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Uli Hoeness: Bayern saved Dortmund from bankruptcy with 2 million euro loan (Goal.com)
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has revealed that his club gave Borussia Dortmund a loan when the Signal Iduna Park side was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Rugby: Coaches united in welcoming players
Three prominent Auckland premier rugby club coaches say they are supportive of a new national policy that allows ITM Cup players to be available to them for the entire club season – including the final of the Gallaher Shield.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba: I have at least a couple more years left in me (Goal.com)
Chelsea’s Didier Drogba has said that he is feeling good and enjoying his soccer at the moment, suggesting that he has at least two more years left in his career. The Ivorian international has not been a regular for Andre Villas-Boas this season. However, the 33-year-old scored a brace in the 3-0 win over Valencia on Tuesday, a result that sent the Blues through to the Champions League knockout stages.
Browns’ Cribbs: I’m ‘fed up’ with losing (AP)
BEREA, Ohio (AP)—The losses have been piling up, one on top of the other, for seven seasons. Josh Cribbs doesn’t know how many more he can handle. The Browns aren’t winning, and Cribbs’ frustration has reached a boiling point
Man City owner praises Mancini’s "right path" (AP)
—Manchester City’s owner has praised manager Roberto Mancini for following the “right path” toward achieving the club’s main objective, winning the Premier League title. In rare public comments, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan told Dubai-based Sport360 daily newspaper that the club’s main goal for the season is still within reach, despite City’s slim chances of remaining in the Champions League
Man City owner praises Mancini’s "right path" (AP)
—Manchester City’s owner has praised manager Roberto Mancini for following the “right path” toward achieving the club’s main objective, winning the Premier League title. In rare public comments, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan told Dubai-based Sport360 daily newspaper that the club’s main goal for the season is still within reach, despite City’s slim chances of remaining in the Champions League. Sheik Mansour, a member of the oil-rich Abu Dhabi ruling family, was quoted Thursday as saying; “We must not forget that our main objective is to win the English Premier League.” City reached the semifinals of the League Cup after defeating Arsenal 1-0 on Tuesday.
Japan’s oldest baseball club in turmoil at top
A high-profile mudslinging battle is raging at the very top of Japan ‘s oldest and arguably most popular professional baseball club, pitching a powerful media shogun against a former reporter. Hidetoshi Kiyotake , who was fired as general manager of the Yomiuri Giants last week after criticising the club’s reputedly untouchable chairman, said on Friday he would take legal action against his sacking, possibly next month. “My dismissal is illegal and unjust and was carried out as a means to cover up a breach of compliance and as a retaliatory measure against me,” the 61-year-old former hard-hitting news reporter said.
Arsenal’s Gervinho ‘excited’ to be nominated for African Player of the Year (Goal.com)
Arsenal striker Gervinho has spoken of his delight after finding out that he is on the shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award. The Ivorian is on the shortlist alongside four other representatives of the Premier League and a former team-mate.
Report: Chelsea’s Andre Villas-Boas calls crisis team meeting to bring end to dressing room cliques (Goal.com)
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has reportedly called a team meeting at the club as his side face a tough upcoming five games in the next two weeks that could define his future. The Daily Mirror suggests that Villas-Boas feels he needs to get rid of the cliques within the dressing room, with the Portuguese boss seemingly also under pressure to feature 50 million pounds striker Fernando Torres more often. Villas-Boas allegedly believes that turning him into an impact substitute will help him rediscover his knack of scoring goals, although the club’s hierarchy reportedly want to see the Spaniard start more games.
Van Gaal named new Ajax director (AP)
AMSTERDAM (AP)—Ajax hired former coach Louis van Gaal as director Wednesday in a surprise decision made by the board without the approval of club icon Johan Cruyff—himself a board member. Van Gaal and Cruyff do not see eye to eye and Van Gaal’s appointment is likely to dramatically escalate tensions between Cruyff and the other four board members at the four-time European champion. “They’ve gone mad,” Cruyff told national broadcaster NOS in a reaction to the announcement.