Chelsea's perfect start to the season under new manager Carlo Ancelotti came to a surprise end on Saturday when the Premier League leaders lost 3-1 at Wigan Athletic and had goalkeeper Petr Cech sent off.
Champions League holders Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0 as Xabi Alonso scored through a free kick.
Goalkeeper David de Gea has dismissed reports of discontent in the Manchester United dressing room and credited captain Wayne Rooney with keeping the squad together and pulling in the same direction.
Former England midfielder Paul Scholes made a winning return to Manchester United colours after coming out of retirement to help his team beat Manchester City 3-2 in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Manchester United kept their season alive by reaching the Champions League quarter-finals with a memorable victory over Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday, but under-pressure manager David Moyes was not getting too carried away.
New Manchester United mid-fielder Marouane Fellaini has reportedly revealed that he is struggling to keep up with training at Old Trafford.
Malcolm Glazer has decided to release Rio Ferdinand if he refuses a final 100,000 pounds-a-week contract offer
Needing victory over last year's runners-up, Basel battled to a 2-1 win to jump ahead of United into second place in Group C and send the English champions into the Europa League. City, running riot at the top of the Premier League, beat already-qualified Bayern Munich 2-0 in their final Group A match but it proved in vain for the competition's newcomers as Napoli won 2-0 at Villarreal to grab second place.
The US tycoon bought over 74.81 per cent stake in Manchester united
The Japanese bank agreed to help Manchester United supporters to thwart a takeover attempt by U.S. tycoon Malcolm Glazer.
Manchester United manager David Moyes was in no mood to discuss Wayne Rooney's future at the club on Friday but a week's training in Australia has certainly convinced him of Robin van Persie's value to the team.
Mohammed Rafi scored two goals, once in each half, as Mumbai giants Mahindra United thrashed cellar Goan outfit Vasco 4-0 in the 17th round I-League football tie at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.
Armed men raided the home of Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher while the player was away in Italy, threatening his fiancee with a knife and stealing jewellery.
Manchester United ruled out holding new talks over a possible bid for the club by Malcolm Glazer, the Financial Times reported.
A trusted aide of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Wayne Rooney wants to leave Old Trafford.
European and world club champions Manchester United have sent a shirt sponsorship proposal to an Indian company, some 16 months before the end of their current deal with American insurance giants AIG.
Manchester United turned in an impressive showing as they beat MLS All Stars 4-0 at the at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, which drew a sellout crowd of 26,760, on Wednesday.
aig Beattie's 71st minute strike gave Celtic their first victory in the Champions World Series.
Sportstars send congratulatory messages to Manchester United on winning their 20th English Premier League title.
A Millwall victory would be the biggest upset since Sunderland beat Leeds United in the 1973 final.
Referee Rob Styles has apologised for the controversial penalty decision that allowed Manchester United to take the lead against Bolton Wanderers in Saturday's Premier League game, which the champions went on to win 2-0.
Jose Mourinho's United will make the short trip to face the Premier League leaders Manchester City
Liverpool's long wait for a home league win over Manchester United finally ended on Saturday when Ryan Babel came off the bench to give them a deserved 2-1 victory over the champions. Carlos Tevez had put United ahead after three minutes, with a Wes Brown own goal levelling before Babel struck 13 minutes from time to secure their first home win against United for seven years.
After defending their Indian Premier League crown Chennai Super Kings is being compared with one of the best teams in modern sport. Bikash Mohapatra analyses the analogy.
Salgaocar Juniors defeated Mumbai FC in a keenly-contested final to emerge 'India Champions' in the Indian leg of the NIKE-Manchester United Premier Cup. In a close match, at the Bharti Vidyapeeth grounds in Pune on Tuesday, goalkeeper Aldrich Fernandes saved three scoring attempts by Mumbai FC Juniors (U-15) before the Goa-based club won the summit clash 5-4 via the tie-breaker.
The largest crowd to watch a football match in the United States - 109,318 - poured into Michigan Stadium on Saturday to see Manchester United beat Real Madrid 3-1 in a friendly.
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