Football

Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 whereas Germany, playing without any recognised strikers, triumphed 3-0 in Kazakhstan.

Rickie Lambert extended his contract with Southampton by two years until 2016.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council ordered removal of the advertisement on a building next to Stamford Bridge.

Barcelona's full-back Adriano will miss the club's Champions League quarter-final match against Paris Saint-Germain due to an hamstring injury.

The thumping victory restored Barcelona's 13-point lead over Real Madrid.

Juventus marched on toward a 29th Serie A title by winning 2-0 at Bologna to extend their lead to 12 points.

QPR took the lead through Jermaine Jenas in the 23rd minute before the hosts equalized through Gabriel Agbonlahor on the stroke of halftime.

Sneijder missed two qualifiers in October last year through injury and then friendlies against Germany and Italy.

Sandro Rosell faces possible fraud charges in Brazil over a 2008 friendly match organised by his marketing company Ailanto.

Ribery pulled ligaments in his left ankle during Bayern's 3-2 league win against Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Eden Hazard and Ramires scored in the second half of the FA Cup quarter-final to cancel out Hernandez and Rooney's goals in the first.

IFA president Sepp Blatter arrived here to take part in the 35th Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly.

Lopez played solidly against Barcelona in Real's two victories over their arch-rivals in the semi-finals of the King's Cup and La Liga this month.

While the focus on Spurs' recent good run has been on the scoring prowess of Gareth Bale, other players - including Sigurdsson - are also in top form.

Barcelona host the Serie A side after suffering a surprise reverse in last month's last 16 first leg.

The Brazilian was pulled over on the afternoon of February 12 on the M-12 highway and it was discovered he had previously been stripped of all his points, rendering his licence invalid, the authorities said.