Lyon-taming Real produce four-goal barrage
2011-10-19 09:28:15
Real Madrid's quest for a record 10th European Cup gathered momentum after a 4-0 rout of Olympique Lyon on Tuesday, a third consecutive victory leaving them clear at the top of Champions League Group D.
Critics for Brazil's football boss
2011-10-18 15:47:25
Ricardo Teixeira has dominated Brazilian soccer for so long that, like many of the best players, he is known by just one name.
Leverkusen bid to end Spanish hoodoo
2011-10-18 15:12:50
Bayer Leverkusen look for their first win in eight attempts against a Spanish team when they entertain Valencia in a Champions League Group E tie.
Both seeking European boost
2011-10-18 14:11:53
Olympique Marseille and Arsenal look to put their mediocre domestic form behind them as they gear up for a potentially decisive Champions League clash.
Knicks centre joins French club
2011-10-18 14:03:10
New York Knicks centre Ronny Turiaf will become the sixth NBA-based Frenchman to play in the French league.
Stern aims to get delayed season up
2011-10-18 13:54:19
National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern has set his sights on the regular season starting within 30 days.
The horrific crash began
2011-10-18 11:34:41
The motor racing world was left reeling on Monday from the death of time-two Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon.
Pan American Games
2011-10-18 11:07:14
Venezuela's Adreina Pinto competes in the women's 400m freestyle final at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Oct 17, 2011.
Lyon ready to climb a Real-sized mountain: coach
2011-10-18 10:37:37
Olympique Lyon have been a thorn in Real Madrid's side in recent years and their coach Remi Garde believes his young side are ready to inflict another upset on the nine-times winners in Tuesday's Champions League clash at the Bernabeu.
UK to release Hillsborough disaster papers
2011-10-18 10:28:58
The British government said on Monday it was committed to disclosing the full facts behind the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans were killed in a crush, an incident that changed English soccer forever.
Ferguson not side-tracked by looming derby
2011-10-18 10:07:41
Manchester United are likely to field their big guns for Tuesday's Champions League encounter away to Romania's Otelul Galati despite a weekend derby with Manchester City looming.
Evra stands by Suarez racism allegation - Ferguson
2011-10-18 09:47:32
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra is standing by his allegation that he was racially abused by Liverpool's Luis Suarez and will continue to pursue the matter, United manager Alex Ferguson said on Monday.