Football

Adebayor has apologised for the red card that turned the match Arsenal's way but says there was no malice in his challenge.

Walcott, Cazorla, Giroud, Podolski & Mertesacker overturned Adebayor's early opener while the Tottenham striker saw red in the first half.

Mancini turned up for his weekly media conference wearing a mask bearing the face of his assistant David Platt.

Nine of the 10 teams remaining in the two groups of Asian qualifying have been hard to split.

A strong start to the season and new sponsorship deals have reinforced Manchester United's confidence.

After going two goals down, Hernandez struck twice, along with an own goal to help Man United win 3-2 against Aston Villa.

Nani is out with a tight hamstring and will miss 10 days of action.

Midfielder Sofiane Feghouli scored twice to help Valencia beat BATE Borisov 4-2 at home in Champions League.

Germany were second followed by Argentina. Portugal were edged down to fourth. Italy rose to fifth, followed by Eng

English champions are unlikely to advance from the group stage for the second successive season.

Real Betis scored four times in the second half to earn a 4-2 win at Getafe to climb to fourth place in the Spanish league.

Striker Aritz Aduriz scored twice to give Athletic Bilbao a 2-1 victory at Granada.

With this win Inter Milan moved within one point of the lead.

Barcelona's 3-1 home win over Celta Vigo marked the club's best start in La Liga in their 113-year history.

Manchester United's win on Saturday at Old Trafford piles pressure on Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.

Redknapp has categorically denied any talks or that he will replace Steve Kean, who resigned after months of pressure from unhappy fans.