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A tearful Lewis Hamilton joined the elite ranks of double Formula One world champions on Sunday after a nerve-racking drive to victory in the floodlit season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In a race overshadowed by the ever-present spectre of mechanical...

Lionel Messi's Spanish goalscoring record will never be beaten, according to Barcelona coach Luis Enrique. Telmo Zarra's 251 goals had been the record since 1955 but Messi, 27, is now up to 253 La Liga strikes following Saturday's hat-trick in...

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has failed to recover from a calf strain and will miss Tuesday's Champions League Group F match at Apoel Nicosia. Iniesta, who sustained the injury in last month's La Liga 'Clasico' at Real Madrid, has not...

Hearts opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership after defeating 10-man Rangers 2-0 at Tynecastle. Rangers lost defender Steven Smith in the 21st minute when he was sent off for a crunching tackle on Hearts...

Jose Mourinho is confident Chelsea can avoid a period of 'crisis' this season as they chase down the Premier League title. The Stamford Bridge outfit have made a near perfect start to the 2014/15 campaign, dropping just four points in...

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is confident his decision to let Danny Welbeck leave Old Trafford and replace him with Radamel Falcao will prove correct. Welbeck, who was sold to Arsenal on transfer deadline day in September, will be...

With the international break over and the Bundesliga back in action, defending champions Bayern Munich are looking over their shoulder at Wolfsburg. Bayern lead the league after 11 matches and will next face Hoffenheim on Saturday, while Wolfsburg are enjoying...

The Football Association has confirmed it will investigate comments made by Wigan chairman Dave Whelan. Whelan has already apologised for an interview he gave to The Guardian which contained quotes that have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic. The comments followed Whelan’s...

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli is confident he will soon start scoring again and become a "top player" at Anfield. Balotelli admits he has made a slow start to his career with the Reds since returning to the Premier League after...

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will miss Saturday’s game against Manchester United, Arsene Wenger said in a media briefing on Friday. Despite Walcott being part of the England squad for the Euro qualifiers, he didn’t feature at all for Roy Hodgson’s...