PS Vita 1.8 Million Units Sold

Playstation Vita sold about 1.8 million units worldwide since its launch in December 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment companies claim to be happy with the results obtained so far.

"As an initial phase, I think this is a good start," said Kaz Hirai Sony president in a presentation as preached Gamespot.com, not long ago.

PS Vita strength software is recognized as a major selling point Hirai and the key to success in the video game business. He plans to strengthen these areas and projected to sell about 10 million additional units of PS Vita in 2012.

Sony also announced a homemade console sales figures. One of the tech giant describes Playstation 3 sold 13.9 million units in 2011, down 0.4 from the previous year. Playstation 2 sold only able to touch the figure of 4.1 million the previous achievements in the year 2010 as many as 6.4 million units. While the Playstation Portable or PSP sold 6.8 million units in 2011 and 8 million in 2010

cj watson Chicago Bulls

Great, abundant accord for the Bulls.

Watson's one of the bigger aback up PGs in the game. He's a scorer who can shoot the brawl and gives us accession amateur who can actualize off the distill and put burden on the aegis with his adeptness to drive.

He's young, fits in able-bodied with the Bulls core, and fills needs with his attempt conception and cutting ability.

The Bulls accept absolutely done an accomplished job at bushing in the additional genitalia this summer, the big three had their plan, but as far as fallbacks go, you can't accountability the Bulls on any moves so far with the accessible barring of not authoritative a stronger advance for Anthony Morrow.

The Bulls' chase for abyss has connected with the credible accession of above Warriors point bouncer C.J. Watson, according to assorted reports.

The deal, according to reports, is a sign-and-trade.

Watson's acceptable role in Chicago will be to advancement All-Star bouncer Derrick Rose. Watson averaged 10.3 credibility and 2.8 assists per bold this accomplished season.

With Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer and Kyle Korver already accepting active with Chicago, Watson becomes the Bulls' fourth above accession of the offseason.

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Tribute to Dani Jarque by Andres Iniesta's

Andres Iniesta may accept been cat-and-mouse the absolute World Cup to pay accolade to his acquaintance and assistant Dani Jarque, who anesthetized abroad due to a affection advance aftermost August. On Sunday, the accolade came in a way that will acquiesce millions of admirers to understand.

Iniesta denticulate the acceptable ambition in the 2010 World Cup with aloof over three account larboard afore a amends bang shootout. The ambition beatific Spain to their aboriginal World Cup finals win ever, but it was what happened afterwards the ambition that affected many.

Iniesta was accordingly appointed for removing his shirt, which I’m abiding he won’t anguish about too abundant accepting won the World Cup and paid admiration to a asleep friend/colleague, additional what’s one chicken agenda active amidst the thousand others in this final? But this adventure makes me anticipate that maybe shirt abatement bookings should be dependenet on affection of basal bodice message, as in: accolade to asleep amateur afterwards scoring in the World Cup final = you get a pass.

“Dani Jarque consistently with us,” it said, a all-around accolade to a collapsed acquaintance who died at age 26 aftermost August from a affection advance while talking on the buzz with his girlfriend.

“I capital to accumulate Dani with me and with the added teammates,” Iniesta said. “We capital to pay accolade to him and we anticipation this was the best befalling to do so.”

The World Cup as a accomplished had apparent its allotment of upsets, with this aforementioned Spain aggregation that won on Sunday experiencing one of those upsets in their aboriginal game. Back then, it was Switzerland that abashed Spain. The Netherlands gave their best accomplishment to be the additional aggregation to agitated the Spanish, but Iniesta's ambition concluded their dream of acceptable the World Cup for the aboriginal time ever.

Tribute to Dani Jarque by Andres Iniesta's

All-Star FanFest for Fans and Player to get Connected

Major League Baseball's All-Star FanFest has been alleged "the Disneyland of baseball" for acceptable reason. It kicked off Friday with a almanac absolute of 24,917 tickets sold, before the antecedent mark of 23,511 set in 2009 in St. Louis. The accident will be activity able until Tuesday, back the Angels host the 81st MLB All-Star Game at Angel Stadium.

