ARSENE Wenger accepted Arsenal had not got their Barclays Premier League title drive off to an electric start following Saturday's 1-0 win over new-boys West Brom - but maintained the Gunners would once again be fighting all the way for the championship
MEDIA reports claim that West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand could be set to make an £8million move to Sunderland. The former England Under-21 international has been linked with a move away from Upton Park all summer, with rumours intensifying
PRESS reports this morning claim that Tottenham appear to have conceded defeat in their attempts to sign Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin. Spurs are thought to see the Russian ace as an ideal replacement for want-away frontman Dimitar Berbatov
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger may step up his interest in Liverpool's Xabi Alonso after media reports claim that the Spaniard has become disillusioned at Anfield. The News of the World claims that while the 26-year-old would love to remain on Merseyside
A LARGE blaze has destroyed a grocery shop and flats near Leytonstone Tube station. A total of 15 fire engines and around 75 firefighters from across the capital were called to the blaze in Church Lane, shortly after 6am on Sunday. About
WEST Ham United defender Matthew Upson has been named in England's squad for Wednesday evening's friendly international against the Czech Republic at Wembley. The 29-year-old centre-back recovered from a calf injury to make a successful comeback in
ESSEX'S victorious captain Mark Pettini was tonight celebrating the "epitome" of a team performance, after beating Kent by a comfortable five wickets in the Friends Provident Trophy final. Grant Flower's unbeaten 70 earned him the man-of-the-match
A REDBRIDGE teenager is due to appear in court accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a subway. A girl was assautled in the St Botolph's underpass in Colchester on Tuesday night. Jean Claude Ruguro, of Kesteven Close, Ilford, has been
A PACKED and emotional final night at The Stow descended into vandalism and petty violence as punters ripped out fixtures and fittings to take home. Police and security were conspicuously absent as the frenzy of souvenir hunting began in the
