The UEFA Cup group stage draw took place today and handed Portsmouth a huge clash with AC Milan in Group E. Manchester City will face former England manager Steve McClaren's Twente in the group stages og the UEFA cup.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called for stricter rules on foreign ownership of clubs in the UK and abroad. "Something has to be done about these billionaire owners," Blatter told reporters at the European Parliament.
Hull pulled off another North London away win, beating Tottenham 0-1 at White Hart Lane to put them third in the table. The result puts the Tigers ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United as their debut Premiership campaign continues to flourish.
There were celebrations and commiserations for the British teams in the UEFA cup last night with Aston Villa, Portsmouth, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs progressing to the next stage while Everton and Motherwell were dumped out of the competition. Villa booked their place in the group stages after a 1-1 draw with Litex Lovech and a 4-2 win on aggregate.
Chelsea were held to a goalless draw away to Romanian champions CFR Cluj in last night's Champions League tie. Striker Didier Drogba had a frustrating game and was stretchered off with what appeared to be a serious injury in the second half.
Robbie Keane scored his first Liverpool goal in last night's Champions League 3-1 win over PSV, a game which also saw captain Steven Gerrard net his 100th goal for the club. Visiting keeper Andreas Isaksson did well to deny a Fernando Torres volley, who had ghosted in unmarked to meet Steven Gerrard's cross
Marcos Senna's free-kick was enough to give Celtic another Champions League defeat as the Scots lost 1-0 to Villarreal. Celtic needed to taka something from this game after a disappointing draw at home to Aalborg in their first match.
Arsenal got their home campaign in the Champions League off to a fantastic start with a comfortable 4-0 win over Porto, with braces from Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor. Van Persie slid in to convert Adebayor's cross and open the scoring. The Dutchman's corner was headed in by Adebayor making it 2-0.
Dimitar Berbatov opened his scoring tally for Manchester United with a brace in last night's Champions League win against AaB Aalborg. Wayne Rooney open the scoring on 22 minutes, sliding home a pass from Ryan Giggs.
Luca di Montezemolo has launched an attack on Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso took victory at the Marina Bay circuit.
Jonny Wilkinson has suffered a host of injury problems since the 2003 World Cup. The 29-year-old was playing his fourth game since returning froma shoulder injury.
Graham will be a key figure for England in the forthcoming World Cup England prop James Graham has been named the 2008 Super League Man of Steel, becoming the fourth successive St Helens player to claim the award. The 23-year-old beat off competition from team-mate Leon Pryce and Jamie Peacock of Leeds, who Saints face in Saturday's Grant Final at Old Trafford.
The Arsenal manager thinks the club's next boss must maintain the stylish brand of play he has established. Reflecting on his 12th anniversary at the club, Wenger said their open attacking play would be his greatest legacy when he eventually leaves.
Juande Ramos won the Carling Cup within six months of joining the club. Tottenham have only won three of their 18 Premier League games and currently sit bottom of the table.
Brett Favre set a career high and tied Joe Namaths Jets mark with six touchdown passes and New York took advantage of a series of mistakes by Arizona in a big second quarter before holding on to beat the Cardinals 56-35 on Sunday. "Throwing six touchdown passes was awesome," Favre said. "That had nothing to do with how I felt I played. It was one...
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will play all his big-name stars in tonight's Champions League game at AaB Aalborg with Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Dimitar Berbatov all likely to feature. When United last visited Denmark in 2006, Ferguson rested players and his weakened side lost to FC Copenhagen.
Valentino Rossi only needed to finish third, but made sure with a fifth straight win of the season. Starting fourth on the grid, Rossi the Yamaha rider cruised to victory.
Byrne regained the British Superbike crown and then announced he had quit. Shane Byrne finished third in the opening race at Silverstone knowing a top-nine finish would be enough to win his second title.
Apollo Perelini originally joined Saints in 1994 from New Zealand. Apollo Perelini is to leave his position to head up an elite sporting academy in Dubai.
St Helens captain Cunningham is on the verge of signing a new contract. Kieron Cunningham will lead Saints against Leeds in the Super League Grand Final on Saturday.