Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed in principle to take over as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract, Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson scored with a free kick in their 3-1 victory over Watford.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey says he has yet to reach an agreement with the Premier League club about his future. The Wales international, who joined the club in 2008, is in the final year of his contract.
The situation of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is "bad" after she tested positive for the banned substance meldonium and she may never play again, R-Sport news agency quoted Shamil Tarpishchev, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation, as saying.
Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer said on Monday the Bundesliga champions had a good chance of signing Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday it had ended its contract with national team coach Fabio Capello, three years before the country hosts the 2018 World Cup finals.
Cardiff had lost six of their previous seven games but, knowing that anything but a victory would probably end their survival hopes after one season in the top flight, overcame a strong Brighton start to play with growing confidence and fully deserved their victory.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, WADA said on Tuesday.
French striker Thierry Henry will take over as Arsenal captain following Patrick Vieira's transfer to Juventus
'What will happen? Yes, nothing will happen. Athletics will develop, the guys will train. Well, they will miss maybe one tournament'
"Don't expect me to wait outside the PCB office, holding a letter in my hands seeking a coaching job," said the Pakistan bowling great.
The two players, who are injured, will miss Manchester United's Champions League clash against AC Milan.
The 51-year-old resigned from Blackburn Rovers where he had been in charge since 2000.
Football fans have opened up a new sporting crisis for Russia.
Everton's David Moyes won the League Managers Association award for guiding his team to next year's Champions League berth.
Paceman Simon Jones is confident he will return for England's tour of India in February after undergoing surgery on his right ankle.
The Chelsea coach was upset after defender William Gallas failed to report for their pre-season US tour.
The England captain apologised to the FA, his team mates and supporters after deliberately getting booked against Wales.
Manchester United have knocked champions Arsenal out of the title race with Tuesday's emphatic 4-2 victory at Highbury, according to both teams' managers.
Arsene Wenger was hoping to get a better idea from a scan which Henry was having on a groin injury.
The Arsenal manager is not sure whether the injured striker will be fit for next month's FA Cup final against Manchester United.
The Manchester United striker has been ruled out with a hernia and will undergo surgery next week.
Blatter suggested that games could be decided by a penalty shoot-out in the case of a draw.
The club says they have offered their coveted England striker a club record wage of 50,000 pounds a week to stay.
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Speaking after Chelsea secured second place in the premier league and a slot in the Champions League, the Italian said "everything is open".
Starting on Monday, Microsoft is inviting people to try out the new web experience.
Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Dmitri Tarasov insists he acted alone when he wore a T-shirt praising Russian President Vladimir Putin, leaving the player and team facing an anxious wait over possible sanctions for Tuesday's incident in Turkey.
Arsenal can cut down the deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City and challenge for the title this campaign, midfielder Granit Xhaka said.
Manchester United's insistence on playing possession football under manager Louis van Gaal means they take far more passes for every shot than any other Premier League team, statistics released on Monday showed.
All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said on Thursday.
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'It's happened before. Not just Virat but there's many players that have come up to IPL time and ... look, we know it's a cash rich tournament, there's some money up for grabs.'
'The situation with Sharapova could be resolved after April 21 when we meet with the head of the international federation. After that all should be become clear. It is too early to talk about Sharapova competing at the Olympic Games'
Knee injuries have sidelined him for large parts of this season, however, and the Belgium international has started only four Premier League games.
Arsenal will face manager Arsene Wenger's former club Monaco with defending champions Real Madrid pitted against German club Schalke.
Uncapped Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari was named in England's squad on Tuesday for the forthcoming three Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
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