Mark Hughes insists there is more to come from his Manchester City side after they extended their perfect start to the new Barclays Premier League season with victory at Portsmouth yesterday.

Scotland skipper Darren Fletcher has vowed never to resort to simulation to win a match – even if it could mean the difference between qualifying for the World Cup and not.

Manchester City look set to field a strong side at Crystal Palace as they attempt to make progress in the Carling Cup.

Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov is poised to seal a loan move to Parma.

Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend Doug Reinhardt has finally acknowledged he's been dumped - days after the socialite announced their split to the press.

Spanish football giants Real Madrid will arrive in Ireland today for a pre-season training camp.

Sunderland new boy Fraizer Campbell will not jet off with his team-mates when they head for Portugal and Holland this weekend.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has rebuffed criticism from Alex Ferguson over the club’s spending this summer.

Wolves will be without injured midfielder Segundo Castillo for tomorrow’s home Premier League clash with bottom-placed Portsmouth.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence should be available for Stoke’s trip to Everton on Sunday after undergoing a course of injections for a persistent back problem.

Emmanuel Adebayor today faces a Football Association hearing to answer a charge of improper conduct, with his Manchester City boss Mark Hughes hoping the striker will escape a ban and be available to face Aston Villa on Monday.

Fernando Torres will carry the hopes of Liverpool on his shoulders tonight, with boss Rafael Benitez praying his gamble to play the injured striker pays off.

Nine top Irish sports stars - two of whom are joint winners of the Horse Racing award - have been chosen to receive the 2009 Texaco Sport Stars of the Year Awards.

Footballer Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen today gave birth at Liverpool Women's Hospital to a baby boy, a spokesman for the couple said.

Hull have a number of fitness concerns ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton.

Artur Boruc and Massimo Donati have both admitted their futures may lie away from Celtic next season.

Everton captain Phil Neville has revealed he wants to finish his career at Goodison Park after signing a new four-year deal with the Merseyside club.

Roy Keane has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after being sent to the stands during Sunderland's 5-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Caretaker Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia will be boosted by the return of Kieran Richardson for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Brom.

Tim Cahill will return to the Everton side for their Premier League trip to Bolton, after serving a three-match suspension for his dismissal in the Merseyside derby a month ago.