Football

Suarez has been given a ringing endorsement by one of the Catalan club's legendary players following his debut Barca goal on Tuesday - his namesake Luis Suarez.

A win on Wednesday in Bulgaria against Ludogorets is exactly what Liverpool need to ensure they still have a chance to advance to the second round.

Toure responded to Manuel Pellegrini's rallying call as he fired champions Manchester City to a 2-1 win over Swansea on Saturday.

Barcelona's Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta was back in training on Thursday as he continues his recovery from a calf strain.

Thiago Silva has criticised Brazil coach Dunga and star player Neymar after claiming neither of them told him he was no longer Brazil captain.

Spirited Kerala Blasters FC successfully managed to fend off a daunting Delhi Dynamos with a 1-0 win in a hard-fought battle at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the capital on Sunday.

"We go for a win in every game. Our aim is to stop others from scoring against us and hope we can get goals", said Darby.

The Kerala Blasters player-manager isn't happy with ISL scheduling while saying that lack of quality coaching hurts the development of football in India.

Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands have made disappointing starts to their campaigns and are all outside the top two in their groups after three games.

The 18.4 million pounds profit follows the 1.4 million pounds generated two years ago. The turnover figure - up from 255.8m pounds.

"Pele had surgery to remove kidney stones and he is now in a stable condition and recovering," the hospital said in a statement.

FC Pune City drew first blood in the match by getting an early goal but Chennaiyin FC came back strongly in the second half with an equaliser in a fiercely contested match.

FC Pune City drew first blood in the match by getting an early goal but Chennaiyin FC came back strongly in the second half with an equaliser in a fiercely contested match.

Chelsea striker Costa was dropped from the Spain squad for the European Championship qualifier next week while he nurses a groin injury.

Super substitute Milagres scored his first goal of the season to give Kerala Blasters FC a 1-0 win over FC Goa in their first home game of the Indian Super League in Kochi.

Cavani's early goal helped Paris St Germain secure their place in the Champions League last 16 with two games to spare after a 1-0 home win over APOEL.