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PREMIER REPORT

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 21, 2012
Morrison, handlers have lost the plot
We may never know how good Ravel Morrison could have been, but we already know how bad he is.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 14, 2012
Triumphant return fitting for Henry
There are moments in football that remain in the memory. Your team or country has won a major honor, perhaps a goal by a home-produced striker or maybe a debutant's hat trick.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2012
Man United's flaws on display in loss
Wayne Rooney looked like someone who had not been training properly during a shocking cameo display in Manchester United's 3-0 defeat at Newcastle three days ago.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 31, 2011
Spurs in position to live up to stature
Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool manager, once remarked that Tottenham is not a club which wins trophies, it loses them. Harsh but fair. Since their last title 50 years ago, Spurs have won the F.A. Cup five times, the League Cup four times, two UEFA Cups and one European Cup Winners' Cup, a poor return...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 24, 2011
Terry's future with England in doubt
The season of goodwill? I don't think so. Happy New Year? I doubt it.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 17, 2011
Redknapp wants two refs per match
It has been another bad week for referees. Chris Foy (Stoke vs. Tottenham) and Mark Clattenburg (Chelsea vs. Manchester City) became the latest to be blamed for the defeats of Spurs and City by, unsurprisingly, the losing managers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 10, 2011
CL exit exposes Man United's flaws
Three weeks ago, Sir Alex Ferguson walked out of a UEFA news conference when he was asked a question by a reporter that began: "With the two best teams in the Premier League struggling in Europe. . . "
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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 3, 2011
Chelsea's season in jeopardy
Roman Abramovich is unlikely to have been particularly bothered by Chelsea's exit from the Carling Cup at the hands of Liverpool. The competition remains fourth on the list of Stamford Bridge priorities, but elimination next week from the Champions League, the Russian's Holy Grail, could see the twitchiest...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 26, 2011
Villas-Boas walking tightrope
Andre Villas-Boas is on "a knife edge" and "the noose is tightening," according to reports after Chelsea lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen, leaving their Champions League qualification hopes in the balance.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 19, 2011
Blatter's remark on racism utterly unacceptable
It was not a slip of the tongue. He was not, as he claimed, misunderstood. Sepp Blatter, who sadly is still the president of FIFA, does not make such mistakes. Despite coming out with the ramblings of an idiot, Blatter is intelligent, a former lawyer who re-invented football politics.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 12, 2011
Poppy row overshadows Spain visit
We should have been talking about Xavi, Andres Iniesta, David Villa, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets and the other superstars of European and world champion Spain. One of the truly great teams of any era is playing England at Wembley on Saturday but the visit of the best international side on the planet...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 5, 2011
Best for Capello to leave Terry out
The best that could happen to John Terry Saturday is that Chelsea beats Blackburn and he is injured. Not badly, just a hamstring strain perhaps.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 29, 2011
Terry's reputation hangs in balance
Tens of millions of pounds are riding on the outcome of the Football Association's inquiry into allegations that Chelsea and England captain John Terry made a racist remark at Anton Ferdinand of Queens Park Rangers.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 22, 2011
Time for Manchester City to show mettle
There are defining moments in every season and the winning goal scored by Manchester City's Sergio Agüero against Villarreal last Tuesday is one of them for 2011-12.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 15, 2011
Liverpool-Man United always a big one
It is the bitterest rivalry in the Premier League on and off the pitch. Liverpool vs. Manchester United is not just about football, it is a battle between two cities 50 km apart who, historically, have competed for the bragging rights in northwest England.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 7, 2011
Welbeck leads charge as England looks to punch ticket
We smiled when, in May 2009, Sir Alex Ferguson said that Danny Welbeck was going to make it "at the highest level" and would be part of England's 2010 World Cup squad.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 1, 2011
Tevez a disgrace to beautiful game
Selfish, shameful, unprofessional, pathetic, inexcusable, disgraceful, inexplicable, intolerable and reprehensible but not unsurprising.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 24, 2011
Wenger needs to get a grip before season is a total loss
The reporter from the Middle East newspaper could not have expected the Sir Alex Ferguson hair dryer-type response from Arsene Wenger.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 17, 2011
Villas-Boas proving wise beyond years
The oldest manager in the Premier League goes head-to-head with the youngest at Old Trafford Sunday when Manchester United plays Chelsea in a match that will do much to determine the early pecking order of what is building up to be a fascinating season.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 10, 2011
Capello can't get his message across
It was the kind of incomprehensible, muddled display we have become used to when England plays.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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