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considering ‘several’ takeover offers” plus 7 more- Liverpool considering ‘several’ takeover offers - Yousuf returns for Pakistan as England remain unchanged - Liverpool takeover looking closer than ever - Andy Murray fails to fell big Sam Querrey in Los Angeles - Champions Trophy: Dabach strike denies England victory - Andy Murray upbeat despite Sam Querrey defeat - Real Madrid legend Raúl scores brace on Schalke debut - Wayne Rooney set to feature in Airtricity XI friendly Liverpool considering ‘several’ takeover offers Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:27 PM PDT Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton claims there are several bids on the table for the Merseyside club. The current British Airways chairman was brought in at Anfield as a part of the refinancing deal secured by Tom Hicks and George Gillett in April, with the sole aim of ensuring a smooth sale of the troubled Merseyside outfit. Now Broughton is tasked with selecting a 'preferred bidder' from a number of reported offers, with hopes that a sale can be overseen before the end of the summer transfer window. “It still remains the objective to conclude a deal before the end of the transfer window,” Broughton told the Guardian. “That remains the objective but there are no deadlines, and we will continue working to complete the process.” Current owners Hicks and Gillett could potentially walk away with a considerable profit from the deal if the quoted number of potential investors is proved to be accurate; though the pair are resigned to the fact they will not have the final say over who will take the helm at Anfield. “There could be a possible realisation of an equity consideration,” Broughton said. “But both George Gillett and Tom Hicks remain on the board and they have given commitments that the board of Kop Holdings [Liverpool's UK parent] is the party that is responsible for the sale.” It has been widely reported that Wall Street stock broker Kenneth Huang was hoping to acquire the clubs debt from the Royal Bank of Scotland in an attempt to gain financial control of the club, but Broughton insists this is not the case. “Any bids that go straight to RBS – and there have been several – come to me and are directed to Barcap,” Broughton said. “RBS are not involved. The control remains with the board.” Despite RBS remaining confident that Barclays Capital—the investment arm of Barclays Bank—will be able to sell the club before the next refinancing deadline in October, it is believed Huang would like to secure a deal before the end of the transfer window. “He wants to get it done quickly so investment can come this summer,” a source close to his proposed bid claimed. “Liverpool need investment in the playing squad and infrastructure, and Huang wants to build the [new] stadium. The club has an outstanding reputation but does not have the infrastructure to keep with it and make it grow.” After Huang expressed interest in taking over the club, RBS referred him to Barclays Capital and the decision over whether to sell the club will be taken by the Kop Holdings board, which comprises of the two American owners, Martin Broughton, Managing Director Christian Purslow as well as Commerial Director Ian Ayre. Reported interest from ex-Syrian footballer Yahya Kirdi, however, has been dismissed by sources inside RBS. Yousuf returns for Pakistan as England remain unchanged Posted: 02 Aug 2010 02:50 PM PDT Pakistan have recalled Mohammad Yousuf to their squad and replaced leg spinner Danish Kaneria with Raza Hasan. The ex-captain had quit the international stage in March after being suspended in the wake of their winter tour to Australia. But an inexperienced batting line-up proved costly at Trent Bridge and it will be hoped Yousuf will bring not only runs but also some much-needed resilience in the middle order. Danish Kaneria has been dropped from the side after his poor show on a helpful pitch in Nottingham, where he returned with the disappointing match figures of 1-171 from 33 overs. His replacement is the 18-year-old left arm spinner Hasan, who has represented his country at Under-19 level but has played just two first class matches in Pakistan. Yousuf becomes the second player to return to the side after being banned following the winter tour down under, following Shoab Malik back into the team. Coach Waqar Younis had cast doubt over Yousuf’s return on Saturday, claiming he would not be coaxed out of retirement. England remain unchanged with Tim Bresnan keeping his place after replacing the injured Ajmal Shahzad before the game at Trent Bridge. National selector Geoff Miller said: “We were delighted with the performance in the first Test but the key to consistency is building on that success throughout the rest of