Mark Hughes has been announced as the new manager of Fulham and signed a two year contract at Craven Cottage. Hughes replaces Roy Hodgson, who departed for Liverpool and makes a return to the Premier League having been sacked by Manchester City in December 2009. “I am joining on the back of two of the [...]
Rabotnicki Skopje 0 Liverpool 2 A young Liverpool eased to victory in Macedonia after a brace from striker David Ngog. Despite their inexperience, the Reds beat Rabotnicki 2-0 in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg match, new manager Roy Hodgson’s first competitive game in charge. Hodgson left out 10 first team players who [...]
UK listed gambling company Partygaming plans to merge with Austrian-based sportsbook Bwin to create the world’s largest listed online gambling business. The joint venture is likely to widen its reach as it eyes acquisitions among other gambling websites including casino, poker, bingo and sportsbooks. Partygaming is a UK-listed company but based in Gibraltar due to [...]
People will be given the chance to work for longer in the UK after the government announced plans to scrap the fixed retirement age by October 2011. As it stands, employers are able to force retirement upon staff at the age of 65 and not have to pay any financial compensation. The default retirement age [...]
A musical about the life of Northern Irish football legend George Best will paying tribute to one of sport’s biggest icons when it opens in Belfast on Friday. Best was catapaulted to celebrity status in the 1960s with his incredible on-pitch talent and popstar image but died in 2005 aged just 59 of multiple organ [...]
Braga 3 Celtic 0 Celtic suffered a major setback in their bid to qualify for the Champions League going 3-0 down in their first leg qualifying match at Braga. Neil Lennon, taking charge of Celtic for the first time in Europe, watched his side give a toothless display against their Portuguese hosts. Osorio Alan broke [...]
A state of emergency was declared by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding the state’s finances, raising pressure on lawmakers to negotiate a state budget that is more than a month overdue and with a $19 billion shortfall. Schwarzenegger ordered three days off without pay every month starting in August for tens of thousands of state [...]
Rabbits that had artificial bones implanted were able to grow their own joints, complete with cartilage, according to a report on Thursday. The team, based in Columbia University in New York, the University of Missouri and Clemson University in South Carolina reported the rabbits required only a single compound, known as a “growth factor” to [...]
Veteran defender Sol Campbell has joined Newcastle United on a one-year deal. The former England international was released by Arsenal at the end of last season and joined the newly promoted Magpies as a free agent. Newcastle fended off interest from local rivals Sunderland and Scottish Premier outfit Celtic who were both keen on signing [...]
Diego Maradona has been relieved of his duties as Argentina manager, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has confirmed. Despite admitting he wanted to remain in charge, Maradona refused to change his backroom staff and the AFA voted not to renew his deal, instilling under-20 coach Sergio Batista as caretaker boss. “Nobody has been sacked” said [...]