Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has revealed he considered leaving Old Trafford during a difficult start to his career at the Premier League club.

Mexican fighter Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has pulled out of a planned December 6 fight against Joshua Clottey to recover from a nagging ankle injury, Golden Boy Promotions said Monday.

The Asian Football Confederation has agreed to let Western Sydney Wanderers play the first leg of their Asian Champions League final at their intimidating home ground, the club said Tuesday.

The Australian Open's prize money will swell 10 percent to Aus$36.3 million (US$31.7 million) next year, organizers said Tuesday as they launched the 2015 tournament with plans to attract more fans in Asia.

A whiff of scandal wafted over Italy's Serie A for the first time this season after a dramatic top-of-the-table clash that saw champions Juventus defeat challengers Roma 3-2 in a bad-tempered clash in Turin.

In a match described as "incredible" by Juventus 'keeper Gianluigi Buffon, two players and Roma coach Rudi Garcia were red carded while three dubious penalty decisions were given as Juventus went three points clear of the Giallorossi.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes his new-look team can make their presence felt at the top end of the Premier League once they hit top form after a 2-1 win over Everton.

Goals from Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao -- his first for the club -- were just enough to give United a third successive home win that owed much to goalkeeper David de Gea, whose outstanding display included a penalty save from Everton’s England international Leighton Baines.

Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham's 1-0 win over his former club Southampton proves he is right to have no regrets about swapping St. Mary's for White Hart Lane.

Pochettino quit Southampton to take charge of Spurs in the close-season and his first reunion with his old employers was an emotional occasion for the Argentine, who claims walking out on the south coast side was one of the hardest decisions of his career.

Yaya Toure accused his detractors of forgetting he was a midfielder after scoring for Manchester City in the Premier League champions' 2-0 victory at Aston Villa.

An inspirational figure in City's run to the title last season, the 31-year-old Ivory Coast international has not hit the same heights so far this season.

LeBron James was a winner in his first NBA appearance for Cleveland since leaving for Miami in 2010 as the Cavaliers defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 107-80 in an international exhibition game Sunday.

James started but played only 20 minutes and did not take the court in the second half, finishing with 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting with four rebounds and four assists.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his fifth China Open title in what he called the most dominant final of his career, routing third-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday in a little over an hour.

Djokovic was one point away from handing Berdych a ''double bagel'' - a 6-0, 6-0 defeat - but the Czech player fought off match point, then broke Djokovic to win his first game. He raised both arms in celebration and smiled with relief as the crowd roared.