The FanFest is abiding to get alike bigger on Monday and Tuesday with several Hall of Famers and accepted big leaguers appointed to accomplish appearances, including Hall of Famer Rod Carew and Angels All-Star Torii Hunter, who are confined as spokesmen for the event.

FanFest additionally appearance attractions about the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the Negro Leagues as able-bodied as alternate fan-favorites including the Video Bullpen, area admirers can footfall up and analysis their casting abilities adjoin life-size video images of their favorites players and Taco Bell's Abduct a Base, Abduct a Taco, in which admirers attack to abduct a abject while antagonism their admired ballplayers.

It was absolutely agitative for admirers on Sunday, with abounding Hall of Famers hosting autograph sessions, including Luis Aparacio, Dick Williams, Harmon Killebrew, Bob Feller, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Lou Brock and Earl Weaver.

All FanFest attractions are included in the amount of admission, including the autograph sessions. Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for accouchement 12 and under, chief citizens and aggressive cadre (children two and beneath are accepted free). It's accessible from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. PT until Monday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Cardiff Devils - for D-Men priority

Devils accept completed their advanced signings, while they accept Mark Smith, active from Edinburgh Capitals, Mark Richardson and Adams on D.

The accession of Symonds additional two acceptation players would complete the aggregation for 2010-11.

Cardiff Devils accessible their new division at the end of August with a home bout adjoin Coventry Blaze. Back-to-back claiming matches, in Cardiff Bay on Saturday, August 28 and at Coventry’s Skydome the afterward evening, barrage the new campaign.

Coach Adams and his Devils again accessible their Elite League accessories at home adjoin Hull Stingrays on Saturday, September 4.

The aboriginal is acceptable to be a solid, no-nonsence blue-liner who can physically back Devils apache Brad Voth, while the additional is an abhorrent defenceman to articulation up with the forwards.

“We are in blow with agents and players,” said Adams. “These aftermost two acceptation signings are acute to the aggregation antithesis and we are affective afterpiece to acceding with one of the players we accept identified.”

Bench drillmaster Neil Francis is alive carefully with Adams on application and they are captivated with the players they accept brought in so far.

Their latest signing was American centre Scott Matzka, who will comedy alongside Max Birbraer and Jon Pelle on the aboriginal line.

gold Medal goes to Canada on ice hockey

Canada exhausted the United States 3-2 to win the Olympic ambition badge in their civic action of hockey, with Sidney Crosby scoring the acceptable ambition 7:40 into overtime and ambience off a anniversary from bank to coast.

The absolute end to the Olympics for the host country, the gold badge was Canada's 14th, breaking the almanac for best won by a nation at a Winter Games. The absolute hockey-crazed nation was abashed back Zack Parise denticulate to tie the bold for the US with 24.4 abnormal actual in regulation.

But Crosby's attempt from the lower allotment of the larboard amphitheater eluded goalie Ryan Miller, and Vancouver's Canada Hockey Place erupted in aural cheers.

In one of the greatest amateur in Olympic history, Canada's accumulating of all-stars captivated off a adolescent US aggregation that had agitated the hosts 5-3 in round-robin comedy a anniversary earlier. That accident affected the Canadians to comedy an added bold to ability the gold badge match.

Canada goalie Roberto Luongo didn't outplay Miller, but still accepted he is a big-game goalie - article he has never been ahead - by authoritative 34 saves in his own NHL arena. Luongo won all bristles amateur he played in the tournament, including all four afterwards replacing Martin Brodeur afterward the accident to the US the antecedent Sunday.

world cup closing ceremony perform by Shakira

The closing commemoration of FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa’s Johannesburg burghal will be captivated actual afore the bout amid finalists Spain and Netherlands at the anew complete Soccer Burghal Amphitheater with an about accommodation of 88,460. The aesthetically advised amphitheater is congenital in the appearance of a calabash- an iconic African pot and is anchored actual abutting to country’s one of the best football crazy township; Soweto. The closing commemoration promises to be a amazing accident that delivers the best applicable end to the celebrated admission of South Africa’s aboriginal World Cup football.

