FOOTBALL

Grieving parents, students and friends gathered at Mainland Regional High School in southern New Jersey on Sunday evening to mourn the deaths of four high school football players in a car crash.

Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, and a third man was beaten unconscious inside the stadium, police said on Sunday.

Chelsea are set to sign Valencia star Juan Mata after the Spanish side said in a statement that a deal has been agreed in principle.

Everton's Mikel Arteta is being touted as a short-term fix after Cesc Fabregas' departure, while Arsenal are also linked with France International Yann M'Vila.

Arsenal's troubles were compounded after a 2-0 loss to Liverpool at the Emirates, after they had debutant Emmanuel Frimpong sent off and Laurent Koscielny injured.

Big spending Liverpool travel to the Emirates Stadium to face big sellers Arsenal in Saturday's early kick-off, in what promises to be an early-season Premiership blockbuster.

Liverpool will travel to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal in the early kick-off on Saturday.

Big spending Liverpool travel to the Emirates Stadium to face big sellers Arsenal in Saturday's early kick-off, in what promises to be an early-season Premiership blockbuster.

Pundits are calling it a shocking sports story -- allegations from a former booster and subsequent NCAA investigation that University of Miami football players received millions of dollars in improper benefits including gifts of money, jewelry and prostitutes over the course of eight years.

Arsene Wenger could consider walking out of Arsenal if he loses the fans and Samir Nasri, who is on the verge of a move to Manchester City had reportedly told his friends that he prefers Man United.

Chelsea manager Roman Abramovich is set to splash cash to the tune of £60 million for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric and Valencia winger Juan Mata, according to a report in The Daily Mail.

Yahoo! Sports stunning investigation into the Miami Hurricanes athletic program has knocked the college sports world off its feet. If the classy Randy Shannon couldn't stop the rampant cheating, can anyone in college football do it?

Antrel Rolle, Jonathan Vilma have responded to the allegations against them from disgraced former University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro.

Barcelona secured the Super Cup with a 3-2 win, 5-4 on aggregate, over Real Madrid, after Lionel Messi capped a wonderful display with a late winner.

The Miami Hurricanes football scandal erupted with a confession, reportedly backed up by detailed paper proof, from a convict serving a 20-year prison sentence.

After a scintillating first leg, Real Madrid and Barcelona will fight out the second leg at the Camp Nou in a bid to claim the Spanish Super Cup.

After a scintillating first-leg, Real Madrid and Barcelona will fight out the second-leg at the Camp Nou in a bid to claim the Spanish Supercup.

After a scintillating first-leg, Real Madrid and Barcelona will fight out the second-leg at the Camp Nou in a bid to claim the Spanish Supercup.

Before the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa meeting against Real Madrid, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has suggested that Madrid are better than his team at the moment.

Although Arsenal began their post-Fabregas era with a win, it was a far from convincing performance in the 1-0 win in the first leg of Champions League qualifying tie.

Having lost their captain Cesc Fabregas, who stood for everything good about the club, Arsenal will attempt to bounce back and secure a place in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League as they take on Udinese in the first of a two-legged encounter at the Emirates.