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After 44 years playing in Manchester United's shadow, Manchester City waited to this season's waning seconds to leave the gloom, denying its fierce rival the English title and ending its own drought.
Chelsea won the FA Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, beating Liverpool 2-1 Saturday on a second-half goal by Didier Drogba.
Sebastian Coe says London will not be turned into a "city under siege" by the heavy security measures put in place for the Olympics.
Sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar will be eligible to compete for Britain at the London Games after the country's lifetime Olympic ban for doping offenders was found to be unlawful by sports' top court.
Chelsea has been defying expectations all season — from the surprisingly poor domestic campaign to the astonishing humbling of Barcelona.
With tension escalating between their governments, the United States and North Korea were drawn Tuesday into the same first-round group for this summer's Olympic women's soccer tournament.
The head of Syria's Olympic committee brushed off a warning from Britain that he could be banned from attending the London Games, saying Thursday that he would be "honored" to be blacklisted for his ties to the Syria's president.
Running in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, Emmanuel Mutai's marathon training was intensifying when he began to feel increasingly fatigued. Just three weeks ago, he was diagnosed with typhoid.
Kenyan marathon runners showed their superiority going into the Olympics, with Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany coasting to victory in London on Sunday to virtually assure themselves of selection for the games.
The final phase of goal-line technology tests will begin this month before soccer's rule-makers make a definitive decision in July, FIFA said Sunday after another high-profile controversy.
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll headed the winner in the 87th minute to clinch a 2-1 comeback victory over Everton at Wembley on Saturday and secure a place in the FA Cup final.
Fabrice Muamba still faces "a long period of recovery" after his on-field cardiac arrest despite a surprisingly strong improvement since his collapse, his family said Friday.
A senior World Anti-Doping Agency executive said Wednesday that doping sanctions should remain the same for everyone, two days after WADA challenged the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban for athletes who have served doping suspensions.
Britain's attempt to keep drug cheats off its Olympic teams reached world sport's top court on Monday, less than five months before the London Games.
At least three managers are on England's shortlist and its soccer association could appoint Fabio Capello's successor to coach the national team as soon as next month.
Andre Villas-Boas was fired by Chelsea after barely eight months in charge of the Premier League club on Sunday, leaving owner Roman Abramovich searching for his eighth manager in nine years.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter apologized for remarks by one of his top executives about Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
Goal-line technology could be introduced in soccer by the end of the year after two systems were approved Saturday for a final round of testing ahead of a vote in July.
A Jordanian prince will urge soccer's rulemakers Saturday to overturn a ban on Islamic female players wearing hijabs, insisting they are not religious garments.
The British Olympic Association conceded for the first time on Monday that athlete support for its lifetime doping ban has significantly declined ahead of a hearing that will determine the sanction's future.
Authorities hope to protect the integrity of the London Olympics by meeting daily to analyze possible suspicious betting patterns and assess if any athletes are deliberately underperforming for personal profit.
Liverpool's six-year trophy drought ended Sunday with a 3-2 victory over second-tier Cardiff 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout in the League Cup final. Anthony Gerrard, the cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, missed the final kick.
British Prime Minister David Cameron asked England's soccer leaders Wednesday to provide a plan against racism in the sport after a series of high-profile cases involving the Premier League.
A person familiar with the situation says Chelsea captain John Terry will be sidelined for several weeks with a knee injury, ruling him out of England's exhibition against the Netherlands next week.
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