The FIFA World Cup closing ceremony will have a wide range of international musicians, dancers and visual artists who will entertain the crowd at the Soccer City Stadium. The closing ceremony will be colorful tribute to the FIFA World Cup tournament that held the world glued to the event for a full thirty days

The time of the closing commemoration of FIFA World Cup is 18:30 bounded time South Africa, aloof afore the final bout and the accident will be advertisement alive in 215 countries to an admirers able-bodied aloft 500 actor featuring 780 casting members. The accident will affection South Africa’s top musicians and dancers who will agitate a leg abutting to Colombian baby Shakira.

Review: Orioles-Rangers

Juan Samuel's club started this four-game alternation adjoin AL West-leading Texas (50-37) accepting won alone three alternation all division and none on the road. After ambulatory from 4-0 deficits to win the aboriginal two games, the Orioles acquaint conceivably their best absorbing win of the year Saturday night by abasement Cliff Lee's Rangers debut.

Still, a stunning four-game road sweep of a first-place team would be a very nice way to head into the All-Star break.


plus this is another news that yankee will win the competition, If Vazquez had befuddled his easily up in exasperation, no one could accept abhorrent him. Chamberlain's eighth-inning abortion baby the right-hander's seven scoreless innings of assignment as the Mariners defeated the Yankees, 4-1, on Saturday at Safeco Field.

The backward struggles came afterwards Vazquez angry in what administrator Joe Girardi anticipation was his best alpha of the season, backward 17 of the aboriginal 18 Seattle batters he faced and accustomed a no-hitter into the sixth inning, back an Ichiro Suzuki comebacker bankrupt up the bid with two outs.

Vazquez had pitched out of agitation in the seventh inning to get the brawl to Chamberlain, in his best arduous moment of the evening. Seattle loaded the bases on two singles and a walk, and Girardi went to the mound, because bringing in lefty Damaso Marte.

The acceptable animosity wouldn't last. The Yankees were adhering to a abbreviate 1-0 advance adjoin a actual boxy Felix Hernandez, address of Nick Swisher's third-inning abandoned adjudicator -- advancing hours afterwards he'd been called as a actor in Monday's State Farm Home Run Derby.

New civic Girls Softball Division added in 2010 Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Program

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Major League Baseball Properties and Aquafina today appear the 2010 Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run, the "Official Adolescence Abilities Antagonism of Major League Baseball," is underway with over 4,000 competitions planned to booty abode beyond North America. For the aboriginal time, a civic Girls Softball Division has been congenital into the absolute Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run program. The adolescence abilities affairs will ability added than 600,000 boys and girls amid the ages of seven and 14, accouterment an chip antagonism that recognizes alone arete in amount baseball and softball skills. Aquafina, the "Official Bottled Water of Major League Baseball," is in its third year allotment the grassroots affairs afterward its sister brand, Pepsi, the "Official Soft Drink of Major League Baseball," which was the appellation sponsor amid 2002 and 2007.

The Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run affairs is additionally a key basic of the alive role Major League Baseball is demography to abutment the White House Anti-Obesity Attack alien by First Lady Michelle Obama beforehand this year. This civic attack is advised to affiliate and affect families to booty absolute and abiding accomplishments to eat better, be added active, and accomplish a charge to all-embracing convalescent lifestyles.


"Major League Baseball is captivated that we will ability over 600,000 adolescence beyond the nation to aid in their development of able abilities and advantageous lifestyles," said John Brody, Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales and Marketing, Major League Baseball. "While Pitch, Hit & Run has consistently arrive adolescent girls to participate, this amplification to a absolutely civic girls affairs is a amazing way to abound the bold amid adolescent girls for years to come. We aboveboard acknowledge Aquafina for their abutment of the program's mission to accord our adolescence opportunities to body abiding abilities that they can use both on and off the field."

Preview: Manchester United Vs A.C Milan

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Rio Ferdinand returns to the Manchester United line-up for tomorrow night’s Champions League last-16 tie with AC Milan.

