over his injury problems and is now concentrating on adding to his 14 major titles next year, CNN reports. Woods, who turns 39 on December 30, failed to make the cut at the U.S. PGA in August after struggling to retain full fitness following surgery… [Read More…]
Grant omits Essien, Boateng for AFCON
Avram Grant has continued Kevin-Prince Boateng, Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari's Ghana exile in naming his Africa Cup of Nations squad, Soccerway reports. Boateng and Muntari were sent home from Brazil in disgrace after an altercation with a team official, while Essien refused to take part in a warm-up for Ghana's final Group G game… [Read More…]
French, German, Dutch leagues live on Montage Tv
As part of its drive to offer the Nigerian consumers a wider spectrum of entertainment and value for money, Montage Cable Network has announced that it is bringing to millions of Nigerians live football action from the MLS, the French and the Dutch leagues. Also showing live on the network are the Belgian and Indian… [Read More…]
Coaches want action on Eagles manager
Nigerian coaches have demanded an end to the coaching issue around the Super Eagles. The officials who contacted The PUNCH under the aegis of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association have demanded that the Nigeria Football Federation should urgently take a stand on the fate of the Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, in the interest of Nigerian… [Read More…]
We can't afford Messi —Mourinho
Chelsea could not at present consider signing Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, according to manager José Mourinho, speaking in an interview on the TV channel BT Sport, Marca reports. "We have no chance because now there is financial fair play, and in accordance with that we have to follow certain norms and keep within… [Read More…]
WADA takes 3000 Russian samples
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has revealed that a World Anti-Doping Agency commission visited Moscow and took around 3 000 samples from local athletes for testing. WADA took the samples as part of an investigation the authority is conducting in response to a German TV documentary that featured what it claimed was an undercover video… [Read More…]
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