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- Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie targets world record
- 03rd March 2010
- Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie has not ruled out a world record attempt when he competes in the 10km Great Manchester Run on Sunday, 16 May. The 36-year-old, who won the race last year and in 2005, insists the flatness of the city-centre course makes...
- Manchester City's Carlos Tevez could face Chelsea
- 24th February 2010
- Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says striker Carlos Tevez will return in time to face Chelsea on Saturday. Tevez was allowed to return to his native Argentina earlier this month after complications with his wife Vanesa's pregnancy. Until this wee...
- Man Utd as good as 1999 Treble-winning team - Beckham
- 18th February 2010
- AC Milan midfielder David Beckham says the current Manchester United team is as good as the Treble-winning side he was part of in 1999. Beckham, 34, hopes to come up against his former club for the first time since he left in 2003 in Tuesday's Champions L...
- Beckham will not celebrate scoring against Man Utd
- 09th February 2010
- David Beckham will not celebrate if he scores for AC Milan against Manchester United in the Champions League. He will face his former club for the first time since leaving in 2003 when AC Milan host United on 16 February. Beckham told Inside United magaz...
- Alex Ferguson tips Owen Hargreaves for league return
- 05th February 2010
- Sir Alex Ferguson says Owen Hargreaves may still play in the latter stages of this season's Premier League campaign despite long-term tendinitis problems. The United boss was forced to leave the midfielder out of Manchester United's squad for the Champion...
- 'No scan, no flight' at Heathrow and Manchester
- 01st February 2010
- Some passengers at Heathrow and Manchester airports will have to go through full body scanners before boarding their flights under new rules. It is now compulsory for people selected for a scan to take part, or they will not be allowed to fly. The new se...
- Sir Alex Ferguson hails 'world class' Wayne Rooney
- 28th January 2010
- Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Wayne Rooney as "truly world class" after a late header from the striker took Manchester United into the Carling Cup final. Ferguson's side will face Aston Villa at Wembley after beating Manchester City 3-1 in the second...
- A 'new human frontier' - Manchester Airport
- 23rd January 2010
- Families with screaming children, nervous fliers, business commuters buried in their laptops and groups of excited teenagers are just some of the people who pass through Manchester Airport. Little do they know that, for the next year, their actions will ...
- Sir Alex Ferguson hits out at 'soft' Fletcher red card
- 10th January 2010
- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson criticised the decision to send off Darren Fletcher in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham on Saturday. Fletcher was booked in the first half for a rash tackle on Lee Bowyer but the foul on Cameron Jerome that earned h...
- Llama farmer treks through snow drifts in Saddleworth
- 09th January 2010
- A llama farmer cut off by the snow has been forced to trek through deep drifts to keep her animals fed. Helen Taylor, 45, runs the Saddleworth Llama Trekking Centre high up on the moors in Denshaw, Greater Manchester. But with feed stocks running out and...
- Patrick Vieira completes his move to Manchester City
- 09th January 2010
- Manchester City have completed the signing of France midfielder Patrick Vieira from Inter Milan. The 33-year-old passed a medical on Thursday and has signed a six-month contract at Eastlands with the option of a further year. Vieira becomes Roberto Manci...
- Manchester City post massive loss
- 06th January 2010
- Manchester City football club has reported an annual loss of £92. 6m ($148m) for the 2008/09 financial year. The figures reflect the large sums of money spent on top-class players by Sheikh Mansour since he bought the Eastlands club in September 200...
- Police ready for football clashes
- 03rd January 2010
- Extra police have been drafted in for the third round FA Cup tie at Old Trafford between bitter rivals Manchester United and Leeds United. The clubs meet for the first time in five years but police say they are ready for any outbreak of violence. It is p...
- Sir Alex Ferguson fires warning to title rivals
- 01st January 2010
- Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his side's title rivals that Manchester United will only improve in 2010 as they look to retain their Premier League trophy. United end the year two points off league leaders Chelsea and two ahead of Arsenal, who have a game i...
- Man City boss Roberto Mancini reveals title aspirations
- 29th December 2009
- Manchester City's new boss Roberto Mancini believes lifting the Premier League trophy is an achievable target. A 3-0 victory at Wolves ensured maximum points from Mancini's first two games in charge - leaving City 10 points behind Chelsea, with a game in ...
