Football And Sexy Women: A Match Made In Heaven

If you’re an England fan and you’re still depressed about your national team not playing in Euro 2008, sit back and enjoy this video entitled “The Bootyful Game.” It’ll make the pain go away.

Read it and weep Detroit: Boston's 29-0 when leading 3-2

Numbers don't lie. With its 106-102 Game 5 victory over Detroit, Boston is bound for Finals. Why? The Celtics are 29-0 in series when leading 3-2.

Chelsea Fires Avram Grant After 8 Months as Manager

Chelsea Football Club has announced it has sacked manager Avram Grant after 8 months in charge.  The news comes three days after the team finished its season with a loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final.

United's Champions League victory your views

A little after half past one on a rainy night in Moscow, Edwin van der Sar leapt to his right to save the 14th penalty of a nerve-shredding shoot-out and clinch victory for Manchester United in the Champions League final against Chelsea.

Celtics Prefer Busy Schedule to Piston's Rest

Celtics to Battle for the East Tonight. That overtime work Monday showed that, like his Celtics teammates, he had plenty of energy left after two intense seven-game series. And the usually smooth shooter was regaining his rhythm.

Whether the Pistons still have theirs after a six-day layoff will become evident in Tuesday night's opener of the Eastern Conference finals.

"I would rather have the rhythm'' of regular competition than extra rest, Allen said, "because (with) the rhythm you don't have to guess from one day to the next'' how you'll play.

Spurs 91, Hornets 82: Spurs Hold Off Hornets, Advance to Western Conference Finals

Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and company will be traveling to Los Angeles to face the Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday

Pistons-Celtics Part VIII: Detroit, Boston ready to go

The Pistons are not worried about rest making them rusty heading into the Eastern Conference finals

Pittsburgh Penguins Win 2008 Eastern Conference Finals

Everything that has happened in the 2008 Western Conference Finals has happened in the Eastern Conference Finals - until now.

While the Dallas Stars forced the Detroit Red Wings into a sixth game (later tonight), the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Philadelphia Flyers with a crushing 6-0 win and eliminated them from the playoffs.

Ferguson also has something to prove in Champions League final

There have been a lot of stories lately about Avram Grant, and how he needs to prove his worth as a coach by seeing Chelsea to victory in the Champions League final on Wednesday (See Richard Williams in the Guardian for a flavour).

But Grant is far from the only one who goes into this final with something to prove or who is desperate to make amends for past disappointments.

Penguins Punish Flyers in Game 3 of 2008 Eastern Conference Finals

Oh. My. Gawd. This is absolutely insane. The Dallas Stars and now the Philadelphia Flyers are each one game away from being swept in the 2008 Western and Eastern Conference Finals, respectively. I cannot even believe this.

Ronaldo & Ferguson win top awards

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sir Alex Ferguson have scooped more awards for Manchester United's Premier League title win.

Hamilton's 31 points helps Pistons advance

Richard Hamilton scored 19 of his 31 points in the first half, made victory-sealing free throws late in the game and Tayshaun Prince had a key block, helping Detroit hold off the Orlando Magic for a 91-86 win Tuesday night in Game 5 of the second-round series.

Grant To Fergie: Mind Games Mean Nothing

Chelsea boss Avram Grant has warned Sir Alex Ferguson that his mind games will not help Manchester United in Moscow…

Kirilenko stars in OT, Jazz even series with Lakers 2-2

Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.

Detroit Red Wings Take Lead in 2008 Western Conference Finals

Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg scored the game-winning goal during a power-play late in the first period and Darren Helm, a rookie with no playoff experience who had played just seven regular-season games, got Detroit on the board when he scored his first NHL goal.

Sir Alex Ferguson reflects on Manchester United's toughest title.

"The toughest title? You go to the last game today, and obviously, away from home it's more difficult.

"In fairness, in most of the game we played well - some nervous moments, yep, and then the rain came and anything can happen.

"Just after that time I thought we started to get a grip of it, and missed some chances, while their goalkeeper made some great saves. You're saying to yourself, please give us that second goal... and then our oldest player, Ryan Giggs - fantastic."

Taylor scores late goal for Bolton to draw 1-1 at Chelsea and leave the Blues as league runner-up

Matthew Taylor scored a 90th-minute equalizer Sunday for Bolton to draw 1-1 at Chelsea as the Blues finished the Premier League season as runner-up behind Manchester United. Man United won 2-0 at Wigan to finish with 87 points, two ahead of Chelsea. Substitute striker Andriy Shevchenko had given Chelsea 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute at Stamford Bridge, but Taylor sent the ball through goalkeeper Petr Cech's legs to seal the draw.

Grant To Jump Before He Is Pushed

Grant, whose future at the club has been subject to huge speculation, has apparently refused to discuss his future at the club leading to suggestions that he may simply walk away at the end of the season.

Chelsea hopeful on Terry injury

Chelsea are hopeful that skipper John Terry will be fit for the Champions League final.

D'Antonio to leave Suns, agrees to Knicks' offer

A person within the NBA said Mike D'Antoni accepted an offer Saturday to coach the New York Knicks

AVRAM: WE WAIT

With the Premier League title going to the last day of the season for the first time in nine years tomorrow, Avram Grant believes he will not need to look far to find out what is going on at the JJB Stadium.

Chelsea Seal Bosingwa Deal - Report

Avram Grant was desperate to bring in a new right-sided defender as he was reportedly unhappy with the current options available at Stamford Bridge for this position.

Megson: Grant Has Done Brilliantly

Bolton manager Gary Megson has hailed Chelsea chief Avram Grant and insisted that the Israeli has done a brilliant job at Stamford Bridge.

Will Chauncey Billups play and should he?

The Pistons can beat the Magic in a best-of-seven series without a fully effective Billups, but they’ll have no chance against Boston or Cleveland in the next round unless he performs at close to 100%

Penguins Beat Flyers in Game 1 of 2008 Conference Finals

enguins easily beat the Philadelphia Flyers.  With five of the six goals scored in the first period and a final one netted early in the second, it was just a matter of maintaining the lead for the Pens.  Mike Richards was responsible for all the scoring for Philly while the usual suspects, Petr Sykora, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (two goals!) scored for Pittsburgh

Clubs to submit 'brawl' reports

Manchester United and Chelsea will submit to the Football Association on Thursday their reports into the fracas at Stamford Bridge last month.

2008 NHL Conference Finals Predictions

Can you believe the 2008 NHL Conference Finals are going to start tonight?  It all went by so fast.  I don’t know how you feel but I always wish it wouldn’t end so quickly.  I just want to enjoy every day of the playoffs but before I know it, it’s over. 

Parker, Ginobili both score 31 in Spurs' Game 3 win

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line...

Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to 89-73 Game 2 win over Cavs

BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland...

Time for UEFA to rethink Champions League finals

With Manchester United and Chelsea fans scrambling frantically for match tickets, flights, hotel rooms and visas for the Champions League final in Moscow, should UEFA now rethink the way it awards its showpiece event?

Driven Drogba dreaming on

Striker Didier Drogba insisted there will be no let-up from Chelsea FC after a 3-2 win against Liverpool FC set up a showdown with Manchester United FC in the final of the UEFA Champions League. "We're in the final, and now we have to win it," he said. "We've been working for this for a few years now so this is fantastic. It will be difficult, but we'll do everything to win."