Football

The Club World Cup features the champion clubs from FIFA's six confederations, plus a team from the host nation.

Madrid remained the better side of the two and did eventually break the deadlock in the 13th minute.

Valverde will replace Mauricio Pellegrino as the team's new coach until the end of the season.

Real's poor start to the defence of their La Liga title has prompted speculation Mourinho will not last the season.

Barcelona marched into the Copa Del Rey round of 16 with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves.

Christian Benteke headed home a late winner as Aston Villa beat Reading 1-0 to climb out of the relegation zone.

Pune FC is in no mood to move their focus away from getting back to winning ways.

Arsenal have renewed their shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates in a 5-year agreement worth 150 million pounds.

Benitez begins life on Thursday as Chelsea's ninth coach under ruthless Russian owner Roman Abramovich.

Juventus took a giant step toward qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages with a 3-0 win over Chelsea.

Raheem Sterling has been questioned by detectives over an alleged assault, according to a police source.

Although Australian clubs are the only ones to have publicly shown interest, there will no doubt be several suitors.

Shinji Kagawa has been ruled out for another four weeks after making slow progress following a knee injury.

Rooney could be one of the few big names to start for already-qualified United in Tuesday's Champions League match at Galatasaray.

Davide Astori's own goal in the 82nd minute rescues Inter Milan against Cagliari, as the Nerazzurri draw 2-2 at home.

Anthony Pilkington's sublime 60th-minute header was enough to earn the Canaries a stunning 1-0 win over the Red Devils.