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FC United of Manchester grabbed a controversial stoppage-time winner to keep their hopes of meeting Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup alive with a 3-2 win at Rochdale.

• Premier League title is primary goal, says John W Henry• Infrastructure is being built to support major challengeLiverpool’s new owners have vowed to vastly boost revenues from their global fanbase and welcomed Uefa’s forthcoming financial fair-play rules as the key to transforming the club’s fortunes.John W Henry, the club’s principal owner, said this week’s [...]

• Blues claim decision made for Gold’s safety• Row with vice-chairman Peter Pannu set to continueDavid Gold tonight expressed his disappointment after Birmingham City responded to his latest bitter spat with the club’s vice‑chairman, Peter Pannu, by banning him from West Ham United’s match at St Andrew’s tomorrow. The West Ham co‑owner, who was due to [...]

• British men and women take track team pursuits• Victoria Pendleton, Jessica Varnish win team sprint silverAmid collective excellence one individual result stood out in Great Britain’s dominance of the men’s and women’s team pursuits here on the opening day of the European championships: Jason Queally’s triumphant return to international competition at the age of [...]

Harlequins got their LV= Cup campaign off to a tremendous start with a richly deserved 34-25 win over Leicester at Welford Road.

Great Britain won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal from four events on the opening day of the European Track Championships in Poland.

Manchester derbies may soon take on a new meaning. The traditional powers, City and United, meet on Wednesday but FC United of Manchester are now only a game away from a possible FA Cup encounter with the club they both salute and decry after winning 3-2 at Rochdale in the first round.Mike Norton’s 94th-minute goal [...]

Spaniard could clinch the Formula One drivers’ championship this weekend but he needs a reliable engine to do itA shared Latin culture is what makes Fernando Alonso feel at home in the Ferrari team but, as he attempts to secure his third world championship in Brazil this weekend, the Spaniard has been assiduously maintaining the [...]

• Owners remain calm despite three successive defeats• Carlos Tevez set to return at West BromRoberto Mancini is in no imminent danger of dismissal as Manchester City’s manager but although the Italian continues to receive the full support of the club’s owners, their patience will not be infinite.City’s run of three successive defeats – against [...]

Martin Johnson’s young guns will find out at Twickenham how far they have come and how far they may have to goThe word on the suburban streets of Twickenham is that English rugby fortunes are on the up, the team’s prospects as rosy as at any stage in the past seven years. It is an [...]

• Button warns McLaren must qualify on front row• Lewis Hamilton says pressure has lessened as title hopes fadeJenson Button has summed up the apparent hopelessness of his cause as he looks to defend his world title by saying: “If you look at the table what I have got to do is win while pretty [...]

• Rift with team-mate Sebastian Vettel out in open• Christian Horner tries to defuse row between driversThere was, on the surface, a normality about Red Bull here that would have brought comfort to their less discerning supporters. The morning and afternoon practice sessions had again been dominated by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. In the [...]

• Late Hughes double at Wolverhampton closes gap to two• Final day of the season is tomorrow at DoncasterRichard Hughes kept the battle for the jockeys’ championship alive when riding a thrilling double on his final two rides under the floodlights at Wolverhampton tonight. Paul Hanagan goes into tomorrow’s final day of the season at [...]