6 AUGUST 11, 2014 Pellegrini Not Concerned by Tsonga, Federer Into Man City Trophy Target of the team’s Abu Dhabi-based Rogers Cup Semifinal owners just before Pellegrini was hired in May 2013. Former Real Madrid boss Pellegri- ni showed no signs of being intimi- dated by that demand for success as City won the title and the League Cup in the Chilean’s first season in English football. Asked ahead of Sunday’s Commu- nity Shield clash with Arsenal if he had ever been worried about living up to City’s lofty goals, Pellegrini said: “I don’t have a target to win five titles. “Every time I play a competition, I want to win it. “But that thing that we have to win five titles in five years - for me it is not important.” While Pellegrini is confident he has done enough in his first season Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) plays a forehand against Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) to remain in charge for the forsee- on day six of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Rexall Centre. Manchester City’s Manuel Pellegrini holds the Premier League trophy after his team’s victory over West Ham United. able future, he was keen to em- phasise his side will be doing their TORONTO (Reuters) - French- He has 79 career titles and is a 17- London (AFP) - Manchester City club’s target of winning five trophies City chief executive Ferran Sori- utmost to claim silverware at every man Jo-Wilfried Tsonga continued to time Grand Slam champion. manager Manuel Pellegrini insists the in five years isn’t important to him. ano underlined the ambitious plans opportunity. play giant killer at the Rogers Cup, Tsonga beat his third straight upsetting Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov higher-seeded opponent, topping 6-4 6-3 to storm into the final of the seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Lampard Irreplaceable, Says Blues Boss Canadian hard court event. Bulgaria 6-4, 6-3. The 13th-seeded LONDON (Goal) - Chelsea boss be replaced even by Cesc Fabregas. After knocking off world number Frenchman beat top-ranked Novak Jose Mourinho has fine words He said, “Fabregas is the player we Novak Djokovic in the third round Djokovic on Thursday and eighth- when reminiscing about former need to modify a little bit the pro- and taking out twice champion and seeded Andy Murray on Friday. club legend , who file of our game. We want to give eighth seed Andy Murray in the Federer is 2-4 in finals this sea- left the Blues last season. the next dimension to our game in quarters, the muscular Frenchman son, winning at Dubai and Halle. The 36-year-old has signed New midfield. pushed the seventh seeded Dimitrov Tsonga, a 10-time winner, lost in his York FC from the club, while also “But I think we can never say - on a steaming centre court to reach only previous final this season, fall- agreeing to play for Manchester in spite of Cesc, who is a fantastic his second final of the season. ing to Ernests Gulbis in Marseille City on loan until his new side start player as you know - that, ‘This Roger Federer advanced to the in February. Tsonga is 4-11 against training in January. His stay with guy is coming to replace Frank’, Rogers Cup final Saturday night, Federer. Chelsea, which lasted for more because Frank is Frank. beating Spain’s Feliciano Lopez It will be Tsonga’s first appearance than a dozen years, saw him mak- “One day he will be alongside Pe- 6-3, 6-4 to set up a match against in a Masters 1000 final since he lost ing the club’s record scorer as well ter Osgood in terms of a statue being -happy Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. to Federer three years ago at the BNP as winning the Champions League, built for him, because he’s fantastic.” The second-ranked Federer is Paribas Masters. Tsonga’s only Mas- Europa League, Premier League, Chelsea finished last season without seeking his third titles of the year. ters 1000 title came in Paris in 2008. FA Cup and League Cup. any silverware and came a frustrating Now Mourinho says he is not to Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard third in the Premier League. Moyes’ Season Was a Disaster Metz Striker Sakho Set For West Ham According to Neville METZ (Eurosport) - Senegalese Ham sent scouts to watch our last striker Diafra Sakho missed training two matches.” with his club Metz and is on the verge The 24-year-old Sakho came of completing a move to English Pre- through the ranks at Metz and mier League side West Ham United. scored 20 goals last season as his “Diafra is leaving this afternoon side won the title to return to undergo a medical and we will to the top flight after a six-year ab- make an announcement when the sence. transfer is completed,” said Metz West Ham have already signed president Bernard Serin. Ecuador forward Speaking at a press conference, this summer after he impressed at Metz coach added: the World Cup, while Argentine at- “The Premier League is a champi- tacker Mauro Zarate arrived from Metz’s Senegalese forward Diafra Sakho onship that should suit him...West Velez Sarsfield. Liverpool’s Reina Joins Bayern

goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. looking for,” said Dufner. “I’m thrilled to come to one of “His experience is very important the biggest clubs in the world, it’s for our young side.” a huge moment in my life,” said Stankevicius, capped over 60 Reina after his reported three-mil- times and twice Lithuanian player of lion-euro move. the year, spent most of his career in Meanwhile, Lithuanian captain Italy with spells at Brescia, Cosenza Phil Neville (left) stands with before the start of the English Pre- Marius Stankevicius is set to sign and Sampdoria while he also played mier League match between Liverpool and Everton at the stadium. for Bundesliga side Hanover 96 in Spain for Sevilla and Valencia. from Turkish outfit Gaziantepspor, Hanover, who finished 10th in the London (AFP) - Phil Neville has “There is part of me that thinks it the German club’s sporting direc- league last season, also were boost- branded Manchester United’s miser- was an impossible job to follow Sir tor Dirk Dufner announced on Sat- ed by goalkeeper Ron-Robert Ziel- able season under failed boss David . urday. er, a member of the German World Moyes as a complete disaster. “I think Louis van Gaal has an Former United defender Neville easier task now, following the man Liverpool’s Spanish international goalkeeper Pepe Reina The 33-year-old defender -- who Cup winning squad, extending his spent a season with Gaziantespor af- contract for two years to June 2017. was a member of Moyes’ coaching that followed Sir Alex Ferguson. Berlin (Goal) - Liverpool’s Spanish The 31-year-old spent last season on ter two years at Serie A side Lazio, The 25-year-old, who has not staff last term as they limped to a “It was a really difficult job for international goalkeeper Pepe Reina loan from the English Premier League with whom he won the 2013 Italian missed one minute of league action dismal seventh place finish in the David Moyes and I think rather than has joined Bayern Munich on a three- runners-up with Serie A side Napoli. Cup -- is due to undergo a medical in the past three seasons, is integral Premier League just one year after blame him, there has to be collec- year deal, the Bundesliga champions Reina will be second choice be- and sign his contract on Monday. to Hanover’s fortunes according to being crowned champions in Alex tive responsibility taken throughout announced. hind German World Cup-winning “He is the player we have been coach Tayfun Korkut. Ferguson’s final season. the whole club. The 37-year-old, who played un- “Last year was a complete failure, der Moyes at Everton, has since left and a disaster from my point of view.” Manziel Solid in Debut Old Trafford following the arrival of Moyes was sacked by United as DETROIT (AP) - Johnny Manziel Manziel showed off some of his quarter. He couldn’t take his team to Manziel went 7 of 11 for 63 yards, Louis van Gaal as United’s new boss. soon as it became mathematically took off up the middle, slipping be- fancy footwork, and the Cleveland the end zone, but he looked poised completing one more pass than start- But that hasn’t stopped Neville re- certain that they wouldn’t qualify for tween a couple defensive linemen rookie looked sharp with his arm too while directing the offense. ing quarterback Brian Hoyer. Manziel flecting on what went wrong during the Champions League and he has so and racing through the open field. in his preseason debut, although the One of the biggest questions facing also ran for 27 yards on six carries. one of the worst season’s in Unit- far been unable to land a new job. Then - perhaps most importantly Browns lost to the Detroit Lions 13- Manziel is how much he can afford to Hoyer went 6 of 14 for 92 yards. ed’s illustrious history. But Neville remains a fan of the - he finished the 16-yard run with 12 on Saturday night. tuck the ball in and run with it. He was Coach Mike Pettine said no decision “I’ve had sleepless nights thinking Scot despite his United woe and be- a smooth, feet-first slide across the Manziel entered the game as a quick to scramble Saturday, but he nev- has been made about who will start about what happened last year,” Neville lieves he will bounce back when he turf at Ford Field. backup in the middle of the second er looked reckless or out of control. Cleveland’s next preseason game. told the BBC’s Test Match Special. returns to management.