Watford (0) 0 Hull City (2) 2Nicky Barmby played a pivotal role in securing a formidable lead for his home-town club over a Watford side reduced to 10 men in the Championship play-off semi-finals.
Bristol City captain Louis Carey has refuted claims by Neil Warnock, the Crystal Palace manager, that the West Country side over-celebrated their 2-1 win the Championship play-off semi-final first leg.
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has been included in Fabio Capello's England squad for the friendlies with the United States and Trinidad & Tobago.
If there is one thing that money has brought to the Premier League, it is the fact that you can no longer win a championship by being a very good side. Now you have to be outstanding, says Alan Hansen.
Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed the prospect of retirement, even if he added the Champions League trophy this month to his 10th Premier League title secured at Wigan
If Walter Smith's side are to achieve their improbable sweep of a quartet of honours this season, what remains will have to be accomplished entirely on the road, beginning with the Uefa Cup final in the City of Manchester Stadium.
Wycombe Wanderers (1) 1 Stockport County (0) 1Wycombe Wanderers were denied a first-leg advantage in their play-off semi-final by a blistering 82nd-minute volley by Stephen Gleeson at Adams Park.
Birmingham City 4 (1) Blackburn Rovers (0) 1Co-owner David Sullivan wants out at Birmingham after fans vent frustration over the side's relegation. Martin Smith reports from St Andrew's.
Celtic (1) 2 Hibernian (0) 0Celtic must now play the waiting game following this victory in their final home game of the season, a result which guarantees that, at worst, they have taken the Scottish title race to the wire and will still have a live interest when the ultimate round of fixtures are played.
Kevin Keegan picked the wrong moment to decry this title race as "boring". Short of Nijinsky, Devon Loch, Shergar and Black Beauty joining in, this race could not have been more dramatic, writes Henry Winter.
Chelsea (0) 1 Bolton Wanderers (0) 1Chelsea captain John Terry is still hoping to lift the European Cup after the disappointment of missing out on the Prem League title following their draw with Bolton.
Everton (1) 3 Newcastle United (0) 1Everton confirmed their Uefa Cup place in assured fashion at Goodison Park, where Newcastle would have been more comprehensively dismissed but for the heroics of their goalkeeper.
Sunderland (0) 0 Arsenal (1) 1The mind games have already begun as the Arsenal manager warned Alex Ferguson to start preparing to withstand an even stronger title challenge from the Emirates next season. Rob Stewart reports from the Stadium of Light.
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0 Liverpool (0) 2Fernando Torres became the highest scoring overseas player in his debut season in the Premier League after his 24th goal of the campaign helped Liverpool record a 2-0 victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
Middlesbrough (2) 8 Manchester City (0) 1Sven Goran Eriksson wore the look of a man facing the gallows after watching his Manchester City side suffer a humiliating defeat at Middlesbrough, a result which is almost certain to hasten his departure from Eastlands.
Wigan Athletic (0) 0 Manchester United (1) 2How gloriously appropriate that Manchester United's match-winners, the men who swept them to a deserved Premier League title, were Cristiano Ronaldo, the Footballer of the Year, and Ryan Giggs, the embodiment of all that is good about this special club, writes Henry Winter.
All eyes on Dider Drogba and his next move., writes Alan Smith. In truth, it will have an awfully big say on Chelsea's progress, on their efforts to go one better next season in the Premier League and keep making a mark on the playing fields of Europe.
The United manager had barely secured his tenth Premier League title in charge when he turned his eye to the next prize on the horizon in the form of the European Cup.
West Ham United (1) 2 Aston Villa (1) 2Conceding half a century of goals in a season is not a recipe for success, and this figure leaves question marks against both Aston Villa and West Ham in their respective seasons of ultimate disappointment and rank frustration
Wigan (0) 0 Manchester United (1) 2Coming off the bench to help United protect Ronaldo’s lead, the midfielder celebrated equalling Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 758 appearances for the club with a fine finish to secure the game and title.
Portsmouth (0) ) Fulham (0) 1By winning three consecutive away games for the first time in seven seasons, Fulham put the seal on an extraordinary Premier League escape act thanks to Danny Murphy’s 76th-minute free-kick.
