Football

If the FA Cup still has any real purpose these days, it's as a platform for grudge matches between sides from different divisions, who very rarely play each other. When the draw for the second roun

Hardly anyone predicted that Sunderland would avoid defeat at Stamford Bridge this weekend, let alone wind up 3-0 victors, inflicting Chelsea's heaviest home defeat in over eight-and-a-half years, yet

The top six sides all faced each other on a memorable weekend in Italy. While Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the big match-winner, earning and scoring an early penalty that gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over Inter,

We may have dropped down the table. Quite a bit actually. But we're still safely in a mid-table berth, and in points terms at least, nearer to the play-off places than the relegation zone. But ther

Anybody who thought retaining the Barclays Premier League was a mere formality for reigning champions Chelsea need think again after Sunderland blew the title race wide open with an emphatic 3-0 victo

Sunderland fans who maintained faith in their team while all neutrals insisted that they were just another average Premier League team set to be easily swept aside on a futile trip to Stamford Bridge

Andy Carroll has started the season very well but I am resisting the temptation to go overboard about his qualities. He needs to keep learning the game and watch what he does off the field. He has wha

Andy Carroll has been on a rollercoaster ride this season and on Saturday night he received his first call up for the senior England squad. His off-field problems warrant no sympathy, a classic case o

Halftime pause in Olympico in Rome, and Lazio is facing Napoli. The score is 1-0 (Zarate 15') Head-to-head matches : Lazio win 4 - draw 4 - Napoli win 2 Lazio has 22 points in 2nd position o