- City 'Whitehall' plan step nearer
- 07th December 2009
- Plans for a government "Whitehall" for north-west England are to go to public consultation. Plans have been drawn up for a civil service campus at the abandoned Mayfield railway station, close to Piccadilly, in Manchester city centre. In total,...
- Ryan Giggs is Man Utd's best ever - Paul Scholes
- 05th December 2009
- Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes Ryan Giggs is the club's best ever player. Having scored his 100th club goal for United last weekend, the 36-year-old is also in the running for the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Scholes...
- Federico Macheda signs new Manchester United deal
- 02nd December 2009
- Federico Macheda has signed a four-year deal that is set to keep him at Manchester United until June 2014. The 18-year-old striker scored a stunning injury-time winner on his debut against Aston Villa in April. "Everyone at the club recognises his f...
- A new Manchester every day
- 02nd December 2009
- Accessibility links When you wander around a city every day, it's easy to take it for granted and stop seeing the great buildings and tiny details that make it special. That's not something that's going to happen to amateur photographer Paul Capewell th...
- 'Tough love' for city's homeless
- 26th November 2009
- "Tough love" is what police have to show when they move on homeless people sleeping rough on Manchester's streets, the force's chief constable has said. Greater Manchester Chief Constable Peter Fahy said it was unacceptable for people to beg and...
- Photo call for Pankhurst portrait
- 18th November 2009
- Photographs of inspirational women are wanted to create a tribute to Manchester-born female rights campaigner Emmeline Pankhurst. A portrait of the suffragette, whose battles through the early 20th Century helped secure women equal voting rights, has been...
- Weary Tevez eyes 2010 retirement
- 14th November 2009
- Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez says he is tired of too much football and may consider quitting if Argentina win the World Cup next year. Tevez, 25, moved from Manchester United to City in the summer but has struggled to break into Argentina's first ...
- Spitting on pitch 'is flu risk'
- 29th October 2009
- Footballers have been warned spitting on the pitch during games could raise the risk of spreading swine flu. Blackburn and Bolton both have players with signs of the virus ahead of their Carling Cup matches this week. The Health Protection Agency sa...
- Doubt over seafront regeneration
- 29th October 2009
- A planned £85m development of Rhyl seafront could be in doubt after it emerged no buyer has been found for the site. The land - once home to Rhyl's famous funfair - is owned by developers Modus, which is in administration. Administrators Ernst...
- 'Naked' scanner in airport trial
- 14th October 2009
- A trial of a scanner that produces "naked" images of passengers has begun at Manchester Airport. The authorities say it will speed up security checks by quickly revealing any concealed weapons or explosives. But the full body scans will al...
- Ferguson apologises to ref Wiley
- 11th October 2009
- Sir Alex Ferguson has apologised to referee Alan Wiley for any embarrassment caused by comments the Manchester United boss made about him. The Scot criticised Wiley's fitness after the 2-2 draw against Sunderland and has been asked to explain his remar...
- Historic England stun Australia
- 11th October 2009
- England recorded their first victory over Australia since the early 1980s at the World Netball Series in Manchester. Competing in the new Fast Net format, with power plays, shorter quarters and new scoring rules, England won 25-19. "It was real...
- Wales suffer Bellamy injury blow
- 10th August 2009
- Captain Craig Bellamy is out of Wales' friendly in Montenegro on Wednesday because of an ongoing knee problem. Wales were initially unaware of why Bellamy was not at Cardiff Airport for Monday morning's flight to Podgorica. Bellamy's club Manchester...
- Hargreaves nears Man Utd return
- 17th July 2009
- Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves is likely to return to action in September, says boss Sir Alex Ferguson. The 28-year-old midfielder has not played since the start of last season following two operations to cure a tendinitis problem in both knees. ...
- Owen will be a success - Ronaldo
- 16th July 2009
- Cristiano Ronaldo believes Michael Owen will be a worthy successor to him as Manchester United's number seven. Owen was signed after Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for £80m this summer. "Michael Owen is an experienced player. He has played at...
- Man City to confirm Tevez signing
- 14th July 2009
- Manchester City will confirm the signing of former Manchester United and West Ham striker Carlos Tevez at a 1400 BST news conference on Tuesday. The Argentine, 25, left Old Trafford last month and will sign a five-year deal following a medical. City...
