Football

The reds may give record signing Andy Carroll his debut in Sunday's highly anticipated northwest derby.

Rory Delap had given Stoke the lead in the 53rd minute.

Inter Milan moved into second place in Serie A behind their city rival AC Milan.

A win would draw Napoli level with the Serie A leaders.

The photo shows Messi hugging the legislator, under the slogan, "Say yes to sport, say no to drugs."

Liverpool was held to a 0-0 draw by Sparta Prague while Ajax thrashed Anderlecht 3-0.

The three-time FIFA Player of the year played for Inter, Barca and Real Madrid.

Wayne Rooney scored his side's second goal with a brilliant acrobatic effort.

Juventus' winless streak reached four matches with a 2-1 loss at Palermo.

Also, Villarreal beat Espanyol 1-0 and Bilbao prevailed 2-0 over Atletico.

Birmingham City came from two goals behind to beat West Ham United 3-1 in the second leg.

Australia swept aside Uzbekistan 6-0 on Tuesday to reach its first Asian Cup final.

Udinese beat Inter Milan 3-1 and Bologna also win by the same margin against Lazio.

Villa's fifth point from its last nine games leaves it fourth from bottom.

Ipswich Town produced a memorable display to shock Arsenal 1-0 in the first leg of their League Cup match.

Saudi Arabia were beaten 2-1 by Syria, while Japan escaped with a 1-1 draw against Jordan.