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NRA makes new reactor safety regimen official
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Mar 31, 2012
Chelsea unlikely to retain di Matteo
by Christopher Davies
Roman Abramovich would love nothing more than for Chelsea to win the Champions League final. It has been the Russian’s holy grail since buying the club nine years and eight managers ago. Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Benfica in Lisbon makes it the favorite to ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Mar 24, 2012
Outpouring for Muamba unusual
by Christopher Davies
Patrice Muamba appears to be making steady progress after the Bolton midfielder’s cardiac arrest during last Saturday’s F.A. Cup tie against Tottenham. Let us hope Muamba, and anyone in a similar position, makes a full recovery. Muamba’s situation has united the football world in ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Mar 17, 2012
Terry's influence crucial for Chelsea
by Christopher Davies
Maybe it was Roman Abramovich’s instruction to the players to improve. One glance at the Chelsea owner’s Wikipedia page would no doubt encourage anyone to shift up a gear when told. Perhaps it was the dismissal of Andre Villas-Boas, who paid the price for ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Mar 10, 2012
Chelsea's revolving door won't stop
by Christopher Davies
In any other business Roman Abramovich would be fired. I am sure that if one of Abramovich’s employees had made a series of calamitous decisions that cost the company £80 million he would be shown the door. Abramovich, of course, is effectively wasting his ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Mar 3, 2012
Redknapp may make England wait
by Christopher Davies
When Fabio Capello said he wanted to resign as England manager, David Bernstein, the chairman of the Football Association, said it was “best for the F.A.” so the Italian’s offer was one he could not refuse. Thanks for the 2010 World Cup debacle and ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Feb 25, 2012
Villas-Boas latest scapegoat for Chelsea
by Christopher Davies
In 40 years of reporting I cannot remember a more hostile media campaign against a manager than the one we are seeing with Chelsea’s Andre Villas-Boas. To say Chelsea is a club in crisis is like saying Greece is short of a few bucks. ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Feb 18, 2012
Arsenal paying the price for inaction
by Christopher Davies
Dennis Bergkamp claimed in the buildup to Arsenal’s Champions League tie against AC Milan that it was predictable, lacked characters and a winning mentality. On the evidence of the 4-0 thumping by the Italians at San Siro, Arsenal’s heaviest loss in European competition since ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Feb 11, 2012
No love lost as Capello's reign ends
by Christopher Davies
The post of England manager is often called the impossible job which is probably why it nearly always ends in tears. Fabio Capello became the latest victim when he resigned on Wednesday, leaving England with no coach and no captain four months before Euro ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Feb 4, 2012
F.A. must make Terry stand down
by Christopher Davies
Sometime in the next three weeks the Football Association’s power brokers will meet to decide whether John Terry should continue to captain England. Terry’s court case concerning an alleged racially aggravated public order offense involving Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand has been adjourned to ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Jan 28, 2012
Liverpool a long way from glory days
by Christopher Davies
The celebrations among the players, management and fans underlined the joy of reaching the League Cup final even though it is the lowest-rated piece of domestic silverware. No, not Cardiff City of the Championship but Liverpool. In the not too distant past the League ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Jan 21, 2012
Morrison, handlers have lost the plot
by Christopher Davies
We may never know how good Ravel Morrison could have been, but we already know how bad he is. Morrison, 18, has played three games for Manchester United, yet the winger is so highly rated at Old Trafford that they believe he could be ...
Soccer | PREMIER REPORT Jan 14, 2012
Triumphant return fitting for Henry
by Christopher Davies
There are moments in football that remain in the memory. Your team or country has won a major honor, perhaps a goal by a home-produced striker or maybe a debutant’s hat trick. Thierry Henry has given his adopted country enough memories to fill a ...