International

Lille Beats Liverpool, Juventus Defeats Fulham in Europa League Soccer Juventus and Lille scored home victories over English Premier League clubs in round of 16 games in soccer’s Europa League.

Real Madrid's Ronaldo Bet Fails to Prevent Another Champions League Flop Real Madrid isn’t making any progress in Europe’s Champions League even after a record $120 million outlay on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Rooney Upstages Beckham, Ronaldo as Manchester United Advances in Europe Wayne Rooney dominated David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford by scoring twice in a 4-0 rout of AC Milan that propelled Manchester United into the Champions League soccer quarterfinals.

Manchester United Red Knights Hire Nomura as Adviser on Possible Bid Manchester United fans calling themselves the Red Knights hired Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest brokerage, to advise them on a possible purchase of the English soccer champion.

Lindsay Vonn Crashes in Giant Slalom on Brink of Third World Cup Title Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn’s quest for a third straight overall World Cup title was hampered by a fall in the giant slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup Finals in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Liverpool Supporters Urge Royal Bank of Scotland to Cut Off Club's Loans Liverpool supporters are e-mailing the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc urging the U.K. government- controlled bank not to extend the 18-time English soccer champion’s credit facilities.