Football

The spaniard believes leaving La Liga and joining EPL is a step forward in his career.

Western Indian Football Association and Sporting Ace Private Ltd. signed the deal to develop the game in Maharashtra.

Indian team opened their campaign in the Under-14 SAARC Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan at the Tokinosumika Sports Centre in Shizuka.

Pune FC rode on to Shanmugham Venkatesh's 71st minute strike to win their I-League season opening match against ONGC.

Midfielder Diego Castro's penalty was the difference between the two sides.

The victory took City, who have won four and drawn three of their opening seven games, up to second in the table on 15, a point behind Chelsea.

Mohun Bagan FC suffered a shock defeat at the hands of hosts Shillong Lajong FC 2-0 in their opening match.

With Manchester United's defence continuing to leak goals, the pressure will be on its star strikers this weekend.

Clubs face losing Champions League and Europa League prize money for breaking UEFA's financial fair play standards.

Kaka, who cost Real Madrid 67 million euros three years ago, has been spending a surprising amount of time warming the bench.

Carles Puyol was taken to hospital after dislocating his left elbow in Barca's 2-0 Champions League Group G win at Benfica.

Ballack announced his retirement on Tuesday, having been without a club since his contract with Leverkusen expired.

Meanwhile, defending champions Chelsea travel to FC Nordsjaelland of Denmark, while Manchester United are also on the road to Cluj.

Edinson Cavani converted a penalty for Napoli in the 67th for his league-best sixth goal of the season after six rounds.

Going into the final day, the Americans still have a big lead, 10-6 over Europe in the prestigious tournament.

Milan have failed to score in three attempts at the San Siro this season.