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Ferguson has revealed that Rooney had turned down the English football club offer on two occasions before his 25.6 million pound move to Old Trafford in 2004 from Everton.

Australia thrashed Bangladesh 5-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday, exposing the wide gulf amongst Asian nations as they maintained their unbeaten start on the long road to Russia.

Angel di Maria also said he faced difficulties in adapting to Van Gaal's philosophy and that resulted in several rows between the two.

Sterling scored his first Premier League goal for Manchester City as Manuel Pellegrini's team beat Watford 2-0 to keep its perfect record.

The Brazil forward has been suffering from mumps, depriving Barca of one-third of their lethal attack that includes fellow South Americans Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.

The Champions League season takes shape on Thursday when UEFA draws 32 elite teams into groups in Monaco.

The Indian junior hockey team are preparing hard and eagerly waiting for the fifth Sultan of Johor Cup where they will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 11.

The Sky Blues have won all their three league games, scoring eight goals and keeping three consecutive clean sheets.

FIFA has met with some World Cup sponsors in a meeting they demanded after a corruption crisis rocked football's governing body.

Having started with a similarly dour 1-0 win over Tottenham, midfielder Januzaj struck in the 29th minute at Villa Park to secure another three points.

Kaka comes up as the surprise inclusion in Brazil's squad for the September friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.

The Bosnia international scored 72 goals in 189 appearances for City since joining from Wolfsburg in January 2011 but he dropped down the striking pecking order.

After losing the first Test match, Indian men's team registered a convincing 2-0 win against Spain in their second match played at Sant Cugat del Valles on Wednesday.

Gurbaj Singh on Monday suspended for nine months for creating disharmony within the team, a decision which might shatter the experienced midfielder's dream of playing in next year's Rio Olympics.

For Kalinga Lancers, Gurjinder proved to be a key player for his successful record in converting penalty corners in HIL.

Manchester United kicked off the new Premier League season with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham on Saturday.