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Manchester City delivered an ominous message to their Premier League title rivals as leaders Arsenal were thrashed. Manuel Pellegrini's side closed the gap on the Gunners to three points with another in a growing list of devastating attacking displays at...

A worker has been killed in Brazil after falling from the roof of a stadium being built in the Amazon region for the 2014 football World Cup. Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, died in hospital in Manaus after falling nearly...

Petr Cech made a string of second-half saves as Chelsea hung on to edge past a rejuvenated Crystal Palace and move within two points of leaders Arsenal. Fernando Torres tapped in to put the Blues ahead at Stamford Bridge after...

Everton moved back into the Premier League's top four with a resilient victory over Fulham. With the hosts in control during the first half, Leon Osman curled in. But Fulham improved and drew level via Dimitar Berbatov's penalty after Gareth Barry...

Cuiaba stadium, one of six World Cup arenas still to be completed, will be tested in the "second half of February" as organisers race to get the playing surface and seating finished. The Cuiaba ground, which should have been completed...

Blue Eagles moved up from seventh to third on the Malawi TNM Super League chart after easing to a 2-0 win over relegation threatened Mponela United on Thursday afternoon at Nankhaka Stadium, Lilongwe. Midfielder Phillip Masiye's bullet put the cops...

ASHLEY WILLIAMS   Swansea City are through to the last 32 of the Europa League despite producing a lacklustre performance in losing 1-0 to St Gallen in Switzerland on Thursday. The Welsh side knew that a point in would secure their qualification...

Wigan failed to progress to the knockout stage of the Europa League as Uwe Rosler's first game in charge of the Latics ended in defeat at Maribor. A win would have sent Wigan through and they led through Jordi Gomez's...

The Football Association will consult supporters during its consideration of Hull City's proposed name change. On Wednesday, City owner Assem Allam formally applied to the FA to change the club's name to Hull Tigers. "A consultation process will be undertaken with...

Brazil hope to face Eastern European and Central American opposition before next year's World Cup in a bid to familiarise themselves with styles similar to those of group rivals Croatia and Mexico, officials said on Wednesday. The Brazilian Football Confederation...