Team doctors have confirmed that defender Steve von Bergen will not play for Switzerland at UEFA EURO 2008™ after breaking a bone in his right hand.

Portugal's Petit said he expects to retire from international football after UEFA EURO 2008™ as injuries take their toll on the 31-year-old SL Benfica midfielder.

Marco van Basten is demanding that every Netherlands player be fit for their opening UEFA EURO 2008™ game, but is making an exception for Robin van Persie.

Daniel Vettori has challenged his young New Zealand team to adapt to the pace and bounce of Old Trafford but not get carried away with it.

Northamptonshire's hopes of tightening their grip on the LV Division Two clash with Glamorgan were held up by rain and bad light on a second day which saw only 26 overs of play.

England are aiming to continue their fine run of form at Old Trafford when they take on New Zealand in the second npower Test.

The ECB helped raise more than £11,000 for children's charity Magic Bus by co-hosting a 'Night of Champions' with the Premier League. Former speedsters Devon Malcolm and Colin Croft were in attendance to support the evening.

Geraldine Taylor (54) reports on her recent trip to Kalymnos:"I have just got back from Kalymnos after having a fantastic time climbing. I led my first 8a which was Eirini, a superb climb with a...

Bulgarian ozeki (born in Veliko Tarnovo ) Kotooshu defeated Hakuho in convincing fashion Thursday, disposing of his second grand champion in a row to maintain his perfect record at 12-0 as the sole leader with just three days remaining at

Adam Ondra, the 15-year-old Czech who has already completed nine F9a or harder routes, added perhaps the first and most famous to his resume this week: Action Directe in Germany's Frankenjura. On May...

Having cradled John Terry as the tears streamed down the Chelsea captain's face, Avram Grant refused to apportion any blame for the defender's missed penalty that cost his club the Champions League, writes Jeremy Wilson.

Ryan Giggs said he was hungry for more as he marked a club record 759 appearances for Manchester United by helping the side reclaim the European Cup.

As in Barcelona, Manchester United were forced to beat a powerful foe to win the European Cup, writes Tim Rich.

Violence flares near Stamford Bridge as fans react to defeat, writes Richard Bright.

Clubs' owners may have changed but match-fixing is still rife in Putin's Russia, writes Andrew Baker.

Sir Alex Ferguson revelled in the delight of winning the Champions League for the second time in dramatic fashion and then looked forward to doing it all again next season.

Chelsea FC manager Avram Grant was proud of his side after they lost a thrilling UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United FC on penalties.

Having "set the standards" in 2007/08, Michael Carrick told uefa.com he hopes Manchester United FC will be in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final in Rome.

He may have finished as the UEFA Champions League's top scorer but Manchester United FC's Cristiano Ronaldo is keen to share the credit for his fine season.

Frank Lampard was left to reflect on the "cruel" nature of football after Chelsea FC had their dreams of UEFA Champions League glory painfully dashed at the last.