Feb 13, 2012 | AFP | London Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League as Joleon Lescott's goal clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Roberto Mancini's side had surrendered pole position to Manchester United after their bitter rivals' 2-1 win against Liverpool on Saturday, but City underlined their determination to wrestle the title from Old Trafford with a gritty victory in freezing temperatures at Villa Park.

Liverpool chiefs have accused Luis Suarez of misleading them after claiming the Uruguay striker had guaranteed he would shake hands with Manchester United defender Patrice Evra before Saturday's clash at Old Trafford. Suarez on Sunday apologised for his failure to acknowledge Evra's hand during the traditional pre-match greeting as he came face to face with United's captain for the first time since being given an eight-match ban

'DISGRACE':Luis Suarez returned to the Reds' lineup after an eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra and refused to shake the United captain's hand before kickoff AFP, LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson branded Luis Suarez a "disgrace" as the racism feud between Manchester United and Liverpool exploded once more in a stormy Premier League clash at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Two goals from Wayne Rooney saw United score a 2-1 victory that sent the

Twitter wins the race for eyeballs with breaking stories that won't hold for long, but can't do a full report on a famine in Darfur Tweet this Share reddit this Comments (...) Dan Sabbagh guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 February 2012 18.15 GMT Article history About this article Close Don't ignore Twitter's power to scoop, but it's not a full news rival This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 18.15 GMT on Sunday 12 February

Twitter wins the race for eyeballs with breaking stories that won't hold for long, but can't do a full report on a famine in Darfur Tweet this Share reddit this Dan Sabbagh guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 February 2012 18.15 GMT Article history About this article Close Don't ignore Twitter's power to scoop, but it's not a full news rival This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 18.15 GMT on Sunday 12 February

LONDON - Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over fierce rival Liverpool that lifted the reigning champions provisionally to the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Wayne Rooney scored twice for the second straight match to guide United to victory at Old Trafford but all the focus was on the pre-match handshake that never happened, inflaming tensions between England's two most

By James Cone - Sun Feb 12 16:22:10 GMT 2012 Liverpool's Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has apologized for not shaking the hand of Manchester United's Patrice Evra before yesterday's Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford. In the first meeting of the two players since Suarez was suspended for eight games for racially abusing Evra in an October match, he walked past the Frenchman during the pre-match handshake and then shrugged off an attempt by Evra to grab his arm.

Peter Odemwingie scored a hat-trick as West Brom trounced Wolves in the Black County derby at Molineux Tweet this Share reddit this Min-by-min Guardian report Match facts Ratings Premier League 2011-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Fletcher 45+1 West Bromwich 5 Odemwingie 34, Olsson 64, Odemwingie 77, Andrews 85, Odemwingie 88 Evan Fanning guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 February 2012 15.25 GMT Article history About this article Close

Associated Press Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney says that Steven Gerrard is the ideal choice to be the new England captain. England are without a captain or coach after manager Fabio Capello resigned on Wednesday following John Terry's dismissal as captain by the Football Association. Rooney, who is suspended for England's first two group games at the European Championships this summer, has also declared his own interest in the role.

Published Sunday, Feb 12 2012, 13:37 GMT | By Colin Daniels | 2 comments Recommend 2 Tweet 1 Tweet 0 A new hidden camera show starring footballers has reportedly been commissioned. The ITV1 programme will see the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Mario Balotelli play jokes on their fellow players, the Sunday Mirror reports. © Ian Nicholson/PA Archive/Press Association Images © WENN / Ivan Nikolov/WENN.com