LONDON (AFP) - United States businessman Stan Kroenke moved closer towards being obliged to launch a takeover bid for Arsenal after purchasing 427 more shares in the English Premier League club.
It was announced on Tuesday that Kroenke, having spent some 3.6 million pounds (5.8 million dollars), had upped his stake in Arsenal to 29.6 percent, fractionally short of the 29.9 percent mark that...Read more
You have to give it to Tim Sheens, he certainly knows how to turn it up when the pressure is on.In the build up to the first clash between Australia and the Kiwis, Sheens opened up a can of worms by announcing to the media that there was a faction in the ..Read more
The new caps in the All Blacks deserve their positions although I think there probably could have been three or four more. Young winger/fullback Ben Smith from Otago was the real bolter for me. I didn't see too much of him through the season so his pic ..Read more
The theme this week is failure and our links include a shocking open goal miss and an ill-considered tattoo that might make some players think twice before inking the name of their team on their chest. So sit back and enjoy the mis-fortunes of others.Shoc ..Read more
It's that time of the week again! I know you all look forward to the Caption of the Week competition because it gives you a chance to show how much cleverer you all are than the Yahoo!Xtra Sports Editors. And there should be plenty of laughs with to ..Read more