Tottenham (0) 0 Liverpool (0) 2Fernando Torres became the highest scoring overseas player in his debut season in the Premier League after his 24th goal of the campaign helped Liverpool record a 2-0 victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
Sunderland (0) 0 Arsenal (1) 1Theo Walcott's first-half strike secured all three points for the visitors who finish the season on 83 points, good for third place.
Middlesbrough (2) 8 Manchester City (0) 1Sven Goran Eriksson wore the look of a man facing the gallows after watching his Manchester City side suffer a humiliating defeat at Middlesbrough, a result which is almost certain to hasten his departure from Eastlands.
Everton (1) 3 Newcastle United (0) 1Everton confirmed their Uefa Cup place in assured fashion at Goodison Park, where Newcastle would have been more comprehensively dismissed but for the heroics of their goalkeeper.
Chelsea (0) 1 Bolton (0) 1John Terry lifted his young daughter up with his right arm and motioned to her to wave to the sun-baked crowds as the Chelsea players and their families took their traditional end-of-season bow yesterday. Terry is still hoping to lift the European Cup before the month is out..
Wigan (0) 0 Manchester United (1) 2Coming off the bench to help United protect Ronaldo’s lead, the midfielder celebrated equalling Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 758 appearances for the club with a fine finish to secure the game and title.
Nicky Barmby and Dean Windass grabbed a goal apiece as Hull took a commanding lead in their Championship play-off semi-final with a first leg victory over 10-man Watford
Backpacking across Europe is not without its dangers for the unwary traveller, but the guidebooks seem to have missed one important tip for visiting Holland. Never change direction without looking behind you, otherwise you can more or less guarantee death by bicycle.
Juan Pablo Angel scored his first goal of the Major League Soccer season to deliver a 2-1 victory for the New York Red Bulls over David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
On paper, it should be a foregone conclusion. Under Phil Brown, Hull got within a whisker of automatic promotion, finishing in third place, while Watford fell away so badly in the latter stages of the season.
Feb 27 - President George W. Bush honored the Boston Red Sox for winning the 2007 World Series, in front of an audience of fans and Boston-area politicians.
Feb. 24 - Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko won a 12-round unanimous decision against Russia's Sultan Ibragimov to claim a second championship belt in boxing's heavyweight division on Saturday (February 23).
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Manchester United will be 'bouncing' all the way to Moscow for next week's Champions League final after a 2-0 win at Wigan secured the club's 10th Premier League title.
Scott McDonald has begged his former team Motherwell to return the favour after Celtic's 2-0 win over Hibernian on Sunday confirmed the Fir Park side's place in next season's UEFA Cup.
Diego Forlan repaid back a huge chunk of his 21 million euro transfer fee as he fired Atletico Madrid into the money-spinning Champions League for the first time in over a decade with a 1-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.
Fabio Capello called up Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart and Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone for the forthcoming friendlies with USA and Trinidad and Tobago as the England coach opted to look at several promising youngsters.
Manchester United emerged as champions of England for the 17th time on Sunday because they consistently held their nerve under pressure while their main rivals faltered.
Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson suffered a humiliating end to his first season in English club management when his side were thrashed 8-1 at Middlesbrough on Sunday.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant said Didier Drogba as well as John Terry had picked up injuries on Sunday, 10 days before they play Manchester United in the Champions League final.
Following the 2-0 win over Wigan, Man Utd assistant boss Carlos Queiroz says the clubs "hunger for success" is the driving force behind their 17th league title.
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is thrilled after his team manag to escape relegation with a 1-0 win away at Portsmouth courtesy of a second-half Danny Murphy header.
After seeing his side lose 4-0 at home to Reading, Rams boss Paul Jewell says the Derby players showed "no passion and no pride for the shirt" and he wants to buy new players before next season.
Chelsea boss Avram Grant wishes the season was "two weeks longer" as his side's attempt to overhaul Man Utd are finally thwarted on the final day of the season after a 1-1 draw with Bolton.
Champion jockey Frankie Dettori talks to Radio 2's Chris Evans Show about the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, as well as offer his thoughts about the value of a Guinea.
Maxime Talbot scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final at Mellon Arena.
On a day when Ryan Giggs tied Sir Bobby Charlton's record for appearances with Manchester United, he sealed a 2-0 win at Wigan that gave Man U its Premiership title.
Finland roared back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period Sunday afternoon at the Halifax Metro Centre scoring three goals to upend the United States at the IIHF world hockey championships.
Sunday afternoon's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the host Cleveland Indians has been rained out. It will be made up as part of a Monday double-header.
