Darren Norris believes Alex Ferguson could become the greatest Champions League manager of all time if he wins tomorrow — a loss and Pep Guardiola rises further up the list

PORTO completed the treble of league, cup and Europa League in style on Sunday, thrashing Vitoria de Guimaraes 6-2 in the cup final in Lisbon.

ARJEN ROBBEN would be delighted to win ugly in the World Cup final tomorrow night.

The president of car giant Toyota faced a huge backlash from the Japanese media today for failing to offer a convincing explanation over the massive worldwide car recall.

A promising new oral HIV test that uses fluid swabbed from the mouth to quickly and easily detect the virus that causes Aids incorrectly diagnosed a quarter of the people who tested positive in San Francisco, city health officials found.

THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development plans to cut its growth estimates for this year and next because of weaker-than-expected economies in Japan and Europe, a draft of its half-yearly forecast showed.

TOTTENHAM sporting director Frank Arnesen has hailed Rinus Michels as one of the greatest characters in Dutch football following the death of the former national team boss yesterday at the age of 77.

Holland coach Marco van Basten today led the tributes to Rinus Michels, the man who pioneered "total football", who has died at the age of 77.

Former Holland coach Rinus Michels, who pioneered ‘total football’ and led the country’s national team to their only major trophy in 1988, has died at the age of 77.

Betting shop operator Ladbrokes cushioned Hilton Group's 15% drop in first half pre-tax profits.

By Graham Leech, Seoul

Major job losses at hotels group Hilton will be avoided if the US terrorist crisis lasts less than three months, its chief executive forecast today.

The Hilton Group plans to open hotels in 23 countries as it recorded a strong close to 2000.