"Columbus Crew kept their Major League Soccer momentum going with a 0-1 win at DC United while New York Red Bulls crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Real Salt Lake..."
"With one sumptuous swing of his right foot against Liechtenstein on Friday, David Villa moved to within one goal of Raul´s all-time goalscoring record for Spain..."
"Goalkeeper Noel Valladares made two saves for Honduras during a penalty-kick shootout for a victory over El Salvador in an exhibition Saturday night. Both teams played to a 2-2 tie after 90 minutes of regulation. Rodolfo Zelaya had both of El Salvador's goals. Oscar Bonieck Garcia and Roger Rojas scored for Honduras..."
"Australian forward Tim Cahill
believes the Socceroos more attack minded approach under new
coach Holger Osieck will result in goals against Poland..."
"Wayne Rooney may not travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier because of newspaper reports about his private life, BBC Radio 5 live understands..."
"The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract. A byproduct of the revised 15-year deal was that the Devils helped the NHL and its players union reach an agreement on long-term contracts that will define how much money will count toward salary caps. "That is exactly what just transpired with the amendment," Devils president and general manager Lou....."
"The San Jose Sharks signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi on Thursday. Niemi joins fellow Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki in San Jose as the replacements for longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov. Niittymaki signed a two-year, $4 million deal on the first day of free agency in July..."
"The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed restricted free-agent goalie Carey Price to a two-year contract. The 22-year-old goaltender signed the new contract on Thursday, ending two months of negotiations with the Canadiens. Price has spent his entire career in Montreal after being selected fifth overall in the 2005 NHL draft..."