the series. “We saw a number of outstanding performances at Trent Bridge, not only with bat and ball but also in the field, and the challenge is to maintain those standards over the next three Test matches.” Liverpool takeover looking closer than ever Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:54 AM PDT Liverpool appear to be the closest they have been to a takeover since Tom Hicks and George Gillett first put the club up for sale back in April. Kenneth Huang, a major Wall Street stockbroker and chairman of the QSL Sports Group, is fronting a Chinese consortium reported to be negotiating with the Royal Bank of Scotland, who are currently owed £237 million by the Anfield club. Despite an RBS spokesman denying talks have taken place, Huang is said to be backed by “serious money” and has already spoken with high-ranking Anfield officials to emphasise his determination to oust Hicks and Gillett from their position once and for all. But the deal proposed by Huang is far from favourable for the American duo, with the consortium's plan to buy the club’s debt and force the two owners out leaving them with no profit—a million miles away from the four-fold return Gillett stated he could make when the club first went up for sale. In order to try and scupper any potential deal between RBS and Huang, co-owner Gillett has reopened negotiations with ex-Syrian footballer Yahya Kirdi, who is believed to be fronting another consortium interested in taking over at Anfield. RBS have given the American tycoon the chance to come to a deal with the Syrian, though the bank are believed to be losing patience with the two business men and will offer them little time to negotiate other deals before accepting an offer from Huang's consortium. Sources inside Anfield have dismissed Kirdi's bid, suggesting that the businessman is unlikely to make an offer, opening the door for Huang and the substantial financial power that is backing him in the negotiations with RBS. RBS have the power to take control of the sale of the club should they believe it to be the best way to ensure the repayment of loans and the quickest possible sale of the Anfield outfit. However the bank are obligated to listen to any offers presented by the clubs current owners, allowing Gillett to stall any potential deal with Huang by presenting Kirdi as a serious potential bidder. But should RBS perceive Kirdi to be an unlikely candidate to make a bid for the club, Hicks and Gillett may be run out of options in their attempts to stop the Huang deal going through, allowing the Chinese consortium to strike a deal with the bank in order to end the duo’s spell in control of the Anfield club. Though far from having a done deal, Huang and the consortium he is fronting are the closest bidders to ending Hicks and Gillett's reign since the pair took over at Anfield over three years ago. Should Gillett's negotiations prove to be fruitless, the two current owners may make way for the start of a new era on Merseyside. Andy Murray fails to fell big Sam Querrey in Los Angeles Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT Andy Murray became the first man in the top four to play a match on the ATP circuit since Wimbledon, and it proved to be a pretty lucrative move. In reaching the final of the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, Murray managed to add 150 points. However, the Scot lost out on the title against reigning champion Sam Querrey, who has hit a purple patch of form in 2010. The LA win marked the American's fourth title of the year. It also ensured that the US Open Series is, two tournaments in, dominated by home players. Mardy Fish won in Atlanta last week and could meet Querrey in the quarter-finals of the 500 Legg Mason Classic in Washington this week. Murray and Querrey had both looked less than convincing in their progress through the LA draw. Indeed only one match—Murray's quarter-final defeat of Alejandro Falla—was accomplished in straight sets. What's more, Querrey played a tie-breaker in every round, including the two hour 22 minute final. Querrey had lost to Murray in all four of their previous matches, including a straight sets defeat in the fourth round of Wimbledon, and this one looked set to continue that trend. In the Californian heat, a long sequence of close matches is not the best preparation for the gruelling rallies that Murray can impose. So once the British No1 had ground out a 7-5 first set and gained a match point in the second, it looked as though his head-to-head against the American would stay unblemished. Murray certainly seemed full of confidence in the second set, experimenting with daring drop shots, firing off short angled forehands, and powering backhands deep to his opponent's corners. But the big American's forward movement and anticipation have