Manchester United's Champions League hopes were left hanging in the balance on Tuesday as Portuguese rivals Benfica snatched a 2-2 draw to reach the last 16 at Old Trafford.

Argentinian veteran Pablo

Mario Balotelli lit the fuse on Manchester City's title charge as the Italian scored twice in a stunning 6-1 victory over 10-man Manchester United on Sunday.

Balotelli's heroics helped Roberto Mancin

Betty Driver, a much-loved actress who starred for 42 years in Britain’s longest-running television soap opera Coronation Street, died on Saturday at the age of 91.

The father of Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney was among nine men men arrested on Thursday over betting irregularities in a Scottish Premier League match, police sources said.

Wayne

Manchester United needed a last-gasp goal from Ashley Young to snatch a 3-3 draw with Swiss side FC Basel on Tuesday in a thrilling Champions League battle at Old Trafford.

Young steered in a 90th-mi

Substitutes Mario Balotelli and James Milner scored the goals as Manchester City ended their miserable run against Everton with a 2-0 win at Eastlands on Saturday.

Everton had won seven of the previo

Fernando Torres went from hero to zero as the Spain striker's troubled spell at Chelsea continued with an embarrassing miss in his side's 3-1 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday.

Torres seemed to b

India, after winning the toss, were bowled out for 165 by England in the lone Twenty20 international at Old Trafford here on Wednesday.

India made a blistering start and were 104 for one early in the

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed his side's six-wicket loss to England in their one-off Twenty20 International here on the batsmen's failure to build partnerships.

"Partnership is k

Hit hard by injuries woes in the disastrous tour of England so far, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday conceded that the players were overworked as he called for a rotation policy to give