Seagulls swoop for United star
Brighton are preparing to make an ambitious move to sign Manchester United striker Michael Owen. The Seagulls are are just two points off the Championship play-off places and manager Gus Poyet wants Owen to boost their bid for a top-six…
Woods hoping to resume good play in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiger Woods says he’s starting a season healthy for the first time in at least eight years. “It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been physically fit,” Woods said on Tuesday in…
Fergie pleas for calm for Cup clash
Sir Alex Ferguson has written to all Manchester United fans travelling to Anfield for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Liverpool. The United boss has asked for the fans to behave and for “positive, witty and loud” support. The…
Rooney says Arsenal can still win league
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes Arsenal could still win the Premier League this season. Rooney says that fifth-placed Arsenal have the ability to go on a run that could see them in contention for the title at the end…
We wont be haunted by thrashing – Wenger
Arsène Wenger insists the memories of Arsenal’s 8-2 trashing at the hands of Manchester United in August will not haunt the Gunners when they welcome Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to north London on Sunday. Fifth-placed Arsenal will be looking for…
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke dead at 29
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on…
England crumble to heavy defeat
England folded to a humiliating defeat by 10 wickets in Dubai as their woeful batting performance helped Pakistan go 1-0 up in the three-Test series. Trailing by 146 runs, England made a disastrous start as Umar Gul (4-63) removed Andrew…
European soccer’s fight against racism not yet won
PARIS (AP) — For fans of soccer, Feb. 1 promises to be a sad day. John Terry, one of the most rugged, fearsome and admired defenders anywhere in the world, a natural leader who captains his club, Chelsea, and his…
Beckham signs new two-year deal with LA Galaxy
LONDON (AP) — Resisting the lure of Paris for the sake of his family, David Beckham pledged his future to America’s Major League Soccer on Wednesday by signing a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The 36-year-old midfielder…
England fightback rocks Pakistan
Late wickets for Graeme Swann and James Anderson rounded off a vastly improved England display against Pakistan on the second day of the first Test in Dubai. Swann removed captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the penultimate over before James Anderson bowled Abdur…
