SWANSEA 0
MANCHESTER CITY 1
TOTTENHAM 2
NEWCASTLE 1
LIVERPOOL 1
CHELSEA 1
WEST HAM 1
WEST BROM 1
SOUTHAMPTON 4
WIGAN 1
SWANSEA 0
MANCHESTER CITY 1
John Terry has stunned England by retiring from international football with immediate effect. The Chelsea defender's FA hearing for allegedly racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand starts on Monday, but Terry has pre-empted the verdict by calling time on his 78-cap England career.
Liverpool could be without defender Daniel Agger for the rest of the season after he suffered a suspected medial ligament injury.
Roberto Mancini was involved in another confrontation with Mario Balotelli after seeing Manchester City pegged back by a late Arsenal equaliser at the Etihad Stadium.
Lewis Hamilton is hoping fortune will favour his brave effort to win this year's Formula One world title after his latest retirement. Hamilton looked to be cruising to victory.
Tottenham's move for Franco Baldini looks set to end in failure as the former England No 2 looks set to snub the chance to be director of football at White Hart Lane.
Jonjo Shelvey aimed an angry rant at Sir Alex Ferguson after being sent off in Liverpool's clash with Manchester United and then took to Twitter to apologise.
Referee Mark Halsey is considering calling in the police over sick Twitter taunts following his handling of the clash between Liverpool and Manchester United.
Branislav Ivanovic dubbed Chelsea's trip to Arsenal on Saturday as their 'biggest challenge' so far this season after helping them stay top of the Barclays Premier League.
Real Madrid's La Liga match at city rivals Rayo Vallecano was abandoned in bizarre circumstances after Rayo president Raul Martin Presa said the lighting at Rayo's Estadio de Vallecas stadium had been sabotaged.
Fulham boss Martin Jol is considering another move into the free agent market with the signing of former Bolton midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas was overcome with emotion after watching his players deliver him his first home win in charge against QPR.
Roberto Di Matteo is 'very optimistic' Ashley Cole will sign a new contract at Chelsea before the the transfer window opens at the beginning of January.
Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra put their past problems to one side to shake hands ahead of the Liverpool v Manchester United match.
Fans and players of both Liverpool and Manchester United paid their respects at Anfield to the 96 fans who died at Hillsborough in 1989.
Steve Kean is clinging on to his job as Blackburn manager again. Owners Venky's held a series of talks over the weekend after Friday's 2-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough.
Roberto Mancini knows Manchester City must improve at both ends of the pitch if they are to kick-start their Barclays Premier League title defence.
Captain Stuart Broad insisted England's batsmen are not vulnerable against spin despite Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla guiding India to a thumping win.
Martin Samuel: Others had made up their minds so Terry had to quit
Sometime this week John Terry will be found guilty of the racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand
Matt Lawton: A sad way to retire, but failings made it inevitable
It was never going to end well. John Terry has simply jumped before he was pushed
Martin Samuel: A minor skirmish at Anfield - but it mattered
It was not especially poisonous but it wasn't a dawn of enlightenment, either
A fragile peace: Day for decency but still morons have their moment
When one idiotic Liverpool fan spread his arms into the wings of a plane the gloves were off
Jamie Redknapp: A Per-fect display
Per Mertesacker has at times been a laughing stock since he joined Arsenal... but he was brilliant at City
Donald can't wait to do battle because... there's no place like home!
There's only one player on either team at this week's Ryder Cup who calls Chicago home
There were moments to savour. There was the poignancy of Steven Gerrard pointing to the heavens, to his 10-year-old cousin and the 95 other victims of Hillsborough, as he celebrated his goal in front of the Kop. There were the tributes to the Hillsborough families before kick-off, and the applause from Manchester United fans at the conclusion of You'll Never Walk Alone. There was the sight of Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra shaking hands.
They may remain unbeaten but Manchester City’s defence of their Barclays Premier League title is yet to gather any momentum and they still await a first clean shirt in any competition.
| Teams | P | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Fulham | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Southampton | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | -8 | 2 |
| 20 | Reading | 4 | -5 | 1 |
Demba Ba put his rift with Alan Pardew behind him to net the winning goal in Newcastle's 1-0 victory over Norwich on Sunday.
Ryan Giggs admitted Man United were lucky to win in Sunday's encounter with Liverpool at Anfield with a 2-1 victory despite never reaching their best form.
Paul Lambert is keen to boost his Aston Villa midfield with a January move for out-of-favour Newcastle star Dan Gosling.
Tony Pulis has questioned the FA's rule that no retrospective action can be taken if players are booked after David Luiz received only a yellow card for a challenge on Jonathan Walters.
Per Mertesacker paid tribute to his defensive partner Laurent Koscielny as Arsenal salvaged a late draw against champions Manchester City.
Ashley Cole claims that Chelsea's late win against Stoke which cemented their place at the top of the Barclays Premier League is a psychological boost for the Blues.
