Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson wants Paul Scholes to put thoughts of retiring away by signing a new deal

Scholes said, in May last year that this season “would probably be my last”

But Ferguson has urged the 35-year-old to keep going

“He is showing on the field what he is capable of and another year would [...]

Relegation contender Portsmouth’s transfer plea has been rejected by the Premier League

The cash strapped club requested for permission to sell players outside the transfer window

Premier League board has decided it would “not be appropriate” to grant the request

World football’s governing body and the rule maker, FIFA has said it will look into the request made [...]

Defending Champions Manchester United thrashed Portsmouth 5-0 to top the table

Wayne Rooney was once again instrumental in United’s victory as he met a Darren Fletcher cross to open the scoring.

A couple of own goals followed and then Dimitar Berbatov was at hand to make the score 4-0

The visiting team’s misery continued as Mark Wilson thumped [...]

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been banned for driving for 4 months for over-speeding

The England international was caught speeding in his Lamborghini on the A3 in Kingston, south-west London, at 104mph in a 50mph zone

Rooney sets his site on surpassing his record of 23 goals in a season after scoring all 4 goals in a Premier League encounter against Hull City on saturday

Wayne Rooney and Manchester United look in a good spirit as United beat Hull City by 4 goals to nil

United’s victory was important as it took them [...]

Manchester United centre back Rio Ferdinand is set to play against Hull City in English Premier League on Saturday

The England star will be returning to pitch after a 3 month lay off due to a long-standing back injury

Sir Alex Ferguson said: “Rio has been training very well in the last few weeks. He will play [...]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects the title race to come down to a battle between his side and Chelsea, with other teams falling away.

Only 10 points cover the top six sides, while third-placed Arsenal can close to within one point of Chelsea if they win their two games in hand.

Ferguson said: “It is [...]

Fernando Torres scored in the 93rd minute to give Liverpool a dramatic late victory over Aston Villa.

The Reds’ season of frustration looked set to continue as Villa produced a spirited display in snowy conditions.

Steven Gerrard went close, Pepe Reina denied Stewart Downing and Gabriel Agbonlahor, and John Carew headed wide.

A draw beckoned but Torres raced [...]

Stephen Hunt scored twice as Hull battled back from 2-0 down to deny fellow strugglers Bolton victory.

Ivan Klasnic’s sweet left-foot strike put the hosts ahead on 20 minutes, the lone highlight of a dire first half.

Hull keeper Bo Myhill’s error allowed Kevin Davies to head in a second from Paul Robinson’s 61st-minute free-kick.

Hunt began the [...]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes he was right to bring substitute Cesc Fabregas on against Aston Villa despite his captain aggravating his hamstring.

Fabregas broke the deadlock and scored twice in the 3-0 win but had to go off after his second goal.

“We do not know yet if it is a recurrence of the pull or [...]