- Man City pull plug on Eto'o move
- 11th July 2009
- Manchester City have ended their interest in Barcelona's Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto'o. The two clubs had been in talks over the £25m-rated striker after Barca told the 28-year-old Eto'o they were prepared to let him leave the Nou C...
- Owen completes switch to Man Utd
- 03rd July 2009
- Michael Owen has completed his surprise move to Manchester United after the free agent signed a two-year deal with the Premier League champions. The 29-year-old ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid striker's contract with Newcastle ended earlier this week. ...
- Doctors seek bionic eye patients
- 16th June 2009
- Surgeons at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital are looking for patients willing to be fitted with a bionic eye. The technology, which consists of an electrode panel replacing the retina at the back of the eye, is being tried out on two local patients. Su...
- Manchester switch for Khan fight
- 16th June 2009
- Amir Khan's first world title fight has been delayed for three weeks so that his opponent Andreas Kotelnik can recover from a tooth infection. Khan, 22, was set to face the Ukrainian WBA light-welterweight champion on 27 June, but they will now meet at...
- Wigan to target Europe - Martinez
- 16th June 2009
- Wigan Athletic's new manager Roberto Martinez believes he must bring in new players as he aims to take the Latics into Europe. "Finishing 11th was a great achievement, but now we need to carry on improving the squad," he said. "After ...
- Oasis fans offered a full refund
- 05th June 2009
- Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has promised 70,000 fans their money back after two major power cuts during their gig in Manchester. Technical problems plagued the band's first homecoming gig at Heaton Park on Thursday night, with the show being disrupte...
- Man Utd signs Indian phone deal
- 03rd June 2009
- Manchester United has signed a £10m ($15m) sponsorship deal with India's largest mobile phone network Airtel. Under the deal, Airtel's 92 million subscribers will be able to view Man Utd content on their phones, including matches and interviews. ...
- Hargreaves faces career concerns
- 03rd June 2009
- Owen Hargreaves may be forced to quit top-level football in the next two years if his chronic knee problem persists, BBC Sport understands. The Manchester United and England midfielder has had two operations to cure a tendinitis problem in both knees b...
- Man Utd in new shirt sponsor deal
- 03rd June 2009
- Manchester United has signed a four-year shirt sponsorship deal with the insurance giant Aon Corporation. Aon is based in Chicago and specialises in reinsurance, which is the selling of insurance to other insurers. It will replace troubled US insure...
- Man City secure new Ireland deal
- 03rd June 2009
- Stephen Ireland has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester City. The Irish midfielder has been rewarded for an outstanding season in which he won the club's player of the year award ahead of the more illustrious names. "I never had any d...
- 'Stale' fear spurred Barry move
- 03rd June 2009
- England midfielder Gareth Barry has explained his £12m move from Aston Villa to Manchester City, saying he had a "massive fear of going stale". In an open letter to Villa's fans published in the Birmingham Mail on Wednesday, Barry said:...
- Barca were better side - Ferguson
- 28th May 2009
- Sir Alex Ferguson graciously admitted his Manchester United side simply lost to a better team after Barcelona won the Champions League final. Defending champions United lost 2-0 in Rome and were outplayed for much of the night by the Spanish champions....
- Despondent United fans head home
- 28th May 2009
- Disappointed Manchester United fans have been arriving home from Italy after their team's defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final. A steady stream of weary supporters arrived at Manchester Airport in the early hours of Thursday. Many spoke...
- Fury after roadworks cause chaos
- 19th May 2009
- One set of roadworks is bad enough when you are trying to negotiate your way through rush hour traffic. But the cones and barriers that have appeared on three major roads across Manchester city centre have been enough to induce panic in even the calmes...
- All change on Metrolink
- 19th May 2009
- There’s good news and bad news for Metrolink passengers. For the next five months, city centre tram stops are being closed as work begins to replace the track. Meanwhile, construction starts on the new line out to East Manchester. If you’re...
- Alderley Edge And It's Mythical Qualities
- 13th January 2009
- Before the Bronze Age, Alderley Edge was wild and beautiful woodland. The woodland finally became heathland as trees were burnt for charcoal, which was then used to extract copper for ore. Sir James and Sir Edward Stanley owned the land around Alderle...
