Never Gave Up; Cristiano Ronaldo Leads Real Madrid To Important Win Over Almeria By Victor Lopez Real Madrid kept their title hopes alive with a come-from-behind victory over Almeria on Thursday. The masterful Cristiano Ronaldo and Van der Vaart were the goalscorers for the visitors, while Albert Crusat netted for losing hosts. Against the run of play Crusat put the home side ahead in the lead... 

By Mario Lopez The agent of Rafael Benitez has reportedly claimed that the Spaniard would want to see out the remaining four years of his Liverpool contract, but hints that he could leave because of the club’s financial trouble. Benitez ‘s agent, Manuel Garcia Quilon, insists his client is committed to the Premier League, despite rumours about the possibilities of him moving to Italy... 

By Omar Allen Real Madrid is set to challenge Manchester United for the signature of Valencia star David Silva. Reports are claiming that Madrid are ready to make a £22m bid on the Spanish international before the start of the World Cup to fend off competition from the English champions. Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly been tracking the 24-year-old winger for more than a year and has... 

By Gary Smith (World-Track), SportingAlert The Manchester United striker surged to third and closed the gap on the world’s best players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the March 2010 Castrol Rankings. Rooney has been in brilliant form this season and his performances has kept United in the running for a fourth successive hold on the English Barclay Premier League title. The... 

LONDON — Harry Redknapp believes Liverpool should have snapped up Michael Owen during the summer’s transfer window. The Tottenham Hotspur manager thinks Owen, who received and accepted a called from Sir Alex Ferguson to join Manchester United, still is a highly rated goalscorers and one of the best strikers in the game. Owen was a prolific goalscorer for Liverpool — netting over... 

MADRID – Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is to have his tonsils removed after medication failed to cure a recurrent problem. “When I realised how serious it was I had to sit down and drink a glass of water because it was a huge shock,” the Dutchman told the club’s website on Monday. The operation will take place on Tuesday. Real, who are second in La Liga, play their... 

By Omar Allen, World-Track Global LONDON, England — Chelsea are on the verge of giving up bringing Franck Ribery to the English League, claiming that they will not break the bank in a bidding war with Real Madrid over the Bayern Munich star. The German star Ribery was a big target of several high-profiled clubs in summer, including Chelsea, Real and Manchester United, but Bayern were unwilling... 

MADRID — Fresh from setting a pair of world records at the World Championships, sprint sensation Usain Bolt says he is ready to go even faster. The Jamaican, who on Saturday took part in a ceremonial kickoff celebrating the start of the Spanish league at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, believes he can improve on his world records of 9.58 seconds in the 100 meters and 19.19 over the 200. "I...