Manchester City's wealthy owners have entrusted Manuel Pellegrini with fulfilling their ambitions of a packed trophy cabinet, appointing the former Malaga manager as the successor to the sacked Roberto Mancini on Friday.
Expectations are high at silverware-hungry City, where runners-up places in the Premier League and FA Cup did not cut the ... Read MoreBoston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks center Michael Frolik (67) work the puck along the boards during the NHL Stanley Cup Finals hockey series, June 17 2013. – Reuters p
Nigeria pounced on some early mistakes on the way to a 6-1 Confederations Cup win over amateurs Tahiti, who claimed a moral victory by scoring on their debut in a major international tournament, in Belo ... Read More
Tony Parker scored a team-high 26 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals in San Antonio yesterday.Manu Ginobli, who ... Read More
The Jamaican government need to establish an accredited anti-doping laboratory to protect their world-class athletes from taking contaminated substances, the coach of world record holder and Olympic ... Read More
Goals from Pedro and Roberto Soldado helped Spain cruise to a 2-1 victory over Uruguay in the Confederations Cup in Recife, Brazil, yesterday and reinforced their position as tournament favourites.Luiz ... Read More
Mario Balotelli scored the winner and Andrea Pirlo, capping a majestic 100th international appearance by scoring with a 30-metre freekick, provided the inspiration as Italy beat Mexico 2-1 in their ... Read More
Andy Murray gave his fans a fright before recovering to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic to win the Aegon Championships for the third time at Queen's Club in London on Sunday.The world number two, who missed ... Read More
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds as protests marred a second successive day of the Confederations Cup football tournament in Brazil on Sunday.Protesters tried to pass a ... Read More
England's Justin Rose clinched his first major title with a nerve-jangling two-shot victory at the 113th U.S. Open on Sunday after overhauling 54-hole leader Phil Mickelson in the final round.Rose closed ... Read More
Roger Federer clinched his first title of the season before the start of his Wimbledon defence when he battled back from a set down to beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5)6-3 6-4 and win the Halle Open on ... Read More
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo trimmed the gap to championship leader Dani Pedrosa at the top of the MotoGP standings to seven points when he stormed to victory at a sweltering Catalunya Grand Prix yesterday.The ... Read More
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