Sir Alex sharpens axe
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SIR Alex Ferguson is set to take the axe to his under-performing side after a shambolic start to his 10th Champions League campaign as Manchester United manager.
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WASHINGTON BUREAU; Staff writer Ken Fireman contributed to this story, which was supplemented with news service reports. PITTSBURGH - With Democrats calling on him to sharpen his presidential
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RANDJESFONTEIN, South Africa : Stand-in captain Marcus Trescothick and the hard-hitting Robert Key took England to a comfortable win in the opening match of their South African tour against a Nicky Oppenheimer XI at the NFO private ground north of
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Arsenal moved up to second in the Premiership after a Sol Campbell screamer earned them a 1-0 win at Portsmouth. This was a match Arsenal needed to win, and they impressed in the first-half, with Ashdown saving
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Super Eagles captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha will lead out his English club Bolton Wanderers this afternoon in their fourth game of the new Premiership season, against Anfield giants Liverpool.
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Â· Tip-off leads to search for gun near Croxteth estate Â· Soccer fans and players pay tribute to boy at Anfield.
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A week to go, but Sir Alex Ferguson has already started the war of words ahead of this season&#39;s battle of Old Trafford. He described Arsenal as &#39;a mob who got away with murder&#39; in the build-up to next Sunday&#39;s
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The Uefa president gets up to a lot more than we thought according to your efforts. This week's lucky winner is David Squires, who wins a Â£100 bet with BlueSquare. Second prize, Carlton Books's The England Cricket Miscellany, goes to John O'Reilly. Next week we want to see your takes on Lord Coe's Olympic logo shenanigans. Send them to gallery@guardian.co.uk by 6pm on Tuesday June 12 as a jpeg or gif, complete with a TITLE and CAPTION. Anybody who forgets will be made to listen to Sir Alex Ferguson's iPod.
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Arsenal edged their Champions League opener against PSV Eindhoven 1-0 thanks to an own goal by Alex. The Brazilian defender turned the ball into his own net after a brilliant surging run and cut-back by Arsenal striker Thierry Henry on 41 minutes.
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Two pilots have landed a plane safely in Norway after being attacked by a passenger with an axe. One passenger was also attacked. A police spokesman said the assailant used an emergency axe kept on board.
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Jeremiah Trotter, who is known as the Ax Man for the chopping celebration he makes after his insistent tackles, provides an insistent presence for the Eagles.
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Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie turn out for the UK premiere of their latest film, the historical epic Alexander.
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DURBAN, South Africa -- England openers Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss both hit centuries and hauled their team back into contention on the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Durban.
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David Beckham suffered a fractured rib in a clash with Ben Thatcher after scoring in England&#39;s 2-0 win against Wales. He would also have been suspended after picking up a yellow card, leaving Owen to take over the captaincy in Baku.
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University of Wisconsin cornerback Scott Starks was plotting his path to Paul Bunyan&#39;s Axe, even before the kickoff of Saturday&#39;s game against Minnesota.
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Sir Alex Ferguson warns players they face the axe if they step out of line again following the club Christmas party.
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Sport: Beckham provided the cross for Terry's goal as old England returned to draw even at new Wembley.