The Liverpool board have agreed the sale of the British soccer club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV), the owners of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, the English Premier League club said on Wednesday. However, the sale may not be straightforward as the club will first have to resolve a legal dispute with the [...]
Alberto Contador earned his second Tour de France victory after seeing out the 21st and final stage, won in stunning style by Manxman Mark Cavendish. Spaniard Contador held off Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck with American Lance Armstrong edging out Bradley Wiggins. Wiggins equalled the best Tour finish by a Briton with his fourth place matching Robert [...]
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has revealed his club are struggling to compete in an over-heated summer transfer market. The Reds paid £17m for Portsmouth right-back Glen Johnson, but saw long-term target Gareth Barry opt for Manchester City rather than Anfield. The Spaniard is also preparing to fend off enquiries for midfield pair Xabi Alonso and [...]
Britain’s long wait for a men’s finalist at Wimbledon goes on after Andy Murray lost a nail-biting semi-final against Andy Roddick. Roddick goes through to face Roger Federer in Sunday’s final after a 6-4 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-5) win. The sixth seed played one of the best matches of his career to prevail after [...]
Serena Williams will face sister Venus in Saturday’s Wimbledon final after prevailing in a marathon tussle with Russian Elena Dementieva. Second seed Serena saved a match point before coming through 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 8-6 in two hours and 48 minutes. The match was the longest women’s semi-final in recent Wimbledon history. Venus’s encounter with top [...]
World number three Andy Murray says he is ready to raise his performance level another notch as he heads into the second week at Wimbledon. After an easy win over Viktor Troicki, he faces Stanislas Wawrinka in the last 16 on Monday – third on Centre Court. “I think I’m able to raise my game [...]
Andy Murray brushed aside the challenge of Viktor Troicki to move effortlessly into the second week at Wimbledon. The British number one will face Stanislas Wawrinka in Monday’s fourth round after winning 6-2 6-3 6-4 in one hour 36 minutes on Centre Court. Murray broke for the first time at 3-2 and Troicki crumbled, losing [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo will complete his world record £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid on 1 July after agreeing a six-year deal. United, who accepted Real’s offer for the 24-year-old winger on 11 June, confirmed the finalisation of the transfer on their club website. A statement on Real’s website read: “The player will be [...]
British number one Andy Murray came through a serious examination by American Robby Kendrick to win his first-round match at Wimbledon. The Scot, seeded three, remained cool despite soaring temperatures on Centre Court and saw off the world number 76 from California 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4. Murray withstood some heavy serving and fine attacking [...]
Lewis Hamilton says he can see “light at the end of the tunnel” after a hugely frustrating start to the season. The reigning world champion has won just nine points this campaign, with his McLaren car struggling to keep pace with the likes of Brawn and Red Bull. But Hamilton, who finished 16th at the [...]
Manchester United have confirmed that Carlos Tevez is leaving the club. United were willing to pay the £25.5m to turn the striker’s two-year loan move into a permanent five-year deal but Tevez, 25, has decided to move on. “Disappointingly, his advisors informed the club that he does not wish to continue playing for Manchester United,” [...]
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has rejected the Anfield club’s latest contract offer, BBC Sport understands. Benitez, 48, says he will only accept the deal if he gains more control over football matters instead of having to answer to chief executive Rick Parry. “The owners feel (my) decisions need to be subject to the chief executive,” [...]