Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out in triumph following his last Old Trafford match as Manchester United manager, only to leave successor David Moyes with the familiar problem of what to do with striker Wayne Rooney.
No sooner had the Premier League champions defeated Swansea City 2-1FULL STORY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Steve Pearce homered as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-0 in the American League on Sunday.
Taiwan’s Chen Wei-yin pitched five strong innings before leaving with a strained right oblique as the Orioles won for the sixth timeFULL STORY
Serena Williams kept the No. 1 and added No. 50.
Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday to retain her world No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title, while Rafael Nadal saw off Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2,FULL STORY
Pre-race favorite Bradley Wiggins endured another difficult day on a rain-lashed ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia, although defending champion Ryder Hesjedal suffered most, dropping to 11th overall.
Britain’s Wiggins, who crashed on a descent on Friday, remained fourth overall, 1 minute, 16 seconds behind leaderFULL STORY
Tiger Woods shook off a double-bogey at the 14th hole on Sunday and held on to win the US PGA Tour Players Championship, setting another career milestone in the process.
Woods, who had a share of the lead with Sergio Garcia and David Lingmerth after completingFULL STORY
The Golden State Warriors delivered a dominant performance in overtime to complete a 97-87 come from behind win over San Antonio on Sunday and level their NBA playoff series.
The Warriors knotted the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series at two games apiece, an important victory withFULL STORY
The Detroit Red Wings eliminated the Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 on Sunday, while the New York Rangers stayed alive with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals that forced a final game in the first-round series.
The Toronto Maple Leafs edgedFULL STORY
MAJOR LEAGUES
Chris Sale took a perfect game into the seventh inning, before allowing just one hit as the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Mike Trout’s sharp single to center ended the perfect game bid withFULL STORY
Shakib Al Hasan starred with bat and ball for the second time in as many days, and this time his efforts secured victory for Bangladesh as they won the second Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe to earn a share of the series.
Shakib’s all-round performance had notFULL STORY
Paris Saint-Germain sealed their first Ligue 1 title since 1993-1994 with a 1-0 win at Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday.
Olympique de Marseille’s 2-1 win over Toulouse on Saturday, their fourth success in a row, had ensured PSG would have to keep the champagne on ice untilFULL STORY
Barcelona marked their crowning as La Liga champions with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at third-placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday, despite finishing the game with 10 men.
Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with RCD Espanyol on Saturday meant that the Catalans, who now have four titles in fiveFULL STORY
Everton manager David Moyes said his goodbyes at Goodison Park on Sunday in perfect fashion with his talented side cruising to a 2-0 win over West Ham United in the Premier League.
Goals in each half from Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas ensured Moyes departed from theFULL STORY
AC Milan’s hopes of UEFA Champions League soccer next season were in the balance after they had Sulley Muntari dismissed before halftime before drawing 0-0 with AS Roma on Sunday in a match briefly halted for racist behavior in the crowd.
Visitors AS Roma also hadFULL STORY
ICE HOCKEY
US, Canada make quarters
The US, Canada, Russia and Switzerland clinched spots in the quarter-finals at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Sunday. The US beat Germany 3-0 due to the goaltending of 19-year-old John Gibson, while Jeff Skinner scored the game-winner inFULL STORY