Indian-owned Blackburn Rovers appointed Gary Bowyer as their new manager on a 12-month rolling contract on Friday.

REUTERS - Caretaker manager Gary Bowyer has been rewarded for keeping Blackburn Rovers in the English Championship (second tier) by being giving the job permanently on a one-year rolling contract. "It is a huge honour and a proud moment for me," the 41-year-old said in a statement on Friday. "I have been at the club for …

President Obama again to serve as honorary Cup chairman (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year's Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday. Obama, an avid basketball player who often escapes …

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the 2011 and 2012 winner, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and …

Italy's Francesco Molinari leads the way after two rounds of the European PGA Championship here at Wentworth but several of his European Ryder Cup team mates missed the cut.

The highly-rated 20-year-old has been the subject of speculation over a return, but his representative says no Italian sides are worthy of his signature

By Karolos Grohmann LONDON (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp was not amused after London's snarling traffic wreaked havoc with his team's preparations for Saturday's Champions League final and he now wants their police escort to use flashing lights. On the eve of their all-German final against Bayern Munich …

Results at the British Open on Friday (x denotes seeding):

British Open champion Nick Matthew issued a warning that he won't relinquish his title without a fight and followed it by answering those who criticise the tournament for its on-off problems.

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has said his team face their "Everest" in Saturday's Champions League final, describing their showdown with Bayern Munich as the "perfect game in the perfect stadium".

By Karolos Grohmann LONDON (Reuters) - Bayern Munich are unfazed by the need to be more clinical in attack against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and avoid another Champions League final defeat having lost the showpiece match twice in the past three years. Midfielder Thomas Mueller, who at 23 will be in his third final after …

By Terry Daley ROME (Reuters) - Inter Milan appointed former Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri as their new coach on Friday after sacking Andrea Stramaccioni following a disappointing ninth-place finish in Serie A. The 2010 Champions League winners have suffered a series of blows and gone through five coaches since their unprecedented …

The club have appointed the 41-year-old the permanent boss following his spell in a caretaker role last season following the departure of Michael Appleton

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year's Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday. Obama, an avid basketball player who often escapes the pressures of the Oval Office by taking to the …

Marseille coach Elie Baup has reached an agreement with the club to extend his contract for an extra year through to the end of the 2014/15 season, the Ligue 1 side announced Friday on its website.

The 66-year-old former Barcelona coach firmly believes the Portuguese has been a negative influence at los Blancos this season whilst he also questioned Barca's desire for Neymar

ROME (Reuters) - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has denied media reports earlier on Friday that he had named former Chelsea and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as the new Napoli manager. "I've closed the deal for a new manager but I can't officially announce it until I receive the go-ahead from the other club with …

"I don't know if you could say I won the jump ball. But I didn't lose the jump ball." — San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner, who is the best, to Deadspin's Alan Siegel in a "brief oral history" of … Continue …