paul scholes opens on a fairytale lead return as manchester united beat bolton three nil joint top of the english premier league top needs all with wolves. while planks. hitting rules out of russia for the film i now have consultancy role responding club. you'll mogs former champion maria sharapova prepared to do top of your story that the title and the world's top ranking in melbourne. india get underway next week. first a football where paul scholes has made a dream league return from retirement scoring the open as manchester united won three nil a time to studying bolton to go level on points with manchester city at the top of the english premier league wayne rooney had a first tall penalty safe but thirty seven year old scholes popped up to score on the stroke of half time and great efforts from danny welbeck michael carrick secured united's victory level on points with leaders manchester city however third place tottenham missed the chance to join them in college to a one want to draw with wolves else well next to the equaliser that is everton three one wanted to aston villa ten

fight back to win three to attend our rivals manchester city to knock out the holders in a pulsating f.a. cup third round of the against the run of play rooney headed united in front after ten minutes and it got immediately worse the city as captain vincent kompany was controversially sent off for a two for to tackle on monday which the club later announced they would appeal however united took full advantage of danny welbeck volley and then further in front of the half an hour and rooney headed in the rebound from his own penalty to make it three no by half time but it looked to exact some revenge the statistics wanted to create a traffic tobar but the home side fought back straight after the break through and found a lot of free kick. back another following error from returning substitute scholes after sixty five minutes however despite a frantic finale is penalty good for both sides we wanted to go through to the first round. chelsea scored three times in the last five minutes is that these one for now it's time to portsmouth the second half goals from sebastian lawson and james m

on points with leaders manchester city but missed the chance to join them after drawing one one with wolves manager harry redknapp said spurs are still title contenders. for years to win the league but if we had a run in the second of what we had in the first of a decision it could happen but it's very difficult to achieve the impossible. where former argentina superstar diego maradona has successfully undergone an operation to have his kidney stones removed in a private hospital in dubai the fifty one year old alan russell coach is expected to be released on monday the midfield legend steered his side to a two one win on saturday are currently mid table and travel to third bottom show in a week's time tennis now and rafael nadal has lashed out at roger federer a day before the start of the australian open the spanish second seed blames his arch rival for being too much of a gentleman leaving others to do the work of trying to cut back the packed a.t.p. tour shuttle well nadar will open his quest for a second australian open title against american qualifier alexander cannot stop the

will stay with footballer manchester city manager roberto mancini has been boosted by the return of bandcamp jim vincent kompany for cheese days premier league trip to everton city hold a three point lead at the top over rivals manchester united an eight points over tottenham bowman cheney thinks the title race is between the top. law idea that is difficult for them because maybe if. all the games i did is really differing on the sixteen games. or two that came in before agrees they don't know about the moment c.d.u. . well rivals united could go joint top if they could old trafford and city stumble to only death defeated this season third place tottenham host rock bottom wiggins both places chelsea will have to do without injury to captain john terry is they gave the swans a we've lost only once at home and liverpool could catapult themselves into the top five should they win lowly wolves with the chance of european football being their top priority. there we see a group sixteen league games left. playing where billy. flynn difficult to go home to be brain there's a lot for us to play for t

while title rivals manchester united have the chance to get level with a trip to newcastle. and basketball king's hidden key off on the weekend after a fourteen month winning streak in russia's top flight. but first russia have reached the finals of the under twenty world ice hockey championship speaking hosts canada six five and a real thriller in calgary the russians had been six one up after a hard contribute to any prison itself but the house then stormed back with four goals in five minutes in the final period to set up a really tense finale however russia managed to hold on and defending champions will now face sweden in the final after they came from toon on down to beat finland three two in a shootout. well on to the football where manchester city have beaten liverpool three nil to go three points clear at the top of the english premier league city had to go to sunderland just forty eight hours before this game but put that disappointment behind them with goals from sergio where ya touré and james milner penalty the only blip the sending off of sitting midfielder ga

nearly closed but nevertheless it is a very dynamic and you'll never know what is happening he well manchester city manager roberta mann cine has been boosted by the return of bank captain vincent kompany the chief states premier league trip to everton city hold a three point lead at the top over rivals manchester united and eight points over tottenham their man cheney thinks the title race is between the top. the idea that is difficult for the other because maybe if it is impossible that the united or the game's idea this very differing or sixteen games if you can and also that there are games and before there is the talk about the moment city you know. well rivals united go joint top if they beat stoke at old trafford in city's stumble to only their third defeat of the season third place tottenham host rock bottom wigan fourth place chelsea will have to do without injury captain john terry as they get just one z. who've lost only once at home and liverpool could catapult themselves into the top five should they win lowly wolves with the chance of european football playing their top priority

