Football: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Paul Pogba's a big part of his plans at Manchester UnitedLONDON • Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down rumours of Paul Pogba leaving for Real Madrid and reiterated that the France midfielder remains "a big, big part" of his plans.Pogba, who last week described...

Football: Guardiola expects De Bruyne to miss derby after limping offLONDON (DPA) - Pep Guardiola expects Kevin De Bruyne to miss this week's Manchester derby after the midfielder limped off with an injury on Saturday (April 20).De Bruyne appeared to stumble as he shot in the first half of Manchester City's 1-0 win over...

Football: Take our eyes off Liverpool's terror trio and 'it'll be too late', warns Bayern Munich coach Niko KovacMUNICH (AFP) - Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac and veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer expect to make home advantage count in their Champions League last-16 return leg on Wednesday (March 13) to bring down Liverpool...

Football: Spurs held to draw by Arsenal as City go back on topLONDON (REUTERS) - As Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a battling 1-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday (March 2), the real drama came at Wembley where Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with Arsenal included two dubious penalties, one of...

Football: Brighton edge into FA Cup quarter-finalsLONDON (AFP) - Brighton moved into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the second successive season as goals from Anthony Knockaert and Jurgen Locadia clinched a 2-1 win over Derby on Saturday (Feb 16).Chris Hughton's side have been sucked into relegation danger in the Premier...

No slip-up as City retain titlePerhaps it was a fitting finish for two of the most consistent teams in the history of English football.Liverpool won, but so did Manchester City and Pep Guardiola's team became the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United in 2009.The final margin of the toughest...