Sports

Ghosts and shadows loomed large over the Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday night, as Manchester United and Chelsea battered each other to a virtual standstill beneath torrential rain.

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to shed the 'big game bottler' tag in Wednesday night's Champions League final against Chelsea.

Saturday's FA Cup Final between Premiership Portsmouth and Championship also-rans Cardiff City started as a romantic's dream, but by the end had turned into an event strictly for the pragmatist.