Arsenal have beaten Hull City 3-0 in their Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester City have reportedly announced the sacking of manager Mark Hughes, with former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini due to be announced as the new City boss in a press conference later this eve

Club Estudiantes de La Plata 1-2 FC BarcelonaLionel Messi's extra-time goal won Barça the FIFA Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi - the Azulgrana's sixth trophy success of 2009.

Manchester City FC chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak hailed Roberto Mancini's "proven track record of winning trophies" after announcing his appointment as manager Mark Hughes's successor.

Real Madrid CF produced a blistering first-half performance to defeat struggling Real Zaragoza 6-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu and end 2009 two points adrift of Liga pacesetters FC Barcelona.

Manchester United FC's title hopes took a potentially significant blow with a 3-0 defeat at Fulham FC, while Aston Villa FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC again strengthened their top-four claims.

FC Girondins de Bordeaux have an eight-point cushion at the Ligue 1 summit after beating FC Lorient 4-1 on a day nearest challengers Olympique de Marseille were held to a draw by AS Saint-Etienne.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen beat VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 to return to the top of the Bundesliga after FC Schalke 04 enjoyed a brief spell at the summit courtesy of a 1-0 victory on Friday night.

Everton have wrapped up a two-and-a-half-month loan deal for Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan, with the United States' most-capped player joining David Moyes' side on 2 January.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware is suiting up for the game against unbeaten New Orleans.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived defensive back Kennard Cox and defensive end James Wyche.

Jason Lamy Chappuis of France won his second straight Nordic combined World Cup event on Saturday, and Johnny Spillane finished fourth to lead three Americans into the top 10.

Norway has won the men's and women's cross-country World Cup sprints, while American Andrew Newell finished sixth in the men's race.

Seven years after he won the gold medal in the Olympic halfpipe, Ross Powers has taken a key step toward qualifying for the Vancouver Games in snowboardcross.

Austrian teenager Gregor Schlierenzauer has won a World Cup ski jumping event to lead the overall standings.