Swedish star Henrik Lundqvist posted his second-straight shutout as the New York Rangers advanced to the second round by routing Washington 5-0 in game seven of their NHL playoff series. More »Rangers rout Capitals to reach NHL second round
Roberto Mancini has been sacked as manager of Manchester City -- a year to the day after leading the club to the English Premier League title. More »Manchester City sack manager Mancini
LeBron James had 27 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Miami Heat routed Chicago 88-65 to seize a commanding 3-1 series lead in their second round Eastern Conference series. More »Heat on brink of eliminating struggling Bulls
LeBron James had 27 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Miami Heat routed Chicago 88-65 to seize a commanding 3-1 series lead in their second round Eastern Conference series. More »NBA: Heat on brink of eliminating struggling Bulls
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has called on his FA Cup final heroes to use their stunning victory over Manchester City as inspiration to keep alive their Premier League survival bid at Arsenal on Tuesday. More »Martinez vows to save Cup heroes Wigan
Bayern Munich's signing of Germany star Mario Goetze is set to weaken rivals Borussia Dortmund next season, but the Bavarians have recruited top talent to see off their rivals for years, admits ex-coach Ottmar Hitzfeld. More »Bayern poach talent to weaken rivals, says Hitzfeld
By Tony Jimenez REUTERS - Benfica are more technically gifted than Chelsea but will still go into Wednesday's Europa League final in Amsterdam as the underdogs, according to former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Swede knows a great deal about Benfica having twice been in charge of the double European champions during his globetrotting career. "Sure, Chelsea are the favourites with a very balanced squad and with very expensive players but in my opinion the technique of Benfica's players is a tad better," Eriksson told the aBola daily newspaper. "Benfica's technique is very sharp. ... More »PREVIEW - Eriksson says Benfica are more gifted than Chelsea
By Tony Jimenez (Reuters) - Benfica are more technically gifted than Chelsea but will still go into Wednesday's Europa League final in Amsterdam as the underdogs, according to former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Swede knows a great deal about Benfica having twice been in charge of the double European champions during his globetrotting career. "Sure, Chelsea are the favourites with a very balanced squad and with very expensive players but in my opinion the technique of Benfica's players is a tad better," Eriksson told the aBola daily newspaper. "Benfica's technique is very sharp. ... More »Eriksson says Benfica are more gifted than Chelsea
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Mancini was sacked by Manchester City on Monday, a year after leading the club out of the shadow of Manchester United and to their first English league title since 1968. Following is a brief summary of the highs and lows of Mancini's three and a half seasons in charge. ... More »FACTBOX - The highs and lows of Mancini's City reign
Alex Ferguson thanked tens of thousands of Manchester United fans as they massed to salute him and his final title-winning side on an open-top bus parade through the city streets. More »You've topped Treble party, Ferguson tells Utd fans
Colombian cyclist Janier Acevedo battled dehydration, steep climbs and oppressive heat to win stage two of the Tour of California, finishing 12 seconds ahead of America's Tejay van Garderen. More »Acevedo wins Tour of California stage two
By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) - Uncapped Auckland Blues backs Frank Halai, Charles Piutau and Francis Saili have been rewarded for some scintillating Super Rugby performances by being included in New Zealand's wider training squad for next month's series against France. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen included the Blues trio along with a sprinkling of other new faces in a 38-man squad for two training camps ahead of the three home tests against the French. ... More »Halai and Blues backs earn All Blacks call-up
The two Southeast Asian representatives failed to advance to the final stage and will now be turning their attention to the domestic league and the Singapore Cup More »Global FC and Boeung Ket crash out of AFC President's Cup
The Spanish-Filipino player displays his love for his family with a celebratory gesture after every goal, and is adapting well to life in Thailand after his move from Spain More »Buriram striker Patino reveals meaning behind goal celebration
Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has hit out at racist Fenerbahce fans who bombarded him and fellow Ivorian Emmanuel Eboue with monkey chants during the two sides meeting last weekend. More »Drogba hits out at racist Fenerbahce fans
By Sonia Oxley MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Roberto Mancini won the hearts of Manchester City fans with the trophies, sense of humor and immaculately knotted scarf but the often harsh management style of the sacked Italian may not be missed by some of the players. Mounting media speculation that the City manager was about to be shown the door after three-and-a-half years at the club finally became reality on Monday when the club announced Mancini had been relieved of his duties. ... More »Mancini wins fans' hearts but club loses faith
Manuel Pellegrini was odds-on favourite on Tuesday to become the new manager of Manchester City after Roberto Mancini was sacked a year to the day since he brought the Premier League trophy to Eastlands. More »Pellegrini tipped to replace Mancini at Man City
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney on Tuesday praised the retiring Alex Ferguson as a "fantastic manager" -- just days after the veteran Scottish boss revealed that the striker had submitted a transfer request. More »Booed Rooney praises 'fantastic' Ferguson
By Timothy Pratt LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - O.J. Simpson, the ex-football star famously acquitted of murder in 1995, appeared in court on Monday seeking a new trial in a Las Vegas armed robbery case that sent him to prison as witnesses testified to what they said were blunders by his lawyer. Simpson, 65, appeared older, grayer and heavier after five years behind bars as he entered a Las Vegas courtroom in blue jail garb, his hands and feet shackled, for a hearing that could last for a week into claims that his then-attorney mishandled the Nevada case. ... More »O.J. Simpson resurfaces in court to seek new robbery trial
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - A week of worldwide acclaim for Alex Ferguson and his 26 years in charge of Manchester United patently failed to get the message through to Manchester City's trigger-happy owners that stability is the key to sustained footballing success. Instead, goaded by their rivals' city-centre parade with the Premier League trophy two days after City were humbled by Wigan Athletic in a massive FA Cup final shock, they sacked manager Roberto Mancini, the man who a year ago to the day was being worshipped as the 'City Messiah'. ... More »City owners blind to the lesson on their doorstep
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - A week of worldwide acclaim for Alex Ferguson and his 26 years in charge of Manchester United patently failed to get the message through to Manchester City's trigger-happy owners that stability is the key to sustained footballing success. Instead, goaded by their rivals' city-center parade with the Premier League trophy two days after City were humbled by Wigan Athletic in a massive FA Cup final shock, they sacked manager Roberto Mancini, the man who a year ago to the day was being worshipped as the 'City Messiah'. ... More »Analysis: City owners blind to the lesson on their doorstep
Newly-crowned champions Paris Saint Germain have warned Real Madrid to respect the contract of coach Carlo Ancelotti, seen as a potential target for the Spanish giants., as later Monday violence scarred the French club's trophy parade. More »PSG parade turns sour, Real warned off Ancelotti
Roberto Mancini was sacked as Manchester City manager on Monday. Here is a fact-file of the Italian's career: More »Football: Roberto Mancini factfile
Violence overshadowed a day of celebration for supporters of les Parisiens, with the club condemning the mindless actions of a small minority More »Supporters hospitalised following PSG title parade
Roberto Mancini was sacked as manager of Manchester City on Monday-- a year to the day after leading the club to the English Premier League title. More »Football: Man City sack manager Mancini