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Alex Ferguson’s decision to bring Paul Scholes out of retirement may have wreaked desperation at the time but hands must be held up now to salute an absolute masterstroke from the Red Devils boss. The 37-year-old’s addition has been crucial towards United’s Premier League recovery and subsequent extension over rivals City by a whopping eight [...]

Long-time Premier League leaders Manchester City now face a real test of their mettle after surrendering top spot to arch rivals United with just ten games to go in the 2011/2012 campaign.

The PDC World Championships get under way at Alexandra Place in London today. 64 players will lock horns to try and win one of dart’s most prestigious titles as well as the first-place prize money of £200,000.

The US Open is tennis’ last Grand Slam of the year. It goes for the next two weeks and culminates with the men’s final on September 11. 128 men and women will each contest the singles competition. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are the top three men’s seeds.

He came; He saw; But after five seasons of hype and fanfare, did he conquer? Interesting as his off-field life may be, Beckham must ultimately be judged by what he’s accomplished on the pitch.  If he can’t still deliver as a footballer, none of the off-field stuff matters.

The Rugby World Cup is under way. It was a good start for the Home Nations although Wales would have liked a victory as opposed to an honorable defeat. The 7th edition of the Rugby World Cup has kicked off in New Zealand. Each of the Home Nations has played a match.

It would appear as though three of the four Euro playoff matches have already been settled following the anticlimactic ending of the first leg. Croatia played in Turkey and returned home with a three-goal lead. Thanks to Ivica Olic, they managed to score in the first two minutes, taking the wind out of the sails.

Spain will meet Argentina in the Davis Cup Final. The two nations last met in the 2008 final, in Argentina, which Spain won 3-1 although this tie will be played in Spain. In the semi-finals, Spain had a comfortable 4-1 win over France, while Argentina defeated defending champions Serbia 3-2.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup has been split in two. On the one side of the draw are the four Northern Hemisphere teams – Ireland, Wales, France and England. On the other side are the Southern Hemisphere teams of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina.

The Fed Cup represents the ultimate in women’s team tennis. Will it be the Czech Republic or Russia who stand triumphant? Russia has won four times all within a five year spurt between 2004 and 2008. Czech Republic has never won, though the former Czechoslovakia won five times, the last of which was in 1988.