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England captain Steven Gerrard has made a passionate defence of Wayne Rooney after former Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes suggested the striker may be past his peak. Scholes also questioned whether England's management team would have the courage to ever...

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has signed a new deal that will keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2016. Poyet kept the Black Cats in the Premier League with a late run that included four straight wins, and also...

Substitute Uche Nwofor's late strike denied Scotland victory against Nigeria at Craven Cottage. Charlie Mulgrew skilfully diverted James Morrison's strike into the net to give Scotland the lead before Michael Uchebo levelled with a deflected shot. An own goal by Azubuike...

For the second golf major in a row, Tiger Woods will be missing. The world No. 3 and 14-time major champion announced Wednesday he would miss the U.S. Open as he continued his recovery from back surgery. Woods went under the...

It was deja vu for the Williams sisters at the French Open -- but not in a good way. A mouthwatering third-round clash between seven-time grand slam champion Venus and 17-time major winner Serena was ruled out when the former...

Malcolm Glazer, the man who led the controversial takeover of Manchester United in 2005, has died at the age of 86. Since Glazer bought United for £790 million, the club has won five Premier League titles as well as the...

Midfielder Tim Cahill scored his 33rd international goal as Australia were held by South Africa in their final home friendly before the World Cup. Ayanda Patosi slid in to give South Africa an early lead after fine work by Bournemouth...

Three quickfire goals in extra time gave Real Madrid a 4-1 win over city rivals Atletico in Lisbon Saturday to win the European Champions League for the 10th time. Diego Godin put Atletico ahead in the 36th minute and it...

They may have just been sanctioned by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play rules but Paris Saint-Germain is showing no sign of putting away the checkbook. The French champions announced an agreement has been reached with Chelsea late Friday to...

The Uefa Champions League final will take on a new dimension as Real Madrid take on Atletico Madrid in Lisbon – the first showpiece between teams from the same city in the 59-year history of the European Cup. Catch all...