Football
Van Persie has a good chance of facing Stoke: David Moyes
Robin van Persie, who missed the midweek Champions League win over Real Sociedad through injury, has a good chance of facing Stoke City, said Moyes.
Rampant Cristiano Ronaldo shoots down 10-man Juventus
Real, seeking the 10th European crown that has eluded them since 2002, top the group with a perfect nine points with three games to play.
Leave Bale alone and let him settle, Ronaldo urges
Bale succeeded Ronaldo as the world's most expensive player when he joined Real from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of 100 million euros.
Catania sack coach Rolando Maran
Catania football club announced that they have sacked coach Rolando Maran and replaced him with former Genoa boss Gigi De Canio.
Schalke rely on Boateng and youth against Chelsea
With half a dozen players missing through injury, Schalke coach Jens Keller hinted that he would use a makeshift lineup on Tuesday.
Fiorentina stun Juventus 4-2 with Rossi hat-trick
Carlos Tevez and Paul Pogba gave Juventus a 2-0 half-time lead but Rossi struck back with goals in the 65th, 76th and 80th and Spanish forward Joaquin added his first Serie A strike in the 78th.
Ronaldo, Portugal await World Cup playoff draw
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will find out who they must beat in a playoff to reach the World Cup in Brazil.
Gus Poyet starts Sunderland reign with 4-0 loss
Poyet's reign as Sunderland manager got off to a woeful start as the English Premier League's bottom club collapsed to a 4-0 loss at Swansea.
Mohun Bagan lose to Sporting Clube, Lajong FC hold United SC to draw
Mohun Bagan's winless streak stretched to four matches as Sporting Clube de Goa rode on a Boima Karpeh double strike for a 2-1 win in the I-League.
Rafael Benitez finds positives in loss to Roma
Napoli head coach Rafa Benitez insisted that his side performed better in their 0-2 loss at Roma on Friday.
AC Milan need to improve their defence: Massimiliano Allegri
AC Milan head coach Allegri said that his side needs to beef up their defence if they want to improve their ranking of the Serie A.
Iker Casillas could look for Real Madrid exit in January
Casillas will probably look to leave the club in the January transfer window if the Spain international doesn't get more playing time.
Teams qualified for 2014 World Cup finals
England, Spain, Bosnia and Russia are the latest nations to qualify automatically for the 2014 World Cup - but there are still 14 places up for grabs.
Barcelona look for Lionel Messi's return
Lionel Messi looks set to return to the Barcelona lineup after taking part in a full training session on Tuesday.
Mario Balotelli loses his cool again
When Italy arrived in Naples for their World Cup qualifier against Armenia, Balotelli was reported to have struck one of their television cameras.
Italy took problematic mentality: Coach
Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli said his side adopted a wrong mentality in their 2-2 draw with Denmark in their penultimate World Cup qualifier.
