Ozil on Target in Arsenal Champions League Debut

Arsenal club-record signing Mesut Ozil scored his first goal since a £43million deadline-day move as the Gunners took control of Champions League Group F with a 2-0 win over Napoli at the Emirates Stadium.

O'Grady to the rescue for Tykes after Robson-Kanu's Rocket

Chris O'Grady rescued a deserved point for Barnsley as they ended a run of four successive Sky Bet Championship defeats with a 1-1 draw against Reading.

David Nalbandian accidentally injured tennis official

Former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian has announced his retirement from tennis, citing a shoulder injury as the reason behind his decision.

Poleon ends losing streak against 10-men Cherries As Leeds Edge Past Bournemouth

Substitute striker Dominic Poleon struck 10 minutes from time to ensure Leeds finally saw off 10-man Bournemouth.

Juan Mata's virtuoso performance lifts gloom as Blues Crush Steaua Bucharest

Jose Mourinho hasn’t had a lot to smile about lately, but Juan Mata’s display in Romania surely helped improve his mood as Chelsea got their Champions League campaign back on track in convincing fashion.

Barcelona On A Narrow Victory Over Celtic

Despite a typically mighty and impassioned effort by Celtic in front of their own legions they could not replicate last year’s legendary victory over Barcelona, falling at last to a late header by Cesc Fàbregas.

Real should never have sold Ozil to Arsenal - Capello

Fabio Capello reckons Gareth Bale will have his work cut out to fill the huge void left by Mesut Ozil at Real Madrid after claiming the La Liga giants should never have sold the star midfielder.  

Fernando Torres Incident Shows Up Bungling FA's Disciplinary Procedures

Where every step forward represents an opportunity for a fall flat on the FA's collective faces. Only the most one-eyed of Chelsea fans will fail to concede Fernando Torres got lucky when he avoided any further punishment for what he did at White Hart Lane on Saturday .

Manchester United's £50million January Transfer Budget is an Admission of Failure

If some of the messages coming out of Manchester United have been rather curious, the timing is anything but.

I could’ve become a professional tennis player - Mikel Arteta

The midfielder, 31, was a gifted tennis player as a youngster and had the choice at 15-years-old whether to remain on the court or carry on with football.

Bacary Sagna contract talks ongoing, says Arsene Wenger

The Gunners full-back, 30, is out of contract in the summer, but Wenger refused to be drawn any further on the player’s future when they sat alongside each other at Monday’s pre-match press conference.

Adebayor returns to Tottenham’s first-team training

The Spurs striker has been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane this summer and remains a loan target of Championship leaders QPR.

Chelsea’s Kevin De Bruyne set for January exit

The Belgian winger has not travelled with the Blues for Tuesday’s group clash in Romania with Steaua Bucharest, and has instead been instructed to report for under-21s training for the next three days.

Everton fans show no sign of missing Moyes As Newscastle Were Axed

Everton maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season and climbed into the top four with a 3-2 win over Newcastle United.

Riley Cooper Caught on Tape Fighting Eagles Teammate

Teammate scuffles are a daily occurrence at NFL practices and hardly cause for news, but when one involves Riley Cooper, the Philadelphia Eagles receiver who took a leave of absence in July after he was caught on video saying the n-word, and an Eagles player who said he had a problem with Cooper’s use of the slur, it merits attention.

Broncos, Ravens Set for Epic Rematch

What's new is old again in 2013, or something like that. We'll roll with that as the theme for your Week 1 NFL picks, as the weekend is a throwback to last January 12.

 

Lamar Odom Reportedly Enters Rehab

Lamar Odom, the "Khloe & Lamar" star better known as a professional basketball player, has checked into rehab, according to a report out late Wednesday.

Red Sox blast eight home runs in rout of Tigers

He was signaling for a home run, but he may as well have been calling the fight.
When Jeff Kellogg finally pulled away from the monitor, hopped up the stairs by the Detroit Tigers dugout with two of the three other umpires in his crew, and swirled his index finger in the air, he was tacking another run on a Red Sox lead that was already insurmountable.

Nadal Rolls to Semifinals by Thrashing Robredo

Nadal, who has played as well as anyone on hardcourts this summer, continued to exert his dominance at the Open, serving notice Wednesday night with another near-perfect win. He cruised into the semifinals by thrashing his fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2, in 1 hour 40 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. 

The dream quarterfinal matchup between Nadal and Roger Federer was replaced by a mismatch between the second-seeded Nadal and the No. 19 seed Robredo.

Pennetta and Gasquet Gain Long-Awaited Semifinal Berths

Flavia Pennetta had to feel the same nerves as her friend Roberta Vinci across the net at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.