Cristiano Ronaldo ready to make SHOCK move to Man City OR return to Man Utd

CRISTIANO RONALDO is determined to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after falling out of love with the club. By John Richardson / Express.co.uk -- He has recently publicly aired his frustrations at the club selling influential players like Angel Di Maria to Manchester United and Xabi Alonso to Bayern Munich. The 29-year-old world player of the year, who moved to the Bernabeu in the summer of 2009 from Manchester United for a then...

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USA shoot past Serbia to win 2014 title, retain world crown

The USA beat Serbia 129-92 to successfully defend the world crown they won in Turkey in 2010 MADRID (FIBA Basketball World Cup) - The United States shot their way to the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup title by hitting 15 three-pointers in a 129-92 victory over Serbia in Sunday's Final to become the first repeat world champions since 2002. Kyrie Irving and James Harden combined to hit nine of 11 three-pointers and scored 26 and 23 points respectively...

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Angel Di Maria inspires first win for Louis van Gaal as Radamel Falcao makes debut

Manchester United won for the first time this season as their new-look side tore apart a poor QPR at Old Trafford. By Sam Wallace / The Indepentent -- There is no mistaking the gentle hum of a satisfied full-house at Old Trafford, a noise that acknowledges victory is assured, the universe is in its proper order and the only quandary for the locals is whether to nip to the car early and risk missing the last goal in a rout. Most Manchester...

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Liga - Atletico stun Real Madrid at Bernabeu

Arda Turan's late winner gave last year's Liga champions a 2-1 win over the Champions League winners in a pulsating Madrid derby. Euro Sport -- Atletico Madrid secured a magnificent away 1-2 victory to consign their great rivals Real Madrid to their worst start to a league campaign in nine years, leaving manager Carlo Ancelotti under huge pressure. The visitors took the lead after just 10 minutes when Tiago was left unmarked to head home...

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Manchester City deny Arsenal in thrilling draw

Premierleague.com -- Martin Demichelis's header rescued a 2-2 draw for Manchester City in an enthralling Barclays Premier League contest against Arsenal. Goals after the break from Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sanchez had eclipsed Sergio Aguero's first-half opener and appeared to have handed all three points to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. However, the City centre-back Demichelis crashed home a header with seven minutes remaining to ensure...

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Michael Hooper scores two tries as Wallabies escape with 32-25 win over Argentina

THE Wallabies have held out a fast-finishing Argentina to claim a 32-25 victory in their Rugby Championship clash on the Gold Coast.  Herald Sun -- THE switch-off boys of world rugby nearly sunk in sport’s Bermuda Triangle when the Wallabies were too soft to bury Argentinia. The smallest Test crowd to watch the Wallabies on home soil this century gave the 32-25 victory the muted applause it deserved on the Gold Coast. Whole rugby...

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All Blacks hold on in gripping finish

The New Zealand Herald -- New Zealand 14 - South Africa 10. No wonder everyone loves a game against the Springboks - they are what test football is all about. The All Blacks were taken deeper into themselves than they have been at any other time this year to find the victory they desperately wanted. The ending was World Cup tight. The All Blacks will know they were hanging on and maybe lucky to get home in the end. But got home they did...

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Former F1 champion Schumacher leaves hospital for home

BuenosAiresHerald -- Michael Schumacher has left hospital to continue his recovery at at home but the former Formula One champion faces "a long and difficult road ahead" after his skiing accident last year, a statement said today. "Henceforth, Michael's rehabilitation will take place at his home. Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months," said the brief statement issued by manager Sabine...

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Cilic serves his way to first Grand Slam title

By Clair Maciel - USOpen.org -- Marin Cilic played nearly flawless tennis to secure his first US Open title, defeating fellow upstart Kei Nishikori, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, on Monday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. WHAT HAPPENED: Not since the 2005 Australian Open had there been a major final contested without one of the ATP’s Big Four. But the 2014 US Open final broke that trend, as giant-slayers Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic blitzed their way past top seeds...

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UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Phillips and Pajon win time trials finals in Santiago Del Estero.

UCI -- South American fans had found their way to the BMX track in Santiago Del Estero to witness the only stop on their continent. The local Diaz sisters didn't disappoint and both qualified for Sunday's programme. Veteran Gabriela did so by winning all her heats and qualified in second behind Alise Post (USA). Mariana Diaz qualified in 15th position and will be mixed in the program with 23 other girl riders who qualified today (Saturday) plus...

