Arsene Wenger sedang ngambek dengan media Inggris. Pelatih Arsenal mengklaim, pers Inggris telah memperlakukannya tidak adil karena memutarbalikkan kata-katanya yang mengklaim Chelsea bermain licik kala menumbangkan anak-anak asuhnya 2-0, akhir pekan lalu.

Werder Bremen rupanya masih terlalu kuat bagi Hoffenheim. Klub asuhan Thomas Schaaf berhasil melaju ke babak semifinal DFB Pokal usai melibas Hoffenheim 2-0, Rabu (10/2/2010) dini hari WIB.

Bomber muda Real Madrid Karim Benzema terancam batal melakoni laga reuni dengan klub lamanya Olympique Lyon di ajang Liga Champions. Mengapa?

Tidak mau kalah dengan arsitek Inter Milan Jose Mourinho, pelatih Chelsea Carlo Ancelotti pun mengumbar optimisme jelang babak 16 besar Liga Champions. Don Carletto memperingatkan raksasa Italia, Chelsea bisa jadi merupakan lawan terburuk yang akan dihadapi sang juara bertahan Serie A.

Kemenangan 2-0 atas Bolton Wanderers, Rabu (10/2/2010) dini hari, mengantarkan Manchester City kembali menempati posisi lima besar klasemen sementara Premier League.

Meski dikabarkan menolak kontrak anyar yang diajukan manajemen Real Madrid, striker Argentina Gonzalo Higuain mengungkapkan hasratnya untuk mengakhiri karir di Santiago Bernabeu.

Bomber VfL Wolfsburg Edin Dzeko tampaknya tidak akan berlabuh di AC Milan dalam waktu dekat. Raksasa Italia dikabarkan mulai lempar handuk dalam perburuan mendapatkan Dzeko akibat banderol selangit yang disematkan Wolfsburg.

Juventus baru saja menerima kabar gembira seputar kondisi bek veteran Fabio Cannavaro. Sayangnya, kegembiraan itu segera disusul oleh kabar tidak mengenakkan dari kiper andalan Gianluigi Buffon.

Marian Gaborik, slated to play for Slovakia at the Vancouver Olympics, limped off the ice at New York Rangers practice Tuesday after he was cut on the right knee by the skate of a teammate.

South Korean pin-up Kim Yu-Na and American Shaun White are the top earning athletes at the Winter Olympics, each pocketing eight million dollars last year, according to Forbes magazine.

Novak Djokovic began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury.

The 33rd America's Cup features the biggest and fastest boats in the 159-year history of sailing's most prestigious trophy -- but fickle winds at the Spanish port picked by a US court to host the event threaten serious disruption.

Manchester City moved back on to Liverpool's shoulder in the race for a place in next season's Champions League with a 2-0 win over Bolton on Tuesday.

Arsenal's star midfielder and captain, Cesc Fabregas, has struck a verbal agreement with Champions League holders Barcelona to return to the club next season, Cadena Ser radio reported on Tuesday.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has no qualms about starting with Ronan O'Gara in the Grand Slam champions' Six Nations match away to France on Saturday.

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for the world to respect the Olympic Truce and urged all warring countries to cease hostilities for the duration of the Winter Games in Vancouver.

How much did the Great Recession whack pro sports? It depends on who you ask. Many teams have suffered downturns in revenue and valuation, but for the richest franchises, life is still good.

When consulting firm Accenture dropped Tiger Woods--and Tag Heuer, Gatorade, Gillette and doubtless others to come put him on ice--you could chalk it up to his tarnished reputation. But the unceasing focus on Woods is concealing a more substantial trend in the world of corporate sponsorship spending: Marketers are growing wary of, if not downright antagonistic toward, sports endorsements and sponsorships.

Though sports-themed TV and magazine ads seem to be dominated by the same old crowd--LeBron James, Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and (despite recent hiccups) Tiger Woods--the truth is that marketers are always looking for fresh faces. Talent, likability and charisma never go out of style.

Sports are the ultimate form of entertainment, especially in Los Angeles. At Lakers games, it's hard to tell who the bigger fan attraction is--the superstars on the court like Kobe Bryant, or courtside celebrities like Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio. Sometimes the athletes and celebrities come together, like reality TV star Khloe Kardashian and her new husband, Lakers forward Lamar Odom. But starstruck or not, there is one fact that is not up for debate: Lakers fans are the best in the NBA.

Tiger's cat is out of the bag. Without saying exactly what he did, Tiger Woods revealed Wednesday that he "let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all my heart." Tabloids sketched the rest: a cocktail waitress, a party planner, an angry wife, a golf club, a car crash, the cops.

This past weekend, when La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid faced Racing Santander, the Galacticos were without their brightest star, Portuguese national Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sidelined with an ankle injury. The absence of the reigning FIFA player of the year turned out to be no matter: Real won on a beautiful volleyed goal in the 22nd minute by Golanzo Higua�n.