Tottenham 2 - 0 Aston Villa

Adebayor's above kick gave Tottenham an early lead as they under enemy control

Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice in the first half as Tottenham Hotspur brushed aside Aston Villa to climb to third in the Premier League on manager Harry Redknapp's return after heart surgery.

Klinsmann looking at long-term changes for US

Klinsmann looking at long-term changes for US
Jurgen Klinsmann has been backed by his boss at the U.S. Soccer Federation as he focuses on long-term changes rather than short-term results.And that's OK with his boss at the U.S. Soccer Federation.
After the former German star and coach replaced Bob Bradley in late July, the Americans drew 1-1 with Mexico and lost to Costa Rica and Belgium 1-0 before last weekend's 1-0 win over Honduras. When Bradley took over from Bruce Arena after the 2006 World Cup when talks between Gulati and Klinsmann lose to reach an agreement Bradley won 10 of his first 11 matches.
The Americans have gone Twenty Three (23)  games without scoring more than two goals, since beating Australia 3-1 in their last warmup before the 2010 World Cup.


Klinsmann is trying new formations, new assistants and a new fitness staff. He's also working with Gulati, USSF chief executive officer Dan Flynn and youth technical director Claudio Reyna on planning for next year's Olympics, where players are mostly limited to 23 and under.

"That fight, midfield, will really heat up," Klinsmann said. "So we get some interesting situations, and for me as a coach, very good options."

Players headed back to their clubs, but the national team will reform for two games in Europe from Nov. 11-15. One is likely to be at France, which qualified for the European Championship on Tuesday and no longer needs the dates next month for a playoff. The other could be in Eastern Europe.

"Everyone still wants to see wins," Gulati said.

But for now, scores aren't the priority.

"The first few results haven't been great," captain Carlos Bocanegra said. "It's just frustrating, but we're moving in the right direction."

NBA season in jeopardy after talks fail

NBA season in jeopardy after talks fail

The NBA has shelved its exhibition schedule after a meeting with the Players Association ended in a stalemate on Tuesday.

If no agreement is reached by next Monday, the first 2 weeks of the regular season too will be wiped out.

No further meetings are scheduled making it more likely the league will lose games for the first time since 1998 - 1999.

Union president Derek Fisher of the Lakers said he will tell players that "the way it looks right now, we may not start on time."

The owners have offered players a 50 – 50 split of all basketball related income but the players are demanding fifty seven per cent.

NBA talks fail to make progress; season in jeopardy

NEW YORK -- The start of the NBA season was thrown into doubt Tuesday after players and owners remained divided over the salary cap structure at a key labor meeting.

Tentative plans to talk again Wednesday were scrapped, and no further sessions were scheduled.

Jose Mourinho of Real Madrid suspended for two games

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for two matches for jabbing his finger into the eye of Barcelona's assistant coach.

The Spanish football federation has suspended Mourinho for an incident that occurred towards the end of the Supercopa match between the sides.

Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova was banned for one match for slapping Mourinho during a brawl.

Three players were sent off in the tie, won 3-2 by Barcelona, on 17 August.

Madrid duo Marcelo and Mezut Ozil and Barca's David Villa were dismissed as the Catalan side won 3-2 to take the trophy 5-4 on aggregate.

As players scrapped on the field, television pictures showed former Chelsea manager Mourinho walking over to Vilanova, manager Pep Guardiola's assistant, and poking him in the eye.

Mourinho later issued a letter apologising for his behaviour, but only to Madrid supporters.

Barcelona said immediately after the game that they would not report Mourinho, but the Spanish federation intervened.

Radcliffe and Gebrselassie target 2012 Olympic place at Berlin

Radcliffe sets sights on 2012

Paula Radcliffe is hoping a fast time at Sunday's Berlin marathon will secure her place at the 2012 London Olympics.

The British world record holder, 37, is running her first marathon since the birth of her second child in 2009.

Stoke 1 - 1 Man Utd

Crouch has now scored for six different Premier League clubs

Manchester United relinquished their 100%

Sri Lanka v Australia, 3rd Test, Colombo

It was quite evident on the 4^th day of play that the result would be a draw, until or unless Sri Lankan bowlers come up with something magical on the final day. But that didn’t happen. Australia marched on with their captain guiding them with a true “captain innings” along with their most dependable batsman Michael Hussey to secure a draw in the third and final test of the Warne-Muralitharan series.  Michael Clarke started his campaign as a captain in style as he broke his own personal drought with his first Test century in 18 months; lead his team to a 1-0 win,

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England would not have won World Cup under Ferguson - Neville

Euro 2012 qualifier: Bulgaria v England

• Venue: Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
 
• Date: 2 September, 2011
 
• Kick-off: 19:15 BST
 
• Coverage: Live on Sky Sports 1, commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, and full live-text commentary on BBC Sport website

England have not reached a major final since the 1966 World Cup

Gary Neville has claimed England would not have won the 2010 World Cup even if his former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had been in charge.

Arsenal in talks with German defender Per Mertesacker

Mertesacker is 6ft 6in and has 75 caps for Germany

Arsenal are in advanced talks with Werder Bremen's German international defender Per Mertesacker.