Football

Chhetri said the transition from club to international football will be crucial as his team takes on Palestine in a friendly.

Queens Park Rangers are three points behind Aston Villa and Wigan at the bottom.

Messi will aim to extend his record run of scoring in 11 straight league matches when Barcelona face Valencia.

A Japanese citizen until last year, the 30-year-old Izumi, born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother.

Messi and Ronaldo are primed for another memorable showdown when Barcelona and Real Madrid meet at the Santiago Bernabeu.

National Coach Wim Koevermans named his squad for the International Friendly against Palestine scheduled on February 6, 2013.

Real went through on a 3-1 aggregate score after making good on their 2-0 win in the first leg.

Wenger, whose side are sixth in the Premier League and desperate to make the fourth Champions League spot.

Indian women's football team pulled off a shock 1-0 win over the Netherlands in their second international match.

Incidentally, the Kolkata giants will run in a team that their current coach Karim Bencherifa trained at the start of the season before switching sides.

Theo could have left the club for free at the end of the season, but has agreed to a three and a half year deal.

Dempo have been far from their best and most of their woes seem to occur due to the absence of their key players.

Third-place Napoli face Fiorentina, who are also having a poor run, while Roma face Inter Milan for the first of three matches between them in 10 days.

The Goan giants have shot off a letter to the AIFF president expressing their unhappiness.

Demba Ba and Hazard gave Chelsea a comfortable half-time lead before the third-place side experienced their second consecutive home setback.

The Manchester club registered its first league victory at Arsenal in 38 years.