Wenger pays heavy price

Feb. 22 | STRAIGHT TALK: By STEVE MCMAHON ARSENE Wenger should be held solely responsible if the Gunners finish yet another season empty-handed. For all their talk of learning from the shock defeat against Bradford City in the League Cup, Arsenal suffered the same...

Rovers held after hiring new boss Appleton(Update)

Jan. 12 | LONDON: Blackburn were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Wolves on Friday as the Indian-owned Championship club prepared for life under new manager Michael Appleton. Appleton was confirmed as Blackburn’s third boss of a troubled season just hours...

Bollywood actor will not coach Rovers, says Singh

Dec. 29 | LONDON: Blackburn global advisor Shebby Singh has rubbished claims that a Bollywood actor is a candidate to become the Championship club’s manager. Rovers’s Indian owners Venky’s are searching for a new boss after sacking Henning Berg...

Football: Kim breaks duck to help Cardiff rout Rovers

Dec. 8 | BLACKBURN, United Kingdom:  South Korea midfielder Kim Bo-Kyung scored his first goal for Cardiff as the Championship leaders thrashed Blackburn 4-1 on Friday. Kim, who had gone 12 matches without a goal, capped Cardiff’s dominant display at Ewood...

Shearer would consider Rovers return

Oct. 6 | LONDON: Blackburn legend Alan Shearer has claimed he is ready to talk to the Championship club about making an emotional return to Ewood Park as manager. Shearer would be a popular choice to succeed Steve Kean, who quit last week, as the former England...

Middlesbrough pile pressure on Rovers boss Kean

Sep. 22 | LONDON:  Blackburn manager Steve Kean endured more calls for his sacking after the Championship leaders crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough on Friday. Kean has been fighting to save his job since Rovers were relegated from the Premier League...

Blackburn face Championship promotion pressure

Aug. 17 | LONDON: Blackburn midfielder David Dunn admits Rovers boss Steve Kean and his players are under intense pressure from the club’s Indian owners Venky’s to secure an immediate return to the Premier League. Rovers will play their first match...

Kean sees long term future at Rovers despite drop

May. 11 | LONDON: Beleaguered Blackburn manager Steve Kean said on Wednesday he was confident he would remain with the relegated club next season despite reports of fresh turmoil in the Ewood Park board-room. Two days after Kean was ushered off the pitch by a bodyguard...

Big Shots’ Call – by Ismet Suki, President of UMW Toyota Motors

May. 5 | NEWCASTLE 1 MAN CITY 1 THERE is no question Manchester City was the better team on Monday night when they edged MU. They are on track to be crowned champions for the first time since 1968. But then, the plot may change. They have to go to Newcastle for...

Defender Givet refused to face Swansea, says Blackburn boss

Apr. 16 | LONDON: Blackburn manager Steve Kean claims French defender Gael Givet refused to play in his side’s 3-0 Premier League defeat against Swansea. Givet, who is expected to leave Ewood Park in the close-season, told his manager that he was not in the right...