There is less than three weeks remaining before the transfer window closes and there is only one club in the picture to sign last year's English Premier League golden boot winner Robin van Persie after he declined Arsenal's new contract, publically stating that he wants to leave as the AFC is not heading in the right direction. As soon as the statement was released, the likes of Manchester City, Juventus...
02:34 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Mexico striker Carlos Vela has signed for La Liga side Real Sociedad from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced on Friday. "The Mexican international spent the whole of 2011-12 on loan with the Spanish club and enjoyed a successful campaign in La Liga, scoring 12 times in 35 appearances," a statement said on the Arsenal website (www.arsenal.com). Vela joined Arsenal in 2008 and went on to...
11:48 PM, Aug 10, 2012
London: Arsenal have signed Spanish attacking midfielder Santi Cazorla from Malaga on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. Cazorla said Tuesday on Arsenal's website that "I'm so excited to be joining one of the greatest teams in Europe and also in the Premier League," and that "their style of play is recognized and admired all over the world." He has represented Spain 45 times and was a part of...
04:13 PM, Aug 07, 2012
London: Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will not extend his contract after revealing on Wednesday he was unhappy with the direction the Premier League club was taking. "I've thought long and hard about it but I've decided not to extend my contract," van Persie said on his official website (www.robinvanpersie.com). Van Persie, 28, who has a year remaining on his current deal has been with the north London club since...
09:28 AM, Jul 05, 2012
London: French international striker Olivier Giroud has joined Arsenal on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old completed a medical at the club on Monday and had agreed terms, with his contract officially starting on July 1, Arsenal added on their website. "The completion of the transfer is now just the subject of formal processes," added the north London club, who finished third in the...
03:31 PM, Jun 26, 2012
London: Arsenal are leading the chase to sign Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud, according to the French clubs manager Rene Girard. Following a hugely impressive 25-goal season capped by the Ligue 1 title, the France international has been linked with a move to several other top clubs including Bayern Munich in recent weeks. But, Montpellier manager Rene Girard has revealed that the north London club are leading the chase and claims...
12:24 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Lahore: Pakistan's nuclear arsenal deterred India from carrying out any attacks and made the country's defence impregnable, former premier Nawaz Sharif has claimed. "India could have attacked Pakistan many times but Pakistan being an atomic power country,India could not gather the courage to do so," said Sharif, who heads the main opposition PML-N party. Pakistan emerged as a nuclear power after conducting a series of nuclear tests in 1998, when...
03:55 PM, May 29, 2012
Turin: Juventus director Beppe Marotta has described Robin van Persie as one of the most complete players around, but refused to disclose whether the newly-crowned champions of Italy will launch a bid to sign the Arsenal striker this summer. Van Persie has just a year left on his current contract with the Gunners and has been linked with a number of Europe's top clubs in recent months, including Juventus. Marotta...
09:03 AM, May 09, 2012
London: Germany forward Lukas Podolski confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in European football when he announced on Monday that he will be leaving Cologne to join Arsenal this summer for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old Podolski will add proven, international class to an Arsenal strikeforce that has been reliant on the goalscoring exploits of Robin van Persie in a turbulent campaign this season. "The transfer gives me the possibility...
05:51 PM, Apr 30, 2012
London: Chelsea play the latest match in a season-defining run of seven games in 21 days on Saturday against Arsenal, a team almost as desperate for a Premier League victory as the Blues. Chelsea want to avenge a 5-3 loss earlier this season to boost their chances of finishing fourth, clinching a spot in the playoffs for next season's Champions League. Arsenal want three points for pretty much the same...
12:04 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: Agni-V, India's newest strategic missile, on Thursday took its first successful flight and India joined a select club of nations with such technology. Agni-V's five thousand kilometer range puts all of Asia within reach plus much of the Indian Ocean, parts of Africa and Europe. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "The successful launch of Agni-V missile is a tribute to the sophistication and the commitment to national causes...
07:19 PM, Apr 19, 2012
London: Controversial striker Mario Balotelli will not be picked again this season by Manchester City and is likely to be sold at the end of the campaign, said manager Roberto Mancini after their 1-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Sunday. Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as City's hopes of lifting the top-flight title for the first time in 44 years were effectively extinguished at...
03:56 PM, Apr 09, 2012
London: Mario Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as Manchester City's faint Premier League title hopes appeared to end with a 1-0 loss at Arsenal that could spell the end of the petulant striker's career at the club. Arsene Wengers side hit the woodwork on several occasions, with Robin van Persie first denied by Thomas Vermaelen and the bar as his header seemed destined for the...
10:49 PM, Apr 08, 2012
London: Theo Walcott has fired a warning shot to Tottenham after Arsenal came from behind to win for the fourth game in a row, against Newcastle on Monday. Walcott was in imperious form on the right wing for the Gunners, troubling the Magpies' defence all night and providing the cross for Thomas Vermaelen's stoppage-time winner as Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-1. The win takes Arsene Wenger's side to within a point...
03:33 PM, Mar 13, 2012
London: Arsenal centreback Thomas Vermaelen scored in stoppage time in a 2-1 win over Newcastle on Monday, completing the team's fourth straight come-from-behind victory in the Premier League to close within a point of third place. Vermaelen's close-range goal in the fifth and final minute of added time sent the 60,000-strong crowd at Emirates Stadium into a frenzy, with the Gunners now within touching distance of fierce rivals Tottenham in...
08:12 AM, Mar 13, 2012
London: With AC Milan's Champions League hopes under attack, the ball rebounded invitingly to Arsenal's Robin van Persie in front of goal and the striker seemed certain to level the last-16 tie at 4-4 on aggregate to complete an amazing comeback on Tuesday. Unbelievably, though, the Dutchman who cannot stop scoring chose the wrong option and his attempted dink went straight into the arms of relieved Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati,...
10:19 AM, Mar 07, 2012
London: Milan still have hard work to do if they are to reach the Champions League quarter-finals despite the luxury of a 4-0 advantage going into Tuesday's last-16 second leg at Arsenal, coach Massimiliano Allegri said. For Arsenal to advance to the quarter-finals, they will need to be the first team to overturn such a large deficit in the Champions League. Buoyed by victories over Tottenham and Liverpool in the...
08:06 PM, Mar 05, 2012
