Jose Mourinho has said his Chelsea team deserve more “respect” from the rest of English football following fears his line-up at Liverpool on Sunday compromise the integrity of the Premier League title race. Mourinho’s side face Atletico Madrid on Wednesday…
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Canada’s only team in the National Hockey League playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens, became the first team to reach the second round, thanks to a first-round sweep of Tampa Bay. No club from Canada has won the Stanley Cup since Montreal in 1993 and the…
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde timed his attack to perfection on the gruelling Mur de Huy to win the Fleche Wallonne race for the second time on Wednesday. The Movistar team leader, who also won this event in 2006, passed Ireland’s Daniel Martin and Michal…
Former Manchester United star Gary Neville and fans on Tuesday blasted the team’s owners for the way manager David Moyes was sacked. Neville said that Moyes should have been given more time before his ousting. The Manchester United Supporters Trust…
Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche will learn on Tuesday whether he will be left off Nigeria’s World Cup squad. National team coach Stephen Keshi has accused Uche of being “tactically indisciplined” and has snubbed him since last year’s Africa Cup…
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, the mainstay of a team that kept foes to a league-low 91.8 points a game, was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. The son of French tennis legend Yannick Noah and former Miss Sweden Cecilia Rodhe averaged…
Burnley ended their four-year wait to return to the Premier League in emphatic fashion as their 2-0 win over Wigan clinched promotion on Monday. Sean Dyche’s team kicked off knowing a victory would guarantee their lucrative place among English football…
Brazil international midfielder Sandro has lost his place in the Tottenham Hotspur squad because he is “not good enough” to get into the team, manager Tim Sherwood said on Saturday. “He’s not selected at the moment. I don’t think he’s good enough to…
Former Japan coach Philippe Troussier wants to end his career in the dugout by coaching the home country’s team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he told AFP. The 59-year-old Frenchman, currently on a shortlist of candidates for the Morocco national job after…
West Ham’s Australian striker Dylan Tombides died on Friday following a three-year battle with testicular cancer. The 20-year-old, who made his Hammers first-team debut two years ago, passed away with his family at his bedside. West Ham confirmed the…
Fernando Alonso brought some welcome cheer to Ferrari after a troubled week by setting the fastest time in first practice for the Chinese grand prix on Friday. However it was a mixed morning for the Italian giants and their new team principal Marco…
Arsene Wenger believes Olivier Giroud’s decisive contribution to Arsenal’s vital 3-1 win over West Ham is a sign the France striker is back to his best in time to fire his side into the Champions League. Wenger’s team climbed back above Everton into…
Thomas Vermaelen insists Arsenal will shake off the draining effects of their marathon FA Cup semi-final win over Wigan in time to revive their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League. Arsene Wenger’s team were pushed to the limits by holders…
The FBI subjected a member of the defense team for five alleged September 11 conspirators to a “chilling” interrogation in an effort to glean information, a military court heard Monday. Defense attorneys told the hearing at the Guantanamo Bay Naval…
Cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly and leading Spanish club Atletico Madrid are among the owners of teams in a new India football league set to start this year, organisers said Sunday. The Indian Super League, featuring foreign and Indian…
Hull City manager Steve Bruce insists he won’t let his players be distracted by the prospect of making history as they prepare to face League One minnows Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. Bruce’s Premier League team head to Wembley…
Roberto Martinez believes his Everton squad have the character and ability to stay in the mix for a Champions League place after achieving a club record points total in the Premier League era. The Merseyside team climbed up to fourth spot with a narrow…
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Tim Sherwood has insisted his team “will get what they deserve” in their quest to secure European football for next season. A dramatic injury-time Christian Eriksen strike rescued a point for Sherwood’s side as they fought…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has no complaints about the way in which the Reds have reached the top of the Premier League table ahead of Sunday’s showdown with big-spending Manchester City. City, bankrolled by Sheikh Mansour, won the Premier League…
Cardiff City have sacked one staff member and are set to discipline another over claims their team to play Crystal Palace was leaked to the London club, Britain’s Press Association reported Friday. Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer earlier dismissed…