- The Whitworth Gallery Is The Tate Of The North
- 16th November 2008
- Manchester is home to one of England’s most influential art gallery’s, The Whitworth Art Gallery and was founded in 1889. It was originally The Whitworth Institute and Park and was built during the period of Victorian philanthropy as a volunt...
- Manchester's United Manager Goes Down In History
- 16th November 2008
- Sir Alex Ferguson has been manager of Manchester United for nearly twenty years and has gone on to win 20 major trophies. Before becoming a manager he was a professional footballer playing for many established teams. He played for Queen’s Park, ...
- Famous Manchester Landmarks Entertain Thousands
- 16th November 2008
- The Free Trade Hall is a famous landmark of Manchester and was built in 1838 to house the meetings of the Anti-Corn Law League. Politicians and mill owners joined together to protest against the introduction of the Corn Law. The hall was near to where...
- Manchester At The Forefront Of Women’S Rights
- 16th November 2008
- The Pankhurst Centre Museum on 62 Nelson Street is a reminder of the importance that Manchester played in the formation of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU). The Pankhurst Trust raised money to make the parlour room in the house as a ...
- Heaton Hall Gets Royal Approval
- 16th November 2008
- Sir John Egerton purchased Heaton Hall after he married Elizabeth Holland in 1684, his great grandson Sir Thomas Egerton then inherited it. Sir Thomas Egerton inherited the title and estate at the tender age of 7. Aged 21 Sir Thomas decided to up date...
- Manchester Uni May Lower Entry Requirements
- 16th May 2008
- Manchester University is considering lowering its tough entry requirements in an attempt to attract more students from underprivileged backgrounds. A report by the University’s vice-chancellor Alan Gilbert says that a new admissions system with a va...
- Manchester Gets Metrolink Go-ahead
- 16th May 2008
- Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced that the government will put £244 million towards the £382 million cost of Manchester’s Metrolink extension scheme. This means that the system’s long-awaited expansion can finally go-ahe...
- Manchester Prison Campaigner Found Dead
- 16th May 2008
- The pressure group Inquest has announced that prison campaigner Pauline Campbell has been found dead. It is believed that Mrs Campbell was found dead close to her daughter's grave in Cheshire. A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police confirmed that a body was f...
- Injured Police Officer Says Uefa Violence Was Frightening
- 16th May 2008
- An officer from Greater Manchester Police who was injured in Manchester’s Uefa Cup football riot said that he was lucky to escape serious injury in the violence. Trouble started in the city after a screen showing Glasgow Rangers Vs Zenit St Petersb...
- Uefa Cup Violence in Manchester Causes Champions League U-Turn
- 15th May 2008
- Manchester Council has abandoned its plans to put up big screens for next week's Champions League final after Scottish football thugs caused chaos in the city last night. A number of Glasgow Rangers fans - in the city to see their team play Zenit St Peter...
- The Tale of Two Cities and Eight Metropolitan Boroughs
- 18th April 2008
- Greater Manchester Metropolitan County was created in 1974 as an administrative entity. It was stated that the title Greater Manchester was largely a convenient entity created for practical administrative purposes such as gaining postal and political dis...
- The Life of Artist L.S Lowry
- 18th April 2008
- The renowned artist Laurence Stephen Lowry was born in Stretford, Lancashire on November 1st in 1887. He died in Glossop; Derbyshire aged 88 years old on February 23rd 1976. It is said that his mother was disappointed to give birth to a boy as she c...
- How do you grade the Listed Buildings of Manchester?
- 18th April 2008
- There are forty-seven Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester that are seen as being of great importance to Great Britain’s history. A building that is Grade Listed cannot be demolished or substantially changed internally or externally w...
- Largest L.S Lowry Collection in Salford
- 18th April 2008
- During his life Laurence Stephen Lowry produced up to a thousand paintings and well over eight hundred drawings. L.S Lowry’s collection of work are known as being distinctive and focusing on urban landscapes with matchstick men as human figures. ...
- Forty-Seven Grade I Listed Buildings in Greater Manchester
- 18th April 2008
- Greater Manchester has a wealth of industrial heritage that is supported by outstanding industrial architecture. Grade I structures are those that are considered to be ‘buildings of exceptional interest’. The building or structure that bec...