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US tycoon Stan Kroenke's steady acquisition of shares in Arsenal Football Club has observers wondering what his next move will be. In a series of small but regular share purchases, Mr Kroenke has built up a stake approaching the point where he will be...
Tags: Stan Kroenke, Arsenal Holdings PLC, Arsenal Football Club, Mr Kroenke, largest shareholder, club arsenal, American, premier league, takeover bid, league club
Maybe if Giants re-sign Rikkert Faneyte and Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Meulens can turn them into .300 hitters. "I don't know about that," Meulens said with a laugh, "but I can communicate with them." After the Giants announced Meulens' promotion from Triple-A...
Tags: San Francisco Giants, Hensley Meulens, hitting coach, Giants tap Grizzlies, replace carney, Carney Lansford, major league, giants promote, league club, coach hensley
Birmingham today revealed Carson Yeung's investment company has paid a £3m deposit with a view to making an offer for the Premier League club. Yeung's Grandtop International Holdings, which currently holds a 29.9% stake in the St Andrews club, has entered...
Tags: Birmingham City Football Club, Carson Yeung, Hong Kong, Grandtop International Holdings, kong businessman, international holds, premier league, league club, Mr Yeung, investment company
In fact, maybe it's past time for Billy Beane's entire squeeze-one-more-good-year-out-of-a-once-great-player strategy...He hit 32 homers and drove in 96 runs in New York in 2008, came back to play on a less accomplished offensive team, played too much...
Tags: Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics, Billy Beane, cut short, released giambi, New York Yankees, league club, major league
Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu is in talks with a Japanese independent league club. Kochi Fighting Dogs general manager Junichi Fujikawa said Wednesday the Shikoku-Kyushu Island League club has made an offer to Irabu and is waiting to hear...
Tags: Hideki Irabu, Former New York Yankees, Shikoku-Kyushu Island League, league club, Junichi Fujikawa
ET The Associated Press Arsenal has tied Robin van Persie to a new contract to the Premier League club and rejected fundraising proposals to strengthen the squad with big-money signings. The 25-year-old Netherlands striker, who was Arsenal's top scorer...
Tags: Arsenal, Alisher Usmanov, Robin van Persie, term deal, rights issue, premier league, league club, Van Persie
Premier League club Newcastle United was taken off the market by owner Mike Ashley on Sunday. Ashley, who made his fortune in sportswear, put the club up for sale three months ago after saying he could no longer attend home matches because of abuse from...
Tags: Mike Ashley, Newcastle United, Kevin Keegan, owner mike, premier league, league club, newcastle owner, ashley takes
Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has moved a step closer to selling West Ham after receiving several provisional offers. The owner has signed non-disclosure agreements with "five to 10 parties". This means the potential buyers will be given detailed information...
Tags: West Ham United, Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, step closer, premier league, league club, Icelandic
Kevin Keegan resigned Thursday as Newcastle manager after only seven months, quitting the Premier League club for the second time. After a week of talks with the club's board, Keegan released a statement saying he had "been left with no choice but to leave."
Tags: Kevin Keegan, Glenn Roeder If Keegan, Newcastle United, premier league, Mike Ashley, newcastle managers, St James, Bobby Robson, owner mike, league club
British police are seeking to identify West Ham supporters who may be stirring up trouble on the English Premier League club's pre-season tour of North America. There was a halftime scuffle among spectators at West Ham's 3-1 win over the Columbus Crew...
Tags: Columbus Crew, West Ham United, star game, ham supporters, Toronto FC, premier league, league club, english premier, David Beckham