LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo is under 'serious consideration' to be appointed on a permanent basis following the Blues' Champions League triumph, senior club officials said on Sunday.

LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea's Champions League victory over Bayern Munich completed a miserable month for Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, whose team will now be relegated to the Europa League next season.

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech summed up their season as 'simply crazy' after his key saves helped the Blues win their first Champions League title in a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

LONDON (AFP) - England striker Wayne Rooney is recovering from a minor injury but will be fully fit for his expected return during the group stages at Euro 2012, manager Roy Hodgson has revealed.

MUNICH (REUTERS) - Chelsea's suspended captain John Terry missed the club's penalty shootout victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Saturday but still described the win as the best moment of his career.

MADRID (AFP) - As the player that makes the reigning European and world champions tick, Spain fans are hoping Xavi Hernandez can hold off the effects of fatigue and injury to lead La Roja to more glory in Poland and Ukraine.

MUNICH (AP) - After leading Chelsea to the biggest trophy in club football, Roberto di Matteo's future as manager of the London club is still in doubt.

LONDON (AFP) - West Ham clinched promotion to the Premier League as Ricardo Vaz Te's late winner sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Blackpool in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday.

DUBLIN (AFP) - Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane is on course to feature at Euro 2012 after scans revealed his hamstring injury is only minor.

LONDON (REUTERS) - One of the first participants in the London Olympic relay looked set to make a quick profit on Saturday after a torch and uniform went up for sale on auction website eBay within hours of the 70-day event starting.

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea shattered Bayern Munich's Champions League dream here on Saturday with victory in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena.

LONDON (AFP) - Manchester City turned to the police to force a teenage fan to return the match ball used in their dramatic Premier League title-clinching victory over QPR.

ROME (REUTERS) - Tournament favourite Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open on Saturday with a lower back injury, the WTA said.

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Bayern Munich and Chelsea were gearing for their Champions League final showdown here on Saturday as the Bavarian capital buzzed with anticipation ahead of the biggest game in club football.

CULDROSE AIRBASE, United Kingdom (AFP) - The Olympic flame arrived in Britain from Greece on Friday to start a 70-day relay which will culminate in the opening ceremony of the London Games.

ATHENS (REUTERS) - David Beckham hit back on Friday at suggestions that he might be selected for the British Olympic soccer side at the London Games because of his celebrity status rather than on merit alone.

MUNICH (REUTERS) - Family are usually the first to celebrate the success of a relative, but one member of Frank Lampard's is hoping Chelsea fail against Bayern Munich in Saturday's Champions League final - his uncle, Harry Redknapp.

LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool were given permission by Wigan Athletic on Thursday to talk to coach Roberto Martinez about becoming the next manager at Anfield, a day after Kenny Dalglish was sacked.

LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United have called time on Michael Owen's Old Trafford career after the striker revealed on Thursday that he would not be offered a new contract by the club.

LONDON (REUTERS) - English soccer club Manchester United, rated by Forbes as the world's most highly-valued sports team, showed the first effects of a rare barren season when reporting a dip in quarterly revenue and underlying profit.