27/10/2011 | Argentina

Tevez fine halved after PFA intervention

Carlos Tevez has had his fine halved by Manchester City after the Premier League club reluctantly accepted a ruling by the players' union that the Argentine did not refuse to play in last month's Champions League match at Bayern Munich.

10/08/2011 | World

UK streets calmer after nights of riots and chaos

Days of rioting and looting across Britain looked to be cooling after Prime Minister David Cameron's promised a fightback and flooded city streets with police to try to restore order. Earlier, the police informed four people resulted dead and over a thousand were taken into custody.

24/04/2013 | World

Five people reported shot dead in Illinois town

Five people are dead and one injured as a result of a shooting in the tiny southern Illinois town of Manchester, the mayor confirmed in a television interview today.

08/03/2013 | Sports

Tévez arrested for driving while disqualified

Striker Carlos Tevez has been arrested for allegedly driving while disqualified and if he is charged and found guilty he could be sentenced to up to six months in prison, according to British media reports.

09/02/2013 | Sports

Manchester City lose at Southampton after defensive howlers

Manchester City's Premier League title defence fell apart at the seams in a 3-1 defeat to Southampton today when goalkeeper Joe Hart committed a howler and Gareth Barry scored a bizarre own goal.

04/03/2013 | Sports

Tevez earns Man City victory at Aston Villa

Manchester City trimmed Manchester United's Premier League lead to 12 points after Carlos Tevez pounced to earn the champions a 1-0 victory at struggling Aston Villa today.

05/03/2013 | Sports

Ronaldo returns to knock out United

Former Manchester United hero Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner against his old club to give Real Madrid a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals today.

23/11/2012 | Sports

Statue of Ferguson unveiled at Old Trafford

Alex Ferguson's glittering reign as Manchester United manager was celebrated when his wife Cathy unveiled a bronze statue of the Scot outside Old Trafford today.

28/01/2013 | Sports

Man United world's first team to top $3 bln in value

30/01/2013 | Sports

Rooney puts United seven clear, Chelsea held

Wayne Rooney struck both goals for Manchester United as they recovered from conceding an early goal to earn an unconvincing 2-1 victory over Southampton and open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League today.

18/09/2012 | Sports

Ronaldo late show snatches win for Real against City

Real Madrid pulled off a stunning Champions League comeback when they twice fought back from a goal down as Cristiano Ronaldo netted a 90th-minute winner in a 3-2 Group D win at home to Manchester City.

05/11/2012 | Sports

Man United to honour manager Ferguson with statue

Manchester United will commemorate manager Alex Ferguson's 26th year in charge of the team by unveiling a statue of the Scot this month, the Premier League leaders said in a statement.

06/11/2012 | Sports

Manchester City on verge of exit after draw with Ajax

Manchester City's faint hopes of reaching the Champions league knockout stage were hanging by a thread after they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Ajax Amsterdam in Group D.

19/08/2012 | Sports

Agüero carried off on a stretcher after injury

Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero was carried off on a stretcher clutching his knee after 13 minutes of their Premier League opener against Southampton today.

20/08/2012 | Sports

'Kun' Agüero calms fears over knee injury

Sergio Aguero, whose last-gasp goal against Queens Park Rangers sealed the title for City in dramatic fashion back in May, was carried off on a stretcher after 13 minutes.

17/09/2012 | Sports

Agüero may feature against Real Madrid, says Mancini

Manchester City forward Sergio Agüero has recovered sufficiently from a knee injury to have a chance of featuring in Tuesday's Champions League Group D opener at Real Madrid, manager Roberto Mancini said.

13/05/2012 | Sports

Agüero gives Manchester City Premier League title

Manchester City were crowned English champions for the first time since 1968 when they won the Premier League title in thrilling fashion. City scored twice in stoppage time to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 in their final game, finishing ahead of Manchester United, who won 1-0 at Sunderland, on goal difference.

10/08/2012 | Sports

Man United shares flat in debut after IPO disappoints

Shares in Manchester United Ltd made a flat stock market debut, a disappointment for the world's most famous football club but one it insisted would have no effect on its ability to acquire top-flight players.

15/08/2012 | Sports

Arsenal agree to sell Van Persie to Man United

Arsenal have agreed terms to sell their captain Robin van Persie to Manchester United, the two Premier League rivals said on their websites.

13/04/2012 | Sports

Aguero denies negotiating with Real Madrid, vows to stay with Manchester

After media reports linked him to Spanish club Real Madrid, Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero denied rumours and reaffirmed he is staying at British Manchester today.

30/04/2012 | Sports

Man City eye title after Kompany sinks United

Vincent Kompany's towering header earned Manchester City a momentous 1-0 victory over uninspired title rivals Manchester United to put Roberto Mancini's side within two victories of Premier League glory.

03/05/2012 | Sports

Rooney's overhead kick named best Premier League goal

Wayne Rooney's overhead kick for Manchester United against Manchester City in February last season has been voted by fans as the best goal of the 20 years of the Premier League, it was announced.

08/04/2012 | Sports

City defeat leaves United eight points clear

Manchester United moved eight points clear in the Premier League title race by beating Queens Park Rangers 2-0 while Manchester City, who had Mario Balotelli sent off, crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal.