Ferdinand is three games into a four-match domestic ban but is available for the resumption of United’s quest to reach a third successive final and will partner either Wes Brown or Jonny Evans in central defence.

Nemanja Vidic (leg) and Ryan Giggs (broken arm) are both out, while Wayne Rooney is still to score in the competition this season.

and of course they have to beware of Wayne Rooney that become most potensial to break down of AC milan Goal keeper

Milan need to shackle Wayne Rooney in Tuesday night's Champions League showdown against Manchester United according to Fabio Cudicini, who won the trophy in 1969.

Cudicini has fond memories of when Milan eliminated Manchester United in the 1969 semi-final. That team went on to win the trophy against Ajax, but the ex-goalkeeper knows it's a different story now.

"United the favourites? I would not swear on that," he told Sportmediaset.it.

"If Milan play with the spirit we usually have in the Champions League then we can win.

"But, [Alessandro] Nesta and Thiago Silva need to build a cage around Rooney as he is the biggest centre-forward in the world."

Cudicini has also given what he feels is beneficial advice to Leonardo.

"He [Leonardo] must take out Dida and play with Christian Abbiati as the Brazilian causes panic and he doesn't block balls. He is a constant risk."

Ben Foster - Ideal Replacement For Van Der Sar

Ben Foster’s fledgling career so far has been dampened by injuries. But he has slowly started getting the praise he deserves. He impressed during his loan spell at Watford and nearly became a contender for the England Team but further injuries prevented that from happening. But now he can set his sights on becoming Manchester United’s number one goal keeper after becoming the Carling Cup final hero. And the good news is that, reports are saying that the club are going to reward him with a new four year contract.

Currently Van Der Sar is the first choice goal keeper but his ageing years means that it is not sure whether he will be number 1 next year or not. Kusczak is also there but i don’t think he has done enough to impress Sir Alex and he doesn’t look as good as Ben Foster. The next season will be very crucial for Foster, if he can stay injury free, we might see him as number 1 for Manchester United as well as England.

United: Kings of Europe!

Edwin van der Sar was the hero as United were crowned champions of Europe for the third time after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Forty years after first winning the European Cup at Wembley in 1968, and 50 years since the Munich tragedy, fate played a big part as a dramatic Champions League final went to penalties.

After Cristiano Ronaldo had missed his kick for United, John Terry had the chance to win the cup for Chelsea, but the Blues skipper slipped on the run up and his penalty hit the post. After Anderson and Giggs, plus Kalou for Chelsea, then converted, Nicolas Anelka's sudden death shot was finally saved by van der Sar, sparking jubilant scenes among United’s rain-soaked travelling contingent.

Cristiano Ronaldo had given United a 26th minute lead with a header from Wes Brown’s cross in a first half which the Reds dominated. Carlos Tevez had two clear chances to put United 2-0 ahead, but his efforts were well saved by Chelsea keeper Petr Cech, who also denied Michael Carrick.

Chelsea gained a foothold in the game in the final few minutes of the first half, and equalised with almost the last kick of the half, when a deflected Michael Essien shot fell kindly for Frank Lampard, who beat Rio Ferdinand and Van der Sar.

The Londoners dominated the second half and Didier Drogba struck the post, before Frank Lampard did likewise in extra time. Ryan Giggs, making a club-record breaking 759th appearance for the Reds, spurned United’s best chance.

Reds squad departs for Rome

Mikael Silvestre joined United's first-team squad travelling to Rome on Monday morning, with Nani being the only major absentee.

Silvestre hasn't played for the first-team since injuring knee ligaments against Everton in September, while Nani is still suffering from a thigh strain.

United had concerns over the fitness of Michael Carrick, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs, who all came off in the 4-0 win over Aston Villa.

But all four travel, as does Edwin van der Sar, who sat out Saturday's match, although there is no place for Louis Saha, who is still suffering with a hamstring complaint.

The French forward's absence means a chance for 17-year-old Danny Welbeck - still waiting for his first United start - as one of only three strikers in the 21-man travelling squad.

Goalkeeper Ben Foster isn't included in the squad as he was not registered for Europe, so Tom Heaton takes his place.

United squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton; O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Evra, Silvestre; Anderson, Ronaldo, Park, Hargreaves, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Eagles; Tevez, Rooney, Welbeck.

Report: United 3 Liverpool 0

A Portuguese one-two from Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani plus a rare Wes Brown goal gave United the perfect Easter gift and destroyed any lingering hopes Liverpool had of breaking into the title race.

After all the pre-match talk of great attacking players on the park, it was ironic that defender Brown delivered the telling first blow on a pivotal afternoon in the Premier League. But the main talking point in the media could be the same one that followed last week’s match between Chelsea and Spurs - the relationship between referees and players.

For Chelsea’s Ashley Cole and ref Mike Riley, read Javier Mascherano and Steve Bennett - but don’t believe the hype that Liverpool’s midfield hardman
lost the match as well as his temper. The storm that probably had teacups flying in the away dressing room couldn’t mask the fact United were as superior to Liverpool on the day as they have been this season. And last season, and the season before that…

Blessed with his usual embarrassment of riches in midfield, Sir Alex Ferguson opted for an effective central trio of Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes and Anderson. The young Brazilian fashioned the first chance when he fed the ball through to Wayne Rooney in the sixth minute. The United striker shrugged off the challenge of Jamie Carragher but couldn’t beat Pepe Reina, the Liverpool keeper who was alive to the threat and blocked.

The first yellow card was shown to Mascherano - compared by his manager to United legend Roy Keane - when the Argentinian scythed into Keano’s old sidekick Paul Scholes.

Liverpool’s first shot across United’s bows came from an unlikely source as left-back Aurelio blasted the ball beyond the top right-hand corner after a well-orchestrated short corner. The Brazilian enjoyed the better of his early encounters with his direct opponent Cristiano Ronaldo, skipping around one challenge from the Portuguese in his own half and evading another in United territory before firing wide.

Ronaldo had more joy on the left flank, switching in time to strike the post in the 24th minute when Ryan Giggs’ whipped-in free-kick from the right was inadvertently flicked on by a Liverpool defender. When play swung to the other end, United were grateful to the nick off Nemanja Vidic diverting Steven Gerrard’s piledriver over the bar.

Another end-to-end episode just after the half-hour began with Reina almost spilling Giggs' cross over his own goal-line before pushing it out at the second attempt to trigger a Fernando Torres-led counter-attack. Liverpool failed to capitalise from the corner he won however and were made to pay when Wes Brown charged forward to power home a header from Rooney’s left-wing cross in the 34th minute. Reina was rocky again, flailing with a punch that missed both the ball and Brown who bravely ran the gauntlet.

Foster feels part of the team

Ben Foster admitted it was a “fantastic” feeling to finally make his first-team debut in the narrow 1-0 victory at Derby.

The goalkeeper was thrust into action at Pride Park due to the enforced absence of Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak, just a week after returning from an eight-month injury lay-off himself.

The 24-year-old, who joined the Reds in 2005 but spent the last two seasons on loan at Watford, told MUTV: “I finally feel
like a United player now!

“I’ve been here nearly three years and it’s good to finally get on the pitch for the first team in a competitive game.

“I’m not one for nerves – I just take things in my stride and try not to think about things too much. It’s a big thing to come back from injury and to be thrown straight into the first team, but I thoroughly enjoyed it – though it was a bit harder than I thought!”

Many pundits predicted a cakewalk for United against rock-bottom Derby, but the Reds spurned chance after chance and would have fallen behind in the first half had Foster not made two fine saves from Kenny Miller.

The keeper added: “The first one was a reaction save to my left and Kenny Miller was through one-on-one for the second, but I stopped it and I went in at half-time feeling good.

Ronny: Refs don't protect us

Cristiano Ronaldo feels he is not given enough protection from referees and fears suffering a serious injury.

The winger was denied a clear penalty against Portsmouth in the FA Cup quarter final defeat at Old Trafford. That incident, coupled with persistent fouling throughout the game, highlights an oft-felt view that the Portuguese is not protected by referees.

