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Friday March 6, 2009

Wenger: Ronaldo fouled for being too ‘arrogant’

Manchester United's talismanic winger Cristiano Ronaldo could be an even greater player, and would certainly be fouled less often, if he didn't behave in such an arrogant manner believes Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. In a move guaranteed to irk his Old Trafford counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson, "Wenger suggested... [continued]

Cristiano Ronaldo on the ball for Manchester United during their match against Newcastle

"Ronaldo is an easy target. It's easy to give decisions against him because he is such a great player and is so celebrated. When he plays away the crowd boos" Sir Alex Ferguson defends his star player

Chelsea fine Ashley Cole £160,000

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole's wild night out that culminated with his arrest on charges of drunk and disorderly behaviour early yesterday morning just got immeasurably worse as his club slapped a record fine on the England player. "Cole must have thought that an £80 police fine for being drunk... [continued]

LA Galaxy & AC Milan agree deal for Beckham

Los Angeles Galaxy and AC Milan have reached a deal that will allow the England midfielder David Beckham to end the season with the Serie A giants, then return to the American club until November. "A deal ending the tug-of-war over England's former captain, who is under contract to... [continued]

England and AC Milan midfielder David Beckham

West Ham seek deal over Tevez

West Ham and Sheffield United are to try and thrash out a deal which would finally bring the curtain down on the Carlos Tevez affair, two years after the Yorkshire club were relegated from the Premier League with the Londoners staying up. "Sheffield United are understood to have put... [continued]

Future of the IPL hanging in the balance

Andrew Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen and England's other IPL-bound stars could find themselves with time to spare before this summer's Ashes after it appeared that the Indian government may decide to cancel this year's IPL season in the wake of the terror attacks against the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan. "Should... [continued]

England's Andrew Flintoff leans back in celebration as he is held by his teammate Kevin Pietersen after taking the wicket of India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the one-day cricket match between England and India at The Rose Bowl

England must go for broke

England go into the final Test of the West Indies tour knowing that they must win if they are to have a share of the spoils for a series they were supposed to dominate. Michael Atherton writes in the Times that some bold thinking must be needed if England... [continued]

England bowler Steve Harmison reacts to a failed LBW appeal

There will never be a better time for England to end their sequence of failing to win a game of any significance since the one-day series against South Africa in September. They desperately need to rediscover the feeling of victory before the Australians arrive in the summer, because a draw or a loss in Trinidad will confirm what I've suspected for a while: this England side hasn't made the progress that it should have done. The first thing they must do is pick four bowlers only, and that does not include Steve Harmison. Duncan Fletcher calls for desperate measures in the Guardian

PREMIER LEAGUE

March 6, 2009

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Man Utd	27	20	5	2	48	12	65
Chelsea	28	17	7	4	48	16	58
Liverpool	28	16	10	2	45	20	58
Aston Villa	28	15	7	6	42	29	52
Arsenal	28	13	10	5	41	26	49
Everton	28	12	9	7	36	28	45
West Ham	28	11	6	11	34	34	39
Man City	28	10	5	13	45	36	35
Wigan	28	9	8	11	27	27	35
Fulham	27	8	10	9	24	23	34
Bolton	28	10	3	15	30	40	33
Hull City	28	8	8	12	34	50	32
Tottenham	27	8	7	12	32	32	31
Sunderland	27	8	7	12	27	35	31
Stoke City	28	7	8	13	27	44	29
Newcastle	28	6	10	12	34	45	28
Portsmouth	27	7	7	13	29	44	28
Blackburn	27	6	9	12	30	43	27
Middlesbrough	28	6	8	14	20	40	26
West Bromwich Albion	28	6	4	18	25	54	22

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