Chelsea players congratulate Fernando Torres after a rare goal on December 5, 2012
Rafael Benitez: 'Fernando Torres is happy at Chelsea'
Rafael Benitez claims that Fernando Torres is "happy" and credits the rest of his Chelsea team for helping the striker score four times in his last two matches.
Dec 11, 05:43
Rio Ferdinand receives medical treatment to his cut head on December 9, 2012
Ashley Cole's mother denies Rio Ferdinand posts on Facebook
Ashley Cole's mother claims that she did not write any posts alluding to Rio Ferdinand getting hit in the forehead by a coin thrown from the crowd during the Manchester derby on Sunday.
Dec 11, 05:26
Mario Balotelli on the bench for City
Antonio Nocerino: 'El Shaarawy-Balotelli partnership at AC Milan would be nice'
Antonio Nocerino says that a potential partnership between Stephan El Shaarawy and Mario Balotelli in AC Milan attack would be "nice".
Dec 11, 04:58
Manachester United manager Alex Ferguson and Manchester City Roberto Mancini shakes hands before kick off on December 9, 2012
Roberto Mancini: 'Manchester City are better than Manchester United'
Roberto Mancini believes that Manchester City have a "much better team" than Manchester United and also play more entertaining football.
Dec 11, 04:47
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres celebrates a goal against Nordsjaelland on December 5, 2012
Chelsea's Fernando Torres inspired by Japanese cartoon
Fernando Torres reveals that a Japanese cartoon named Captain Tsubasa inspired him to take up football as a sport when he was a kid.
Dec 11, 04:28
Mario Balotelli looks towards manager Roberto Mancini as he is substituted in the Manchester derby on December 9, 2012
Roberto Mancini: 'Mario Balotelli will not leave Manchester City'
Roberto Mancini claims that Mario Balotelli will not leave Manchester City and admits that signing Daniele De Rossi from Roma in January will be tough.
Dec 11, 04:03
Rory McIlroy with the trophy after winning the final round in the World Tour Championship in Dubai on November 25, 2012
Rory McIlroy wins 2012 Golf Writers' Trophy
Rory McIlroy wins the 2012 Golf Writers' Trophy ahead of Europe's Ryder Cup team and Ian Poulter.
Dec 11, 03:44
Alastair Cook
Graham Gooch: 'Alastair Cook can match Sachin Tendulkar's record'
Graham Gooch backs England captain Alastair Cook to match Sachin Tendulkar's achievements in his career.
Dec 11, 03:25
Harbhajan Singh
India drop Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh are omitted from the India squad to face England in the fourth Test match in Nagpur, and are replaced by Parvinder Awana, Ravindra Jadeja and Piyush Chawla.
Dec 11, 03:06
Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger: 'Arsenal can catch Premier League leaders Manchester United'
Arsene Wenger believes that Arsenal can close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester United and win the title this season.
Dec 11, 02:48
The Emirates Stadium
Thomas Eisfeld "happy" at Arsenal
Teenage German midfielder Thomas Eisfeld says that he is "happy" at Arsenal and wants to improve himself.
Dec 11, 02:28
Lionel Messi
Arsene Wenger hails "unbelievable" Lionel Messi
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises Barcelona forward Lionel Messi for creating a new record of scoring 86 goals in a calendar year.
Dec 11, 02:20
Bologna's Panagiotis Kone is closed down by Lazio's Stefano Mauri on December 10, 2012
Live Commentary: Bologna 0-0 Lazio - as it happened
Relive all the action in the Serie A game between Bologna and Lazio with Sports Mole's minute-by-minute text commentary.
Dec 10, 19:50
Antonio Di Natale scores for Udinese against Parma on November 18, 2012
Live Commentary: Sampdoria 0-2 Udinese - as it happened
Relive all the action in the Serie A game between Sampdoria and Udinese with Sports Mole's minute-by-minute text commentary.
Dec 10, 17:30
Thierry Henry
Report: Thierry Henry to play for Arsenal against Swansea City
New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry will reportedly play for Arsenal against Swansea City on January 6 as the two clubs have reached an agreement in principle over a loan deal.
Dec 10, 05:53
Jessica Ennis
Jessica Ennis "embarrassed" to read Fifty Shades of Grey
Jessica Ennis says that she felt "embarrassed" to read the popular erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
Dec 10, 05:39
Atletico Madrid star Radamel Falcao celebrates his goal against Deportivo on December 9, 2012
Radamel Falcao "enjoying" life at Atletico Madrid
Radamel Falcao says that he is overjoyed at scoring five goals against Deportivo La Coruna and is happy at Atletico Madrid.
Dec 10, 05:24
The Etihad Stadium
Tom Cruise attends Manchester derby
Tom Cruise attends the Manchester derby along with fellow Hollywood actor Robert Duvall.
