Manchester: Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will know in a couple of days whether the knee injury sustained in the opening 3-2 Premier League win at home to Southampton on Sunday is serious. The Argentine striker, whose last-gasp goal against Queens Park Rangers sealed the title for City in dramatic fashion back in May, was carried off on a stretcher after 13 minutes. City's top goalscorer last season looked in...
10:02 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City fought back after a second-half collapse against Southampton to open their title defence with a 3-2 victory against the Premier League newcomers on Sunday. Substitutes Rickie Lambert and Steven Davis put a dogged Southampton side 2-1 in front and wipe out Carlos Tevez's opener for City. But Samir Nasri spared City from an opening weekend upset by scoring an 80th-minute winner following Edin Dzeko's equaliser. "We showed...
11:02 PM, Aug 19, 2012
London: Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic will be able to play in the Premier League club's opening match of the season against Wigan despite receiving a red card against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, his club said. The Serbian international had escaped the sanction as the Community Shield was not classed as a competitive first-team fixture, Chelsea said on their website (www.chelseafc.com). Ivanovic, 28, was issued with a...
08:05 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell from Everton on a five-year contract, the Premier League champions said on Sunday. The 21-year-old England international became the first major close-season signing for City who beat Chelsea 3-2 in the Community Shield season curtain raiser earlier on Sunday. Everton earlier confirmed the two clubs had agreed a deal. "Everton have agreed an undisclosed fee with Manchester City for the...
12:48 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Birmingham: Manchester City scored three second-half goals to beat 10-man Chelsea 3-2 on Sunday in a bad-tempered Community Shield, the traditional start to the English football season. Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead in the 40th minute, but the game turned after his team-mate Branislav Ivanovic was sent off just moments later. Three goals in 12 minutes from Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri put City firmly in control before...
08:46 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Manchester City are still without a goal in pre-season after a fairly tame performance in their second outing against the Germans in Innsbruck. Manchester City laboured to a goalless draw against German second-tier side Dynamo Dresden in Innsbruck. Vladimir Weiss had the only clear sight of goal in an uneventful 90 minutes, with the only incident of note coming when Vincent Kompany limped off in the second half. Roberto Mancini...
03:32 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Roberto Mancini's men bit the dust against little-known Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal in their pre-season opener on Friday. Manchester City, who won the Premier League last season under Mancini, were taken unawares during their 1-0 defeat. Mancini, who has recently been given a five-year extension by the Manchester club, tried 24 players in the match, with Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta and Adam Johnson all in...
12:28 PM, Jul 14, 2012
London: Emmanuel Adebayor, who spent last season on loan at Tottenham Hotspur, will move to the London club permanently after Spurs and Manchester City agreed a deal for the striker, British media reported on Friday. The 28-year-old Togo international enjoyed a successful season at White Hart Lane, scoring 17 Premier League goals as Spurs finished fourth in the table. Spurs new boss Andre Villas-Boas has welcomed the move which follows...
03:37 PM, Jul 13, 2012
London: Cote d'Ivoire's defensive midfielder Yaya Toure has indicated he will stay with Manchester City as he intends to win "everything" with the new Premier League champions. "On a personal level, I'm very happy because I want to win many more trophies with City and the manager [Roberto Mancini] has the same mentality as I do - he wants to win everything with this club and so do I," said...
08:48 AM, Jul 12, 2012
If Roberto Mancini asked Manchester City for a show of faith, he certainly got it in the five-year contract announced by the club on Monday. City have made Mancini the highest paid manager in England on a salary reportedly worth 9.46 million- (7.5m)-a-year, and in the process the Abu Dhabi owners have nominated the Italian as the man to lead the clubs charge for global domination. Mancini's future was uncertain...
07:53 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Manchester City is reportedly preparing a 20 million euro offer for highly rated Brazilian centre-back Dede. Representatives of the reigning English Premier League champions will visit Rio this week to make an official offer to Dede's club Vasco de Gama, Xinhua reported on Saturday. It is understood that City are keen to benefit from Vasco's precarious financial position. The Brazilian club has struggled to pay player salaries...
04:45 PM, Jun 24, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has committed his future to the club, dismissing speculation that he is set to leave this summer after just one season in the Premier League. The 23-year-old enjoyed a successful debut season at City, scoring 23 league goals, including the crucial last-gasp winner against QPR which secured the Premier League title on the final day. The Argentina international has been linked with a move...
03:32 PM, May 29, 2012
Paris: Eden Hazard is set to join European champions Chelsea, who appear to have beaten Premier League winners Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign one of football's brightest young talents. The 21-year-old Belgium winger had a brilliant season for Lille, scoring 20 league goals " one behind French leaders and Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud " and topping the list with 15 assists. He scored a first-half...
08:53 AM, May 29, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has urged in-demand Eden Hazard to reject an offer from rivals Manchester City in favour of a move to Old Trafford. Lilles Belgian attacker is one of the hottest properties in European football, and is said to be weighing up offers from both Manchester clubs, as well as newly-crowned European champions Chelsea. And United leftback Evra is in no doubt over which destination Hazard...
12:50 PM, May 28, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is in talks with the clubs owners over extending his current deal at the club, which is due to run out at the end of next season, according to The Guardian. The 47-year-old Italian boss is currently in Abu Dhabi to discuss the club's potential transfer targets next season as he looks to move swiftly to avoid a repeat of last summer's Samir Nasri...
08:32 PM, May 18, 2012
Manchester: Newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City will strengthen their squad in the close season as the club target European glory next year, manager Roberto Mancini said on Thursday. The Italian led City to their first domestic title in 44 years on Sunday as a stoppage-time goal from Sergio Aguero sealed a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers to pip defending champions Manchester United on goal difference. City have spent...
07:29 PM, May 18, 2012
Manchester: In a city that's more used to a sea of red during title celebrations, it was blue confetti that fell over the streets of Manchester on Monday. About 100,000 fans packed the streets as Manchester City paraded the Premier League trophy through the city to celebrate their first English title in 44 years. Blue and white ticker-tape and streamers rained down on the team bus as City players showed...
11:25 PM, May 15, 2012
London: Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton was charged by the English FA on Monday with two acts of alleged violent conduct during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City, and could be facing a 10-match ban at the start of next season. The controversial player was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez and then kicked Sergio Aguero and tried to head-butt Vincent Kompany before being escorted off the pitch....
12:08 AM, May 15, 2012
Manchester: Yaya Toure has admitted that "it would be great" if he could move back to Barcelona and finish his playing career at Camp Nou. The Ivorian midfielder featured for the Catalan side for three years and was sold to Manchester City for around 30 million in the summer of 2010. Toure has been a popular figure at the Etihad Stadium and his double at Newcastle United on Sunday left...
11:29 AM, May 10, 2012