improved in the last 12 months and he joined Murray in attacking the net and slotting away sharp volleys. It is a rare sight in the modern game to see two men at the net simultaneously but it became a frequent play in the middle stages of this match. Querrey began to hold his own and fire off some sizzling forehands. By the second set tie break, Querrey looked confident and strong, and Murray's shots and tactics started to look sloppy. Two early drop shots had no disguise and Querrey picked them off with ease, running away to a 7-2 win. By the third set, the momentum was firmly with the American, and where Murray failed to convert his one break point opportunity, Querrey took his at the first time of asking. He took the match 6-3. There are a couple of interesting points in the win that Murray will want to note. Querrey's first serve percentage was well below Murray's, though the American serve is one of his great strengths. Murray should have been able to capitalise on this and did not. More telling was Querrey's comment after the match: “The last two sets today were great. Andy is one of those players who allows me to hit my shots.” That is not how any player wants to be seen by an opponent. Of course, Murray revealed just ahead of this tournament that he was having problems with his coaching set-up, and this was his first event since parting ways with Miles Maclagan. So during this transition period, Murray's tactical problems could be put down to lack of preparation for the tournament: he broke his usual Miami training regime to take a wild card for Los Angeles. Querrey now launches straight into the Legg Masters while Murray takes a week-long break to prepare for the two big Masters tournaments that follow. This is a rich three weeks for points: 500 in Washington, 1000 in Canada and another 1000 in Cincinnati. Last year, it was one of Murray's best phases, winning Toronto and reaching the semis in Cincinnati. Querrey, in contrast, has few points to defend and if he maintains his current fitness and form, he could reasonably target a top-12 position in the run-up to the US Open. He must take care, though, not to punish his body out of contention for that biggest of prizes in the most physically arduous of swings of the tennis year. Elsewhere, there were excellent wins for two Spaniards on the European clay. Nicolas Almagro continued a run of form with his second title in three weeks, and climbed from world No18 to 16. His 7-5, 6-1 victory over Richard Gasquet in Gstaad follows his win in Bastad two weeks ago over home favourite Soderling. Almagro talked afterwards of his aims: "To reach the top 10 and stay there." He failed to reach that target by one spot two years ago, and has since hovered in the 30s. But with a dreadful run through the 2009 summer and autumn season, he is set fair to put on points should he sustain his aggressive and attractive attacking game on the hard courts. The resurgent career of Juan Carlos Ferrero continued with a straight sets win over Potito Starace in Umag. After a run of three consecutive finals in the Latin American "Golden Swing" in the spring, the 30-year-old took his third title of the year in Croatia in just 80 minutes. It's the first time since 2003 that Ferrero has won at least three ATP titles in the same season and it takes him No21 in the world. One more result deserves a mention. The illustrious career of twins and doubles partners Bob and Mike Bryan reached another landmark as they took their sixth Los Angeles title. It marked their 62nd tour-level title in their 100th final and took the record from Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde. For the immediate future, they head straight to Washington for the Legg Mason Classic. In the longer-term, however, the sky seems to be limit for the likeable duo. Champions Trophy: Dabach strike denies England victory Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:52 AM PDT England were denied victory over Spain in their second game of the Champions Trophy as a fantastic reverse stick strike from Gabriel Dabach rescued a point seven minutes from time. Spain twice fought back in the second half after goals from captain Glenn Kirkham and Ian Mackay had given England a two-goal lead at the break. Pau Quemada and Miquel Delas brought Spain level until Ian Mackay scored again to restore the lead. However this was not enough as Dabach controlled well before surprising England goalkeeper James Fair with his reverse snap shot. On the back of their opening defeat to Germany, this disappointing draw will make the upcoming games with Australia and the Netherlands all the tougher. Kirkham's opener, a fantastic volley from a seemingly impossible angle gave England a dream start. Then just two minutes later Moore squared the ball for Mackay to bundle home. However