Football

Salgaocar FC rallied in the second half to hold Pune FC to a 1-1 draw in the opening encounter of the I-League football tournament on Saturday.

The Colombian has frequently been left to kick his heels on the bench and was excluded from the squad entirely for Sunday's home defeat by Southampton.

Arteta (ankle) and Debuchy (right shoulder) have both undergone surgery and are expected to be sidelined for around three months, said Wenger.

Wanyama will be out for "a few weeks" after injuring his hamstring moments before he was due to be substituted in their FA Cup win at Ipswich Town on Wednesday.

Ronaldo left Barcelona forward Messi in the shade after he won the Ballon d'Or award for the second successive time at the FIFA ceremony in Zurich.

FC Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has denied trying to destabilise the club or ask for coach Luis Enrique to be sacked.

Afghan criminal investigation police chief Afzali said that coach Kargar was in good condition at a Kabul hospital after being injured in his head and waist.

Messi scored one goal and set up two more for Neymar and Suarez as Barcelona beat defending champion Atletico Madrid 3-1.

Barcelona's proud motto is "more than a club" but it could easily be applied to star player Messi given the level of control the Argentina forward exerts.

It's third against fourth in the EPL this weekend as United entertains Southampton, with both teams in a fine vein of form.

Gianfranco Zola's Serie A coaching career got off to a miserable start when his Cagliari side were thumped 5-0 at Palermo.

As soon as Messi started following Chelsea, rumour mills went into overtime mode fuelling murmurs about the Argentine star's possible move to the Premier League.

Mumbai FC, who finished their league engagements with four points from four matches, are now out of the tournament.

Gerrard announced on Friday that he was ending his time at Anfield and moving abroad.

City threw away a 2-0 lead against a Premier League strugglers but this time they hit back as Lampard came off the bench to secure a 3-2 win over Sunderland on Thursday.

Pulis has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Baggies and will take charge after West Brom's league match at West Ham on Thursday.