Football

India are drawn in a tough group alongside top Asian nation Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam.

The reigning Asian champions Australia drew Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh in Group B of World Cup qualifiers.

Liverpool manager Rodgers will speak to striker Sterling after footage emerged of the England international apparently taking nitrous oxide.

Pellegrini saw his side blown away 4-2 by Manchester United on Sunday despite taking an early lead and having won the last four derbies.

Lloris will miss Sunday's Premier League trip to struggling Burnley as he recovers from a gashed knee suffered two weeks ago against Leicester City.

Messi's injured foot has improved Barcelona said suggesting the Argentina forward will be fit for Sunday's La Liga trip to Celta Vigo.

Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao has equalled Colombia's national scoring record with his 24th goal for his country.

Manchester fans sparked more trouble on trains than any other top-flight club. Over the past two seasons, they were involved in 37 of the total incidents.

Salgaocar's coach Derick Pereira, despite missing several players, is quite positive that his team will put up a good show on Sunday.

"This is not a decision against Real, I just want to spice up my career and evolve," said Khedira.

The Camp Nou, with its maximum capacity of 98,700, was chosen ahead of Bilbao's 53,300-capacity San Mames stadium in the final round of voting.

Ronaldo, not for the first time when he has scored at the Nou Camp, appeared to be urging the Barca fans to calm down when he struck to make it 1-1.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas was also named in coach Vicente del Bosque's squad And could be deployed as a forward.

At Bayern Munich it was a 3-0 win over Hannover that triggered a nine game win streak which catapulted the Bundesliga giants to the title.

A stubborn and determined Mumbai FC defended stoutly to hold Pune FC to a 1-1 draw in a rough and tough I-League football match.

"We need to see what technology we can use to help get referees' decisions more accurate," Riley, head of the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), told BBC radio.