JOSE Mourinho has hit back at accusations from Andres Iniesta that he damaged Spanish football by claiming that he was made to suffer for being the coach who “ended Barcelona’s dominance” during his time at Real Madrid.

The Portuguese’s...

• Thrilled by ‘impossible’ win

FRENCH Open champion, Rafael Nadal, admits his preparations for Wimbledon will be less than ideal.

The 27-year-old became the first man ever to win eight singles titles at one grand slam when he defeated...

HE is back. Rafael Nadal, who in recent seasons had struggled to cope with the demands of the game following a spate of injuries, Sunday announced his complete return to his lair, the hard court of Roland Garros, where he coped with an on-court...

JOSE Mourinho claims you have to be a winner to be considered “special” and feels he fits that mould as he returns to Chelsea.

The Portuguese coach is preparing for a second stint at the Stamford Bridge helm six years after an initial...

ANDRES Iniesta is the latest Barcelona star to have harsh words for former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, accusing him of harming the image of Spanish football.

 

 

Mourinho left Los Blancos three years before his contract was due to expire...

SERENA Williams has extra motivation to win her 17th grand slam singles title at Wimbledon. And if that comes to pass, she would equal Roger Federer’s record.

The American reached 16 with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Maria Sharapova in the French...

SEVEN-TIME French Open champion Rafael Nadal will on Sunday face off against a fellow Spaniard, David Ferrer, in the finals of the French Open tournament, with many odds makers having their money on 27-year-old Nadal to beat the number four seed...

BARCELONA defender Gerard Pique says new signing Neymar can help share some of the goal-scoring burden felt by Lionel Messi.

The Argentina star scored 46 league goals, which was 10 more La Liga strikes than Cesc Fabregas, David Villa, Alexis...

MASSIMO Moratti has revealed that Inter are considering the idea of redeveloping the San Siro in the near future.

The Nerazzurri have long been expected to move away from the 90,000-seater venue, which has attracted dwindling numbers in recent...

BAYERN Munich captain Philipp Lahm insists his side are not satiated by winning the treble this season and believes they will be hungry for even more titles next year.

Bayern became the first side ever to win a Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions...

FERNANDO Torres says he has no intention of leaving Chelsea and is looking forward to working under Jose Mourinho.

Speculation ahead of the summer transfer window has once again suggested that Torres could be tempted to try his luck away from...

SERENA Williams cemented her status as far and away the best player in women’s tennis by winning a second French Open title 11 years after her first.

Roland Garros has been the American’s most troublesome Grand Slam venue but she looked the...

• Serena, Sharapova In Epic Final Saturday

IT was a great tennis battle between the current best player in the world and the greatest claycourt player of all time. At the end, Spaniard Rafa Nadal outclassed Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to reach...

ARSENAL chief executive Ivan Gazidis says the club are ready to “escalate” their spending next season.

Asked whether Arsenal could afford to spend a £20m transfer fee on a single player, and offer salaries of £200,000 per week, he said...