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Argentina knocked out of FIBA World Cup

Buenos Aires Herald -- Brazil crushed Argentina's dreams for a place in the FIBA World Cup quarter-finals with a 85-65 victory in a clash where the Southamerican rivals left it all on the court. The Brazilian team, coached by Argentinean Rubén Magnano, will take on Serbia on Wednesday at 6 pm. in the quarter-finals. Julio Lamas' men had qualified for the last-16 after winning three of their opening five games. Victories against Puerto Rico,...

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Hamilton triumphs, Mercedes dominate Monza

Deutsche Welle -- Lewis Hamilton has won the Italian Grand Prix, despite a difficult start at F1's fastest track. Championship rival and teammate Nico Rosberg finished second, while Mercedes motors nearly monopolized the points. Mercedes-powered drivers Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Felipe Massa locked out Monza's podium on Sunday, with Mercedes-engined cars claiming seven of the ten points-paying positions in Italy. Formel 1 Grand Prix...

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Serena Williams wins US Open and 18th Grand Slam title

By Clair Maciel - Usopen.org -- At the beginning of the 2014 season, Serena Williams was poised for continued success at the majors, having won two Grand Slam titles and the year-end WTA Tour Championships the previous season. It seemed nothing could stand in her way of extending her legacy. But as the year wore on, Williams came up empty-handed in 2014’s first three majors. The US Open was her last shot at major glory. Luckily for her, six...

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SPAIN 2014: USA, Slovenia, France and Spain reach Quarters

BARCELONA/MADRID (FIBA Basketball World Cup) - Four sides cleared significant hurdles on Saturday to remain in the hunt for glory at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Defending champions USA rolled to victory over Mexico and then Slovenia edged the Dominican Republic in Barcelona, while in Madrid, France held off a brave comeback bid by Croatia to progress before Spain hammered Senegal. The outcomes have left the Americans with a Quarter-Final...

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Cilic upsets Federer in second U.S. Open shocker

Reuters -- NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Marin Cilic completed a set of sensationally shocking semi-finals by upsetting 17-times grand slam winner Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the U.S. Open. Croatian 14th seed Cilic's opponent in Monday's final will be 10th seed Kei Nishikori of Japan, who sent world number one Novak Djokovic out of Flushing Meadows with a stunning 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 victory. The powerful 6-foot-6...

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Nishikori upsets Djokovic at U.S. Open and makes tennis history

Bloomberg -- NEW YORK – Kei Nishikori of Japan became the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam final in the 137-year history of tennis’s biggest tournaments, beating top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 at the U.S. Open. Nishikori broke Djokovic on five of his seven opportunities, including in the first and last games of the fourth set, to win his third consecutive match against a top-10 player. On match point, he dropped his...

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Hamilton powers to Monza pole, Rosberg shares front row

Deutsche Welle -- Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the front, after beating teammate Nico Rosberg to pole position in Monza. At the season's fastest track, the Renault-engined Red Bulls struggled in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton mastered Monza's fast, flowing curves to set the benchmark in Italy on Saturday, claiming pole position with a 1:24.109. His teammate Nico Rosberg was roughly a quarter of a second adrift, slower...

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Mexico's Queretaro signs Brazilian star Ronaldinho

BuenosAiresHerald -- Mexican soccer club Queretaro has signed Brazilian striker Ronaldinho, a former champion with his country in the 2002 World Cup, the club's owner said. Olegario Vazquez, director of Grupo Empresarial Angeles, which bought the club in May after the prior owner was found to be at the centre of a fraud scandal, said via Twitter that Ronaldinho had joined Queretaro as of today. Ronaldinho, 34, who was left out of the national...

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Serena Williams into US Open final with win over Makarova

Serena Williams thrashed Russia's Ekaterina Makarova to remain on course for a hat-trick of US Open titles. The world number one powered to a 6-1 6-3 victory in exactly an hour as she closes in on a sixth victory in New York, and a third in succession. Williams, seeking to win her 18th Grand Slam title, will play Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday's final. "I'm so happy - you have no idea what it means to me," said the American....

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