LONDON: England winger Wilfried Zaha will play a part in Manchester United's pre-season tour of the Far East and Australia, new manager David Moyes said on Wednesday.The Ivory Coast-born 20-year-old, the final signing by Moyes' predecessor Alex Ferguson before his retirement, joined the Premier League champions this week for his first training session. United have…

LONDON: Midfielder Ryan Giggs has been appointed player-coach at Manchester United, the English champions said on Thursday.Giggs, 39, signed a one-year extension to his playing contract in March and will combine his new duties with being a member of the first-team squad.”I'm delighted that Ryan has accepted the chance to become player-coach. His success and…

Staff ReportMANCHESTER: Police have arrested a Flight-Steward of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) from Manchester Airport of England, SAMAA reports.According to PIA sources, the arrested flight-steward was on duty from June 20 from Islamabad on Manchester flight and he was scheduled to move from there to New York on June 22.The police did not allow him…

Staff ReportLONDON: A Manchester-bound PIA passenger airplane, which was diverted to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London after two travelers threatened to ‘destroy the plane’ during their argument, has been flown to its destination, SAMAA reported Saturday.According to sources, the entire issue was created after the two British nationality holder…

LONDON: Manchester City have set their next manager the daunting task of winning five trophies in the next five years.City sacked manager Roberto Mancini earlier this month, saying the club had failed to achieve any of its stated targets for the season except qualification for the Champions League and are expected to appoint Malaga coach…

MADRID: Real Madrid's domestic struggles are increasingly becoming a cause for concern in the Spanish capital with the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash against Premier League leaders Manchester United looming.Missing suspended top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho's side were held to a 0-0 draw at lowly Osasuna in La Liga on…

LONDON: Winger Ashley Young and striker Danny Welbeck could return for Premier League leaders Manchester United against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday (1500).The duo missed Wednesday's 4-3 win over Newcastle United that allowed the Manchester club to open up an seven-point gap at the top of the table.”We're hoping maybe Young will be ready and…

MADRID: Upstart nouveau riche Manchester City will attempt to rattle aristocratic nine-times winners Real Madrid when they play their Champions League Group D opener at Real's Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday.Bankrolled by Abu Dhabi owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, City have splashed more cash on players than even big-spending Real over the past four…

LONDON: United said in a statement they expected the transfer to be completed by the end of June and have already agreed terms with the attacking midfielder, who has been a revelation in Germany over the past two seasons and has a contract with Dortmund until 2013.FootballNo details of the fee were released but German…

LONDON: An al Qaeda suspect accused of planning to carry out bomb attacks on British and U.S. targets came closer to facing trial in the United States on Friday, after a London court approved his extradition.Pakistani national, Abid Naseer, was arrested in a counter-terrorism swoop in 2009 on suspicion of preparing to bomb Manchester city…

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani citizen arrested Wednesday for suspected links with terrorist organizations has been released on Thursday after being confirmed innocent. The British intelligence agency MI-6 arrested Mohammad Shoaib Arif, who is from Jhelum and is working in a restaurant in Manchester. Arif was arrested on the basis of an email received from…

Liverpool, Manchester students arrested on basis of secret MI-6 operation in Pak