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Jose Mourinho has fired a parting shot at striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, claiming he was never loved by the Inter Milan fans.

Gold Coast have wrapped up preparations for their inaugural A-League season with a 1-0 win over Perth Glory in a trial match at Bunbury in Western Australia.

The Socceroos will kick off their World Cup preparations against footballing giant the Netherlands in Sydney in October.

Emmanuel Adebayor failed to score on his debut as Manchester City fell 1-0 to Kaizer Chiefs in the Vodacom Challenge final in South Africa.

Central Coast Mariners manager Lawrie McKinna praised his team's defence after a goalless draw in an A-League pre-season game against Wellington Phoenix in Dubbo on Saturday.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled big-spending Manchester City a "small club" who are "arrogant" and "stupid".

A-League newcomers North Queensland Fury are no closer to appointing a foundation captain but appear to have unearthed a potentially devastating attacking duo in Robbie Fowler and young gun David Williams.

Newcastle coach Branko Culina said he was satisfied with his side's performance after last year's A-League wooden spooners held Sydney FC to a 1-1 draw in their pre-season friendly at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart confirmed they have accepted a bid from Tottenham Hotspur for Peter Crouch.

Ah, the pleasantries of training camps. The oppressive heat. The two-a-day practices. The stuffy dorm rooms.

Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru and German Andrea Petkovic both reached their first career WTA Tour final at the Nuernberger Gastein Ladies.

The annual Western Athletic Conference Media Day is Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City.

Sam Querrey and practise partner Robby Ginepri will face off in an ATP final for the first time when they play for the title at the ATP Indianapolis Tennis Championships.

No.2 seed Nikolay Davydenko came from behind in both sets to beat David Ferrer 7-5 7-6 (7-2) and set up a final against Paul-Henri Mathieu at the International German Open.

The opening of the area's new motocross track in Gardnerville brought out at all the known riders in the area. X Games medalists Matt Buyten and Mike Mason, both locals, were wowing the crowd with their ability to hit jumps,

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Chone Figgins and Maicer Izturis, normally the table-setters in the Los Angeles Angels' lineup, both homered during a nine-run fourth inning and the AL West leaders extended their winning streak to a season-high...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jimmy Rollins hit a go-ahead grand slam and had a career-high five RBIs, Shane Victorino went 4 for 4 with a homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Saturday in a matchup

Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead has slammed the door on a possible move to the Gold Coast, saying he could never play against his Hawks teammates. Touted as one of the key targets for the AFL's 17th...