Football

The high-profile Serie A clash between Roma and Napoli has been moved up by one day to October 18.

Suarez celebrated his return at Anfield with a goal as Liverpool defeated Crystal Palace 3-1 to move to the top of the English Premier League.

Costa will be ineligible to play for Spain in World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Georgia this month, the Spanish football federation RFEF said.

Ferguson said that his one-time star midfielder David Beckham had "lost focus" following his marriage to pop star Victoria Adams.

Mumbai FC staged a brilliant comeback to hold Dempo SC 1-1 in a Round-2 encounter of I-League at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sport Complex on Sunday.

On-form Diego Costa struck in the 11th minute and not even Gareth Bale in his home debut for Madrid could help it rally.

Recent media reports have suggested the 29-year-old playmaker may be reluctant to renew his contract when it ends in 2015.

A complaint lodged by a Spanish state prosecutor in June said Messi and his father tried to conceal earnings from the player's image rights.

An insider from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has told 'The Indian Express' that Modi recently spoke to AIFF president Praful Patel.

AC Milan confirmed they will appeal against Italain striker Mario Balotelli's three-match ban.

Balotelli has been banned for three matches following a confrontation with the referee after AC Milan's loss to Napoli.

Goals by Mikel San Jose, Andoni Iraola and Benat Etxebarria gave Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win over Celta Vigo.

Australian police have charged six men in an operation to smash a 'multi-million dollar' match-fixing ring.

Fiorentina were held to a 1-1 draw at home after a late Cagliari equalizer ended their perfect start to the Serie A season.

Real broke the transfer record when they paid Tottenham Hotspur 100 million euros to sign the Wales winger earlier this month.

Alexis Sanchez scored in injury time to give Barcelona a 3-2 win over Sevilla on Saturday.