Football

Mohun Bagan and India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua was on Monday declared winner of the 'Indian Player of the Year' award by the Football Players Association of India (FPAI) at its annual awards function held at the Cooperage Ground.

Juventus need one point to secure the Serie A title after beating rivals Fiorentina 2-1 away on Sunday helped by Gianluigi Buffon saving a 90th minute penalty from Nikola Kalinic.

Luis Suarez struck four goals for the second time in four days as Barcelona moved back to the top of La Liga with the help of three penalties in a 6-0 win over Sporting Gijon.

Sanchez struck twice before halftime and Arsenal were untroubled by a poor West Brom side as they registered their 500th victory in the Premier League.

Everton must compensate their fans by advancing to the FA Cup final after putting on a woeful display in the 4-0 Premier League drubbing against Merseyside rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday, manager Martinez said.

Pre-tax profits for the 2014-15 season went down to around 120 million pounds ($169.82 million) from 190 million pounds in 2013-14, Deloitte said, as wage costs rose six percent to a record two billion pounds.

Atletico Madrid are headed to the Champions League semi-finals for the second time in three years after defeating Barcelona 2-0 in the second leg match for a 3-2 aggregate win in the quarterfinal tie. Barcelona won the first leg 2-1.

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is eager to make up for lost time following a six month injury layoff and to prove his worth to incoming manager Pep Guardiola who takes over in July.

Sporting Clube de Goa finished their home leg encounters with an impressive 5-2 win over Shillong Lajong to move to fourth place in the I-League standings on Sunday.

Chelsea experienced their first English Premier League defeat under interim manager Guus Hiddink in a 1-0 loss against Swansea on Saturday.

Milan face the toughest of matches as they attempt to turn that run around, with the visit of Juventus side which have won 21 of their past 22 league matches.

Italian Antonio Conte faces a complicated task when he takes over at Chelsea next season, interim manager Guus Hiddink said on Friday.

Luis Suarez netted twice for a 2-1 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg on Tuesday.

Luis Figo launched Premier Futsal, a five-a-side game on a much shorter field, featuring eight city-based franchise teams. The 10-day tournament will be held in the country from July 15.

Leicester City captain Wes Morgan scored his first goal in almost a year as the Premier League fairytale-title chasers edged Southampton 1-0 on Sunday to establish a potentially decisive seven-point lead.

Barcelona first defeat in any competition since February 2015, against Real Madrid on Saturday, meant their lead over Atletico Madrid was trimmed to six points. Real, in third spot, are seven points off the pace with seven matches to play.