Spain got to work on drawing level immediately after half time. A superb drag flick from Quemada giving the diving Fair no chance. Then three minutes later the scores were level. A clever deflected flick from Delas again left Fair helpless. Yet England's heads never dropped and were rewarded as again they took the lead. Ashley Jackson's lofted shot was well-guided toward goal by Mackay, despite being reviewed the goal stood and England looked set for victory. A quick self pass set Spain on their way into the English area and the crossed ball found Dabach who turned quickly to hit home. Assistant coach Bobby Crutchley described the result as “disappointing” and warned of the threat of Australia in their next game. The Aussies compiled an impressive comeback to defeat the Netherlands 6-3 and Germany made it two wins from two with a 5-2 victory over New Zealand. Andy Murray upbeat despite Sam Querrey defeat Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:24 AM PDT Andy Murray is thinking positive despite losing to American Sam Querrey in the final of the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles. The British No1 was playing his first event since splitting with coach Miles Maclagan and was looking to claim his first title of 2010. But Queen’s Club champion and second seed Querrey proved too much for the Scot and despite Murray having a match point in the second set, the giant American eventually won 5-7 7-6 (7-2). Murray, however, said he was pleased to have reached the final and believes that playing the tournament will stand him in good stead for upcoming events. “If you take the circumstances into consideration I have to be happy with getting to the final,” said Murray afterwards. “I had a good week, I enjoyed it. Each match I felt better physically. I played reasonably well, better than the other matches. He added: “It was a pretty late decision to come here, so obviously I wanted to come and try to win this event, but you have to have realistic expectations. “I wasn’t expecting to play my best tennis, but [to] try and play as many matches as possible. “It’s a lot better playing tournaments of this calibre than practising with my friends in Miami. “I’m glad I came and I played some good tennis, and definitely it’ll help me for Toronto and Cincinnati.” Real Madrid legend Raúl scores brace on Schalke debut Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:48 AM PDT Former Real Madrid striker Raúl scored twice in FC Schalke’s 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich in the final of the Liga Total! Cup. The 33-year-old, who left Real Madrid last week after 18 years at the Bernabéu, equalised for Schalke after Namen Mujic had given the reigning German champions the lead. Brazilian forward Edu created the opening with his shot rebounding of the post into the path of Raúl, who neatly tucked the ball into the vacant net. In addition Edu scored his first goal for Schalke shortly before half-time. The former VfL Bochum forward surged into the box and unleashed a stinging shot past the Bayern keeper Rouven Sattelmaier to put Schalke into the lead. However it was Raúl who created the memorable moment of the final after 33 minutes. The all-time record Champions League goalscorer received the ball on the edge of the area and audaciously chipped the stranded Sattelmaier. It capped a perfect introduction to German football for the Real Madrid legend. Watch Raúl’s second goal here Wayne Rooney set to feature in Airtricity XI friendly Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:02 AM PDT Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is expected to make his first pre-season appearance against an Airtricity XI on Wednesday. Rooney has not played for his club since England’s disappointing defeat to Germany at the World Cup where the 24-year-old endured a torrid campaign and struggled to find any resemblance of form. Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to field a strong team against the Irish League XI with internationals such as Rooney, Park Ji-Sung, Michael Carrick and Nemanja Vidic set to feature. “Rooney, Park, Carrick and Vidic are back in training and doing well,” Ferguson told the club’s official website. “Valencia is also training well and needs a game. All of them will be involved.” The friendly takes place at Ireland’s newly-constructed national ground Aviva Stadium in Dublin. And defender John O'Shea has expressed his excitement at the prospect of playing at Ireland’s new home. “I am really looking forward to the match in Dublin," said O'Shea. "We have a massive following of fans from Ireland and I know they will do us proud and give us great reception in the new Aviva stadium.” You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. 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