Jermain Defoe earned Andre Villas-Boas his first home win as Tottenham manager as Queens Park Rangers were undone in two second-half minutes. The visitors took the leas in the first half through Bobby Zamora but Spurs were level when Alejandro Faurlin put through his own net.
Wales manager Chris Coleman watched his former side Swansea at the Liberty Stadium - in the close company of Sky Sport presenter Charlotte Jackson.
Lewis Macleod and Robbie Crawford both claimed their first goals for the club as Rangers moved to within a point of the Irn-Bru Third Division summit with a win over Montrose.
David Nugent bagged a hat-trick as Leicester made it four home league wins on the bounce with victory over npower Championship high-flyers Hull.
Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku insists he is fed up with being compared to Didier Drogba and wants to carve out his own reputation in football during the next decade.
Liverpool's American owners will end the club's 10-year stadium saga by committing to develop Anfield as a refurbished 60,000-capacity venue, including 7,000 'corporate' seats.
Arsenal have joined the race for Spanish hitman Fernando Llorente with the Athletic Bilbao striker delaying signing a new deal with the club.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew praised striker Demba Ba for turning his anger into goals to kick-start the club's Barclays Premier League campaign.
Sam Allardyce bemoaned West Ham's lack of cutting edge as Kevin Nolan warned that Carlton Cole and Andy Carroll will 'scare the life out of defenders'.
Honest journeyman Rickie Lambert has clawed his way into the Premier League at the age of 30 after a long career in lower divisions and now plans to fight for the Golden Boot.
Martin O'Neill believes £12million signing Steven Fletcher will prove 'great value for money' after the striker scored his fourth goal in three Barclays Premier League games.
England were comprehensively beaten by India in their World Twenty20 Group A match in Colombo on Sunday. Having been set 171 to win, Stuart Broad's side capitulated against spin as they lost by 90 runs.
Pakistan progressed to the Super Eights stage of the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka by sealing a 13-run victory over New Zealand in Pallekele.
Shane Watson and David Warner blasted Australia to a rain-affected 17-run win over West Indies in the World Twenty20 on Saturday.
Catch up with all the latest action in the World Twenty20 tournament taking place in Sri Lanka as the best teams on the planet battle it out for glory.
England head to Sri Lanka to defend their ICC World Twenty20 crown - keep track of all the latest results, match reports and table standings.
Brandt Snedeker has won the Tour Championship ahead of Justin Rose and the $10million FedEx bonus in the process as Rory McIlroy missed out ahead of the Ryder Cup next week.
McLaren were on course for a victory they hoped would divert attention from Lewis Hamilton's future. But mechanical gremlins ensured it remained on the agenda.
There's only one player on either team at this week's Ryder Cup who calls Chicago home and no, he won't be wearing United States red. Luke Donald came here 15 years ago.
Colin Montgomerie is worried that Europe's golfers could this week face the most hostile atmosphere a Ryder Cup has seen since the infamous events at Brookline 13 years ago.
South African heavyweight Corrie Sanders, who beat Wladimir Klitschko to win the WBO world title in 2003, has died after being shot during a robbery.
St Helens hooker James Roby, Wigan full-back Sam Tomkins and Warrington second row forward Ben Westwood have been shortlisted for the prestigious award.
Mark Cavendish was unable to defend his world road race cycling title in Holland, retiring more than halfway through the gruelling 267km event. Belgium's Philippe Gilbert won
Michael Schumacher has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix after smashing into the back of Jean-Eric Vergne in Sunday's race.
In the wee dark hours after Kevin Mitchell congratulated Ricky Burns on belting the living daylights out of him some of their respective fans laid into each other at a hotel near the arena.
Harlequins' champion-like 22-9 win at Leicester has put No 8 Nick Easter back in the frame for an England recall at the age of 34. Danny Care described him as being 'on fire'.
John Higgins stormed back from a heavy deficit to lift the Shanghai Masters title with a thrilling 10-9 victory over Judd Trump in the final. The Scot had been trailing 7-2.
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Sometime this week John Terry will be found guilty of the racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand. Terry clearly thinks that, too. This is why he has retired from international football.
It was a day of numbers: 96, 19, 12, zero and ultimately the 11 versus 10 that decided the outcome of the football match. Anfield remembered, the visitors crowed.
Per Mertesacker has at times been a laughing stock since he joined Arsenal - I'll admit I've been critical of him. But he was brilliant at Manchester City.
When the decent fans had gone, and all that was left on three sides of Anfield were the discarded bits of paper used for a mosaic to honour the 96, the morons had their moment.
It was never going to end well. Not when John Terry had already been stripped twice of the England captaincy. He has simply jumped before he was pushed.
Everton have never won the League Cup. It is a fact to make Goodison Park think. They reached the final twice - in 1977 and 1984 - but they lost, first to Aston Villa, then Liverpool.
'Women's sport could be a real opportunity for the BBC,' said the new director general. Much better to use this as a platform to try to put this 'women's sport' nonsense to bed
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