Michael Essien has been out with a long-term knee injury. The Ghana and Chelsea player said he was prepared to miss the upcoming World Cup. Essien has been on the sidelines since the finals of the African Nations Cup held in January this year, now his recovery has been stalled with a few complications.

Paolo Maldini and around 43 people have been probed for potentially obtaining favourable tax treatment.

AS Roma have made it to the top of Serie A table after a home victory over fourth-placed Sampdoria. Roma coach Luciano Spalletti had quit after just two games due to huge club debts, which prevented any new signings. However, Roma are now title favourites with four games left and having gone 24 games unbeaten in the league. Roma will face Mourinho’s Inter Milan, Inter might be distracted with the [...]

Inter Milan come out on top over Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Pedro drew first blood for Barcelona but the visitors were left behind by a fascinating performance from the home team.

Tottenham defeated Premier League leaders- Chelsea in a tantalizing display in the London derby. Manchester United must be thanking the heavens and also Spurs for keeping their title hopes alive.

According to a Reuters report, South African police had to use pepper spray to stop scuffles, which occurred when tickets to the World Cup 2010 were being sold. Unfortunately, a pensioner lost his life in a queue when thousands of fans rushed to buy the 500,000 tickets being sold over the counter for the first time.

of a silly dispute over the hotel accommodation at the World Cup in South Africa. The warm-up match was to be held on May 30th, to help prepare the sides for the much anticipated World Cup, to be held in June 2010. Mexico will be placed at a hotel in Johannesburg, along with their Group A members, hosts South Africa, France and Uruguay.

Pompey make it to the FA Cup final with a shock 2-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. The club were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday but potrayed an amazing display- full of spirit, to reach the FA Cup final.

The Japanese were booed off the pitch after slumping to a 3-0 defeat to Serbia during their World Cup warm up match, played in Osaka, Japan. Serbia’s Dragan Mrdja scored two goals. The Serbs looked more up for the game as compared to their Japanese counterparts. Japan captain Yuji Nakazawa told Reuters: