Author: Adewale A.

Tim Sherwood was on Monday appointed head coach of Tottenham with a contract to the end of the 2014-2015 season, the Premier League club announced. Sherwood had been named as interim coach after Andre Villas-Boas was sacked earlier in December following…

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Russia on Monday freed one of the jailed members of punk band Pussy Riot whose almost two-year incarceration for a performance against President Vladimir Putin prompted global outrage. The release of Maria Alyokhina from her prison in the city of Nizhny…

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Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has unexpectedly lifted his threat to sack manager Malky Mackay, the Premier League club’s chairman, Mehmet Dalman, announced on Sunday. Tan reportedly sent Mackay an email last Monday telling him to either resign or face…

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Tim Sherwood claimed his first victory as interim Tottenham Hotspur coach on Sunday as his side came from behind to win 3-2 at Southampton in the Premier League. Tottenham lost at home to West Ham United in the League Cup in mid-week, following the…

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Nuremberg’s Dutch coach Gertjan Verbeek has vowed not to shave until his side pick up their first win of the season — even if he ends up looking like Santa Claus. Verbeek’s Nuremberg finish 2013 as the only team in any of Europe’s top leagues without…

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Tottenham Hotspur caretaker manager Tim Sherwood’s decision to restore Emmanuel Adebayor to the first team paid dividends on Sunday as he scored twice in a 3-2 win at Southampton. The previously out-of-favour striker hit two goals to improve Sherwood…

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Another Chinese city has capped the total number of car licence plates it will issue annually, state media said Sunday, following moves by Beijing and other metropolises to curb pollution and congestion. The world’s most populous nation is also the…

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Tottenham Hotspur great Glenn Hoddle on Sunday confirmed his interest in returning to the club to succeed Andre Villas-Boas as manager. Villas-Boas was sacked last Monday following a 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, with technical coordinator Tim Sherwood…

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