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Tony Fernandes takeover of QPR yesterday has sparked an array of controversy as to what his aims might be for the team.
Also the owner of the Team Lotus Formula One team and airline company AirAsia, he’s not a new one to the sports industry. He took control of the club after he bought out majority shareholder Bernie Ecclestone aswell as former Renault F1 team principal Flavio Briatore.
QPR haven’t had the best of seasons so far, losing 4-0 to Bolton the Saturday before the take over, making for a terrible way to start what is the clubs first time in the premier league since 1996.
QPR managers have identified Shaun Wright-Phillips, Scott Parker and Nedum Onuoha as targets for the rest of the transfer window. But Fernandes has refused to get carried away with his new venture, refusing to make promises to any supporters.
“I’m not someone that’s going to make any promises because I’d rather deliver reality than making big promises like we’ll be in Europe here, or we’ll survive here,” he’s been quoted saying on CNN.
- Robbie Wojciechowski
Tony Fernandes takeover of QPR yesterday has sparked an array of controversy as to what his aims might be for the team.
Also the owner of the Team Lotus Formula One team and airline company AirAsia, he’s not a new one to the sports industry. He took control of the club after he bought out majority shareholder Bernie Ecclestone aswell as former Renault F1 team principal Flavio Briatore.
QPR haven’t had the best of seasons so far, losing 4-0 to Bolton the Saturday before the take over, making for a terrible way to start what is the clubs first time
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We’ve got another round of great competitions coming up in the next few months; here are the deets:
FORMULA 1: MONZA GP
Catch all the thrills and spills of Italy’s infamous Grand Prix. Often labelled as a jinx to the winning driver, over the past two decades, only Senna and Schumacher have won the Italian Grand Prix and gone on to win the World Championship in the same year. Who will conquer this year? Win yourself a ringside seat to see all the action first hand. (Ends 26 August)
FOOTBALL: ENGLAND V WALES
The mighty England are playing
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This year, the 98th Tour de France covers over 3.430 kilometres, in 21 stages, over 22 days. After the day of rest (and the one only), the 16th stage of the tour begins.
As the contestants take on the (mainly uphill) 162.5kilometres between southern town Saint Paul Trois Chateaux into eastern capital of Haute-Alpes, Gap, the tension to find the winner rises.
It is often, that after the rest day- something interesting, or unexpected happens, such as when in 2003, Lance Armstrong decided to take part in some cyclo-cross over an Alpine meadow. This out of the blue behaviour of
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At 42 years of age and 53 previous major attempts, few will have predicted seeing Darren Clarke’s name being engraved into the Claret Jug. Clarke started the final round at Royal St. George’s, Kent with a one shot lead over playing partner Dustin Johnson and three shots ahead of Rickie Fowler. There was no shortage of support for Clarke, with over 30,000 fans braving the wild conditions to witness the outcome of the 140th Open Championship. Darren didn’t disappoint, shooting a final round of 70, even par, leaving him 5 under for the week and 3 shots ahead of Mickleson
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