Injury blow for QPR striker Johnson

Sep. 17 | LONDON:  Queens Park Rangers striker Andrew Johnson is likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury during Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Chelsea. The 31-year-old was forced off in the first half of the Premier League...

Mancini hopes City haven’t lost momentum

Sep. 14 | MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini hopes the international break hasn’t ruined his side’s early-season momentum. City started the season with two wins over Southampton and QPR and a hard-fought draw against Liverpool at Anfield...

Hodgson backs England’s old guard

Sep. 2 | LONDON:  Roy Hodgson has launched a passionate defence of England’s old guard as he prepares to use the aging stars to form the spine of his team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. England start on the road to Brazil next Friday with their opening...

City mark Mancini milestone with QPR win

Sep. 2 | LONDON:  Reigning champions Manchester City celebrated manager Roberto Mancini’s 100th Premier League match in charge with a 3-1 victory at home to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Yaya Toure gave City a 16th minute lead at Eastlands when he scored...

QPR boss Hughes confirms Cesar deal is close

Aug. 29 | LONDON – QPR manager Mark Hughes has revealed his Premier League club are close to completing the surprise signing of Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar. Cesar helped Italian giants Inter win the Champions League in 2010, but Hughes appears to have...

Hughes doesn’t expect action over Kenny storm

Aug. 25 | LONDON: QPR manager Mark Hughes insists the Premier League club are unlikely to demand action against Paddy Kenny after the club’s former goalkeeper reportedly sent abusive messages to chairman Tony Fernandes and technical director Mike Rigg. Kenny...

Reports: QPR keen to sign Brazil’s Cesar

Aug. 23 | LONDON – English Premier League club Queen’s Park Rangers are in talks to sign Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar, media reports said on Thursday. Britain’s domestic Press Association news agency said without quoting sources that the...

Barton surprised by shirt snub

Aug. 17 | LONDON: QPR midfielder Joey Barton admits he was surprised to discover he hasn’t been given a shirt number for the forthcoming campaign. Barton wasn’t allocated a number when his Premier League club announced their squad listings on Thursday...

QPR may send reserve and youth players to play in M-League

Jul. 22 | PETALING JAYA: Queens Park Rangers board member Datuk Kamarudin Meranun has revealed that they are planning to send their reserve and youth players to play in the M-League. “Our pre-season tour of Asia, especially to Malaysia, has allowed us to to...

Race trial traumatic for Anton, says Hughes

Jul. 17 | KOTA KINABALU: The court trial that found John Terry not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand was “traumatic” for the QPR defender, his manager Mark Hughes said yesterday.  Hughes was speaking at a press conference in Kota Kinabalu, where his...