London: Manchester City reached the FA Cup final by beating defending champions Chelsea 2-1 in a free-flowing game at Wembley on Sunday to maintain their only remaining hope for a trophy this season. City dominated much of the first hour and went 2-0 up through goals by Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero, before Demba Ba pulled Chelsea back into the game with an acrobatic finish in the 66th. That led...
10:41 PM, Apr 14, 2013
London: Millwall fans fought among themselves at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, overshadowing Wigan's 2-0 victory that advanced the club to the first FA Cup final in their 81-year history. Police and security officers appeared slow to react as disorder built throughout the second half. Groups of Millwall supporters brawled with each other and security personnel. Ten people were arrested following "sporadic disorder" among Millwall fans, police said. The investigation was...
09:57 AM, Apr 14, 2013
London: Holders Chelsea should have striker Demba Ba and defender Ryan Bertrand available for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City at Wembley. Senegal international Ba, who was ineligible for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final at Rubin Kazan, suffered an ankle problem in last weekend's 2-1 Premier League victory over Sunderland and had to go off at halftime. England fullback Bertrand, who has been deputising in the absence of the injured...
01:05 AM, Apr 13, 2013
International soccer interferes with clubs' ambitions rather than the other way round as England boss Roy Hodgson has declared, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday. Hodgson has accused Premier League clubs and players of treating international breaks as a holiday and says this attitude is undermining the national team's prospects. "I think if you look at the opposite side of it, international football interferes with the club's ambitions,...
11:04 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Manchester: Manchester City's 2-1 win over Premier League leaders Manchester United on Monday was too little too late for manager Roberto Mancini who is already focusing his attention on next season's title race. Sergio Aguero's outstanding 78th-minute winner allowed champions City to close the gap on their neighbours to 12 points but it was more of a 'nice-to-have' result than a fate-changing victory for this campaign. "We know we can...
09:07 AM, Apr 09, 2013
London: Substitute Sergio Aguero scored a superb late winner as Manchester City slowed Manchester United's charge to the Premier League title by beating the leaders 2-1 in a frenetic derby on Monday. The Argentina striker slalomed through United's defense and arrowed a finish high into the net in the 78th minute, cutting second-place City's deficit to their fierce rival to 12 points with seven games remaining. James Milner gave the...
02:34 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Manchester: Manchester City and Chelsea will complete an end-of-season double header in the United States by playing each other in a friendly at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 25. City, the current English champion, and Chelsea, last season's Champions League winner, were already scheduled to play a friendly two days earlier at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. City have toured North America for two of the last three...
08:21 PM, Apr 08, 2013
London: Roberto Mancini's Manchester City are likely to lose their Premier League title to Manchester United but the feisty Italian manager is going down with all guns blazing ahead of their match later on Monday. Mancini told British newspapers that United had racked up a 15-point lead at the top with eight matches left partly because opponents go into games against Alex Ferguson's side expecting to be beaten. "No one...
10:16 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Manchester: Arsenal will look to displace Chelsea from fourth spot when they take on West Bromwich Albion in an away game on Saturday. The Gunners have 53 points, just two short of Blues' 55. In other matches, Reading will take on Southampton and Stoke City will host Aston Villa. On Monday, in the big match, Manchester United will take on their neighbours Manchester City. A year ago, Manchester City edged...
11:47 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Manchester: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes a lack of goals and maverick striker Mario Balotelli's departure to AC Milan in January has harmed the defence of their Premier League crown. Second-placed City are 15 points behind rivals Manchester United, whom they face at Old Trafford on Monday, and Mancini said last week the title race was over. "Mario scored 15 goals last season. This is the difference, the goals...
10:38 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Manchester: Yaya Toure has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City, keeping the powerful Ivory Coast midfielder at the English champions until 2017. The 29-year-old Toure joined City from Barcelona in 2010 and played an integral role in City's Premier League-winning campaign last year. He says "I want to continue winning titles and trophies and continue to make history. I have enjoyed all of my time here and can't...
09:44 PM, Apr 04, 2013
London: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is backing Robin van Persie to end a nine-game goal drought as the Premier League leaders prepare for Monday's derby clash with champions Manchester City. "Robin doesn't need a rest, that's for sure," the Scot told reporters on Thursday. "He's a strong lad with a great physique. "The goals will come. All strikers have little dry spells - you always hope it ends quickly....
08:56 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Macclesfield, England: Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez must carry out 250 hours of community service after admitting to driving with his license suspended and without insurance. The Argentina international was also handed a fresh six-month driving ban and fined 1,000 pounds ($1,500) after pleading guilty to the offenses in court near Manchester on Thursday. The maximum penalty for driving while disqualified is six months in prison. Tevez was banned from...
05:07 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Demba Ba sent Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. ...
07:10 PM, Apr 01, 2013
An airport terminal in Manchester was closed and evacuated on Monday after a 'suspect package' was found, airport officials said. The Terminal 1 was closed at 8.15 am but police said the security alert was now over, with the terminal fully reopening at 12.15 pm, BBC reported. ...
06:20 PM, Apr 01, 2013
United visit Sunderland on Saturday when victory would open up an 18-point lead, at least until second-placed Manchester City host Newcastle United later. ...
09:23 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Nurturing youngsters has become fashionable for England's elite with no expense spared in the hunt for the new Wayne Rooney or Steven Gerrard. ...
09:38 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Hernandez's two goals against Honduras, in Friday's 2-2 draw, took his national team tally to an impressive 30 in 45 outings. ...
02:04 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Kleberson, 33, will join the Union on loan until the end of the season as part of a deal. ...
01:09 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The defender is relishing a week off when his team mates and other top players turn out in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. ...
06:56 PM, Mar 18, 2013
