Michael Owen scores winning goal in Man United debut in 3-2 victory over Malaysian team

October 1st, 2009 HAMBURG - Manchester United came from a goal down at home to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 in the Champions League while Real Madrid continued their strong start to the season with a comfortable win against Marseille. Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrich were the heroes for United Wednesday while World Footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo netted a brace for Real in their 3-0 win.

October 1st, 2009 Gonzalez, Monfils advance at Malaysian OpenKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Fernando Gonzalez defeated Rohan Bopanna 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open on Thursday. "I came from the other end of the globe and I'm still a little jet-legged, but it's all good now," Gonzalez said.

September 30th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi blew up a set advantage to go down fighting 6-2, 6-7(4), 11-13 to Russia's Igor Kunitsyn and Czech Jaroslav Levinsky in the $947,750 Malaysian Open tennis quarterfinals here Wednesday. The India-Pakistan wildcard pair committed nine double faults as compared to their opponent's five and were broken thrice in the one hour and 33 minutes match.

September 24th, 2009 Emilio scores twice, DC United beats Marathon 3-0WASHINGTON — Luciano Emilio scored twice in the second half to lift D.C. United to a 3-0 CONCACAF Champions League victory over CD Marathon on Thursday night.

September 21st, 2009 Owen goal is Ferguson answer to noisy neighborsLONDON — With Cristiano Ronaldo scoring freely for Real Madrid and Carlos Tevez embarrassing Manchester United's goalkeeper, the soccer world must have wondered whether Alex Ferguson had blundered by letting the two stars leave Old Trafford. But when Michael Owen scored the winner in the sixth minute of injury time in a 4-3 home victory over neighbor Manchester City on Sunday, Ferguson had his answer ready.

September 15th, 2009 Lotus team awarded spot on 2010 Formula One gridPARIS — Lotus is returning to Formula One racing. FIA, the sport's governing body, on Tuesday awarded Lotus the 13th spot on the grid for the 2010 season.

September 9th, 2009 Emilio's goal lifts United to 1-0 win over WizardsWASHINGTON — Luciano Emilio scored in the 39th minute and D.C. United opened a five-game homestand with a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Wednesday night.

August 29th, 2009 United beats Arsenal 2-1 on own-goalLONDON — Wayne Rooney's penalty kick and an own-goal by Abou Diaby gave Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday. Chelsea and Tottenham won to stay neck-and-neck at the top of the standings.

August 20th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat Wednesday at newly promoted Burnley, while Liverpool got their season back on track with a 4-0 victory over Stoke City. Tottenham Hotspur joined Chelsea as the only sides with two victories as they won 5-1 at Hull City.

August 9th, 2009 Chelsea beats United on penalties to win ShieldWEMBLEY, England —Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-1 in a penalty-kick shootout to win the Community Shield on Sunday, with Salomon Kalou getting the winner in the traditional opener to the English season. Regulation play ended 2-2.

July 21st, 2009 Man stabbed for coming home late from soccer matchKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Police have detained a Malaysian woman who allegedly stabbed her husband in the chest for coming home late after watching a soccer match between Manchester United and Malaysia. The man had promised to come back immediately after the match in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday evening, but his wife was "very angry" when he returned after midnight, district police chief Abdul Jalil Hassan said Tuesday.

July 20th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Wayne Rooney has vowed to fill the goals gap left by the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. The pair hit 101 goals between them during the past two seasons.

July 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Michael Owen scored the winning goal on his debut as Manchester United made a impressive start in their pre-season tour, beating Malaysian XI 3-2 here Saturday. Wearing Cristiano Ronaldo's No.7 jersey, Owen came on as a substitute in the 60th minute and struck the winning goal with just five minutes left at the packed Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

June 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have used a mathematical model to predict the outcome of a football match, taking into account the importance of the first goal scored in the match. The model was developed by Jack Brimberg and Bill Hurley of The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario.

May 31st, 2009 Revolution edge UnitedFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Steve Ralston's penalty kick in the 90th minute snapped a tie and gave the New England Revolution a 2-1 victory over D.C.