PROFILE-Soccer-Reliable Moyes trusted with keys to United machine

By Martyn Herman LONDON: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season after more than 26 years in charge, bringing to a close the most glittering managerial career in British soccer. The Premier League champions ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON, May 2 ( ) - As Gareth Bale sweeps all the awards so the speculation about his future intensifies but Tottenham Hotspur will not be selling their most prized asset, according to coach Andre Villas-Boas. Welshman Bale was ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United are already basking in the glow of the Premier League title but if anything is likely to put the summer holiday planning on hold it is a visit from Chelsea. Hurt by Capital One (League) ...

3:52pm BST (Adds details) By Martyn Herman LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - An army of groundsmen carried out the time-honoured ritual of preparing the All England Club lawns in readiness for the Wimbledon championships on a sunny spring day on Tuesday ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Mancini was sacked by Manchester City on Monday, a year after leading the club out of the shadow of Manchester United and to their first English league title since 1968. Following is a brief summary of the ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON Mancini was hired by the club's mega-rich Abu Dhabi owners in 2009 to turn City into serious contenders for silverware on a regular basis and the suave Italian did just that. A first league title for 44 years, an FA Cup and ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The America's Cup will remain an irresistible lure for the world's top Olympic sailors despite the tragic death of British gold medallist Andrew Simpson on Thursday. Royal Yacht Association (RYA) Olympic manager ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The British sailing community was mourning the death of Olympic champion Andrew Simpson after the 36-year-old drowned when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup on ...

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Alex Ferguson The 71-year-old Scot ended intense speculation about his future at Old Trafford by confirming he would step aside after champions United's last game of the season at West Bromwich Albion His decision ...