Manchester City's England players are determined to persuade team-mate Wayne Bridge to change his mind over his decision to go into international exile. Bridge ruled himself out of contention for England duty last month following reports of an affair between international colleague John Terry and his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel, who is also the mother of the City defender's ...

Manchester City full-back Wayne Bridge will be sidelined for a month after undergoing a hernia operation, his club announced on Wednesday. Bridge, who only returned to action in February following a knee injury suffered in December, was forced off after aggravating the long-standing injury in the first half of City's 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Sunday. His absence comes ...

Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League as his double-strike inspired a 3-0 win over Fulham, while Adam Johnson's first Manchester City goal rescued a 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Sunday. Sir Alex Ferguson's team had been knocked off top spot by Chelsea's victory against West Ham on Saturday, but Rooney ...

Manchester City rescued a 1-1 draw at Sunderland as Adam Johnson came off the bench to score a stoppage-time equaliser against his home-town club on Sunday. Roberto Mancini's side had trailed to Kenwyne Jones' early goal for the hosts, but Sunderland-born Johnson produced a superb strike in the final moments to keep alive City's challenge for a place ...