The Joy of Six: The Old Firm

Six classic Glasgow derbies, including a title decider, two cup finals, 31 goals, a riot – and four players being charged by the police.

England: Premier League Weekend Previews & Predictions

Bolton take in their first game since Fabrice Muamba's collapse, Manchester City get the chance to return to top spot and there is a London derby at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool will want to respond positively to their midweek woes, Arsenal aim to cement their standing in third, Queens Park Rangers will endeavour to edge away from trouble and the Sky Sports cameras travel to The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon.

Preview

Premier League Spotlight


Chelsea vs. Tottenham: Preview
Amy Lawrence: Time for Tottenham to discover a cure for their Stamford Bridge-itis

Stoke City vs. Manchester City: Preview


Paul Merson's Predictions


Lawro's Predictions

Spain: Eduardo Alvarez's La Liga Quiniela

And you thought it was over, didn't you? Some nervousness from the usually authoritative Madridistas as they can't kill off a couple of matches, the almost complete recovery of that long list of injured Barcelonistas, and suddenly we have a real title fight. Cancelling out a six-point advantage in ten matches sounds quite feasible, especially with one mega-derby left in the Camp Nou (wouldn't like to ref that match, believe me) and a tougher calendar on Real Madrid's side. Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for an exciting end of the season, dear. Shall we? Remember, it's '1' for a home win, 'X' for a draw and '2' for an away win.

Quiniela

Italy: Serie A Weekend Preview

Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic has warned Serie A leaders AC Milan his team will not settle just for the Coppa Italia trophy this season. The Turin giants ousted Milan from the Coppa with a 2-2 draw in Turin on Tuesday to win 4-3 on aggregate and set up a meeting with Napoli in the final on May 20. The result kept Juve unbeaten this season. Antonio Conte's side host Inter Milan on Sunday. Genoa host Fiorentina on Sunday looking for their first win since February 5. The Grifoni have taken three points since then - all from draws - and are 14th, just one point clear of Fiorentina. Victory on Sunday in Verona would see Siena leapfrog Chievo in the standings. The Tuscan outfit are three points behind 11th-place Chievo.

Preview

England: Will Manchester United or Manchester City win the Premier League?

Wrong Manchester, I think...

Who will win the title race? Telegraph Sport writers give their verdict.

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis avoids driving ban after mounting successful 'relegation' defence

Tony Pulis has escaped a driving ban after his lawyer argued it would have caused the Stoke City manager, the club and the people of Stoke-on-Trent exceptional hardship.

Real Madrid reveal plans to build holiday resort in UAE

Real Madrid Resort Island will be supported by the government of the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. A presentation at the Bernabéu, Real's stadium, showed plans for sports facilities, a marina, luxury hotels, villas, an amusement park, a club museum and a futuristic 10,000-seat stadium with one side open to the sea.

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Friday MLS Forecast

The Forecast contemplates the real start to Houston's season, explains Aron Winter's teamsheet headaches and offers its Week 3 predictions.

USA U23s 6-0 Cuba U23s: Joe Corona hits hat trick, Brek Shea instrumental in opening win

A U.S. side inspired by Joe Corona and Brek Shea cruised past Cuba in its first Olympic qualifying match. The Caribbean side played most of the game with 10 men.

The United States looks more than capable of finding the net in coach Caleb Porter's aggressive offense.

Player Grades

Sid Lowe: Madrid lose their heads and more points as La Liga title race tightens

We saw a bit of everything in Real v Villarreal. What we did not see was anything that explained a fallout quite so nuclear.

Tottenham to play Galaxy, Red Bulls on tour to US

The English Premier League club says it will play the Galaxy and former Spurs striker Robbie Keane at the Home Depot Center on July 24. It faces the Red Bulls in the inaugural New York Invitational Cup a week later.

