‘Chelsea too old’ says Fergie
The Premier League phoney war has kicked off early, with Sir Alex Ferguson suggesting that Chelsea are too old to regain the title and invoking the spectre of Jose Mourinho. James Ducker in the Times writes: "Although Ferguson believes that Chelsea represent the biggest threat to his team's chances of... [continued] (Times)
"How can they accelerate beyond what they've done up to now when you see the ages they've got?" Sir Alex lights the blue touch paper and stands well back
Chelsea near ‘perfect’ squad
Chelsea believe they are only one signing – preferably Robinho – away from Luiz Felipe Scolari's perfect squad... Wigan striker Marlon King is in talks with Hull over a move to the KC Stadium. The
clubs have agreed a deal for the 28-year-old... Sunderland are hoping to sign four Spurs... [continued]
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Vaughan in clear-the-air talks
The selectors have been forced to step in as the fall-out from England's defeat to South Africa and Michael Vaughan's comments about the controversial selection of Darren Pattinson continues. "National selector Geoff Miller has held clear-the-air talks with Vaughan in the wake of the England captain's claim that late team... [continued] (Telegraph)
"It's been made into a massive issue by the media and I want to hear his side of the story." England selector Geoff Miller explains why he called a special meeting with Michael Vaughan
Durham into Twenty20 finals
Durham Dynamos finally booked their place at this weekend's Twenty20 finals bash with a convincing win over Glamorgan Dragons in their delayed quarter final. They played the Welsh county after Yorkshire were penalised two points for fielding an ineligible player in an earlier match, handing their quarter final spot to... [continued] (Guardian)
Idowu rival out of Games
Phillips Idowu's chances of claiming gold in the triple jump in Beijung were given a boost when one of his main rivals appeared to pull out of the Games after an injury at a meeting in Stockholm. "Christian Olsson, the champion in Athens, suffered a hamstring injury on his fourth... [continued] (Times)
Calzaghe fight postponed
Joe Calzaghe's much anticipated clash with Roy Jones Junior has been postponed after the Welsh boxer injured his hand in training. The light heavyweight match-up between the undefeated Calzaghe and former champion Jones was due to take place at Madison Square Garden on September 20, however the 36-year-old sprained his... [continued] (Guardian)
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