LONDON - Didier Drogba scored late in the first half and Chelsea mixed luck with resolute defence to keep free-scoring Lionel Messi in check and defeat holders Barcelona 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

Barcelona dominated possession, hit the bar and...

MUNICH - Germany striker Mario Gomez gave Bayern Munich a last-gasp 2-1 win over Real Madrid in a histrionic-filled Champions League semi-final first leg between the swaggering European giants on Tuesday.

Referee Howard Webb had a torrid time, showing nine yellow cards, and had to...

LONDON - Roberto Di Matteo has admitted he faces the biggest test of his fledgling managerial career when Chelsea take on Barcelona tonight.
The Blues have had barely 48 hours to work on caretaker boss Di Matteo's masterplan for overcoming the world and European champions in the Champions...

LONDON - England and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will miss this year's European Championship due to a persistent ankle injury, his Premier League club manager Arsene Wenger said on Monday.
The 20-year-old has not played this season and after Arsenal lost 2-1 at home to Wigan Athletic in...

LONDON - Wigan Athletic pulled off a shock 2-1 win at third-placed Arsenal on Monday to continue their dramatic late bid to escape the Premier League relegation zone.

Roberto Martinez's side scored twice in the first eight minutes and although Arsenal struck back quickly at the...

 LONDON- Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba was discharged from the London Chest Hospital on Monday and said he would be forever in debt to the doctors who saved his life.

Muamba has made a miraculous recovery after being described by his club doctor as "in effect dead"...

 LONDON — Chelsea sealed a meeting with Liverpool in the FA Cup final after thrashing London rival Tottenham 5-1 at Wembley Stadium thanks to some ruthless finishing and a controversial goal that will reignite the debate over goalline technology.

The decision to award a...

 SHANGHAI — Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday for his first career Formula One victory after starting from pole.

Rosberg won by a massive 20.6 seconds over McLaren's Jenson Button after making just two pits stops and managing to hold off the rest...

 NICOSIA,— AEK Larnaca says its director of football and former Barcelona and Manchester United player Jordi Cruyff will leave the club next season.

AEK said in a statement on its website Friday that Cruyff wants to join an unnamed foreign side for the new season and rebuffed...

 AINTREE — Neptune Collonges won the British Grand National by a nose on Saturday in one of the closest finishes in the history of the world's toughest steeplechase.

The 33-1 shot gave trainer Paul Nicholls his first National triumph after coming from behind to beat Sunnyhillboy...