Manchester City complete Rodwell signing
Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell from Everton on a five-year contract, the Premier League champions said on Sunday. The 21-year-old England international became the...
View ArticleDark days makes US gold shine brighter
LeBron James and Kobe Bryant own National Basketball Association, Olympic and world championship titles and their trophy cases are packed with individual honours. Yet for all their success, two of the...
View ArticleMandzukic scores on debut as Bayern win Super Cup
Mario Mandzukic scored six minutes into his Bayern Munich debut to set the Bavarians on the way to a 2-1 win over last season's double winners Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup on Sunday....
View ArticleDominant Djokovic captures Toronto Masters title
Novak Djokovic kicked off his North American hard court season with a clinical 6-3 6-2 win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet to clinch the Toronto Masters on Sunday, marking the second consecutive year he...
View ArticleCarroll scores, but will still go for Liverpool
Out-of-favour striker Andy Carroll showed Brendan Rodgers what they would be missing this season by producing a deadly finish in Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their final pre-season...
View ArticleHope for Man United: Arsenal fans want Persie out
Lukas Podolski endeared himself to Arsenal fans by bagging a brace in a pre-season fixture to spearhead his new club with a comfortable 4-0 win at Cologne on Sunday. A majority of the travelling...
View ArticleSpurs hit Arsenal's midfield plans: MVila, Niang
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may be caught napping with Tottenham plotting to steal Yann M'Vila and M'Baye Niang from under his nose. French club Rennes confirmed they have had an offer for the...
View ArticleMoura snub leaves Man United with Mexico star
Mexico's historic win over Brazil to clinch the gold medal in London 2012 Olympic Games may have come as a blessing in disguise for Sir Alex Ferguson. Manchester United's bid to sign Brazil superstar...
View ArticleDutch star signs for Newcastle
Newcastle have reached agreement with Ajax over a £6.2 million deal for Dutch international Vurnon Anita, according to the Daily Mail. Toon had a £5m bid turned down in July for Anita, 23, who can play...
View ArticleUK's Cameron praises 'safe' Games
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday London had hosted a "safe and secure" Olympics and thanked volunteers, the army and police for transforming the Games into what he said had been a...
View ArticleWhat Man United (Arsenal) know from City vs Chelsea
Never before was the Community Shield watched more closely by the top five clubs in the English Premier league. Or maybe it has, with not with the same telling implications that this season bears....
View ArticleInjured goalkeeper Neuer out of Argentina friendly
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been ruled out of the midweek friendly against Argentina after picking up a slight injury playing in the German Super Cup at the weekend, national coach Joachim Loew...
View ArticleThe greatest Olympian and his coach
When a teenage Michael Phelps started splashing the girls at the end of a particularly tough training session, his coach Bob Bowman tried to discipline him. "I said, 'you should be very tired, that's...
View ArticleDopers caught, but jury still out on clean Games
Anti-doping authorities at the 2012 Olympics lived up to their pre-Games promise to banish any athlete found to be taking performance-enhancing drugs, but no one is under any illusion that means London...
View ArticleShot putter stripped of Olympic gold for doping
Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn for doping. Valerie Adams of New Zealand will now take...
View ArticleOxlade-Chamberlain pulls out of England squad
The Football Association says Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has withdrawn from the England squad to face Italy on Wednesday with an ankle injury. Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has...
View ArticleRangers' Black drafted in for Scotland friendly
Midfielder Ian Black has been called up for Scotland's friendly international against Australia in Edinburgh on Wednesday despite plying his trade in the fourth tier with Rangers. Black was brought in...
View ArticleChelsea's Ivanovic can play opening game despite red card
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic will be able to play in the Premier League club's opening match of the season against Wigan despite receiving a red card against Manchester City in the Community...
View ArticleWigan sign Miyaichi from Arsenal on season-long loan
Japan soccer international Ryo Miyaichi has signed for Premier League club Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan, Arsenal said on Monday. The 19-year-old joined Arsenal after impressing manager Arsene...
View ArticleTerry free to play Champions League opener after appeal
Chelsea captain John Terry will be free to play in their opening Champions League match this season after his three-match European ban was modified on appeal by UEFA on Monday. "Chelsea FC's John...
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