"It's very frustrating, the referee was unbelievable," he told MUTV. "He didn't want to give the penalty, he didn't want to give yellow cards - I'm very disappointed.

"Refs don't protect skilful players. I think about the Arsenal player (Eduardo) and I'm scared sometimes to do skills because some players do unbelievable fouls and the ref protects the defender, not the skilled player! It's very disappointing and I'm thinking a lot about changing my game. When referees don't give penalties, yellow cards or reds, it's difficult to play."

Sir Alex Ferguson was left aghast that referee Martin Atkinson did not award a penalty for Sylvain Distin's clear bodycheck on Ronaldo in the seventh minute. Ronaldo added: "He (Distin) didn't try to take the ball. It's a joke."

But it wasn't just refereeing decisions that disappointed the 22-year-old. "We lost today and everyone is disappointed because we were the best team," he said. "We created ten chances while Portsmouth created just one. It's frustrating to lose like that.

"We controlled the game, but we didn't score. Carrick had one cleared off the line, Patrice hit the post... we had a great chance to win the FA Cup but we need to think now about the Premier League and the Champions League. These are the priorities."

Report: United 1 Lyon 0

United may not have been at their flamboyant best, nor even their most devastatingly ruthless, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal three minutes from half time was enough to see the Reds through to the Champions League quarter finals.


Ronaldo's 30th of the season gave the Reds a tenth straight Champions League win at Old Trafford. Lyon, solid and tactically tight but, to their detriment, unadventurous, set the tone for this game. But United broke the mould – if only once – in a game of few chances.

It’s always difficult to second-guess Sir Alex’s team selection, especially with the multitude of options available to him. But the Reds boss still managed to spring a surprise by picking a side that did not contain three of his most experienced outfield players. Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves both took up places on the bench, while a calf injury ruled Ryan Giggs out.

At the start of the season, it might have been difficult to picture a midfield trio of Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Anderson playing in such a critical last 16 second leg tie. But, that in itself is a signal of how strong United’s squad is.

Crucially, no player in Sir Alex’s front six had played the full 90 minutes against Fulham on Saturday. It’s a freshness that the United boss has sought in recent weeks. The Reds started brightly enough in the opening minutes. With Sir Alex opting again for a 4-5-1 formation, Ronaldo and Nani pressed forward, Rooney worked tirelessly, while Anderson pushed ahead of Fletcher and Carrick.

Karim Benzema again looked dangerous whengiven space, and Juninho had a few early free-kicks to test United’s rearguard. But the Reds, marshalled by Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, looked solid. More and more the game was played out tactically; Lyon content not to concede, looking for a breakaway; United probing for a way through but not going full pelt with a valuable away goal in their armoury. It was less the clichéd chess match, more who blinked first.

Fortunately for United, it was Lyon. The French side failed to clear Anderson’s shot on 42 minutes, and Ronaldo’s delicate touches eight yards out drew him clear of Francois Clerc, and his shot sneaked inside Gregory Coupet’s near post.

Lyon’s game-plan changed very little in the second half, keeping it tight and hoping to snatch a goal on the counter. United chose a similar tactic, hoping to draw Lyon out. After 65 minutes Nani had a shot that arrowed narrowly over, but other than that United were quiet in front of goal until the final 15 minutes. The introduction of Carlos Tevez, United's scorer in the first leg, in place of Anderson may have seemed a bold attacking move. But he was instructed to drop deep and keep possession, providing an outlet on the break.

United, though in control, were not home and dry. Substitute Kader Keita found space in the Reds’ penalty area and struck the post on 74 minutes. But it was a rare breakthrough. The Reds weren’t without chances to put the game out of reach. Rooney latched onto Hatem Ben Arfa’s mystifying back-pass, but he couldn’t beat Coupet. Then Nani burst down the right channel and elected to cross the ball when he should have shot.

With ten minutes remaining, Lyon boss Alain Perrin brought on Fred and went to a more attacking 4-4-2 formation, but in the end their own negativity had worked against them and time ran out. For United this may not have been a resounding victory, but against well-organised and tactically stubborn opponents, it was a professional job well done.

