Football

Drogba will lead a vastly experienced Ivory Coast squad in the African Nations Cup finals starting next month.

Ameobi made his Nigeria debut in a 3-1 friendly win over Venezuela last month.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has expressed his desire to extend Steven Gerrard's contract as soon as possible.

Elimination in King's Cup would leave the Champions League as the only Real can realistically hope to win this term

Ahead of the January transfer window, Sturridge was in Liverpool having a medical examination on Sunday.

Barry's header broke Reading's resistance and moved City to 39 points, three behind United.

Manchester City's Yaya Toure won the African Footballer of the Year award for a second successive time.

Patel, a union minister, said the AIFF followed its constitution and the spirit of the government's sports code while conducting the elections.

Trophyless so far this season, the Champions League winners can't take it easy in the quarter-final on Wednesday.

Ronaldinho said he expected Messi to win the Ballon d'Or for a record fourth consecutive time but Neymar will be the best in the future.

It was Conte's first match back on the bench after serving a four-month ban for failing to report match-fixing when he coached Siena two seasons ago.

The marquee I-League clash had to be called off after the crowd at the Salt Lake stadium went out of control.

James McCarthy scored twice as Wigan held QPR to a 2-2 draw on Saturday at the DW Stadium, extending the London club's winless run to open the season to a Premier League record of 16 games.

Inter say on their website that the Netherlands international sat out training Friday with a leg muscle problem.

Messi injured himself during Barcelona's Champions League tie against Benfica but now he says he is fine.

Chelsea recorded a resounding 6-1 win over Nordsjaelland but still became the first defending champions to bow out in the group stages.