Wednesday, May 6, 2009

SPORTS UPDATE

EXCLUSIVE: Spurs boss Redknapp lines up £8m move for Bordeaux striker Chamakh

Marouane Chamakh

Boro take their appeal against ex-United striker's £4.5m payout to the High Court

Ben Collett

Middlesbrough will appeal today against a £4.5 million damages award after one of its footballers ended the career of a Manchester United starlet

Norwich stick to their Gunn as legend gets manager's job on permanent basis

bryan gunn

Norwich look set to confirm the appointment of Bryan Gunn as manager on a permanent basis despite their relegation from the Championship.

No moaning if we go out against Chelsea, says Barca boss Guardiola

Pep Guardiola

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has promised there will be no more moaning should Chelsea end Barca's dream of a place in the Champions League final.


Beat it Blues: Bayern scoff reports that Chelsea could hijack Tymoschuk

Anatoliy Tymoschuk

Bayern Munich have denied that Ukraine captain Anatoliy Tymoschuk could join Chelsea after reports in Russia suggesting the Blues are keen on Zenit's holding midfielder.

Porto left-back Cissokho claims: Spurs want to sign me but I've not decided

Aly Cissokho

Porto left-back Aly Cissokho, 21, is set to make a decision on his future at the end of the season after claiming Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing him.

United chiefs plan to dwarf Wembley with 95,000 expansion of Old Trafford

Bigger than Wembley: United chiefs want to develop Old Trafford as the largest stadium in Britain

Old Trafford is set to replace Wembley as the largest stadium in the country as Manchester United officials prepare to increase the current capacity to 95,000.

Stoke ponder bid for £5m Vorsah but Beattie needs second scan

In demand: Vorsah (right) tussles with Wolfsburg's Grafite

Stoke are weighing up a £5million move for towering Ghana midfielder Isaac Vorsah. The 20-year-old powerhouse has played a key role in Hoffenheim's season.

Lout Joey Barton must leave Newcastle, says apoplectic Alan

Loony Toon: Barton leaves Alonso in agony

Joey Barton will never play for Newcastle again as long as Alan Shearer is manager at St James' Park after hurling obscenities at the Toon boss and his assistant Iain Dowie.

There could be Wolves at Naylor's door as McCarthy looks to sign raft of new players

Lee Naylor

Prime target: Celtic midfielder Brown fears boss Strachan is a wanted man

 Gordon Stra

Scott Brown last night expressed fears that Celtic boss Gordon Strachan could become a target for predatory English Premier League clubs this summer.

Rangers midfielder Mendes has his eye on a belter, but he’ll settle for a tap-in

Pedro Mendes

The beauty of the first Old Firm strike netted by Pedro Mendes earned him the PFA Scotland Goal of the Season award. But he wants to get his hands on a far bigger prize. s

Boyd and McDonald gunning for top spot in build up to Old Firm

 Kris Boyd

The kick-off time may be 30 minutes too late to qualify precisely as High Noon, but Ibrox could still stage a classic shoot-out between the two greatest gunslingers in the SPL.

Hamilton snub Pompey's 'substantial' bid for boy wonder McCarthy

Chris Boyd

Hamilton have rejected a 'substantial' written offer from Portsmouth for midfielder James McCarthy who has just been named PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year.

Bougherra is top of the stops as star lands Gers Player of Year prize

Madjid Bougherra

Algeria defender Madjid Bougherra was named Rangers Player of the Year last night after helping the club to second place in the SPL, just a point off leaders Celtic.

Top that, Fergie! Arsenal Ladies win FA Cup to deliver 30th trophy for retiring boss Akers

Katie Chapman

VIDEO: Unstoppable Smith finds holes in LA to score fastest WPS goal

Kelly Smith celebrates with Boston squad players after opening the scoring against Los Angeles

Kelly Smith scored the fastest goal in Women's Professional Soccer to put the Boston Breakers on their way to defeating the previously unbreachable Los Angeles Sol.

KELLY SMITH: All good on England duty, but Boston broke under pressure

Kelly Smith of England

The way England dominated Norway couldn't have been much better. So it made it all the more frustrating to come back to the States and see my Boston team-mates concede four.

LIVE England v West Indies: First npower Test from Lord's over-by-over coverage

Alastair Cook

NASSER HUSSAIN: Why I hope Gayle-force Windies run us close

Chris Gayle

Playing at home, England should and will beat the West Indies in this Test series - but it will be a far more useful exercise if they are really made to struggle.

Up your game: Federer challenges world No 3 Murray to win a Grand Slam

Under fire: Federer has pured scorn over Murray's rise to third in the world

Under pressure Roger Federer has questioned the importance of Andy Murray’s rise to world No 3 as the Scot continues to heap pressure on the out-of-form Swiss.

Dallaglio and Greenwood picked to pitch England's 2015 World Cup bid

Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood

Just a week after admitting that hosting a World Cup was a potential short-cut to bankruptcy, the RFU confirmed that England will submit a bid to stage the tournament in 2015.

Hungry Higgins: I don't need gym to fix it for me

John Higgins

Ivan Speck finds that John Higgins may not be a fitness freak but is still shaping up to take his place in snooker’s hall of fame...

hat-trick joy: Now he's on level terms with O'Sullivan

Three and easy: a delighted John Higgins savours his third Crucible triumph

For the most unassuming of gentlemen, John Higgins possesses the heart of a bully, crushing Shaun Murphy to claim his third world title, his second in three years.

Croft poised for Lions tour as Munster flanker Quinlan cited for gouging

Eye sore: Alan Quinlan makes contact with Leo Cullen's face during the match

Tom Croft is primed to bolster England’s modest Lions contingent to nine after Alan Quinlan was cited for gouging during Saturday’s tumultuous Heineken Cup semi-final.

JEFF POWELL: Heartbroken Hatton lost for words in Las Vegas

Hatton

The fastest mouth in boxing stayed tightly shut on Monday as Ricky Hatton peered through the fog of his concussion and saw the unwanted spectre of a future outside the ring.

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