Facing the stingiest of hosts in the Detroit Red Wings, the Dallas Stars failed to capitalize on the few chances they did have in their 2-1 Game 2 loss at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday.
Eric Staal scored four goals and added an assist on Saturday afternoon in Halifax as Canada trounced Germany 10-1 at the IIHF world hockey championships.
Feb 27 - President George W. Bush honored the Boston Red Sox for winning the 2007 World Series, in front of an audience of fans and Boston-area politicians.
Feb. 24 - Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko won a 12-round unanimous decision against Russia's Sultan Ibragimov to claim a second championship belt in boxing's heavyweight division on Saturday (February 23).
This weekend, George Hood of Aurora, Ill., is trying to break the world record for continuous exercise. If he's successful, he will have pedaled his stationary bicycle for 132 hours straight. He talks with Andrea Seabrook as he nears the finish line.
The Los Angeles Lakers are up 2-1 against the Utah Jazz in the NBA conference semi-finals. And Lakers' star Kobe Bryant has just been named the the league's Most Valuable Player.
Softball player Jessica Mendoza won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. The Olympics in China this year provide a great platform to discuss Human Rights, she says. But could the simple word "Darfur" cause her to lose a medal?
The question of whether sports bloggers contribute to the overall discussion of sports has been the subject of much conversation lately. For insight, NPR's Tony Cox speaks with D-Wil of the blog Sports On My Mind and Roy Johnson of Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels.
The Olympic torch has reached the top of Mount Everest, the climax of a massive publicity campaign leading up the Olympic Games. China hopes the spectacle of the flame atop the world's highest mountain will erase the memory of ugly protests. But some activists say that by taking the flame up Everst, China is trying to show its dominance over Tibetans.
No one knows exactly why Eight Belles suffered a catastrophic injury in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. But the filly's fate reflects the relentless drive for athletes — animal as well as human — to be ever-faster and stronger.
Green Bay Packers jersey No. 4 is retiring, done in by a growth spurt. More than four years ago, a kid named David Witthoft got the jersey with Bret Favre's number. He wore it every day. He has finally given it up after 1,581 days.
Second-place finisher Eight Belles was euthanized on the track at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The filly broke both front ankles after crossing the finish line. Scott Palmer, owner of the New Jersey Equine Clinic in Clarksburg, N.J., talks about the issues surrounding the filly's death.
The University of Kentucky has given Michael Avery, an Encino, Calif., eighth-grader, a scholarship to play basketball for the Wildcats in 2012. Brick Oettinger, a recruitment analyst for PrepStars.com, talks about the rarity of Avery's offer.
A coalition including preservationists and architects are lobbying to get the Miami Marine Stadium, abandoned since Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, restored to its former glory. The structure is a world-renowned example of Modernist architecture.
Tragedy mixed with triumph at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, when filly Eight Belles broke two ankles and had to be euthanized on the track. It is the second time in three years that a horse has gone down at the event, raising questions about breeding thoroughbreds for highly competitive racing.
The first round of the NBA playoffs has ended. The Boston Celtics will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semi-final. In Game One of the Western Conference semi-final Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 109-98.
You've probably never heard of Shawn Johnson, especially if you live outside of Iowa. But the 16-year-old gymnast from West Des Moines is the reigning World All-Around champion and is considered one of the favorites to win gold at the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
This weekend was one of both glory and grief for the horse-racing world. An undefeated thoroughbred, Big Brown, ran away with Saturday's Kentucky Derby, but the second-place finisher, Eight Belles, was euthanized after breaking both forelegs.
Maxime Talbot scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final at Mellon Arena.
On a day when Ryan Giggs tied Sir Bobby Charlton's record for appearances with Manchester United, he sealed a 2-0 win at Wigan that gave Man U its Premiership title.
Finland roared back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period Sunday afternoon at the Halifax Metro Centre scoring three goals to upend the United States at the IIHF world hockey championships.
Sunday afternoon's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the host Cleveland Indians has been rained out. It will be made up as part of a Monday double-header.
Facing the stingiest of hosts in the Detroit Red Wings, the Dallas Stars failed to capitalize on the few chances they did have in their 2-1 Game 2 loss at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday.
Eric Staal scored four goals and added an assist on Saturday afternoon in Halifax as Canada trounced Germany 10-1 at the IIHF world hockey championships.