U.S. Under-23s ready to determine their Olympic qualifying fate

Months of buildup, hype and speculation surrounding perhaps the strongest and most professionally advanced group of U.S. youth talent come to a head Thursday night. The CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament gets under way at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn., when the progress made in monthly camps since November will be put to the test. After conducting an arduous process to narrow a deep pool of contenders, United States U-23 national team coach Caleb Porter called on 20 players charged with punching one of the region's two tickets to London. 

Tournament Preview

Sid Lowe: Lionel Messi's achievements beyond exaggeration as another record goes

Barcelona's all-time top goalscorer at the age of 24, the Argentinian has exceeded even the wildest expectations.

Marina Hyde: Why all this self-congratulation over duty of care to Fabrice Muamba?

Instead of patting itself on the back, the game might consider what on earth was the alternative when Muamba collapsed.

Fabrice Muamba: Doctors re-live race to save Bolton midfielder

When Fabrice Muamba collapsed in front of thousands of spectators at White Hart Lane, medics ran on to the pitch to begin life-saving treatment. The Bolton midfielder was "in effect dead" for 78 minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest during his club's FA Cup tie with Tottenham. Here, three doctors re-live the critical moments as they fought to restart the 23-year-old's heart.

Rewind to 1978

In January 1975, three months after his ill-fated stint with Leeds United, Brian Clough took charge of Division Two side Nottingham Forest. On March 22, 1978, he claimed the first of several major trophies with the club when defying the odds to beat Liverpool in a League Cup final replay.

England: Wednesday's Premier League Review, Reports & Table

A sublime finish from Samir Nasri five minutes from time saw Manchester City complete a second-half comeback to defeat Chelsea 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers despite having held a two-goal lead at Loftus Road. Tottenham Hotspur stumbled once again in the battle for Champions League qualification despite salvaging a 1-1 draw against Stoke City at White Hart Lane. That result allowed Arsenal to move up to third after they defeated Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park.

Review

Manchester City 2 - 1 Chelsea
Richard Williams at the Etihad Stadium
Richard Jolly at the Etihad Stadium
Henry Winter at the Etihad Stadium
Daniel Taylor at the Etihad Stadium
Five Talking Points


Tottenham 1 - 1 Stoke City
Jeremy Wilson at White Hart Lane
David Hytner at White Hart Lane


Queens Park Rangers 3 - 2 Liverpool
Jason Burt at Loftus Road
Paul Doyle at Loftus Road


Everton 0 - 1 Arsenal
Andy Hunter at Goodison Park
Chris Bascombe at Goodison Park

1	Manchester United	29	46	70
2	Manchester City	29	50	69
3	Arsenal	29	19	55
4	Tottenham Hotspur	29	18	54
5	Chelsea	29	15	49
6	Newcastle United	29	0	47
7	Liverpool	29	6	42
8	Swansea City	29	0	39
9	Sunderland	29	3	37
10	Everton	29	-4	37
11	Stoke City	29	-12	37
12	Fulham	29	-3	36
13	West Bromwich Albion	29	-3	36
14	Norwich City	29	-7	36
15	Aston Villa	28	-4	33
16	Blackburn Rovers	29	-18	28
17	Queens Park Rangers	29	-18	25
18	Bolton Wanderers	28	-26	23
19	Wigan Athletic	29	-29	22
20	Wolves	29	-33	22

Fabrice Muamba asked his father 'did we lose the game?' after regaining consciousness following heart attack

Muamba also asked about his three-year-old son Joshua in his first words after coming round from a coma, it has been claimed. The player is still in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital but has amazed his manager, Owen Coyle, with the speed of his recovery.

Patrick Vieira Interview

Patrick Vieira will walk into the Manchester City dressing-room on Wednesday night, wish Roberto Mancini’s players good luck in their clash with Chelsea and then turn right for the chairman’s lounge while his former team-mates turn left for the pitch.

Manchester City's Patrick Vieira insists bringing back Paul Scholes showed Manchester United's weakness.

England: The fight for the top four

With 10 games to go, Chelsea and Arsenal trail Spurs, who are having a wobble. Three into two won't go so Jack Pitt-Brooke picks up his calculator to predict who will finish where.