11/04/2012 | Sports

United suffer shock loss as victorious City cut gap

Carlos Tevez scored on his first start for City since September in a 4-0 win as the title race took a surprise twist with five matches remaining.

12/04/2012 | Sports

Balotelli and Mancini make peace, says agent

Manchester City's troubled striker Mario Balotelli has settled his differences with manager Roberto Mancini and could stay at the Premier League club for two more years, his agent said.

21/03/2012 | Sports

Returning Tevez inspires Man City fightback

Carlos Tevez marked his Manchester City return by setting up Samir Nasri's late winner in a vital 2-1 home victory over Chelsea that kept the pressure on leaders Manchester United in the title race.

22/03/2012 | Sports

Rooney apologises for breaking young fan's wrist

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has apologised to young fan Jamie Thomas after he broke the nine-year-old's wrist with a wayward shot during the warm-up for Sunday's Premier League game at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

04/04/2012 | Sports

Agüero battling to face Arsenal after 'stupid' injury

Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero is battling to be fit for this weekend's Premier League clash at Arsenal after suffering a "stupid" foot injury last week, the club website said.

28/02/2012 | Sports

Tevez makes low-key return to City colours

Carlos Tevez made a low-key return to action for Manchester City when he completed 45 minutes of a reserve match against Preston North End at the Premier League club's Carrington training ground.

08/03/2012 | Sports

Manchester rivals outplayed, beaten in Europa League

Manchester United and arch-rivals City were outplayed and comprehensively beaten by teams with far more limited resources in the Europa League.

15/03/2012 | Sports

Man United booted out of Europa League by Athletic

Manchester United's humiliating European season ended when they were knocked out of the Europa League by an energetic and skilful Athletic Bilbao side who marched into the quarter-finals with a 5-3 aggregate victory.

27/12/2011 | Sports

Ferguson urges 'amazing' Giggs to extend contract

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has urged winger Ryan Giggs to extend his contract with the Premier League champions for another season.

27/01/2012 | Sports

Tevez could yet stay at City, says advisor

Carlos Tevez could stay at Manchester City until the end of the season even though he has not kicked a ball for them since September and is unlikely ever to do so again.

14/02/2012 | Sports

United fan sells land to block City expansion

A Manchester United fan aims to block rival Manchester City's "goals of football domination" by selling off thousands of parcels of a site earmarked by the world's richest club for a US$158 million training complex.

10/12/2011 | Sports

Man City reject loan offer for Tevez

Manchester City have rejected AC Milan's loan offer for troubled Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, the Serie A club said today.

21/12/2011 | Sports

Uruguay defends banned soccer player Suarez

The Uruguayan government and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's Uruguay team mates and coaching staff have leapt to the player's defence over his eight-match suspension in England for an alleged racist remark against Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

21/12/2011 | Sports

Manchester rivals win as City stay top for Christmas

Premier League leaders Manchester City and champions Manchester United switched attention back to the action and away from controversies surrounding racism with easy wins.

25/10/2011 | Sports

Tevez fined four weeks' wages by Man City

Striker Carlos Tevez has been fined four weeks' wages by Manchester City after being found guilty of misconduct during last month's Champions League tie at Bayern Munich.

16/11/2011 | Sports

FA charges Liverpool's Suárez over alleged racist insult

The English FA charged Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez with racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during the 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield last month.

18/11/2011 | Sports

No way back for Tevez at Manchester, says Mancini

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini appeared to close the door on a return for outcast Carlos Tevez, saying there was no way back for the striker who is in Argentina without the club's permission.

14/09/2011 | Sports

Champions League rivals face tall order to stop Manchester clubs

Manchester United and Man City, riding high with 100 percent records in the Premier League, will turn their sights on the rest of Europe as they get ready to step up their goal rush in the Champions League.

13/10/2011 | Sports

Hernández agrees new five-year deal at United, agent says

Mexico striker Javier Hernández has signed a new five-year contract with Manchester United, according to his agent.

17/10/2011 | Sports

Mancini wants several more years at Man City

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini would like to stay at the club he has taken to the top of the Premier League for another three or four years, he said.

08/04/2011 | Sports

Tévez on PFA Player of the Year shortlist

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez was named on the shortlist for English soccer's players' player of the year award.

26/04/2011 | Sports

Manchester United outclass Schalke in 2-0 stroll

Manchester United outclassed Schalke 04 in a one-sided Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday, with goals from Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney securing a 2-0 win for the English side.

28/05/2011 | Sports

Barcelona swamp United to win Champions League

Barcelona, inspired by the peerless Lionel Messi, delivered a football masterclass to overwhelm Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League final and lift the European Cup for the fourth time.

13/12/2010 | Sports

Milan rule themselves out of Tévez bidding

Serie A leaders AC Milan cannot afford Manchester City's unsettled striker Carlos Tévez, chief executive Adriano Galliani said.

15/12/2010 | Sports

Tévez wants to leave as City failed to reach Champions League, says adviser

Manchester City's failure to qualify for the Champions League last season after coming fifth is a major reason for Carlos Tévez handing in a transfer request, according to his adviser Kia Joorabchian.

21/02/2011 | Sports

Evra signs contract extension at Manchester United

Patrice Evra has signed a contract extension with Manchester United running until the end of the 2013-2014 season, the Premier League club said.