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Teenage debutant James Wilson scored twice as Manchester United rang out the old and ushered in the new in a 3-1 win at home to Hull City on Tuesday. While the 18-year-old Wilson introduced himself to Old Trafford, captain Nemanja Vidic made his last…

Former England defender Wayne Bridge has retired from football after an injury-hit season, it was announced on Tuesday. Bridge joined English second-tier side Reading in pre-season but played just 12 games for the Royals, suffering a knee injury that…

Soon after guiding Nigeria to win a record fourth title at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United…

Nemanja Vidic has said he is uncertain as to how he will react when he takes part in his final home match as a Manchester United player on Tuesday evening. The Premier League fixture against Hull is set to be the final time club captain Vidic, 32, turns…

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2013-14 season on Tuesday. It’s the first MVP award for the Thunder’s superstar, who captured his fourth scoring title in five seasons. Durant totalled 1,232 points…

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will miss Premier League title-chasers Manchester City’s match against Aston Villa on Wednesday because of a groin injury. “Injuries are just Sergio Aguero,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini told a news conference on Tuesday…

Tottenham Hotspur apologised to Liverpool for posts mocking the collapse of the Merseysiders’ Premier League title challenge that appeared on the hacked social media accounts of the London club. Shortly after Liverpool squandered a 3-0 lead by letting…

Nigerians Shola Ameobi and Peter Odemwingie scored in big English Premier League victories for Newcastle United and Stoke City respectively…

Esperance Sportive de Tunis have wrapped up the 2013/2014 Tunisian ‘Ligue 1’ title with two games remaining.The ‘Blood and Gold’…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said his side would reflect on their season with pride despite seeing their title bid seriously compromised in a remarkable 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace. Liverpool led 3-0 with 11 minutes remaining in Monday’s Premier…

Liverpool’s Premier League title bid was left in ruins after Crystal Palace mounted a sensational comeback from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Selhurst Park on Monday. Liverpool were on course to move three points clear of Manchester City at the top of the…

Yaya Toure has declared himself fit for the final two matches of Manchester City’s Premier League title push. The Ivory Coast midfielder, a key figure in City’s bid for the English championship trophy, was substituted during the second half of the 3…

Rwanda giantsAPR FC lifted the 2013/14 Turbo King Football league title on Sunday to become the first club to win…

First reported by NJ.com this weekend, it is now official — Sixers point guard Michael Carter-Williams is the NBA Rookie of the Year. The award will be given to Carter-Williams during a press conference on Monday, making him the first Sixers rookie…

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez completed a notable ‘double’ on Monday after it was announced he’d been voted the 2014 Footballer of the Year by England’s Football Writers’ Association. Suarez’s 30 goals have kept Liverpool in sight of their first English…

Having seen Manchester City seize the initiative in the Premier League title race, Liverpool have no option but to win when they visit Crystal Palace on Monday. Liverpool’s title challenge was compromised by their 2-0 loss at home to Chelsea last weekend…

New Zealand were on the brink of winning their 12th IRB Sevens World Series title in 15 years after beating surprise finalists Canada 54-7 in the climax of the Glasgow tournament on Sunday. Victory saw New Zealand, winning their fourth Cup title of…

Juventus secured the 2014 Serie A title with three games to spare on Sunday after closest challengers Roma were stunned 4-1 away to relegation-haunted Catania. It is the Turin giants’ 30th official title in Italy’s top flight and third in succession…

Italy and Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi boosted his World Cup selection hopes after returning to action in the Italian Cup final on Saturday. Rossi, who previously missed two years of his career due to injury, ended a four-month injury lay-off when…

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has slammed Jerome Boateng and said the Germany defender will be heavily fined for his “brainless” red card in their 4-1 win at Hamburg. Boateng, 25, was shown a straight red shortly before the final whistle…