London: From the depths of despair after losing 4-0 in the San Siro, Arsenal have rediscovered some hope, and will have a spring in their step when they embark on "mission impossible" against AC Milan in their Champions League last-16 second leg on Tuesday. Logic suggests seasoned Serie A sides like Milan do not fritter away four-goal advantages, but after morale-boosting back-to-back Premier League victories against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool...
04:43 PM, Mar 05, 2012
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists the club will do everything possible to keep Robin van Persie and says he is very proud of the Dutchman. The Dutchman struck a sensational double on Saturday to take his tally to the season to 31 in all competitions as the Gunners came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield. The Arsenal captain is out of contract in 2013 and has delayed...
11:56 PM, Mar 04, 2012
Liverpool: Robin van Persie scored his second goal of the game in injury time to give Arsenal a 2-1 win at Liverpool on Saturday in an English Premier League match the home side had dominated. In the third of eight minutes of injury time, Van Persie shot past goalkeeper Jose Reina at the near post to end Liverpool's unbeaten home record and strengthen Arsenal's chances of qualifying for the Champions...
08:38 PM, Mar 03, 2012
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering lodging a formal complaint with the Belgian FA, saying they "forced" defender Thomas Vermaelen to play in the friendly against Greece on Wednesday even though he was injured. The normally diplomatic and urbane Frenchman was uncharacteristically forthright when asked if the centrehalf, who has come through a series of injuries, would be fit for Saturday's Premier League match at Liverpool. Wenger said the...
10:19 PM, Mar 02, 2012
London: Arsenal captain Robin van Persie and defender Thomas Vermaelen are both doubtful for Saturday's Premier League match at Liverpool, manager Arsene Wenger said as he criticised international friendlies. Van Persie played for Netherlands in their 3-2 win over England at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday while Vermaelen featured in Belgium's 1-1 draw with Greece, but Wenger said they went into their games carrying injuries and have deteriorated since. "We have...
10:17 PM, Mar 02, 2012
London: Arsene Wenger has insisted that finishing fourth in the Premier League and securing Champions League qualification is like a trophy for Arsenal. The Frenchman has defended his side after a week in which they all but exited European competition with a 4-0 first-leg loss to AC Milan in the Champions League and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland. Barring a miracle in the second leg at...
08:19 PM, Feb 20, 2012
London: Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker faces a long spell on the sidelines after undergoing ankle surgery only four months before the European Championships. The Germany international injured his right ankle in Saturday's Premier League match against Sunderland. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that, "unfortunately he has had surgery and we have lost him for a while. How long I don't know. He had reconstruction of his ligaments. So it will...
08:07 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Milan: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger branded his side's 4-0 defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday their worst ever performance in Europe. "We were never in the game, we were very poor offensively and defensively, and it as shocking to see how were beaten everywhere," he told reporters after the Champions League round-of-16 first leg at the San Siro. "It was our worst performance in Europe by far, there was not...
02:00 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Milan: AC Milan firmly put aside their recent struggles against English teams by routing a lacklustre Arsenal 4-0 on Wednesday to all but seal a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals, dominating the first leg of what had widely been seen as the best match-up of the round-of-16. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger acknowledged his team is "realistically out of the competition" after their "worst performance in Europe by far." Kevin-Prince...
05:07 AM, Feb 16, 2012
London: Primed for a brief flirtation with the Champions League, Thierry Henry could give Arsenal the ideal parting gift by helping the English club to victory over AC Milan in the stand-out last-16 match in Europe's elite competition this week. Wednesday's first leg at the San Siro will be Henry's last match in a relatively successful loan spell at Arsenal before he returns to the New York Red Bulls ahead...
03:16 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Sunderland: Arsenal legend Thierry Henry bade farewell to the Premier League in fairytale fashion with an injury-time winner as the Gunners came from behind to snatch a 2-1 victory at Sunderland and move above Chelsea into fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday. Substitute Henry, playing in what could be his last ever Premier League game as he prepares to return to Major League Soccer with the New York...
10:53 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Middlesbrough: Sunderland will meet Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup after winning 2-1 at Middlesbrough in a replay from Stephane Sessegnon's extra-time winner. The Benin forward struck in the 113th minute to take Sunderland through to a last-16 clash - their first in eight years - with Arsenal on February 18 at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland took a 42nd-minute lead through Jack Colback's left-footed strike, but...
08:45 AM, Feb 09, 2012
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may try to extend Thierry Henry's loan from the New York Red Bulls. Henry's loan deal stipulates that he has only next weekend's Premier League game at Sunderland and a February 15 Champions League match at AC Milan left before returning to Major League Soccer. Wenger said the Gunners had not discussed any extension with the Red Bulls but acknowledged it was possible. "I haven't...
06:38 PM, Feb 06, 2012
London: Out of contention for the Premier League title and in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification, Arsenal fans let manager Arsene Wenger know just how upset they are on Sunday, in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. Injury-hit Arsenal had fought back to 1-1 against second-placed Manchester United when Wenger's 74th-minute decision to withdraw Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was greeted with derision from the Emirates...
11:46 AM, Jan 23, 2012
London: Arsenal have shown an interest in signing Robin van Persies five-year-old son. Shaqueel van Persie has already shown talents in both football and golf and has been playing for a club near to the family home, and the Gunners have seen enough of the promising youngster to invite him to a couple of sessions to showcase his skills in front of their coaches. However, Van Persie senior is happy...
04:27 AM, Jan 18, 2012
Addis Ababa: Pakistan's fast deteriorating security situation has set off strong concerns in India over the danger posed by Islamabad's nuclear arsenal falling into wrong hands. The "real risk" is internal and "who guards the guardian", official sources said in response to a question on the safety of its nuclear weapons and the string of terror attacks in Pakistan including the latest at its Mehran naval base in Karachi. Though...
06:47 PM, May 23, 2011
