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Manchester City kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 4-1 win at home to Southampton in Saturday’s early kick-off match. Victory saw City close to within a point of Liverpool with a game in hand and leapfrog Chelsea into second…

Andy Murray relaunched Britain’s bid for a long-awaited place in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup after sweeping aside Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in their postponed rubber to level the tie in Naples on Saturday. World number eight Murray had…

When radio sports talk-show hosts wander into the realm of grown-up issues, like crime and politics and medicine, they tend to show how little they know. Such was the case this week when Daniel Murphy, a player with the New York Mets baseball team,…

Olympic champion Sally Pearson battled strong headwinds to win a 12th Australian athletics title at the national Commonwealth Games trials in Melbourne on Saturday. Pearson continued to reassert her supremacy over national 100m record holder Melissa…

Katie Walsh picked up a last minute ride in the world’s greatest steeplechase the Grand National on Saturday at Aintree racecourse, Liverpool, when she came in for the injured Michael Fogarty on outsider Vesper Bell. Walsh, part of an Irish racing family…

The 160th Boat Race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge takes place on the River Thames in London on Sunday, an event rich in tradition — and well-worn accusations of professionalism. The Light Blues of Cambridge and the Dark Blues of…

Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant notched his 40th straight NBA game with 25 points or more, but it wasn’t enough to hold off the Houston Rockets. Houston’s James Harden scored 39 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out seven assists to lead the Rockets…

Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov believes the attacking philosophy adopted by manager Manuel Pellegrini has also helped his side become tighter at the back ahead of their Premier League clash with Southampton on Saturday. City are the second…

Jose Mourinho will attempt to revive Chelsea’s campaign after a disastrous week that has damaged their ambitions in both the Champions League and the Premier League. The Blues find themselves in the unfamiliar position of trying to avoid a third successive…

After a damaging loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Chelsea will seek to resurrect their creaking title challenge in the Premier League against Stoke City on Saturday. Jose Mourinho’s side went down 3-1 at the Parc des Princes in the…

Wayne Rooney is a major doubt for Manchester United’s Champions League showdown against Bayern Munich after being ruled out of Saturday’s clash at Newcastle with a toe injury. Rooney sustained the bruised toe during the second half of United’s 1-1 draw…

England manager Roy Hodgson has promised his team will go on the offensive at the World Cup after being criticised for a cautious approach at Euro 2012. Hodgson’s side kick off their World Cup campaign against Italy in Manaus on June 14 in a rematch…

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Sunderland manager Gus Poyet insists there is no reason why his club should fear further punishment for fielding Ji Dong-won when the South Korea striker was ineligible. Ki made four Premier League appearances and one in the League Cup for the Black…

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is to take up a teaching post at Harvard, the prestigious US university said Friday. Ferguson, 72, whose coruscating “hairdryer” rants at players were infamous in the football world, will lecture senior…

Inter Milan owner Erick Thohir offered his backing to coach Walter Mazzarri but called on his stuttering side to get back to winning ways after claiming only two points from their last three outings. Inter, who missed out on Europe this season, are…

Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Kazakh Andrey Golubev in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Friday. The world number three was stunned 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) by 64th ranked Golubev as Kazakhstan…

Italian number one Fabio Fognini overcame a sluggish start to beat James Ward 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and give the hosts a 1-0 lead over Britain in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final on Friday. British eyes will now be on number one Andy Murray, who…

Manchester United manager David Moyes insists all his focus is on his team’s Premier League performance at Newcastle United following what he described as one of his best nights in football. United’s 1-1 draw with Champions League title-holders Bayern…

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc remains confident top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play again this season despite picking up a thigh injury during Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League victory over Chelsea. The Sweden captain, who has scored a…