LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho faces a torrid start to the season after injury woes ruled captain John Terry and striker Didier Drogba out of Sunday's Community Shield defeat by Manchester United. Read more…

American Jeremy Wariner warms up for the World Championships with a new 400m personal best of 43.50 seconds. Read more…

Rangers ease into the third qualifying round of the Champions League thanks to DaMarcus Beasley's goal against Zeta. Read more…

Manchester United are confident Carlos Tevez's signing will be completed before the weekend. Read more…

Ireland's Padraig Harrington hopes his Open victory will inspire a European win at this week's USPGA Championship. Read more…

PARIS (Reuters) - Scottish runners-up Glasgow Rangers eased into the Champions League qualifying third round with a 1-0 away win against Montenegro's Zeta on Tuesday. Read more…

MADRID (Reuters) - Tour of Spain organisers said on Wednesday 180,000 euros (122,000 pounds) were being invested in an extensive programme to combat doping before and during next month's race. Read more…

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's tax agency is investigating former world motor cycling champion Valentino Rossi for suspected tax evasion, an agency spokesman said on Wednesday. Read more…

MILAN (Reuters) - Ronaldo will be fit to play in AC Milan's first game of the Serie A season against Genoa on August 26, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Wednesday. Read more…

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes the club's old guard will face real competition after manager Alex Ferguson's spending spree. Read more…

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been fined $5,000 (2,457 pounds) for two breaches of the players' code of conduct. Read more…

LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren are appealing against the team's loss of points in the Formula One constructors' championship at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Read more…

LONDON (Reuters) - Captain Michael Vaughan warned his England team on Wednesday to refrain from swearing at their India opponents in the third and final test starting at The Oval on Thursday. Read more…

TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, despite being widely regarded as the world's best-known sports figure, believes David Beckham probably has a higher global profile. Read more…

"Alan Pardew has a big job on his hands at Charlton" Read more…

Argentine Gabriel Heinze returns to Man Utd as the defender attempts to resolve the row over his future. Read more…

Michael Ballack says he has no intention of leaving Chelsea and has had no contact with Real Madrid. Read more…

England coach Steve McClaren will renew his attempts to persuade Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher not to retire from international football. Read more…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds hit the 756th home run of his career to set a new Major League record on Tuesday, sparking wild celebrations among his hometown fans and a mixed reaction elsewhere in the wake of past steroid allegations. Read more…

"England won't win the World Cup again playing like that " Read more…

DaMarcus Beasley urges Fifa & Uefa to take action after he and Rangers team-mate Jean-Claude Darcheville were racially abused by Zeta fans. Read more…

Damien Fleming believes Andrew Flintoff faces a tough challenge to modify his bowling action. Read more…

Tiger Woods is in determined mood as he looks to break his major duck this season at the USPGA Championships. Read more…

Former Formula One champion Nigel Mansell says Jenson Button is no longer a serious F1 contender. Read more…

Barry Bonds hits his 756th home run setting a new all-time record in American Major League baseball. Read more…