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Hearts go into administration

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:35 GMT

Scottish Premier League side Hearts have officially gone into administration

Djokovic: Biggest battle is against myself

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:51:05 GMT

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has revealed he does not play mind games with opponents because the greatest battle he has is with himself

Celtic open title defence against County

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:04:43 GMT

Celtic will begin their SPL title defence for the 2013-14 season at home to Ross County on Saturday, August 3

Mayweather Jr 'too smart' for Alvarez

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:23 GMT

Unbeaten welterweight star Floyd Mayweather Jr will prove too smart for upcoming opponent Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, according to the 36-year-old's trainer and father Floyd Mayweather Sr

Rua against Sonnen 'not in jeopardy'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:46:59 GMT

UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner refuted a report on Tuesday that the promotion's Aug. 17 event in Boston is in jeopardy of falling apart if several fighters scheduled to compete fail to secure Social Security numbers

Venus Williams out of Wimbledon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:29:41 GMT

Five-time singles champion Venus Williams has announced she will miss Wimbledon with a back injury

Pardew: I'm staying at Newcastle

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:44:55 GMT

Alan Pardew has confirmed his intention to continue as manager of Newcastle United amid speculation he may be about to resign

FA Cup final restored as season-ending match

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:56 GMT

The FA Cup final is to be restored to its own day in the football calendar and will again be played after league fixtures have been concluded for the season

Spurs name Baldini as technical director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:11 GMT

Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Franco Baldini as technical director at White Hart Lane

Agger perfect 'fit' for Barcelona

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:00 GMT

Liverpool academy chief Rodolfo Borrell, a former Barcelona youth-coach, has said that Reds defender Daniel Agger would fit in perfectly at the Camp Nou

Mata focused despite exit talk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:05 GMT

Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata insists he is solely concentrating on playing football amid transfer speculation that he could make a move away from Stamford Bridge

Murray seeded second, could face Rafa in QFs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:32 GMT

Rafael Nadal has not been named as one of the top four seeds for Wimbledon, meaning he could face Britain's Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of SW19

Liverpool poised for double signing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:59 GMT

Liverpool are closing in on the signings of Luis Alberto and Christian Atsu from Sevilla and Porto respectively

Froome wants Tour de France success

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:13:44 GMT

Team Sky leader Chris Froome believes he is still the underdog going into the 2013 Tour de France, despite being odds-on favourite to finish with the coveted yellow jersey and win his first Grand Tour

Llambias resigns as Newcastle MD

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:24 GMT

Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias has resigned, the club has announced, the day after Joe Kinnear was confirmed as the new director of football at St James' Park

Wigan face Barnsley in Champ opener

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:17:57 GMT

FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic will begin life in the Championship away to Barnsley, with Owen Coyle's first competitive game in charge of the Latics coming a week before a Community Shield showdown with Manchester United

Richards set for City talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:58 GMT

Manchester City plan to open talks with defender Micah Richards over a new four-year contract this week, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph

Fans to protest over Premier League ticket prices

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:19:10 GMT

Supporters are to stage a protest regarding ticket prices on Wednesday, when the 2013-14 Premier League fixtures are announced

United to begin against Swansea

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:23:10 GMT

Manchester United will start the defence of their Premier League crown at Swansea City before hosting Jose Mourinho's Chelsea on the second weekend of the 2013-14 season

Carroll completes Liverpool exit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:44 GMT

Andy Carroll is on the brink of completing a move from Liverpool to West Ham in a deal that could be worth as much as £17.5 million, ESPN understands