Rio Ferdinand insists his Manchester United team-mates are big enough to handle the shattering disappointment of Wednesday’s Champions League final defeat in Rome.

Ferdinand was desperate to enter the record books as a back-to-back European Cup winner but those dreams were quashed at the Stadio Olimpico as Barcelona registered a richly-deserved triumph.
So, instead of a bus [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo has said ”everything went wrong” in Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat by Barcelona in the final of the UEFA Champions League and said their tactics were ”not good”.

United set out at the Stadio Olimpico with the same formation which overcame Arsenal in the semi-finals, with Ryan Giggs replacing the suspended Darren Fletcher. However, after [...]

Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi were left overwhelmed after scoring the goals in Barcelona’s Champions League final triumph over Manchester United in Rome.

Wednesday’s 2-0 victory completed a trophy treble for Barca who also won the Primera Liga crown and the Copa del Rey in what has been a remarkable campaign under former club star Josep [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson hit out at some ’shoddy defending’ and admitted Darren Fletcher’s absence was a ‘big loss’ for Manchester United’s defeat by Barcelona.

Fletcher missed the game through suspension after being sent off in the second leg of the semi-final against Arsenal and Ferguson lamented his fellow Scot’s absence.
“I thought before the game it may [...]

Manchester United discovered what it is like to lose a European Cup final as brilliant Barcelona ruled Rome with a 2-0 win.
If there is any consolation in failure to become the first side to retain the trophy in the Champions League era, it is that they lost to a side as fluent and brilliant to [...]

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol claims the pressure is on Manchester United in today’s Champions League final.
With a new coach in inexperienced Josep Guardiola at the start of the season, Barca have made headlines by claiming the Primera Liga title and the Copa del Rey trophy en route to the top game in Rome.
“We’ve enjoyed a [...]

Top seed Rafael Nadal created a French Open record for consecutive wins - but admitted he was not at his all-conquering best.
The four-time defending champion was given a thorough work-out by Brazilian qualifier Marcos Daniel, ranked 97th in the world, and came through 7-5 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round.
The 22-year-old made it 29 [...]

Brendon McCullum is in a two-way race to play in the CL T20 and is likely to turn out for his home side Otago Volts.
Having played for New South Wales in the Australian Twenty20 final last season, McCullum is eligible to play for both the Sydney side as well as Otago in the Champions [...]

Seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova made short work of Claire Feuerstein to seal her place in round two at Roland Garros.
Russia’s Kuznetsova, the only woman to beat world number one and tournament favourite Dinara Safina on clay this season, eased through 6-1 6-4 against her French opponent who is a French Open debutant on Suzanne Lenglen [...]

Txiki Begiristain has urged the team to make the most of their “unique opportunity” to seal a place in the history books.
The Catalan giants take on Manchester United in the Champions League final looking to complete an unprecedented treble.
And Barcelona technical secretary Begiristain knows that adding Europe’s premier club trophy to their Primera Division and [...]