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                      SIR ALEX FERGUSON last night revealed wantaway Wayne Rooney asked to miss his manager’s Old Trafford farewell. Fergie confirmed the striker, who he said had been playing nowhere near his best, had demanded a transfer. He also claimed the England star would not be allowed to go – but that, as Starsport has revealed, is United’s way of keeping the asking price for Rooney as high as possible. For boss-in-waiting David Moyes wants Rooney, 27, out and replaced by Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski. ...

             Lionel Messi could miss the rest of Barcelona's season after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring injury in the 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid. The 25-year-old Argentina forward will have tests on the injury on Monday. Messi has struggled to regain full fitness since straining his hamstring during a Champions League match against Paris St-Germain in April. "He was bothered in the same area. He felt a strange sensation," said Barca boss Tito Vilanova of Messi's injury. Vilanova added that Monday's tests should reveal if the forward is to be out for "days or weeks". Barcelona's final game of the season is at home to Malaga on 31 May, with another league match against Espanyol to come before then. The Catalans had already secured the La Liga title ahead of kick-off against Atletico Madrid courtesy of Real Madrid's failure ...

           Paris St-Germain have rejected an approach from Real Madrid for the French club's coach, Carlo Ancelotti. "Real came and I discussed it with them," said PSG president Nasser al Khelaifi. "He's got a contract for one more year. For me he's here next year." Current Real boss Jose Mourinho has been strongly linked with a return to former club Chelsea this summer “ I can't say if I will leave or stay. I haven't talked to the president yet ”.........

                  Veteran US broadcaster Barbara Walters is to announce she will retire in 2014. The ABC network said Walters would confirm the plans on Monday's edition of The View, the all-female daytime talk show she created in 1997. Since her career began in 1961, she has interviewed Michael Jackson, Cuba's Fidel Castro and every US president and first lady since Richard Nixon. The 83-year-old was the first woman to anchor a daily network television news show in 1976. "I am very happy with my decision and look forward to a wonderful and special year ahead both on The View and with ABC News," Walters said in a statement. "I created The View and am delighted it will last beyond my leaving it. Irreplaceable "I do not want to appear on another program or climb another mountain. I want instead to sit on a sunny field and admire the very gifted women - and, OK, some men, too - who wil...

   Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Wayne Rooney has put in a transfer request to leave Manchester United. Speculation in recent days has linked Rooney with moves to Paris St Germain, Bayern Munich or Chelsea in the summer. The 27-year-old forward was omitted from the squad for Ferguson's final game in charge at Old Trafford, a 2-1 win against Swansea, fuelling the rumours of an impending exit. And Ferguson confirmed after the match that Rooney has asked to leave the club but indicated that he is still hopeful the England international will change his mind. "I don't think Wayne was keen to play, simply because he's asked for a transfer," the Scot told Sky Sports. "I think he wants to think things through in his own mind. I think that's a good idea. We're not going to let him go. "I think he's maybe a bit frustrated at being taken off once or twice in the past few weeks." This is the second time that Rooney has as...

      May D finally announces the title and release date of his debut album “Chapter One”, which will be hitting the streets on May 10 2013. Chapter One will be launched with a LIVE concert in Abuja on May 26 and it’ll feature top artists in the industry such as Davido, 2face Idibia, Iyanya, Olamide, Jaywon, Reminisce, K-Switch and many more. The Lagos Album Launch date will be announced shortly.     TRACKLIST    1     Story of My Life  2       Fumigate  3        Gat Me High  4         Show Me Ur Style  5           Get Down  6            Ur Eyes ft. Davido  7             Ogogoro (Freestyle) 8        ...

              jose Mourinho likes to keep them guessing. Three days after the Real Madrid manager hinted he was on his way back to England and Chelsea, the self-proclaimed "Special One" insisted his future was still undecided. Mourinho signed a contract extension until 2016 with Real Madrid last May after ending Barcelona's three-year stranglehold on La Liga, but his relationship with the Spanish press soured and he has clashe d with Madrid and Spain's much-loved keeper, Iker Casillas. "When I decide on my future, my wife and kids will be the first to know, then the president and general director," Mourinho told reporters ahead of Real Madrid's game against Real Valladolid. "I haven't decided to leave. If I go, I will not give explanations." Despite Mourinho's pronouncement Friday, England's Sun newspaper claimed that he has already agreed to return to Chelsea but that an official announcement was unl...

