All Entries Tagged With: "premier-league"
Chelsea 2, Blackburn Rovers 1 (The Associated Press)
LONDON (SE) – John Terry and Raul Meireles scored first-half goals as Chelsea ushered Blackburn Rovers out of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory Sunday at Stamford Bridge. The Blues avoided a third straight loss in the league heading into next Saturday’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
City wins English title for 1st time in 44 years
By ROB HARRIS | Associated Press – MANCHESTER, England (AP) — In the closing moments of the Premier League’s most dramatic season, Manchester City had just enough time for one final, breathtaking twist. With the club’s title hopes fading by the second, its anguished fans in disbelief in the stands, relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers clung to a one-goal lead after 90 minutes
Cal emphasizing 7-man rugby
There’s a different look to college rugby this season. The 500-pound gorilla in the room is missing. Cal, winner of 26 national championships since 1980, joined five other schools in withdrawing from college rugby’s top division, formerly called the Premier League and now known as Division I-A – not to be confused with NCAA Division I-A since rugby is not an NCAA sport
Crew to face EPL’s Stoke City in exhibition (The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Crew will face Stoke City of the English Premier League in an exhibition game July 24 at Crew Stadium. Stoke City, one of the oldest professional soccer teams in the world, is the fifth Premier League team to set a U.S. exhibition date
Petrov: Muamba’s recovery inspires leukemia fight (AP)
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP)—Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is hopeful of a full recovery from acute leukemia, inspired by Fabrice Muamba’s continued fightback from his on-field cardiac arrest. A photo of Muamba sitting up and smiling appeared on his Twitter account on Friday, the day Petrov’s illness was announced.
Mourinho staying at Real Madrid, Ronaldo says (Reuters)
(Adds more on news conference) MADRID, March 13 (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho will stay on as coach of Real Madrid next season, his Portuguese compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo said on Tuesday, amid reports that the self-styled ‘Special One’ was poised to return to London to manage Chelsea. As Real prepared for Wednesday’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg against CSKA Moscow at the Bernabeu, Mourinho and Ronaldo appeared together at a news conference and both were quizzed about the Chelsea reports. “He is going to continue,” Ronaldo, who netted Real’s goal in last month’s 1-1 first-leg draw in Moscow, said with a smile
Former chairman Quinn leaves Sunderland (Reuters)
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Former Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn announced on Monday that he was leaving the Premier League club now that their fortunes had been revived under new manager Martin O’Neill. The former Ireland international striker, who stepped down as chairman last October, told the club website (www.safc.com) that he would return to Ireland to focus on his family and business interests outside soccer.
Adelaide must face reinstated Persipura (AP)
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP)—Adelaide United must play Persipura Jayapura on Thursday in a bid to qualify for the Asian Champions League after the Indonesian side was controversially reinstated to the competition. Adelaide was initially given a direct passage into the Champions League main draw after Persipura was ruled ineligible because it plays in the unsanctioned Indonesian Super League.
Terry faces trial in July over race claims (Reuters)
(Recasts with date of trial) By Drazen Jorgic LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Chelsea and England soccer captain John Terry will go on trial in July after he pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to racially abusing opponent Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October.
English clubs rein in spending in January sales (Reuters)
LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – English Premier League soccer clubs spent around 60 million pounds ($94.7 million) in the January transfer window, down 70 percent on last year as new rules to curb excessive losses put a damper on the market, business firm Deloitte said on Wednesday.