West Ham claimed a crucial 2-0 win over fellow strugglers Portsmouth in Saturday's relegation battle at Upton Park. Gianfranco Zola's side started the day just one point ahead of rock bottom Portsmouth, but goals from Alessandro Diamanti, who put the hosts ahead with a first half penalty, and Radoslav Kovac enabled the Hammers to boost their hopes of ...

West Ham hit top form and continued their climb away from the Premier League relegation zone with a commanding 5-3 victory over Burnley in an entertaining game at Upton Park here on Saturday. Welsh international midfielder Jack Collison gave the hosts an 18th-minute lead after latching onto Scott Parker's quick free-kick, with Junior Stanislas and top scorer Carlton Cole ...

A hospital that sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala — over the objections of his family and legal guardian — did not act unreasonably, a jury found Monday. Deputy Court Clerk Carol Harper said the unanimous six-member jury found in favor of the hospital and against the guardian of 37-year-old Luis Jimenez, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala. Health ...