the first of football where tottenham and manchester united could go level on points with manchester city at the top of the english premier league if they both win their home games this saturday while we're into the last five minutes of those past five all the top flight games with the latest scores on the screen darren bent would put aston villa has on fifty six minutes but everton levels and each of the ten man brought their lead following three day old this point having to send salt frank on park avenue to chelsea against sunderland won the last little pull at hosting stoke paul scholes crowned a fairytale leaders and support manchester united up at home to bolton and michael carrick also a target for the red devils steven fletcher gave wolves a lead but the commodity level of the top the white hart lane has no right to one up at west brom. while over in spain while madrid a marine years says he won't be making any changes to his squad during the january transfer window they all have a five point lead over all its rivals barcelona at the top of the league and could extend that to

but first manchester united manager sir alex ferguson says there is no need to panic after his side's surprise three nil defeat to newcastle a result which leaves the red devils three points behind leaders manchester city in the title race stemberg barr put their magpies ahead with his fifteenth goal of the season last night and that was followed by a strike from your hunk of bias for a late own goal from phil jones gave the home side the wind and united their second consecutive defeat but afterwards alex said his team had the experience to cope with the setback and we're still in the hunt for the club's twentieth league title in the other game bolton moved off the bottom of the table after covering from a goal down to win two one everything goalkeeper tim howard schooled the first with free long clearance for david in goal gary cahill got the other side this is how it affects the table united missing the chance to go level on points in the city why new castle stay seventh but are now just of points behind liverpool while at the other end bolton move off the bottom and are a point fro

well meanwhile this sunday seems to more crunch time is leaving it as manchester city hosts third place top those are second place matched united travel to ask if well spares a five points behind city in their manager harry redknapp has once again laid down his side's championship ambitions. we want to go to get a result and play well and come away we start from the game but.

while title rivals manchester united have the chance to get level with a trip to newcastle. boss the ball came kings him fondly beaten after a fourteen month winning streak in russia's top saw. that start with the city have beaten liverpool three nil to get three points at the top of the english premier league city had lost to sunderland just forty eight hours before this match but put that disappointment behind them with goals from see ya toure i added gangs milner penalty the only blip the sending off of city midfielder gareth barry in the seventy minute liverpool was playing with that striker luis suarez after deciding not to appeal against his match ban for racially abusing manchester united's patrice evra elsewhere spurs a six points behind city after their one nil win i will west brom and sunderland continue to impress under new manager martin o'neill with a four one victory i wish struggling with the city who are leading the way. but. we were. all. we did four months to look at your school he reflects a really good way though obviously. with this afterward. i think th

united won a three two three or a ten man rivals manchester city to knock out the holders rooney head of united in front after ten minutes and two minutes later city captain vincent kompany was controversially sent off a two footed tackle on money which the crop of later appealed with a hearing set for tuesday while however united took full advantage danny welbeck volleying in after half an hour and rooney headed in the rebound from his own penalty to make it three no by half time it's united to avenge city's six one league victory at old trafford in october but the home side fought back straight after the break through an extended clorox free kick and where though pulled back another following an error from returning substitute paul scholes after sixty five minutes however despite a frantic finale with penalty appeals on both sides of the night. so when. elsewhere chelsea scored three times in the last five minutes as the blues won for no time to portsmouth second of goals from sebastian lawson and james maclean gave sunderland a two no victory at peterborough and chris o'grady snatc

united as their aunt rivals manchester city for the first of four f.a. cup third round ties this sunday afternoon and were in the dying minutes of an absolute cracker at the if you had stadium when really opened against the run and why after ten minutes united two minutes later city captain vincent kompany was controversially sent operate to tackle danny welbeck added a second few nodded off the half an hour and really made it three nil by half time but alexander called off so you know i've pulled it back to three two winning stuff there while in just over ten minutes sixty winners chelsea will host portsmouth lifted the cup four years ago and sheffield wednesday will meet west ham and martin o'neill sunderland to go to the championship. welp thirty seven all scholes is now on the field he had called time on his glittering career at the end of last may and was coaching at old trafford making his united debut in one thousand nine hundred four it went on to make six hundred seventy six million six hundred seventy seven appearances now winning ten premier l

brings us on to football where it's advantaged liverpool in their carling cup semi final clash with manchester city steven gerard making all the difference thirteen minutes in converting a penalty kick following this challenge and daniel agger by city staff and salvage the referee pointing to the spots with cup and doing the rest all in all a deserved win for the reds with the second leg gone for discussion out on the field on january twenty fifth crystal palace be part of one will and the other first leg semifinal id. but also just the one english premier league game choose the night top of whedon's night i should say tottenham going level on points with second place manchester united following a two no win over mid table everton are lennon. netting either side of the break in the one sided encounter. over in spain valencia are through to the last eight of the cup of the re the spine a second leg home defeat to severe on wed and stay to the second half we go with the visitors break the deadlock twenty minutes after the restart for bert. netting after finding himself one on one with a plenty a

