Thursday 22nd December 2011  | Manchester City are top of the table at Christmas for the first time since 1929 with a 3-0 win over Stoke while Manchester United kept up the pressure by beating Fulham 5-0. | Football  | Juan Carlos Garrido has been sacked as Villarreal coach following Wednesday evening's Copa del Rey exit at the hands of third-tier Mirandes. |  | Juventus missed the chance to return to the Serie A summit as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Udinese, but there were thumping wins for Inter Milan and Napoli. |  | Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has insisted the club stand united behind Luis Suarez and will not be divided. |  | Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal were fortunate to win at Aston Villa as they moved level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea via Yossi Benayoun's late winner in a 2-1 success. |  | Roberto Mancini is pleased to see Manchester City top of the table at Christmas but he would much rather be in that position come May next year. |  | Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed Manchester United's 5-0 win over Fulham as their best performance of the season so far. | Cricket | Rahul Dravid has come out in support of Ricky Ponting, insisting the Indian team fears a resurgence from the struggling batsman in the upcoming Test series, starting on December 26. | | With just days to go for the Boxing Day Test against India, Australia's chairman selection John Inverarity feels that the home team preparation is anything but ideal. | | Pakistan wrapped up a sweep of the two-Test series against Bangladesh with a seven-wicket victory in Mirpur. | | Virat Kohli's hundred and four overs from Ishant Sharma were the highlights of India's drawn warm-up game against CA Chairman's XI. | Latest Headlines | Japan's Naomichi Ozaki is to continue as Asia captain for next year's Royal Trophy against Europe. | | Lawn Tennis Association chief Leon Smith believes Judy Murray's unique perspective as coach and parent at the highest level makes her a very valuable asset. | | Adrian Sutil's manager insists the German is confident that he will remain in Formula One next season. | | Scotland head coach Andy Robinson led the tributes to Chris Paterson, who has announced his retirement from international rugby. | | Mo Farah is determined to continue winning medals as he places a breakthrough year behind him and turns his attention to London 2012. | | Floyd Mayweather Jnr has been sentenced to 90 days imprisonment on domestic violence charges. | | Karun Chandhok has accepted defeat in his search for a 2012 race seat, admitting he is ready to continue as a test driver. | |  Columnists  | Frank Lowy answers needed |  | The difference a player makes | |
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