Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admits he is in a dilemma over whether to include injured players Owen Hargreaves and Anderson in his squad under new Premier League rules.

Manchester United have confirmed a three-country tour of North America to launch their bid for glory next season.

At least 25,000 of Hurricane Katrina’s refugees, a majority of them at the New Orleans Superdome, will travel in a bus convoy to Houston today and will be sheltered at the 40-year-old Astrodome, which hasn’t been used for professional sporting events in years.

The Irish women's senior football team are to leave for the United States on Monday for two matches against the USA, the top women's football team in the world.

Everton lost 3-1 to Mexican side Club America in their final Copa de Tejas match at Reliant Stadium.

A British man who streaked on the field of play during the Super Bowl in Houston went on trial yesterday accused of trespass.

CBS TV apologised yesterday for an unexpectedly X-rated end to its Super Bowl half-time show, when singer Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson’s top, exposing her breast.

CBS TV apologised today for an unexpectedly X-rated end to its Super Bowl halftime show, when singer Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson’s top, exposing her breast.

The New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers will meet at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas for Super Bowl XXXVIII.