Results tagged “Sir Alex Ferguson”

westham.jpgGianfranco Zola was putting a brave face on things but the West Ham manager must be getting worried after his side was torn apart by a depleted Manchester United.

The Premier League champions could only field three recognised defenders, and lost two of those before the game finished, but still the Irons could barely muster a worthwhile effort on goal.

botham.jpgEngland need to forget their Ashes euphoria and prove a point this winter according to one of cricket's all-time greats.

Sir Ian Botham, who was in Canary Wharf on Monday, thinks the forthcoming tour to South Africa is a bigger test for Andrew Strauss's team than Australia were in the summer, and he's expecting big things.

botham.jpgRain didn't stop play for Sir Ian Botham when he put in an appearance in Canary Wharf today.

The ex-England cricketer was putting pen to paper to sign copies of his latest book, My Sporting Heroes, at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall, with plenty of Wharfers queueing up to meet him.

AA-sep17-BGC6.jpgBGC Partners' celebrity trading day saw a host of celebrities heading to their Churchill Place offices for the annual charity event.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, ex-Formula One world champion Damon Hill and Jonathan Ross were among the big names turning up.

WestHam.gifRyan Giggs produced a moment of brilliance to enable Manchester United to snatch all three points at Upton Park yesterday.


The Welshman scored a sublime solo goal on 62 minutes to deny West Ham a deserved draw and further strengthen United's grip on their Premier League crown.

Celebs on the trading floor

By Rob Virtue on September 11, 2008 5:55 PM |

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IT'S only a week since the transfer window closed but Sir Alex Ferguson was back on the phones today closing big money deals.

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