It will be Rooney's fifth major tournament, but in two previous World Cups he has struggled to get going.
"MUFC has reached agreement with Chelsea for the transfer of Juan Mata for a club record fee," United said on their Twitter feed.
Loic Remy netted twice as Newcastle routed nine-man Stoke 5-1 in the Premier League to stay within striking distance of the top four.
Rossoneri vice president Adriano Galliani is due to fly to Sao Paulo "in the coming days" to meet with Santos president.
The startling revelations by The Washington Post are based on the classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday filed her nomination papers from New Delhi assembly constituency and exuded confidence that Congress will retain power for a record fourth term.
The film also features Ramesh Annam Reddy, Brahmanandam, Posani Krishna Murali and Vennela Kishore.
Wipro is the biggest loser in the Sensex, falling nearly 5 per cent post second quarter earnings and on the back of profit booking.
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded a statement from Defence Minister AK Antony on the gunfight between the army and infiltrators in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector.
Lazio striker Miroslav Klose has revealed that he could return to Germany at the end of this season.
"The best present they [fans] can give me is to leave me alone, to let me get back to my real, normal life."
The romantic Kannada film is produced by Srinivasamurthy.
Donilon said the overarching objective of the US in the region is to sustain a stable security environment and a regional order rooted in economic openness.
The investigators would ascertain if there was anything in the transcripts that attracted action under law.
The global human rights group said the hanging of Afzal Guru indicates a disturbing trend towards executions shrouded in secrecy.
