Football

Barcelona's sponsorship deal with Qatar is one of the burning issues club president Josep Maria Bartomeu must tackle following his re-election on Saturday.

Mueller scored twice in the first half to help Bayern Munich beat Valencia 4-1 in a football friendly at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Das said the AIFF could give a thought to helping state associations with funds generated from the Indian Super League.

Carlos will be seen in this year's Indian Super League (ISL) not just as the manager of Delhi Dynamos, which is already known, but also as the franchise's marquee player.

"It is good to see people's support even during hardest time for the team that we had during the last season," FC Goa's Chief coach Zico said.

Josep Maria Bartomeu said: "It seems to me very bad the attacks against Messi's family. Rivals always deserve our respect, it was a very bad situation.

The European champions Barcelona announced a five-year deal for the 28-year-old Turkey midfielder.

The South American had a short stint in Kolkata when Venezuela played against the Lionel Messi-led Argentina in a friendly in September 2011.

The 24-year-old, who had one year left on his Southampton contract, has signed for a fee reported in British media to be around USD 19.57 million.

Atletico have moved to strengthen their forward line for next season following the exit of Mandzukic by agreeing to buy Colombia striker Martinez from Porto.

Striker Eduardo Vargas scored twice to lead Chile to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in the semi-finals of the Copa America.

World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo had broken several months of near-silence to rebuff media reports he is unhappy at Real Madrid and might be seeking an exit.

"I have not resigned, rather I am offering my mandate at an extraordinary congress," Blatter

Edinson Cavani was sexually assaulted by Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara during the quarter-final match in the Copa America on Wednesday.

Swiss authorities investigating whether there was corruption in the awarding of World Cup hosting rights to Russia and Qatar are finding Garcia report of little value.

It will be "immensely difficult" for Real Madrid to improve their squad but they still plan to make more signings in the close season, new coach Benitez said.