Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said Wednesday he has "no problem" with Carlos Tevez and the striker could be considered for selection in "two or three weeks". Argentina striker Tevez only recently returned to the Premier League leaders from more than three months of self-imposed exile, having fallen out with Mancini following his refusal to warm-up during a Champions League defeat at B...Full Story »

MANCHESTER, England (AP)—Manchester City eased past defending Europa League champion FC Porto on Wednesday, beating the Portuguese side 4-0 to wrap up a 6-1 aggregate win. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring after just 19 seconds to stretch City’s 2-1 first-leg advantage but the English Premier League leader then had to wait until the 76th minute for its second goal. Edin Dzeko, David...Full Story »

PARIS (AP)—Lille got back into the title race by defeating last-place Sochaux 1-0 Wednesday to pull within six points of leader Paris Saint-Germain in the French league. Nolan Roux scored the winning goal by heading in a corner in the 76th minute. Also, Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang notched a hat trick to lift Saint-Etienne past Lorient 4-2, and Caen beat Auxerre 2-1. Those th...Full Story »

Lazio coach Edy Reja has had his resignation rejected by the struggling club, Italian press reported on Wednesday. Reja and the team have come in for heavy criticism following Sunday's 5-1 defeat at Palermo, their sixth in 11 matches since the turn of the year. If true it would not be the first time this season Reja had resigned but been convinced to stay on having taken similar action at the ...Full Story »

SIENA, ITALY(AP) —Catania jumped from 16th place to a tie for 10th in Serie A following a 1-0 win at Siena on Wednesday in a match that was rescheduled due to a snowstorm. Francesco Lodi converted a penalty in the 23rd minute and Catania’s Argentine goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carizzo made a series of difficult saves in the final minutes. Siena remained in 17th place, just two points cle...Full Story »

Reading are fighting to keep Brian McDermott from speaking to Wolves about taking over as their new manager. The Royals at first appeared happy to give permission for the struggling Premier League club to talk to McDermott when they were approached on Monday, but now it appears Reading’s new Russian owners have had a change of heart and last night Wolves were still in limbo. Brian McDerm...Full Story »

Craig Bellamy is on course for an emotional reunion with Cardiff this weekend after the Liverpool striker insisted he would be fit to play at Wembley. The Wales international missed Sunday’s 6-1 win over Brighton in the FA Cup with a back problem but he has responded well to treatment and will return to training on Thursday. Bellamy scored the goal that secured Liverpool’s first ...Full Story »

SAMIR NASRI says Arsenal must start winning ugly to rescue their season. Arsene Wenger has always been praised for sticking to his footballing principles and producing some of the most exciting teams seen. But when they start to struggle and hit a rut there is no plan B. Former Gunner Nasri says that Manchester City might have blown teams away this season but they have also ground out resul...Full Story »

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is confident he will be fit for this weekend's north London derby against his former club Arsenal. It had been feared that Adebayor would miss Sunday's clash at the Emirates Stadium after twisting his knee last week, but he trained with his Spurs team-mates on Tuesday and is making good progress in his rehabilitation. The 27-year-old wrote on Twitter: 'Jus...Full Story »

John Terry will have a knee operation on Wednesday which is expected to rule him out for up to eight weeks, heaping problems on Andre Villas-Boas but easing a dilemma for Stuart Pearce. England's caretaker manager Pearce names his squad on Thursday for next week's friendly against Holland and Terry's absence removes the thorny issue of whether he should be selected. Net pains: John Terry h...Full Story »