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Spain and Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes will be out for seven months after undergoing successful knee surgery, meaning he will miss this summer's World Cup finals. The 32-year-old suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage in last week's 3-0 win over Celta...

England completed their winter of discontent on a new low with an abject 45-run defeat against the Netherlands at the World Twenty20 in Chittagong. Neither side had a chance to reach the semi-finals but the cricketing minnows raced to 84-1...

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is confident his team can handle the pressure of the title battle after they moved back top of the Premier League. The Reds thrashed Tottenham 4-0 on Sunday and will be champions if they win their...

Manchester United manager David Moyes says predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson would have struggled this season. The defending champions are seventh in the Premier League, 26 points worse off than at the same stage under Ferguson last year. Some supporters have organised...

Ruud Gullit says Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has met with Louis van Gaal and claims it is a "done deal" that the Dutchman will take over as Spurs boss. Van Gaal, 62, will be replaced by Guus Hiddink as coach...

Disgruntled Manchester United fans say Saturday's controversial plane banner protest will prove manager David Moyes does not have the backing he claims. A banner with the words: "Wrong One - Moyes Out" in seven-foot high red lettering will be flown...

Manchester City will look to compound Arsene Wenger's woes when they visit the Emirates stadium this weekend, knowing a win would take them closer to the Premier League title and inflict a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal's chances. Wenger's side...

Liverpool continued their Premier League title charge, overcoming Sunderland after suffering a scare. With the Reds thwarted early on, Santiago Vergini was fortunate to stay on the pitch after fouling Luis Suarez. But Steven Gerrard drew the full reward from the...

World number two Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Andy Murray in a high-quality Sony Open quarter-final. Djokovic, 26, won their first meeting since last July's Wimbledon final 7-5 6-3 to end Murray's reign in Miami. Djokovic now faces 20th seed Kei...

Real Madrid suffered their second La Liga loss of the week and lost ground in the title race with a 2-1 defeat at fifth-placed Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a deflected free kick for Real, who were beaten...