yellow for him the parents stamp on scott barker before stepping up to net the winning spot kick and manchester united states three points behind after that he scored a late winner as the red devils won two one and arsenal and sone of out and see at opens in the first half enjoyed signed before the political robin van persie leveled in the seventy second minute. so a quick look at the table confirms city's three point lead over united. tottenham stay third but now eight points off the top spots and defeat for arsenal means they trailed chelsea by five points in the battle for the final champions league place. to basketball and the n.b.a. now the new jersey nets owned by a russian billionaire extended charlotte's away losing streak to six matches after beating michael jordan's a bobcat's ninety seven eighty seven the wrong williams was unstoppable finishing the game with nineteen point nine rebounds and ten assists scoring this long shot early in the first quarter to put the nets up thirteen eleven williams stealing the ball later in the second here give it to kris humphries who finished with an

and on the march liverpool get one over their biggest rivals manchester united to make the fifth round of the f.a. cup. the first we had down under to the men's final of the astride number one and reigning champion about djokovic is taking on rafael nadal this is the third final for a joke of it to the broad labor arena and he's only had one full day to prepare for this after slugging out a five hour battle with andy murray in the semi so no doubt should be the pressure after having a day longer to recover from his clash in court just phèdre they are on court now and just about to start the first set and i doubt has a better head to head record against york of h. but this has won the last sixteen can do several great fascinating finals meanwhile russian. has lost the makes double standards today here in india and partly and the pious came back to a set down against american bethanie matic and sand and remaining hard i took out but then lost on the championship deciding to break the temp points to. believes things are looking good for the season ahead despite her crushing defeat in the

hello there thanks for watching the sports and these other headlines policy papers lowly black manchester united three two would old trafford on thirty seventieth day . while foster more stall and regular lanka turns his back on the n.b.a. to stay with his hometown club to rescue moscow. and eternal russia's mixed martial arts king you mean the name care for always cheat a chance at all should be chic to an easy win in japan. but first an incredible win for blackburn rovers in the english premier league they beat manchester united three two at old trafford to lift themselves off the bottom of the table a result which also prevents or alex ferguson's men from going top at new year on his seventieth birthday was the ultimate party pooper scooper fulminant she cutely putting blackburn one nil up with a first half penalty he added another after the break only for berbatov to score twice to level things but hanley's late had a gate to visit as a very welcome three points united them with the same number of points as they dismantled the city to play on sunday elsewhere third place taut and slip

the chief state's premier league trip to everton city held a three point lead at the top over rivals manchester united an eight points over tottenham they meant cheney thinks the title race is between the top so. the idea that is difficult for the other because maybe if it is impossible that. all the games i did it is very difficult. sixteen games if you can add also that game and before there is the data about the moment. well rivals united could go joint top if they beat stoke at old trafford in city stumble to only their third defeat of the season third place tottenham post rock bottom wigan fourth place chelsea will have to do without injury captain john terry is they go to swans and have lost only once at home liverpool could catapult themselves into the top five should they win lone wolves with a chance of european football being their top priority. over sixteen league games left. cup final at wembley before flying to the cup to go home to be brain there's a lot for us to play for the season. so the qualification for the champions in the sport is one small the best thing to do is more sho

but first an incredible win for blackburn rovers in the english premier league they beat manchester united three two at old trafford to lift themselves off the bottom of the table a result which also prevents or alex ferguson's men from going top at new year on his seventieth birthday was the ultimate party pooper scooper foreman she cooed putting blackburn one nil up with a first half penalty he added another after the break only for berbatov to score twice the level things but one of these late had a gate to visit is a very welcome three points united them with the same number of points as leaders manage the city who play on sunday elsewhere the place taught them slipped up to the drawing one woman swanzy also went forth with a wonder when we keep yeah thanks robin van persie is thirty fifth goal of the year chelsea down to fifty now after a three one home defeat to aston villa full of minority ended one one as did the bottom of the table clash between bolton and stud she had the spoils with wigan but on sunday everton travel to west brom and managed this city travel to sunderland with t

cup tie with rivals manchester united after being called up for international g.t. . but we start with some other ice hockey news because russia have failed to retain their world junior crime the under twenty squad losing in the final to sweden by a single goal in her time in calgary forward me cares a bang at getting the vital goal in the extra period after by his side failed to find that in normal times this is only the second time sweden has been crowned junior world champions has counted every finn and for no in the bronze medal gags well in russia's gas and played have taken an outright need at the top of the k h l standings you know if you get his men edging at the czech former side atlanta on the road for three it was a back and forth gang just outside moscow with the sides trading quick goals the right finish defenseman yanni this column made it for you all to atlanta with less than seven minutes to go discuss with his top scorer tony mortensen grabbed the winner just a minute later his fourteenth goal of the campaign say. took a three point lead over trucked