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West Ham United are hoping for better luck than last season when they face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in the Premier League on Sunday.

A soccer game between Germany and Netherlands which German Chancellor Angel Merkel was due to attend in Hanover was called off two hours before its scheduled start on Tuesday over fears of a planned bombing.

The Indian hockey team earned their third consecutive win of the eighth Junior Asia Cup by displaying a strong performance to defeat China 4-1 in their final Pool A match at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium.

Belgium called off Tuesday's soccer match against Spain less than 24 hours before kickoff after the government raised the security threat level amid an investigation related to the Paris attacks.

FC Goa would be looking to maintain their top position when they take on Mumbai City in an Indian Super League match on Tuesday at the Nehru Stadium.

"The EURO final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in Paris and the final tournament will be played in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016," UEFA said.

Sunil Chhetri wants to see more Indians start upfront for their respective teams as the Indian Super League 2 nears the 100-goal mark, saying the thought of scoring the landmark goal "sounds special".

FIFA on Monday banned Nepal's football chief for 10 years and the president of the Laos federation for two years for bribery.

India went through some anxious dying moments before eking out a close 5-4 win over hosts Malaysia and register their second consecutive win of the eighth junior men's Asia Cup hockey tournament.

James Rodriguez struck in the second half to give Colombia a 1-1 draw away against Chile in 2018 World Cup qualifying on Thursday as the hosts dropped their first points of the South American campaign.

Robin Singh scored a dramatic late goal for Delhi Dynamos at the death to deny Mumbai City FC their first away victory as he cancelled Frederic Piquionne's strike.

Marcelo Vieira was injured in Tuesday's Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain, which Madrid won 1-0.

Not exactly sweet revenge but FC Goa will be pleased with their 2-0 victory over Chennaiyin FC that takes them to the top of the Indian Super League table.

Ronaldo, considered one of the greatest players of all time, and Carlos were part of the Brazilian team that triumphed in the 2002 World Cup. Carlos and Ronaldo were also an integral part of Real Madrid's famed Galacticos squad.

The decision followed meetings on Tuesday in the Palestinian territory "after which the Palestinian government confirmed that it could no longer guarantee the safety and security around the matches in question."

Fabregas has denied suggestions of a rift with manager Jose Mourinho, accusing "certain individuals from outside" of trying to destabilise the club and refuting reports that he is leading an alleged dressing-room revolt.