Team Line-ups

Manchester United: Van der Sar; Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo (Hargreaves 90), Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson (Tevez 70), Nani; Rooney.
Subs not used: Kuszczak, Saha, Park, Scholes, O'Shea.
Booked: Evra, Nani

Olympique Lyonnais: Coupet; Clerc, Squillaci, Cris, Grosso; Govou (Keita 68), Juninho Toulalan, Kallstrom (Fred 79), Ben Arfa; Benzema.
Subs not used: Vercoutre, Bodmer, Delgado, Mounier, Boumsong.
Booked: Grosso, Squillaci

Papers: Evra's Euro warning

Patrice in Euro warning
Patrice Evra says it will be a catastrophe if Manchester United fail to beat Lyon in the Champions League last-16 second leg tomorrow. But the France star insists they cannot take for granted a place in the last eight despite snatching a 1-1 draw away from home in the first leg. He said: “If we go out of the Champions League on Tuesday it would be a massive blow for the club — it would be catastrophic. I have a big respect for Lyon because they are a good team. As a Frenchman, I am fully aware of their qualities.
They played very well in the first game and we had to work very hard for a draw. But we are Manchester United and that means we simply have to go through."
Mark Irwin, The Sun

In other news, the Daily Mail claims United have been contacted by the agents of Racing Santander defender Ezequiel Garay. Santander would sell Garay — especially if Gerard Pique is involved in the deal.

The Times report that noses have been put out of joint at the FA with the news that Lord Coe, the chairman of the London 2012 Olympic organising committee, has approached Sir Alex Ferguson to manage the Great Britain football team at the Games.
Round up by Gemma Thompson

Juninho: Don't rule us out

Brazilian playmaker Juninho has warned United: "do not rule us out" of the Champions League last 16 tie, despite the Reds snatching a crucial late goal in the first leg.

The French champions are in Manchester on Tuesday with the tie tipped slightly in United's favour after Carlos Tevez's goal earned a 1-1 draw in Lyon two weeks ago.

Lyon appeared headed for victory after Karim Benzema's excellent opening strike just before the hour mark. But Juninho says the Reds would be ill-advised to think the second leg is cut and dry.

"We were disappointed not to win after taking the lead," he tells United Review. "But we knew that, along with Inter Milan, Manchester United were the best team in Europe and have many players who can do you damage.

"Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez – what an attacking line-up! Against a team like United, you have to play perfectly. We nearly did it – but not quite. But the Lyon squad is still calm. The pressure is on United to progress to the quarter finals."

Lyon have been used to battling against the odds in this season's Champions League. After a terrible start to their group campaign, they pulled out all the stops to progress to the knockout stages, a lesson Juninho says could serve them well at Old Trafford.

"We are still in this tie," he says defiantly. "Do not rule us out yet. You need technique and strong characters to win silverware and we have those. We have proved a number of times our capacity to achieve in big matches at stadiums in Glasgow, Stuttgart and Paris."

Read more from Juninho and United's Patrice Evra in United Review.

Report: N'castle 1 United 5

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored twice as United closed the gap on Arsenal at the top with an emphatic victory at St James’ Park.

Buoyed by news of the Gunners’ 2-2 draw at Birmingham earlier in the day, the Reds dominated from start to finish to record their second convincing win over Newcastle in as many months.

Ronaldo set up Rooney for the opener before the Portugal winger bagged his 28th and 29th goals of the season to put United out of sight.

Abdoulaye Faye pulled one back but Rooney’s superb second and a late strike from substitute Louis Saha left Newcastle still searching for their first win since Kevin Keegan returned to the club.

Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson, mindful of the need to keep his squad fresh as they chase three trophies, made four changes to his starting line-up after the midweek draw in Lyon.

In came Nani, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Carlos Tevez for Anderson, Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves and Ryan Giggs, with the latter two not even on the bench.

Keegan’s men had conceded 11 goals in four games coming into the match and United threatened to open them up at will early on.

Carrick made a marauding run through the middle and played in Rooney on the right of the box, but the striker failed to pick out one of his team-mates with his pulled-back cross.