David Moyes was pleased that his Manchester United side managed to grind out a narrow 1-0 win over Real Sociedad at Old Trafford on Wednesday to move closer to a place in the Champions League knockout phase.
Full Story Moyes happy with United show
Gareth Bale has declared himself fit enough to start for Real Madrid in this weekend’s El Clasico against Barcelona.
Full Story Bale aims for El Clasico start
The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars forward Ryan Garbutt five games for charging Anaheim forward Dustin Penner.
Full Story Stars’ Ryan Garbutt suspended 5 games for Penner hit
Liverpool middleweight Anthony Fowler guaranteed a World Amateur Championships medal after another superb performance in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Full Story Medals for Fowler and Selby
Victoria Azarenka has admitted she is struggling to motivate herself after slumping to a 6-4 6-3 defeat to Jelena Jankovic in her second round-robin match at the WTA Championships.
Full Story Shattered Azarenka needs rest
Wayne Rooney has revealed that he has not spoken to Sir Alex Ferguson since his former manager’s retirement.
Full Story Rooney: No Ferguson contact
Wayne Rooney was the toast of Old Trafford after his mazy early run proved decisive in Manchester United’s 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad in Champions League Group A.
Full Story United front pleases Rooney
Stefan Kiessling shrugged off the controversy over his ‘ghost’ goal to score twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk which put Bayer Leverkusen into second in UEFA Champions League group A.
Full Story Kiessling brace sinks Shakhtar
Serena Williams continued her dominance over Agnieszka Radwanska as she made it two wins from at the WTA Championships in Istanbul.
Full Story Serena powers on in Turkey
Bayern Munich continued the perfect defence of their Champions League title as they produced a stunning attacking display to beat Viktoria Plzen 5-0 at the Allianz Arena.
Full Story Bayern Munich hammer Plzen
On today’s show, host Monika Platek was joined by Hockey Night in Canada’s Glenn Healy to discuss Phil Kessel’s hat-trick performance vs. Anaheim, net crashing, the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin and more.
Full Story Hockey Night Online: Phil Kessel breaks out
Billy Twelvetrees has welcomed the re-appointment of Chris Robshaw as England captain.
Full Story Robshaw ‘leads by example’
Josh Freeman has a concussion and Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says he will likely turn the offence back over to Christian Ponder for the game against Green Bay on Sunday night.
Full Story Concussed Vikings QB Josh Freeman doubtful for Sunday
NBA owners have unanimously voted to change the NBA Finals format from 2-3-2 to 2-2-1-1-1. The change was approved Wednesday during the preseason board of governors meetings. It will take effect with this season’s finals.
Full Story NBA owners vote to alter Finals format
England skipper Alastair Cook has told his batsmen they must improve if they are to secure a fourth-straight Ashes win over Australia this winter.
Full Story Cook: Top-order runs crucial
Bernard Hopkins says he does not need extra motivation ahead of his low-key title defence against Karo Murat in Atlantic City on Saturday night.
Full Story Hopkins respect for Murat
St Nicholas Abbey has suffered a setback involving “mild laminitic changes in the left fore” in his fight to recover from a fractured pastern.
Full Story Fresh setback for St Nicholas
A first-half brace from Sergio Aguero gave Manchester City a priceless 2-1 win over CSKA Moscow in UEFA Champions League Group D.
Full Story Aguero brace boosts City hopes
Kevin Pietersen did not fly out to Australia with the England squad onWednesday night as he has been granted compassionate leave.
Full Story Pietersen departure delayed
Rookie forward Sean Monahan will remain with the Calgary Flames this season instead of being returned to his junior club.
Full Story Rookie Sean Monahan earns season-long stay with Flames
