Carlton Cole to leave West Ham, Allardyce confirms

The 29-year-old will depart Upton Park in the summer when his contract expires, just a year on from scoring the opening goal in the Irons' play-off win over Blackpool

  • Napoli say open to Dzeko, Cavani exchange
    Napoli say open to Dzeko, Cavani exchange

    Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed on Tuesday that he would be willing to discuss a deal with Manchester City that would see strikers Edin Dzeko and Edinson Cavani move in opposite

  • Muriel cools Milan & Juventus talk
    Muriel cools Milan & Juventus talk

    The Udinese striker has been linked with a move to both Serie A giants of late but insists that he is happy to stay at the Friuli

  • Roma: Racism is appalling & unacceptable
    Roma: Racism is appalling & unacceptable

    The capital club have released a statement condemning the actions of Giallorossi fans who chanted racist abuse in Sunday's Serie A tie with Napoli

  • Dortmund wait on Goetze, Hummels for Wembley
    Dortmund wait on Goetze, Hummels for Wembley

    Borussia Dortmund's international stars Mario Goetze and Mats Hummels both remain doubtful for Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich at Wembley, as they struggle to recover from leg

  • Bayern defender Badstuber out for 10 months after surgery
    Bayern defender Badstuber out for 10 months after surgery

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber faces up to 10 months on the sidelines but should play again after undergoing surgery on a serious knee injury for the second time in six

  • Dortmund's path from cash-crisis to Wembley
    Dortmund's path from cash-crisis to Wembley

    Borussia Dortmund's path from the brink of bankruptcy in 2005 to Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich has been dubbed "Ground Zero to Wembley" by CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.

  • Dortmund's Hummels likely to be fit for final
    Dortmund's Hummels likely to be fit for final

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels looks set to be fit for Saturday's Champions League final against German rivals Bayern Munich despite an ankle injury picked up in

  • Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet
    Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet

    By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Words and hats may have to be eaten along with the usual canapes and caviar if Lewis Hamilton wins the glamour race of the Formula One season in Monaco this

  • Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet
    Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet

    By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Words and hats may have to be eaten along with the usual canapes and caviar if Lewis Hamilton wins the glamour race of the Formula One season in Monaco this

  • CA-SPORTS Summary

    San Francisco favored to host 50th Super Bowl MIAMI (Reuters) - San Francisco is favored to be named the host city for the 50th Super Bowl when National Football League (NFL) owners vote Tuesday on

  • Lowe reunited with Hamilton at Mercedes
    Lowe reunited with Hamilton at Mercedes

    By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton will be reunited with Paddy Lowe sooner than expected after Mercedes announced on Monday that the former McLaren technical head was joining their

  • Anchoring ban brings cheers and jeers
    Anchoring ban brings cheers and jeers

    By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decision on Tuesday by golf's rule-makers to ban the anchoring of putters brought cheers and jeers from among prominent players and major golf organizations.

  • R&A boss urges golf to unite behind 'anchoring' ban
    R&A boss urges golf to unite behind 'anchoring' ban

    By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - The golfing world must unite behind the new ban on the anchoring of putters from 2016 and avoid any unseemly legal disputes, according to Royal &

  • More picks means McGinley has some wriggle room
    More picks means McGinley has some wriggle room

    By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - European captain Paul McGinley was given a "little bit of wriggle room" after being granted an increase in wildcard selections from two to three

  • Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016
    Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016

    By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Golf's governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 in a move which will please traditionalists but