United face Chelsea in grudge match

LONDON: A crowd of 90,000 will watch Manchester United take on Chelsea in the biggest grudge match of the season on Saturday, when England's new champions face the deposed rulers in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.

Nakamura rises from the rubble to become pride of Scotland

TOKYO: The Shunsuke Nakamura who ripped off his Celtic shirt and jumped into the crowd at Kilmarnock last month had come a long way from the awkward youth of a decade ago.

Free-swinging Lefty ready to hunt down Tiger

LOS ANGELES: Phil Mickelson's superb victory at the Players Championship has raised the prospect of a mouth-watering rivalry between the American left-hander and world No 1 Tiger Woods at next month's US Open.

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Romario to try again for 1,000th goal

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Big Sam has big task at struggling Newcastle

LONDON: Sam Allardyce became Newcastle United's fourth manager in three years yesterday when the club confirmed him as Glenn Roeder's replacement.

Good old days beckon for United in FA Cup

LONDON: Manchester United can turn the clock back to the halcyon days of Eric Cantona on Saturday, when the champions bid to complete a Premier League and FA Cup double at the expense of Chelsea.

Inter face up to mammoth task in final second leg

MILAN: Inter Milan will be without suspended duo center-back Marco Materazzi and midfielder Olivier Dacourt when they attempt to reverse a 6-2 scoreline in Thursday's Italian Cup final second leg with AS Roma.

For Sevilla, familiarity breeds content

MADRID: Familiarity is breeding respect and not contempt as Sevilla prepare to go head-to-head with fellow Primera Liga side Espanyol in the all-Spanish UEFA Cup final in Glasgow tonight.

Landis doping arbitration hearing opens

LOS ANGELES: Floyd Landis' battle to retain his 2006 Tour de France title entered a new stage on Monday with the opening of his hearing before a panel of the American Arbitration Association.

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Xavier lands with LA Galaxy after leaving Middlesbrough

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