ROY KEANE admits he has finally started to enjoy management after being thrown in at the deep end last August when he agreed to become the boss of Sunderland.

AIRLINES have pushed up the price of flights between Ireland and England by up to 290% in the days after the Premiership football fixtures were unveiled.

CARLOS TEVEZ will fly to Britain on Tuesday to undergo a medical at Old Trafford with a view to completing his transfer to Manchester United.

THE Premiership is set to test Hawk-eye technology in football with a view to remove doubts over goal-line decisions, the chief of the company that makes the product has said.

PORTUGAL winger Nani has passed a medical at Manchester United and now just needs international clearance before joining the Premiership champions.

BY the time you read this, David Beckham should have made his much-hyped comeback for England against Brazil at Wembley last night and you will know whether it was (a) the greatest resurrection since Lazarus or (b) the most pointless second coming since The Eagles got back together.

PLAYERS’ wages in the Premiership spiralled by 9% last year and finance experts predict the bumper new TV rights package will see the first £200,000 (€294,000) a week footballer within three years.

TOTTENHAM still appear to be winning the race to sign Wales left-back Gareth Bale from Southampton.

CLAUDE MAKELELE believes Chelsea still have a squad capable of winning the Champions League – though whether he will be around to part of that success remains to be seen.

FRESH doubt has been cast over Manchester United’s pre-season visit to Malaysia following the discovery of “new information” which prevents the Red Devils playing in the country without official approval from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

BRYAN ROBSON will make banishing the pain of relegation his top priority as he gets to grips with the challenge of immediately returning Sheffield United to the top flight.

CHELSEA have confirmed that midfielder Steve Sidwell has agreed to join the club on a free transfer from July 1.

STEVEN GERRARD has challenged motor-mouth AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso to “‘stop me if you can”.

AC MILAN talisman Kaka is considered by many to be the world’s best player but the Brazil international believes Liverpool striker Peter Crouch could be the dangerman in tomorrow’s Champions League final in Athens.

MANCHESTER UNITED last night appeared to be closing in on a deal to sign Owen Hargreaves after Bayern Munich admitted the England midfielder was leaving them.

CHELSEA remain on course with the long-term plans of Roman Abramovich, but chief executive Peter Kenyon admits conquering the Champions League is essential to reaching the next level.

Sunderland striker Dwight Yorke has backed Roy Keane to make a splash in the Barclays Premier League as he prepares for his second season in management.

NEW signings Nani and Anderson yesterday penned five-year deals with Manchester United.

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Are refs to soft on the Kilkenny forwards and are their fans the most boring people you could meet? Some Angry Fans think so, anyway. There’s anger too at the GAA top brass for putting on an All Ireland hurling semi final before a quarter final and for charging an extra ? 10 for the privilege of watching it. Angry fans are still putting forward new names for presenters and pundits on the ‘Sunday Game’ while RTE’s Aertel service gets a lash for not keeping up with the game. For the Comment of the Week there’s a prize of a shirt from the exclusive AFR range of leisure wear!