The Electric Newpaper - Sports

• Blues more thrifty but no less hungry (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) As of now, Chelsea have signed only Yossi Benayoun and a couple of 17-year-olds in goalkeeper Matej Delac and defender Tomas Kalas for a combined fee of £13.4 million ($28.5m). That's a whole lot less than the £74.4m Manchester City have spent on Jerome Boateng, Yaya Toure, Aleksandar Kolarov and David Silva. Have the Chelsea purse strings tightened up?
• It's everything I expected it to be (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) Milan how are you settling into life at Liverpool so far?
• Win everything? Be realistic, Joe (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) YOU CAN'T fault Joe Cole's optimism.
• Reds face 'trip into the unknown' (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) JUST how far Liverpool's fortunes have sunk in the last year will be apparent when their Europa League campaign begins today (Friday, Singapore time) with a trip to Macedonia in the third qualifying round.
• Raul joins Schalke (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) FORMER Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez, forced out of the Bernabeu after 16 record-breaking seasons, has signed for Schalke.
• ADIOS DIEGO (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) DIEGO Maradona was removed as coach of Argentina's national team on Tuesday, ending an erratic 21-month stint that mirrored his own long history of unpredictable behaviour and culminated in a humiliating exit in the World Cup quarter-finals.
• Ardiles: Right to let Maradona go (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) DIEGO Maradona might have been 'untouchable' during his playing days.
• Argentina's squad for Dublin friendly (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Mariano Andujar (Catania).
• Three Lions right to back Fabio (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) FABIO Capello is the right man to manage England, according to Brian Barwick, the former chief executive of the English FA.
• Hammam backs Qatar bid (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) QATARI Mohamed Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has thrown his weight behind his country's bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
• Romario arrives without fanfare (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) NO VIP treatment, no welcome party, no fanfare.
• Stags show mark of true champions (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) THERE is an age old adage that true champions win even when they are not at their best.
• $300 worth of SMSes pay off for Chua (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) FOR MOST Spanish supporters, the euphoria of winning the World Cup might have died down a little by now.
• Contador to part ways with Astana (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) TOUR de France champion Alberto Contador has decided not to renew his contract with Astana and will leave the Kazakh-funded team at the end of the season, the Spaniard said yesterday.
• Creamer's Major motivation (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) PAULA Creamer still plays with a bandage.
• Justin, Sherman off to flying start (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) JUSTIN Liu and Sherman Cheng began their bid for the men's world crown by taking the lead in the open category at the International 420 World Championship yesterday.
• A gallant display by Pamela (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) PAMELA Chua won the hearts of the capacity crowd but not her first- round match against world No. 3 Rachael Grinham in the CIMB Singapore Women's Squash Masters last night.
• Silver and bronze for Singapore (29 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT) SINGAPORE'S bowlers took home two girls' doubles medals from the World Youth Bowling Championships in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday.