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• Manchester City 1-2 Juventus: Alvaro Morata scores late winner after Mario Mandzukic cancels out Giorgio Chiellini's own goal 

  15-09-2015 23:54
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Alvaro Morata scored the winning goal at the Etihad Stadium to ensure Manchester City suffered more European heartbeak  in the Champions League.
  
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• France and Spain set up European semi-final clash

  15-09-2015 23:52
  
  Framnce, roared on by a passionate home crowd in Lille's football stadium adapted for the 24-nation tournament, thumped Latvia 84-70 after an inspired performance from their San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker. The Spaniards edged Greece 73-71 with Chicago Bulls centre Pau Gasol again being the battering ram for the 2009 and 2011 champions with 27 points and nine rebounds. The winner of the mouthwatering semi-final on Thursday will secure a berth at the next Olympics.
  
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• AP Pro32: Patriots are No. 1 in AP's power rankings

  15-09-2015 23:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are back to a familiar spot after the first week of the regular season.
  
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• Di Maria delivers for PSG in Champions League opener

  15-09-2015 23:47
  
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain were hoping that Angel Di Maria would help them reach new heights and the Argentina winger showed on Tuesday he is ready to deliver after a disappointing year in the Premier League. Di Maria joined PSG during the close season after a below-par, injury-hit campaign at Manchester United following a move from Real Madrid. In PSG's Champions League opener at the Parc des Princes, he scored the first goal in a 2-0 win against Malmo and looked more l
  
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• ‘During the World Cup, things get fuzzy, the lines of logic get blurred’

  15-09-2015 23:45
  
  Simon Hick reflects on how past tournaments were. And badly lost.
  
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• Pirates beat Cubs 5-4 in Game 1 of doubleheader

  15-09-2015 23:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Clint Hurdle insists the Pittsburgh Pirates don't hype up for big games. The manager has preached a steady approach from the moment he took over nearly five years ago. April or September, it doesn't matter.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo scores another hat-trick as Real Madrid ease past Shakhtar Donetsk

  15-09-2015 23:40
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo hit a second-half hat-trick as Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 victory over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday's Group A showdown at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
  
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• World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio urges England pack to follow relentless example set by captain Chris Robshaw

  15-09-2015 23:38
  
  England have been warned that they will have to break a recurring cycle of only peaking in ‘short bursts’, if they are to fulfil their quest to win the World Cup.
  
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• United's Shaw suffers double leg fracture at PSV

  15-09-2015 23:37
  
  Manchester United left back Luke Shaw suffered a double fracture of his right leg in the early stages of their Champions League Group B defeat at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. "It is a double fracture. It is very bad and sad for him, but also for our team," United manager Louis van Gaal told BT Sport.Shaw, 20, was injured under a challenge from defender Hector Moreno as he stormed into the penalty area at the end of a run towards goal in the 15th minute.
  
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• PSG 2-0 Malmo: Angel di Maria opens account in style as winger nets stunning solo effort before Edinson Cavani doubles the lead

  15-09-2015 23:35
  
  Angel di Maria opened his account in style and Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up Edinson Cavani with a touch of brilliance for the other as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Malmo.
  
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• Manchester City 1 Juventus 2 analysis: Paul Pogba shows Manuel Pellegrini what he missed

  15-09-2015 23:35
  
  It was as if a Dreadnaught had crashed into an ice shelf when Paul Pogba met Yaya Touré; the Etihad crowd paused as if anticipating the considerable force of the pair might force pitch beneath to fold.
  
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• Jose Mourinho insists he is capable of building dynasty despite previously suffering from third-season syndrome

  15-09-2015 23:35
  
  With the subject turning to third-season syndrome, Jose Mourinho’s veins started to pop and his eyes began bulging out of their sockets at a perceived sleight on his outstanding managerial c.v.
  
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• Clubs are mad for their foreign buys but Newcastle snubbing Charlie Austin for Aleksandar Mitrovic was just crazy

  15-09-2015 23:35
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Charlie Austin, Steve McClaren let it be known, is on Newcastle’s radar. So is the Championship, unless he can find a player who can score goals this season. Austin can, or at least he did last year.
  
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• Jack Wilshere backed by Arsene Wenger and Mikel Arteta to bounce back from injury 

  15-09-2015 23:34
  
  Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been warned the greatest barrier to a complete return to fitness from his latest injury setback will be in his head.
  
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• Luke Shaw broken leg should have seen PSV defender Hector Moreno sent off and a Manchester United penalty... the referee got it wrong, says Graham Poll

  15-09-2015 23:33
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli couldn't have saved Luke Shaw from suffering a broken leg but he could and should have punished PSV's Hector Moreno.
  
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• Manchester City vs Juventus player ratings: Was Paul Pogba the star man?

  15-09-2015 23:32
  
  Manchester City suffered familiar European wobbles as they surrendered a lead to lose their Champions League Group D opener 2-1 to Juventus.
  
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• Middlesbrough 3-1 Brentford: Christian Stuani scores twice as hosts see off Bees

  15-09-2015 23:31
  
  CRAIG HOPE: The last time Middlesbrough enjoyed victory over Brentford they were one game away from the Premier League. They have 39 to go this time, but they're on their way.
  
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• Chelsea vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv: Defensive Jose Mourinho tells critics we are champions, no one can steal our trophies

  15-09-2015 23:30
  On the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League campaign, Jose Mourinho was fighting old battles, ferociously defending his managerial record and insisting “nobody can steal our trophies”.
  
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• Brighton 2-1 Rotherham: Seagulls continue flying start as Tomer Hemed and Dale Stephens down rock-bottom Milllers

  15-09-2015 23:26
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT AMEX STADIUM: Tomer Hemed provided yet more Israeli inspiration as Brighton’s excellent start to the season continued with a narrow victory over Rotherham.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, September 16

  15-09-2015 23:25
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Robin Goodfellow (Sam Turner) brings his hottest selections for Wednesday's meetings at Beverley, Kelso, Sandown and Yarmouth.
  
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• PSV 2 Manchester United 1 player ratings: Who was the star man as PSV win on night overshadowed by Luke Shaw horrific injury?

  15-09-2015 23:21
  Manchester United squandered a lead to lose 2-1 to PSV Eindhoven and had left back Luke Shaw carried off with a suspected broken right leg on an unhappy return to the Champions League on Tuesday.
  
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• Juve strike late to hand City first defeat this season

  15-09-2015 23:21
  
  Juventus came from behind to hand Manchester City their first defeat this season as Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata gave the Italian champions an opening 2-1 win in Group D of the Champions League on Tuesday. Premier League leaders City were fortunate to go ahead after 57 minutes when Vincent Kompany, climbing all over Giorgio Chiellini, saw the defender head an own goal as the home skipper wheeled away to celebrate instead of being punished for a foul.
  
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• Blind long-snapper Jake Olson joins practice with No. 6 USC

  15-09-2015 23:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Olson completely lost his sight six years ago. He still has his dream of playing football at Southern California.
  
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• Near-death experience gives South African Burger perspective

  15-09-2015 23:20
  
  By Mark Gleeson EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Rugby World Cup fever might be all-pervading on the eve of the tournament but a brush with death has given South Africa's Schalk Burger a more measured outlook, he said on Tuesday. The fiery blond-haired flanker, voted the world’s top player in 2004, lay in a critical condition in hospital just over two years ago with bacterial meningitis after having a cyst removed. When I got injured rugby was pretty much dominating my life but since then a
  
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• Bok flyhalf rivals bring out the best in each other

  15-09-2015 23:13
  By Mark Gleeson EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Rivalry for the flyhalf position in the South African side has brought out the best in all three candidates for the job, the most recent incumbent Pat Lambie said on Tuesday. Who gets picked for the number 10 jersey for the Springboks' opening game at the Rugby World Cup against Japan in Brighton on Saturday has been a matter of much conjecture. Lambie was first choice for the Boks in their last outing, kicking 16 points in a 26-12 win over Argenti
  
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• Griezmann double eases Atletico to win at Galatasaray

  15-09-2015 23:10
  
  Two first-half goals from Antoine Griezmann gave Atletico Madrid a strong start to their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 away win over Galatasaray in their opening Group C fixture on Tuesday. Griezmann put the visitors ahead in the 18th minute when Juanfran sent in a cross from the right and the French international fired the ball past an outstretched Fernando Muslera in the Galatasaray goal. Atletico doubled their lead with a second goal from Griezmann in the 25th minute when Diego Godin h
  
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• Manchester City vs Juventus match report: Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata punish same old City in Champions League opener

  15-09-2015 23:05
  The unstoppable force in the Premier League; still the improbable farce in the Champions League. If Manchester City have not learned by now, after five seasons among the elite, how to manage games such as these then you have to wonder just when the penny will drop.
  
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• RWC 2015: Michael Cheika relishes battle to come after putting a smile back on Australian faces

  15-09-2015 23:00
  The Wallabies do not dump their head coaches quite as often as the Australian political classes divest themselves of their prime ministers: hell, there are perfectly clean-living folk down Canberra way who would scarcely manage a change of underpants with that kind of frequency. But the rugby job is a volatile one all the same, and there is always a chance of fun and games when Michael Cheika occupies the hot seat.
  
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• RWC 2015: Don’t blame Warren Gatland for my injury, says Leigh Halfpenny

  15-09-2015 23:00
  
  As Leigh Halfpenny took his seat in a central London hotel yesterday, a waiter offered him a coffee. “I can’t, I’m afraid,” said the Welshman, ruefully. “I’ve got surgery in an hour.”
  
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• PSV vs Manchester United report: Misery for United as PSV fight back after horror Luke Shaw injury in Champions League opener

  15-09-2015 22:58
  
  Manchester United lost a match but they lost something far more precious. Luke Shaw, their left-back, was taken to hospital with what was confirmed later as a double fracture of his right leg sustained when he was tackled inside the area by PSV Eindhoven’s centre-half, Hector Moreno. As Shaw writhed in the pitch in agony the referee, Nicola Rizzoli, awarded a corner. The injury looked dreadful with fears it may threaten not just Shaw’s season but his career.
  
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• Juve score late as City lose for first time this season

  15-09-2015 22:58
  Juventus came from behind to hand Manchester City their first defeat this season as Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata gave the Italian champions an opening 2-1 win in Group D of the Champions League on Tuesday. Premier League leaders City were fortunate to go ahead after 57 minutes when Vincent Kompany, climbing all over Giorgio Chiellini, saw the defender head an own goal as the home skipper wheeled away to celebrate instead of being punished for a foul.
  
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• Benfica survive scare before Gaitan breaks down Astana

  15-09-2015 22:57
  
  Champions League debutants Astana gave Benfica some worrying moments as they held out until halftime and then hit the post before going down to a 2-0 defeat in their opening Group C match on Tuesday. Nicolas Gaitan burst through the Astana defence to provide the breakthrough six minutes into the second half and Kostas Mitroglu made the points safe for the Eagles in front of a sparse crowd at the Stadium of Light. The Kazakh champions kept Benfica at bay for the first 45 minute with some solid de
  
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• PSV come from behind to beat Manchester United

  15-09-2015 22:56
  EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Luciano Narsingh scored a second-half winner as PSV Eindhoven came from a goal down to beat Manchester United 2-1 on a night of setbacks for the English side in the Champions League on Tuesday. United left back Luke Shaw suffered what appeared to be a serious injury and was taken off on a stretcher with an oxygen mask strapped to his face in the early stages of the Group B game. United's Memphis Depay returned to the club where he made his name and reminded spe
  
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• Lovely Morata strike condemns Man City to very disappointing defeat at home

  15-09-2015 22:53
  
  It wasn’t a good night for Premier League clubs, was it?
  
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• Di Maria inspires PSG to 2-0 win over Malmo

  15-09-2015 22:49
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Angel Di Maria brought his delicate touch to Paris St Germain's game as the French champions started their Champions League campaign with a routine 2-0 home win against Malmo on Tuesday. Di Maria scored after four minutes of their Group A match and Edinson Cavani made it 2-0 with a 61st minute header in a one-way encounter at the Parc des Princes. Playing against the club where he started his career, PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic looked rusty, having played on
  
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• Sevilla penalties enough to beat hapless Gladbach

  15-09-2015 22:42
  
  SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Europa League winners Sevilla scored two out of three penalties in the second half as they beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-0 in Champions League Group D on Tuesday. Kevin Gameiro scored from the spot seconds after the restart but failed to do it again two minutes later, striking his second penalty against the crossbar. Sevilla's Argentine Ever Banega made amends with their third spot kick in the 67th minute and Yevhen Konoplyanka wrapped up the win in the 84th with a
  
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• Newcomer Draxler scores winner as Wolfsburg beat CSKA

  15-09-2015 22:41
  WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - New signing Julian Draxler scored the winner as VfL Wolfsburg edged past CSKA Moscow 1-0 in their Champions League Group D opener on Tuesday for a winning return to Europe's premier club competition after a six-year absence. Germany international Draxler, brought in from Schalke 04 for 35 million euros to replace Kevin De Bruyne who joined Manchester City, struck on the rebound in the 40th minute. Wolfsburg dominated throughout with the Russians defending deep and
  
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• Ronaldo surpasses Messi as Real thump Shakhtar

  15-09-2015 22:39
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo moved three goals clear of Lionel Messi as the Champions League top scorer when he netted a hat-trick for Real Madrid in a 4-0 victory over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in their Group A opener on Tuesday. A howler from Shakhtar goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov let in Karim Benzema to score the opener in the 30th minute before the visitors were reduced to 10 men five minutes into the second half when Taras Stepanenko hacked down Sergio Ramos and was shown a second yellow card.
  
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• PSV 1-1 Manchester United UEFA Champions League LIVE football score: Plus Manchester City 1-2 Juventus and the rest of the action

  15-09-2015 22:33
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Champions League as the group stage begins with Manchester United travelling to PSV and Manchester City hosting Juventus.
  
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• Uncapped Ansari injured hours after England call-up

  15-09-2015 22:28
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Uncapped Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari's England debut could be in doubt after he was taken to hospital on Tuesday with a hand injury hours after getting his first test call-up. The 23-year-old was named in England's squad for the three-test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The left-armer, who injured his bowling hand in a County Championship match against Lancashire, was the third spinner in the 16-man team alongside Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid. ...
  
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• Grubman: San Diego, St. Louis won't make stadium pitches

  15-09-2015 22:28
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The NFL's point man on Los Angeles said he's decided that officials from San Diego and St. Louis who are trying to keep their NFL teams won't make presentations on their stadium plans at the owners meeting next month.
  
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• West Ham ordered to reveal details of move into Olympic Stadium in full as FOI request for disclosure is approved

  15-09-2015 22:26
  
  West Ham will reportedly be made to disclose the full contents of the proposed move in the Olympic Stadium, after the Information Commissioner ruled the terms of the deal should be made public 
  
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• Luke Shaw suffers horror injury as Manchester United defender carried off with suspected broken leg in Champions League tie

  15-09-2015 22:26
  
  Manchester United's £27million defender Luke Shaw could miss the rest of the season after suffering what appeared to be a horrific-looking broken leg in Eindhoven on Tuesday night.
  
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• Mickey Harte to stay on as Tyrone boss for two more years

  15-09-2015 22:23
  
  Two more years! Two more years!
  
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• Luke Shaw suspected broken leg should have seen PSV defender Hector Moreno sent off and a Manchester United penalty... the referee got it wrong, says Graham Poll

  15-09-2015 22:19
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli couldn't have saved Luke Shaw from suffering a suspected broken leg but he could and should have punished PSV's Hector Moreno.
  
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• Arsene Wenger still driven to win the Champions League after four early exits

  15-09-2015 22:14
  
  After four painfully early exits in a row, Arsene Wenger launched Arsenal's 18th successive Champions League campaign by claiming he was still 'driven' to win it but was not a 'dreamer'.
  
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• Maccabi Tel Aviv and former Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim eager to consign troubled Blues to third straight defeat

  15-09-2015 22:03
  
  Tal Ben Haim hopes Maccabi Tel Aviv can extend Chelsea's miserable start to the season when he plays against his former club in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
  
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• Luke Shaw injury reaction: Shaw tweets he is 'gutted' while Aaron Ramsey and Adnan Januzaj offer messages of support after horror injury

  15-09-2015 22:01
  
  Luke Shaw suffered a horrific leg injury while playing for Manchester United against PSV tonight, after clashing with PSV defender Hector Moreno. The left-back has since tweeted that he is "gutted" and "will come back stronger".
  
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• Luke Shaw vows to ‘come back stronger’ after suspected broken leg

  15-09-2015 21:59
  
  The full-back was caught by Hector Moreno and was replaced by Marco Rojo after suffering what seemed to be a serious injury in the Netherlands
  
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• Gareth Bale forced off with suspected calf injury in Real Madrid's Champions League tie with Shakhtar Donetsk after 28 minutes

  15-09-2015 21:57
  
  Wales star Gareth Bale was forced off with a suspected calf injury after just 28 minutes in Real Madrid's Champions League tie with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night.
  
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