Dec 10, 04:56
Generic image of a locker room
Joshua Brent released on bail
Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Joshua Brent is released on bail and is facing two to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the death of his teammate Jerry Brown.
Dec 10, 04:37
Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe targets 2013 comeback
Paula Radcliffe says that she is determined to return to running and wants to make her comeback in 2013.
Dec 10, 04:14
Neil Lennon
Neil Lennon doesn't want Manchester United in Champions League last 16
Neil Lennon says that he wants Celtic to "avoid" Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last 16.
Dec 10, 03:47
Oscar in action for Chelsea on November 17, 2012
Chelsea's Oscar eyes Club World Cup glory
Oscar insists that Chelsea are determined to win the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan this month.
Dec 10, 03:35
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini on the touchline during the match against rivals Manchester United on December 9, 2012
Roberto Mancini: 'We will recover from Manchester derby defeat'
Roberto Mancini is confident that Manchester City will bounce back from their 3-2 home defeat to Manchester United.
Dec 10, 03:20
Celtic boss Neil Lennon after the win over Kilmarnock on December 8, 2012
Celtic's Neil Lennon eyes Premier League move in future
Neil Lennon says that he is interested in managing a Premier League club in the future.
Dec 10, 02:55
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson condemns Rio Ferdinand incident
Sir Alex Ferguson admits that it was "unfortunate" that the Manchester derby ended amid ugly scenes and says that such crowd nuisances are "a problem".
Dec 10, 02:38
Rio Ferdinand receives medical treatment to his cut head on December 9, 2012
Rio Ferdinand thanks Joe Hart for "protecting" him
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand thanks Joe Hart for stopping a Manchester City supporter from attacking him in the final minutes of the derby.
Dec 10, 02:20
Mark Selby at the table during the UK Championship final on December 9, 2012
Mark Selby "over the moon" with UK Championship triumph
Mark Selby says that he is "over the moon" after defeating Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the final of the UK Snooker Championship.
Dec 10, 00:58
Gianluigi Buffon
Juventus's Gianluigi Buffon: 'I don't want a long-term contract'
Gianluigi Buffon says that he wants a short-term contract with Juventus as he does not want to "take anyone's money without deserving it".
Dec 10, 00:45
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi backs Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta for Ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi backs his Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or award this year.
Dec 10, 00:33
Mark Selby at the table during the UK Championship final on December 9, 2012
Mark Selby wins UK Snooker Championship 2012
Mark Selby wins the UK Snooker Championship 2012 with a 10-6 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final.
Dec 10, 00:05
Alastair Cook
James Anderson: 'Alastair Cook leads by example'
England fast bowler James Anderson praises captain Alastair Cook and says that he leads by example and "from the front".
Dec 9, 23:56
Lionel Messi
Barcelona's Lionel Messi modest despite creating new record
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is modest about his new goalscoring record and insists that his team come before personal achievement.
Dec 9, 23:43
Dundee United manager Peter Houston on the touchline during the match against rivals Dundee on December 9, 2012
Peter Houston: 'Dundee penalty not controversial'
Peter Houston says that Dundee United were correctly awarded a spot kick against Dundee and defends his team's style of football.
Dec 9, 23:22
Charl Schwartzel with the trophy after winning the Thailand Golf Championships on December 9, 2012
Charl Schwartzel wins Thailand Championship
Charl Schwartzel of South Africa wins the Thailand Championship.
Dec 9, 22:59
Golf
Scott Jamieson wins Nelson Mandela Championship
Scott Jamieson wins the inaugural Nelson Mandela Championship in Durban.
Dec 9, 22:39
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres celebrates his second goal against Sunderland on December 8, 2012
Fernando Torres happy under new Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez
Fernando Torres says that he is happy with new Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez's style of football and is pleased to be back scoring goals.
Dec 9, 22:16
Lorient forward Jeremie Aliadiere celebrates a goal against Marseille on December 9, 2012
Ten-man Marseille stunned by Lorient
Marseille stumble to a 3-0 defeat to Lorient at home in Ligue 1 and also finish the game with 10 men.
Dec 9, 17:55
Torino coach Giampiero Ventura on the touchline during the match against Juventus on December 1, 2012
Torino coach Giampiero Ventura taken ill during AC Milan clash
Giampiero Ventura felt unwell during Torino's Serie A clash against AC Milan in Turin but medical inspection suggests that it is nothing to be worried about.
Dec 9, 17:36
AC Milan's Nigel De Jong during the Champions League match against Malaga on November 6, 2012
AC Milan's Nigel De Jong out "for the rest of the season"
Nigel De Jong will miss the rest of the season after damaging the Achilles tendon in his left leg while playing for AC Milan against Torino.
Dec 9, 17:22
Elvis Abbruscato celebrates his goal against Genoa on December 9, 2012
Pescara win relegation six-pointer
Pescara beat Genoa 2-0 at home but both sides remain in the relegation zone in Serie A.
Dec 9, 17:05
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