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15:06 GMT – 49 mins – Carnival atmosphere at the Etihad as Kompany doubles City’s advantage. West Ham fail to clear a corner and Dzeko knocks the ball into the path of the Belgium defender who swivels past his marker to smash the ball into the roof…

Daniel Agger and Jordan Henderson returned to Liverpool’s starting line-up against Newcastle on Sunday as the Reds prepared for their final chance to snatch the Premier League title. Danish centre-back Agger, making his first start since a win over…

English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore apologised Sunday for e-mails in which he made “inappropriate” jokes about women. The e-mails were published by Britain’s Sunday Mirror after being leaked to the tabloid by Scudamore’s former…

Fans hurled bananas at AC Milan’s Guinean defender Kevin Constant on Sunday as his side’s Europa League bid suffered a huge knock in a 2-1 defeat to Atalanta. The racist insult was the latest to hit a top European football league after a banana was…

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero returned to the starting XI for his side’s Premier League title decider at home to West Ham United on Sunday. The Argentine, who scored the stoppage-time goal against Queens Park Rangers that won City the title…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is an unworthy choice as this season’s Premier League player of the year. “Luis Suarez is a very good player. They’re not voting for a player who has no quality,” Mourinho…

Ghana, mali and Zambia put their noses in front with victories away from home during the second round first leg…

Park Jun-Won scored a flawless five-under-par 67 Sunday to win the $1 million GS Caltex Maekyung Open by three shots and claim his first professional victory. The 27-year-old had shared the third-round lead with Park Sang-Hyun, but eased away on the…

Today is the final day of what has been an eventful Barclays Premier League season, and there still may be a surprise or two left. Then again, most of the surprise results have come over the past few weeks, and the race at the top, for the Champions…

Michael Sam made history as the St. Louis Rams made him the first openly gay player to be drafted into the National Football League. Sam had an agonizingly long wait for the milestone moment, which came as the seventh and final round of the three-day…

Jose Mourinho’s thoughts are already turning to next season after Chelsea’s interest in the Premier League title race was ended before their final-day trip to Cardiff City. Mourinho’s team will face Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s relegated side at the Cardiff…

Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has no doubts his side have the composure to capture a second Premier League title in three years when they host West Ham United on Sunday. Four straight wins, including Wednesday’s 4-0 victory over Aston Villa…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says that his side will not give up on the Premier League title despite the odds being stacked against them on Sunday’s final day. Rodgers needs leaders Manchester City to lose at home to West Ham United and for his…

Arsene Wenger admits he still has more work to do in the close-season before Arsenal will be at the level required to win the Premier League again. Wenger’s side led the table for long periods of the season, but faded badly as the pressure mounted and…

Ryan Giggs will take charge of Manchester United for the final time against Southampton on Sunday and is still undecided about whether to continue his playing career next season. Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is reportedly set to be named as David…

The San Antonio Spurs moved one win away from reaching the NBA Western Conference finals with a dominant 118-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs, who had won the first two games of the best-of-seven second-round series at home, showed…

Gregor and Lewis Young made history when they became the first twin brothers to represent Scotland at the same time in the modern era in the final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series at Twickenham. And the duo went one better than that in their Pool…

New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens insisted his side’s job was only half done after they wrapped up the overall IRB Sevens World Series title at Twickenham on Saturday. Just by virtue of qualifying for Sunday’s knockout stage of the final leg of the…

Harlequins secured a place in the semi-finals that will decide the champions of England after edging past Bath 19-16 to climb above their opponents into fourth place on the final day of the regular Premiership season. Saturday’s win was Harlequins’…

Ghanaian substitute Emmanuel Badu hit an injury-time equaliser for Udinese in a 2-2 draw at Verona on Saturday to potentially scupper the home side’s chances of Europa League qualification. Verona, one of six teams chasing two of Serie A’s three places…