Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his team have shown they are better than United and have plenty of time to make up the six-point deficit to their city rivals.
City suffered a first defeat of the season when they lost a fractious Manchester derby 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium last weekend.
Full StoryFrench sports daily L'Equipe announced their annual awards for the 2012 year in sport this week with Olympic gold medalists' Usain Bolt and Teddy Riner leading the list.
The well respected paper handed Bolt the men's 'Champion of World Champions' award for the third time following his second Olympic treble at the London Games where the Jamaican sprinter won the 100m and 200m before anchoring his country to the 4x100m crown.
Full StoryThe extension being planned for Roland Garros stadium, home to the French Open, will not be completed until 2018, a year later than originally planned, the president of the French Tennis Federation has said.
Former rugby international Jean Gachassin also said that the cost of the work was now being estimated at 340 million euros ($444 million), up from the original figure of 273 million euros.
Full StoryChelsea star Frank Lampard has indicated that this season may be his last for the English giants, in comments likely to fuel speculation about a possible move to China.
The England international midfielder, who has been at Chelsea since 2001, has been linked since March with a move to the Chinese Super League and last month Guizhou Renhe confirmed they were in talks with him.
Full StoryAC Milan beat second-division Reggina 3-0 Thursday night to set up a showdown with Serie A leader Juventus in the Italian Cup quarterfinals.
Colombian defender Mario Yepes put Milan ahead in the 51st minute on a snowy night at San Siro, 17-year-old French forward M'Baye Niang doubled the lead in the 79th and Giampaolo Pazzini added a goal in the 81st.
Full StoryBrazilian authorities on Thursday began investigations into allegations that security personnel beat members of a visiting Argentine football club at the halftime of the Copa Sudamericana.
South American football officials described it as the most serious incident in decades in the country that will host the 2014 World Cup — raising fears about Brazil's ability to secure the event and putting a blemish on the country's reputation just months before the Confederations Cup.
Full StoryBode Miller likely won't start his season until February as part of his cautious return from left knee surgery. There's also a chance he might sit out the entire season.
Meanwhile, the American skier might be busy taking care of his wife — after accidentally hitting her in the face with a golf ball.
Full StoryPorltand's rookie guard Damian Lillard had a career-high 29 points as the TrailBlazers handed the San Antonio Spurs a surprise second-straight loss with a 98-90 victory on Thursday.
Like the Spurs, another pre-season title fancy, the Los Angeles Lakers also remained in a rut, losing to the New York Knicks, while Atlanta crept up the standings with a comfortable home win over Charlotte.
Full StoryJuventus are still hoping to lure Didier Drogba to the club with an 18-month deal, according to speculation in the Italian press.
Drogba signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Shanghai Shenhua in July but that has not stopped Italy's sports press from repeatedly talking up the Ivorian striker's departure from China in favor of Serie A.
Full StoryZambia's Godfrey Chitalu, not Argentina's Lionel Messi nor Brazil's Zico, scored most goals in a calendar year, local football bosses claimed here Thursday.
Barca's Messi was credited with the new record after going better than German legend Gerd Mueller's best of 85 goals in 1972 with a first-half brace that sealed his side's 2-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday.
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