EPL: Adebayor, Tevez on target as City sink Bolton
Manchester City made ground in the battle for fourth place in the Premier League on Tuesday but looked a long way from Champions League material as they struggled to an forgettable 2-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers. Man U's Ferdinand drops appeal against FA ban
New England captain Rio Ferdinand has withdrawn his appeal against a one-match ban handed down after what the FA termed a 'frivolous' appeal against a violent conduct charge, Manchester United said on Tuesday. Ronaldinho ignored for Ireland friendly
Ronaldinho's hopes of a place in Brazil's World Cup squad faded on Tuesday when he was not picked by coach Dunga for their last warm-up against Ireland in London next month. Reliance denies bidding for Liverpool
A Reliance Industries spokesman denied reports that its chairman Mukesh Ambani is bidding for a 51 per cent stake in Liverpool football club. Mukesh Ambani bidding for Liverpool football club?
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, and Subroto Roy, chairman of Sahara Group, are reportedly bidding for a 51 per cent stake in Liverpool football club -- one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football. Robinho nets winner in new Santos debut
Robinho marked his return to Santos with a brilliant back-heeled winner in their 2-1 away win over Sao Paulo in the Paulista championship on Sunday. Drogba's brace puts Chelsea back on top
Chelsea moved to the top of the English Premier League after beating Arsenal, two points ahead of Manchester United. Chelsea back to top after beating Arsenal
First-half goals from Didier Drogba earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, securing them a return to the top of the Premier League, two points ahead of Manchester United. Big guns get comfortable Euro 2010 draw
Spain, who won Euro 2008 with a series of superb performances culminating in their victory over Germany in the final, are ranked number one in the world and were grouped with Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania and Liechtenstein. Juve continue Serie A slump, draw at Livorno
Juventus continued their awful run with a 1-1 Serie A draw at modest Livorno on Saturday, leaving the famous Turin club three points adrift of the fourth Champions League qualifying spot. French league: Leaders Bordeaux lose 4-2 at Rennes
Girondins Bordeaux saw their lead at the top of Ligue 1 cut to three points after going down 4-2 at Stade Rennes on Saturday. La Liga: Nine-man Barca down Getafe
Leaders Barcelona survived red cards for Gerard Pique and Rafael Marquez to complete a 2-1 victory over Getafe in La Liga on Saturday while Real Madrid kept pace with a 3-0 win at home to Espanyol. Rooney on target again as Man United go top
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was on target again to help the hosts crush bottom club Portsmouth 5-0 and return to the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Liverpool overcame the dismissal of Sotiros Kyrgiakos to beat Everton 1-0 in a fierce Merseyside derby at Anfield to move into the top four for the first time since October. Churchill go down to Al Wahda in ACL play-off
Churchill Brothers missed out a berth in the AFC Champions League as they lost to United Arab Emirates giants Al Wahda 5-2 in the final play-off match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Bayern win to pull level with leaders Leverkusen
Bayern Munich continued their winning run on Saturday by beating fading champions VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 to draw level on points with Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga. Terry must play against Arsenal: Ancelotti
Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti said he never considered leaving out John Terry for Sunday's big game against Arsenal because of his off-the-field problems. All tickets sold for World Cup SF, final: FIFA
Tickets for the World Cup semi-finals and final, as well as two of England's first round matches in South Africa, have sold out, FIFA said on Friday. FIFA said there were no more tickets for England's matches against the United States in Rustenburg on June 12 and Slovenia in Port Elizabeth on June 23. Henry handball referee chosen for World Cup
Swede Martin Hansson, who was at the centre of France's controversial World Cup qualification, was named Friday among the 30 referees for the finals in South Africa in June. Ferdinand gets England captaincy
John Terry's sacking as England skipper Friday opened the door for a significant turnaround in fortune for Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand who will take over the captain's armband. Terry stripped of England captaincy
John Terry has been stripped of England captaincy after a 12-minute showdown with the coach Fabio Capello CAS lifts Chelsea transfer ban
The transfer ban imposed on Chelsea by FIFA has been lifted after the Premier League club reached an agreement with French club Racing Lens over Gael Kakuta, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Thursday. Deco to quit international football post World Cup
Portugal midfielder Deco has decided to retire from international football after the World Cup finals in South Africa. King's Cup: Forlan puts Atletico on brink of final
Diego Forlan scored twice from the penalty spot to help Atletico Madrid to a 4-0 first-leg victory at home to Racing Santander in a King's Cup semi-final on Thursday. Dutch league: Feyenoord beat RKC 1-0
Jon Dahl Tomasson's second-half goal earned Feyenoord a 1-0 away win at bottom side RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch league on Thursday. Argentine boy dies after gunmen shoot at fans
A 14-year-old soccer fan died on Thursday after being shot along with two men when their bus was attacked on the way back from a match in Buenos Aires, local media reported on Thursday.