West Ham have confirmed the imminent departures of former England midfielder Joe Cole, defender George McCartney and midfielder Jack Collison. The trio will leave Upton Park on June 30 on the expiration of their current contracts. "West Ham United would like to thank Joe, George and Jack for their considerable efforts and contribution to the success of the club in recent seasons and wish the...Full Story »

West Ham were held to a 0-0 draw by Barclays Premier League bottom side Sunderland but it will be the Black Cats who will be more disappointed with having to settle for a share of the spoils. The Hammers struggled to create any chances of note in a poor game at Upton Park and they remain outside of the league's relegation zone by just a point. Co-chairman David Sullivan had said earlier in the...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted his side's lousy away record is damaging City's title credentials.City suffered their fourth away defeat of the season, and their fourth 1-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light in a row, with another shock loss on Wearside on Sunday.Sunderland's unlikely hero was defender Phil Bardsley, who appeared to be on his way out of the club six weeks ago,...Full Story »

Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley struck for the second time in five days to condemn Manchester City to a 1-0 loss, their fourth successive Barclays Premier League defeat on Wearside. The full-back, who edged himself back into the affections of Black Cats fans with the opening goal in Wednesday night's Capital One Cup win over Southampton, did it again to secure another 1-0 home win against Cit...Full Story »

New Livingston manager John McGlynn watched his side throw away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Morton. Livi broke the deadlock in the fourth minute when Simon Mensing latched onto Martin Scott's floated corner to head past Nicolas Caraux. Striker Marc McNulty then went round the goalkeeper before tapping in 10 minutes later. Morton reduced the deficit in the 34th minute when Reece Hands' ...Full Story »

Livingston will be under the control of new manager John McGlynn for the first time when Morton visit the Energy Assets Arena. The former Raith and Hearts boss took over on Thursday after a parting of the ways with Richie Burke and his arrival could not have been timed better as Keaghan Jacobs, Burton O'Brien and Stefan Scougall could return after injury. Player-assistant manager Mark Burchill...Full Story »

Injured Ayr defender Dean Keenan will sit out Brechin`s visit in the first leg of the First Division play-off final. Forward Andy Rodgers will require a fitness test on a hamstring problem before his place in manager Brian Reid's squad can be confirmed. Reid's side scored seven goals in their two games against Forfar in the semi-finals with the Somerset Park boss saying: "One thing that has ch...Full Story »

Defender Dean Keenan is again absent as Ayr prepare for their First Division play-off semi-final second leg at home to Forfar. The only injury doubt manager Brian Reid has to contend with is full-back Jonathan Tiffoney. Reid said: "Jonathan was hurt in a tackle on Wednesday night and was struggling afterwards but he has improved and will be on the bench at least in this game." The Honest Men ...Full Story »

Ayr manager Brain Reid is concerned by an ever-growing injury list ahead of the visit of Airdrie. Defender Dean Keenan and on-loan Partick winger Stuart Bannigan are already absent through injury but Reid is worried his list of absentees may not stop at two. He said: "I have concerns that we could be missing another four players and that will affect us badly. "I have told members of the club'...Full Story »

Bari substitute Edgar Alvarez scored an injury-time winner at Parma to keep the Galletti's faint hopes of remaining in Serie A alive. Rooted at the bottom of the table, Bari took a 64th-minute lead when Alessandro Parisi's free-kick beat home goalkeeper Antonio Mirante. However, Parma striker Amauri looked as if he had earned a point with an 80th-minute header. The struggling Galletti claimed...Full Story »