Tennis Updates July 31st

Two big events going on this week- Cincinnati for the Men & Montreal for the Women. So, there are quite a few names out there playing, winning, losing, getting hurt, etc…

Perhaps the most major development this week is coming from Canada, where Maria Sharapova pulled out after a second round win over Read more

Tottenham Sign Bentley, Pavlyuchenko and Arshavin Next?

David Bentley has completed his transfer to North London, with a £15million move to Tottenham Hotspur that could rise to £17million. He has put pen to paper on a 6-year contract.

The 23-year-old former Arsenal winger made it clear to new Blackburn manager Paul Ince that he wanted to leave Ewood Park, and Tottenham was always his first choice. Despite Blackburn initially demanding £18million, the club have accepted that Bentley no longer wanted to play Read more

Bentley To Sign For Spurs

As reported here, David Bentley looks set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth £18million. Reports suggest that the former Arsenal man could be a Spurs player by the weekend, following a medical on Wednesday.

Spurs have been interested in Bentley for some time now, and no doubt the sale of Robbie Keane to Liverpool has allowed the North London club to reach an agreement with Blackburn. Spurs fans will be happy to see Bentley arrive, after the disappointment of seeing Keane leave.

Blackburn manager Paul Ince did not want to let Bentley leave, but the 23-year-old made it clear he wanted out, stating European football as his motivation.

The winger has been at Blackburn since 2006, and has scored 13 goals in 102 appearances in that time, as well as winning 6 England caps.

Robbie Keane Completes Liverpool Transfer

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has completed his move to Liverpool for an initial fee of £19million that could rise to £20.3million.

Keane passed a medical at Anfield on Monday, before putting pen to paper on a 4-year deal reportedly worth £80,000 a week.

Tottenham have also agreed not to pursue their official complaint to the Premier League in relation to Liverpool’s pursuit of the player. Liverpool have apologised, and agreed to make a donation to the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.

Spurs’ chairman Daniel Levy has revealed that Keane’s transfer was an ‘enforced’ deal with Liverpool’s illegal approach to the player, along with a transfer request from Keane himself.

Levy said on the club’s official website:

“I was incredibly disappointed Read more

Weekly Football Round-Up: 27th July 2008

Near the end of last season we started a weekend football round up, with a promise that we will continue the weekend summary in the forthcoming season.

Well, we are not ones for breaking promises. But, there is a small difference - every Sunday from this day on, we will summarise the weeks football action for you. Welcome to our first of many ‘CLDsport Weekly Football Round Ups’.

With transfer rumours still hitting the headlines, and supposedly Read more

Paul Robinson Signs For Blackburn Rovers

Spurs keeper Paul Robinson has sealed his £3.5million transfer from White Hart Lane to Blackburn Rovers, signing a 5-year contract with the Ewood Park outfit.

Robinson endured a terrible season last year, losing his place in the Spurs team, as well as being replaced as the England number 1 after a drop in confidence and a loss of form. Read more

Robbie Keane’s Transfer to Liverpool Imminent?

News reports suggest that Robbie Keane is set to sign for Liverpool ‘within the next 48 hours’ for a fee believed to be approximately £18million. Rafa Benitez has long admired the Spurs’ striker, and stated last week he hopes to sign him before the start of the season.

Keane has been at White Hart Lane for 6 seasons, and has scored 107 times in 253 appearances for the North London club.

Ironically, Keane almost joined Read more

Latest Tennis News - 24th July 2008

Even though the first big US Open Series event has begun, the Toronto Masters Series Tournament, there have been constant rain delays, so not much action to report yet. Instead, here is an assortment of news from the tennis world over the past week:

Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, has made the biggest splash Read more

Tottenham Interested In Arshavin

Latest reports suggest that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in replacing Dimitar Berbatov with Russia’s Euro 2008 star Andrei Arshavin.

Arshavin hit the headlines in June, after his two appearances for Russia against Sweden and the Netherlands - winning the man of the match award in both, and single-handedly turning Guus Hiddink’s team Read more

Alexander Hleb Signs For Barcelona

As predicted, Alexander Hleb has joined Barcelona for a reported £11.8million after spending 3 years at Arsenal.

The Belarus international completed a medical in the Spanish city on Wednesday and said:

“I love this team. I will give my best and I want to win everything with Barca.” Read more

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