Football

Ronaldo, 28, has two years remaining on his contract at Real Madrid.

The win lifted Liverpool's spirits but not their position in the standings, where they remain seventh.

United have been linked with Borussia Dortmund's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski and Porto's Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez.

Egemen Korkmaz's second-half header earned Fenerbahce a 1-0 win in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Benfica.

Rodgers launched a robust defense of the striker and said the punishment was given against the man rather than the incident.

Pieter Rumaropen, a striker for Papua province club Persiwa Wamena, punched referee Muhaimin in the face after he awarded a penalty

The match was coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's last test before naming his squad on May 14 for the Confederations Cup.

Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard is likely to need shoulder surgery at the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

The former India goalkeeper spoke on the overall scenario in terms of goalkeeping in the country

Chelsea face a tricky trip to Basel without the cup-tied Demba Ba, meaning fellow striker Torres will take up the fight as the Londoners chase Europe's second prize.

Armstrong is accused of defrauding the Postal Service by taking millions of dollars in sponsorship money while flouting professional cycling rules by doping.

Man City's late 1-3 surrender at Tottenham means United just need to beat Aston Villa to snatch the title from their neighbours.

Sandip Nandy credited technical director Subhas Bhowmick for rediscovering his football career after the goalkeeper got the boot from East Bengal last season.

Espanyol have risen from last place to 10th under replacement coach Javier Aguirre.

Terry refused to shake hands with the man who stripped him of the England captaincy.

The FA Cup Final rehearsal between Wigan and City ended in a win for champions City with Carlos Tevez scoring the only goal seven minutes from time.