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• Man Utd earnings hit by poor cup runs
  LONDON (Reuters) - English football club Manchester United, rated by Forbes as the world's most highly-valued sports team, showed the first effects of a rare barren season when reporting a...

• Lippi named coach of China's Guangzhou Evergrande
  Lippi signs two-and-a-half-year deal as head coach Italian replaces South Korea's Lee Jang-soo (Adds Lippi quotes) By Sabrina Mao BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Italy's World Cup-winning...

• Proenca named Champions League final referee
  May 17 (Reuters) - Portugal's Pedro Proenca will referee Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea, UEFA said on Thursday. The 41-year-old made his international...

• Liverpool already sounding out ex-Chelsea boss Villas-Boas
  Former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is under consideration at Liverpool. Liverpool's American owners Fenway Sports Group, have made contact with Villas-Boas in the past two weeks in an...

• Bayern Munich captain Lahm blasts Terry: You let down Chelsea
  Bayern Munich skipper Philipp Lahm has rapped Chelsea counterpart John Terry over his dismissal at Barcelona. Terry will miss Saturday's Champions League final due to suspension.

• World Cup-winning former Italy coach Marcello Lippi hired by China's Guangzhou Evergrande
  China's Guangzhou Evergrande announced on Thursday they had signed World Cup-winning Italian coach Marcello Lippi in the latest foreign acquisition by clubs in the nation's Super League.

• Top End cricket on the rise
  Most of Australia’s club cricketers are well into the off season, with sunscreen swapped for scarves and the kit bag gathering dust in the shed, but the season’s just getting started in the...

• Wanyama excited at Champions League football with Celtic
  Victor Wanyama is looking forward to helping Celtic get back among Europe's elite in next season's Champions League. Scottish champions Celtic will have to negotiate two qualifying rounds...

• Malaga approach Real Madrid for Nuri Sahin
  Malaga have expressed interest in Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin. The big spenders are preparing for their first campaign in the Champions League and have Sahin under consideration for...

• Chinese club appoints Italian coach Marcello Lippi
  SHANGHAI (AFP) - China's Guangzhou Evergrande announced on Thursday they had signed World Cup-winning Italian coach Marcello Lippi, in the latest foreign acquisition by clubs in the...