Van Persie brace beats Chelsea
Arsenal's season continues to pivot between the ridiculous and the sublime; after last weekend's 3-0 drubbing by Manchester City, two Robin van Persie goals helped them to a 2-1 victory at Chelsea. "If Arsenal were in crisis then the anguish has now passed to Luiz Felipe Scolari," reports the Guardian.... [continued]
"I only want the referee to look in the television, see it was wrong and say, 'Sorry'. Only this. No more. Because they are not God, they made a mistake." Big Phil loses his rag for the first time this season
Rooney restores Man Utd pride
Before yesterday's 1-0 win at Manchester City, Sir Alex Ferguson and his players had tempted fate by dismissing the challenge that their newly minted hometown rivals would pose them. And so it came to be, writes Oliver Kay in the Times. "For the aristocrats of Manchester United, this victory, restoring... [continued]
Everton ends Spurs honeymoon
Has Harry's honeymoon at White Hart Lane come to an abrupt end? After his Spurs side lost 1-0 to Everton at home yesterday after Stephen Pienaar's second-half strike sealed it for away manager David Moyes in his 300th match in charge of the Scousers. "So preoccupied were Everton with securing... [continued]
Pompey finally win at home
With the scoreline at 2-2 against Blackburn yesterday, Tony Adams must have feared that his Portsmouth side would never win again at Fratton Park, after blowing a 2-0 lead for the second time in just four days (on Thursday night they were held there by AC Milan). "Just as against... [continued]
Swann ponders tour safety
Graham Swann, a player on the fringes of the England Test squad, has expressed his mixed emotions at the turmoil caused by the Mumbai attacks to the England tour of India. "Swann has joined Stephen Harmison in expressing concern about returning to India for the Test series, but admitted that... [continued]
"Playing the Tests could do some good, but you have to weigh that up and ask if things are kicking off there, what good are you doing providing another target?" Graham Swann agonises over whether to return to India
Medal target for London slashed
The British Olympics Association has raised the stakes in its funding fight with the Treasury by warning that the target of maintaining the fourth position in the medals table at Lonbdon 2012 that they achieved in Beijing this year should be slashed to eighth if they don't receive the full... [continued]
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