Football

Manchester United and West Ham paid a heavy price for fielding weakened teams in the FA Cup when they were knocked out in the third round.

Aston Villa was dumped out of the FA Cup by third-tier side Sheffield United in the biggest shock of the third round.

Keith Downing has urged the club to speed up the search for his long-term successor.

The England goalkeeper was man of the match in the tight 1-0 win over Palace at the Etihad Stadium.

Cech will reinforce his status as Chelsea's most decorated goalkeeper if he equals the club record for most clean sheets in Sunday's showdown against Liverpool.

A 13-year-old promising footballer in Scotland mysteriously collapsed and died on the field during a match.

Barcelona coach Tata Martino has insisted that the club has no intention of selling star striker Lionel Messi.

Diego Costa scored his Spanish league-leading 18th and 19th goals to help Atletico Madrid come back to beat a feisty Levante 3-2.

Also, league leader Juventus will visit Atalanta, while second-place Roma - the only unbeaten side in Serie A host Catania.

The 2010 World Cup champions lead Germany, Argentina and Colombia at the front of an unchanged top 10.

Champions United will take on the Premier League's bottom club Sunderland and City face West Ham United.

Gattuso was placed under investigation for match-fixing on Tuesday as a widening inquiry into football corruption targeted Milan's last title campaign.

The Argentina international was hurt at the start of the second half in the 6-3 win over Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday.

Costa became a one-man wrecking crew to lead Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 home win over Valencia, scoring two second-half goals and earning a pair of penalties.

Defender Seamus Coleman and midfielder Gareth Barry were the unlikely goalscorers as Everton scored three late goals to beat Fulham 4-1.

The 27-year-old is sidelined with a thigh injury, but speculation has mounted in recent weeks that he may be on his way out of Monaco.