KADANKE SPORTS UPDATE 23rdAugustLidoBeach Paul Scholes has urged Louis van Gaal to buy two defenders – for Manchester United to launch a challenge for the title. Their best years may have been behind them, but when United let Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra depart this summer, they lost three players who had won 16 Premier League titles between them. According to Scholes , who thinks Van Gaal should recruit two new centre-backs, Losing that experience is a big blow for the club. Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen is poised for critical talks with Arsene Wenger as doubt lingers over his future. The central defender returned to the clubs London Colney HQ earlier this week following his exertions with Belgium at the World Cup. However, Vermaelen didnt travel to Austria with the majority of the first-team squad on Monday. West Ham have opened talks with Samuel Etoo over a shock move for the veteran striker. Sportsmail understands the former Chelsea strikers agent Claudio Vigarelli held face-to- face talks with manager Sam Allardyce in London on Wednesday. And the Hammers are working on a deal to bring the Cameroon star to Upton Park ahead of next season. Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose has signed a new five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on their website today. Liverpool have re-set their sights on Sevilla left- back Alberto Moreno after missing out on Ryan Bertrand. The Spain international is valued at £20m by his club who want to hold on to him until after the UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid on August 12. Liverpool have so far baulked at the asking price for Moreno who, although well regarded, is considered to be worth closer to £14m. CRICKET: England have squared this Investec Test series in emphatic fashion, hammering India by 266 runs on the back of Moeen Ali’s Test-best haul of 6 for 67. The rout, which had begun yesterday evening, was continued this morning by Jimmy Anderson, who has looked back to his best in what could prove his final Test if Justice Gordon Lewis finds him guilty of shoving Ravindra Jadeja at Trent Bridge. COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Three members of security at the ongoing Commonwealth Games have been sacked after taking a photograph with Usain Bolt. The incident occurred when the Jamaican sprinter was training beside Hampden Park ahead of his countrys 4x100m relay heats on Friday night. Volunteers at the 2014 Glasgow Games have now been warned by supervisors to remain professional at all times, in light of the controversy. TENNIS: Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Toronto and Cincinnati Masters events with a wrist injury, putting the defence of his US Open crown in doubt. Nadal suffered the problem to his right wrist during training on Tuesday and said he could need at least three weeks of recuperation - with the US Open starting in less than a month on August 25. AFCON 2015: Uganda Cranes will miss the services of first choice goalie Denis Onyango, midfielder Moses Oloya and striker Geoffrey Massa after their respective clubs refused to release them for national duty. ‘Micho’ named his final squad to face Mauritania in the return leg of the second round of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers. SC Victoria University goalie Benjamin Ochan has been named as Onyango’s replacement and is expected to deputize Robert Odongkara while Mawejje who missed the first leg takes over Oloya’s slot amongst midfielders. FINAL SQUAD CONSISTS OF ; Goal Keepers: Benjamin Ochan and Robert Odongkara Defenders: Denis Iguma, Walusimbi Godfrey Savio Kabugo, Richard Kasagga, Andrew Mwesigwa and Isaac Isinde,. Midfielders: Luwagga Kizito, Godfrey Kizito, Aucho Khalid, Farouq Miya Tonny Mawejje and Brian Majwega. #23rdAugustLidoBeach .
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 07:13:52 +0000
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