           If Jose Mourinho's time at Real Madrid is nearing an end then he seems determined not to go quietly. The outspoken Portuguese coach's time at the Spanish giants -- one of the world's biggest soccer clubs -- has been adorned with three major trophies but also with a healthy dose of controversy. He has had to fend off regular reports of dressing room unrest and a rift with one of Real's key players, goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the World Cup-winning captain of Spain. The 50-year-old has been strongly linked with a return to the English Premier League and former club Chelsea, with the current coach of the London-based club hinting on Tuesday Mourinho is set to replace him.........

  For executives at Mountain Dew, that may have been the question of the day on Monday, as the brand looked to move beyond a public relations embarrassment that had led it to end a multi-million-dollar endorsement deal with the rapper Lil Wayne . The brand severed its ties because of pressure brought by the family of Emmett Till, the African-American teenager whose 1955 torture and murder in Mississippi for supposedly whistling at a white woman helped foment the civil rights movement. The family took issue with vulgar lyrics referring to Till that were performed by Lil Wayne on a remix of “Karate Chop,” by the rapper Future. In an interview with the Web site AllHipHop.com in April, the family said it would put pressure on the brand, which is part of the PepsiCo Americas Beverages division of PepsiCo, to drop the artist; Mountain Dew did so on Friday. Sarah Cunningham, a publicist for Lil Wayne, attributed the split to what she called “creative diffe...

David Moyes will take over as the Manager of Manchester United  from the 2013/14 season. David, 50, has been the Everton manager since 2002, joining after a successful spell as manager of Preston North End. Announcing his successor, Sir Alex Ferguson said: "When we discussed the candidates that we felt had the right attributes we unanimously agreed on David Moyes. David is a man of great integrity with a strong work ethic. I've admired his work for a long time and approached him as far back as 1998 to discuss the position of Assistant Manager here. He was a young man then at the start of his career and has since gone on to do a magnificent job at Everton. There is no question he has all the qualities we expect of a manager at this Club.â Sir Bobby Charlton said: âI have always said that we wanted the next manager to be a genuine Manchester United man. In David Moyes, we have someone who understands the things that make this such a special club. We have ...

       Gabi dispossessed Gerard Pique and fed the ball to striker Radamel Falcao, who netted his 28th goal this season to stay third in the "Pichichi" scoring stakes behind Messi (46) and Cristiano Ronaldo (34). Alexis Sanchez leveled the score five minutes after Messi departed, toe-poking in a low shot after combining well with Cesc Fabregas for his 10th in La Liga. The Chilean was then booked after taking off his shirt to reveal a Mother's Day message. Barca's winner came with 10 minutes to play, and was equally unrepresentative of the elegant play usually associated with the club. Striker David Villa scuffed a shot which deflected off Diego Godin and -- apparently going wide of the goal -- then hit Gabi before bobbling into Thibaut Courtois' net. Ugly as it was, it means Barca can equal Real's tally of 100 points by winning the last three games. Atletico stayed third after the defeat, but can still win a trophy this season by b...

     Lionel Messi's remarkable La Liga scoring streak came to an end on Sunday as Barcelona celebrated reclaiming the Spanish title with a less than convincing 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid. Messi started his first domestic match since the end of March, but was taken off in the 68th minute having apparently failed to recover from the injury problems that have dogged the latter part of his season. It meant his run of having scored in 21 successive league matches came to a halt, but Barca did recover from 1-0 down when he left the pitch despite needing to complete the match with only 10 men having made all possible replacements. The victory that leaves the Catalans on course to match Real Madrid's points record from last season. Having clinched a fourth title in five seasons when second-placed Real could only draw with Espanyol on Saturday, Barca went behind five minutes after halftime in the Spanish capital.