FC Barcelona was adjudged the World Team of the Year by the Laueres Award comittee, in a grand ceremony held in London. This is the first time FC Barcelona is winning the prestigous award, which in some circles is called "The Osacr of Sporting World". Club president Sandro Rosell received the award for Barca.

Manchester United and Arsenal, from 1997 to 2005, undoubtedly engaged in the era-defining rivalry in English football. In order to be classified as a great sporting rivalry the protagonists must move beyond the feudalistic; the edge and the aggro, and be ultimately characterised by supreme competition and a bountiful supply of dramatic and heart-stopping moments.

Manchester United and Arsenal, from 1997 to 2005, undoubtedly engaged in the era-defining rivalry in English football. In order to be classified as a great sporting rivalry the protagonists must move beyond the feudalistic; the edge and the aggro, and be ultimately characterised by supreme competition and a bountiful supply of dramatic and heart-stopping moments.

Welcome to La Liga Lunes, our Monday special on Spanish futbol. Well, today Greaseano finally has something to be happy about because he is now the La Liga's top-scorer with 16 goals, one over Messi!

Pepe Reina and his wife Yolanda Ruiz Reina cheered for Rafael Nadal as he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets at the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. Image Credit: PacificCoastNews.com.

Carling Cup: Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool

• Click on auto-refresh for all the latest action • Email your thoughts to barry.glendenning@guardian.co.uk • Follow tonight's UK and European live scores • Follow Glendenning on Twitter Good news: for any of you who may have been concerned by murmurings from the ATP Tour that Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick may be about to lead a players' revolt and set up picket lines around tennis courts around the globe.

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Arsène Wenger has so far built 3 distinct teams.

The first team 96-00 was built on the rubble left by George Graham. At the time he got great credit for rehabilitating and actually improving the side but then revisionists like Myles Palmer started to justify their own agendas by questioning his achievement declaring it to be a George Graham Built Side that won the double in ‘98.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stunned Roger Federer on Centre Court today to reach the Wimbledon Mens Semi-Finals, Federer took the first two sets before Tsonga made a stunning comeback to beat the six times Wimbledon Champion Federer 3-2.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stunned Roger Federer on Centre Court today to reach the Wimbledon Mens Semi-Finals, Federer took the first two sets before Tsonga made a stunning comeback to beat the six times Wimbledon Champion Federer 3-2.

Ireland's Conor Niland will end a 27 year wait for an Irish Competitor at the Wimbledon Men's Championship tomorrow, when he plays Frenchman Adrian Mannarino withaplace against 6 times winner Roger Federer awaiting the winner in the second round of England's premier tennis event.

However Niland (29) has a long way to go to emulate Helena Rice and Harold Sigerson Mahony the only two Irish winners of the Wimbledon Championship way back in 1890 and 1896 respectively.

SPANISH SPORTS received another glorious historical moment this afternoon thanks to an extraordinary Spanish Sportsman. Spaniard & World Nº1 Tennis player RAFAEL NADAL won his 6th FRENCH OPEN title after defeating ROGER FEDERER 7-5, 7-6,5-7,6-1 in the 2011 Final in Paris France. The 25 year old Rafael Nadal equals the record feat of Bjorn Borg with six French Open titles, & no one doubts that

Es que no parece real, la historia que se está escribiendo en el tenis actual es realmente memorable. Cada torneo nos envuelve en la fantasía superando las expectativas.
Somos afortunados de ver jugar a Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic. Enfrentarse, batallar, debatirse y superarse a sí mismos para seguir en la carrera por la supremacía del tenis mundial.

Es que no parece real, la historia que se está escribiendo en el tenis actual es realmente memorable. Cada torneo nos envuelve en la fantasía superando las expectativas.
Somos afortunados de ver jugar a Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic. Enfrentarse, batallar, debatirse y superarse a sí mismos para seguir en la carrera por la supremacía del tenis mundial.

By Darshan Joshi, writing from Sydney

The powers of fate will look upon the masses of match previews as one collective jinx, but as far as European football goes, it does not get bigger than this. Sure, the winner of the Coca-Cola Championship playoff will go on to receive a payoff the size of which the likes of Rupert Murdoch have not (yet)* seen, but as far as the weighing scale entertainment potential goes, we are at our sport's zenith.

I have a new piece in Slate about the Champions League final and whether we're about to see the end of Barcelona's magical run of the last few seasons. Of course, no sooner had I ventured this possibility in a draft than I came down with a sudden, bad case of food poisoning; most of this was written while I was clinging to the edge of my bed, sustained by nothing but Gatorade and rice.

Unlike Roger Federer, Tiger Woods is not finished. Tiger showed at the most recent Masters that he will be able to hang around leader boards of Majors for at least another few years. Hanging around enough will mean at least a couple more wins.
Prior to his documented downfall and divorce from late 2009 through 2010, it would have been inconceivable to imagine Woods becoming a more riveting sports figure than what he already had achieved by dominating with 14 Majors and doing it as one of the first minority figures in a homogenous sport.

Scotland's Andy Murray is into his third Grand Slam Final after beating David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6 in the Semi-Finals of the Australian Open.

Murray will meet Novak Djokovic who beat Roger Fedeer in the other Semi-Final yesterday, Murray will be hoping he can win his first Grand Slam on Sunday having tasted defeat in the Final last year to Roger Federer.

Third seed Novak Djokovic strolled into his second Australian Open Final beating defending Champion Roger Federer 3-0 in the Semi-Finals this morning.

Djokovic played a near perfect game to close out the match 7-6, 7-5, 6-4. He will now meet either fifth seed Andy Murray or seventh seed David Ferrer who sent Rafael Nadal packing in the Quarter-Finals.

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For many, there is some reason behind their support for their club. For some it might be the tradition, for some social approval, success of their club or for their star players or managers. It often puzzles the bystanders as to what limits the fans might go for their clubs.

Doha in the oil and natural gas rich state of Qatar takes center stage in the world of sport today as the 2011 Asian Cup kicks off today.
Meanwhile on the tennis courts Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are battling it out in the Qatar Open.
In a different type of court, the International Cricket Council's spot fixing inquiry into claimsagainst three Pakistani cricketers is being held in Doha.