Midfielder Anderson could return to the Manchester United team at home to West Ham United on Wednesday as injuries and suspensions unsettle the Premier League leaders' squad.

United manager Alex Ferg

Former England cricket hero Andrew Flintoff has found himself on the back foot even before he throws his first punch for money in the boxing ring on Friday night.

Freddie, as he is fondly known in Br

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is demanding a return to the ruthless accuracy from his strikers that fired the club to their first league title since 1968 in May.

City travel to the DW Stadi

Hundreds of people were urged to flee their homes in north Wales on Tuesday after a river surged over flood defences, as torrential rain fell across Britain for a seventh day.

The Environment Agency

Manchester City stand on the verge of a second successive group-phase exit from the Champions League after a 2-2 draw at home to Ajax on Tuesday left their hopes hanging by a thread.

Sloppy defending

Luis Suarez's 11th goal of the season earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Newcastle in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday.

The hosts' point was the result of an impressive second half recovery insp

Alex Ferguson said Friday that it was "unthinkable" that referee Mark Clattenburg had racially abused a Chelsea player during Manchester United's controversial victory last weekend.

United's 3-2 Prem

US planemaker Boeing on Tuesday announced a commitment to sell 100 upgraded single-aisle 737 planes worth a combined $9.2 billion (7.5 billion euros) to leasing group GECAS.

Boeing stressed that the

Boeing won a $7.2 billion (5.86-billion-euro) order for 75 of its new short-haul 737 MAX jets from US group Air Lease Corporation, the two firms announced on Monday.

"Boeing and Air Lease Corporation

Sailor Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer as the Olympic flame began its 70-day journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games.

The flame arrived in Britain from Gre