Football

The 35-year-old United States international initially missed Sunday's loss at Newcastle with the injury sustained against Stoke on Friday.

United will activate a one-year extension of Carrick's 130,000 pound-a-week contract to keep the midfielder at Old Trafford beyond the summer.

Skipper Terry will sign a one-year extension to his Chelsea contract after Mourinho revealed that it is now "a formality".

Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri was declared 'AIFF Player of the Year' for the third time in four years.

Manchester City kept the pressure on Premier League leader Chelsea by easing to a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in snowy conditions on Friday.

Rooney scored twice in the first half as resurgent United easily beat Newcastle 3-1 to strengthen their grip on third place in the Premier League.

Aston Villa ended Manchester United's six-match winning streak in the Premier League with a fiercely contested 1-1 draw at Villa Park.

The shot-stopper also complained about the lack of training facilities and qualified coaches in the country.

Mohammed Rafique scored in the dying stages of the game to give Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters FC in the final of the Indian Super League.

After over two months and 60 matches of exhilarating football, the inaugural edition of the Indian Super League has got its finalists - Kerala Blasters FC and Atletico de Kolkata.

But most who were there for tickets left disappointed as the second leg semi-final between the hosts and Kolkata has been a sell-out.

There was no tackle but the Indian defender twisted his right knee and had to be replaced during their goalless draw against Atletico de Kolkata in the semi-final.

Goa's coach, football legend Zico, would strive to crack open the ATK defence by dishing out a swift and crisp passing game.

Two goals by Ronaldo helped Real Madrid stretch their Spanish record winning streak to 20 matches as it beat Almeria 4-1 in the league.

Aguero will be out for up to six weeks with a knee ligament injury, manager Manuel Pellegrini said.

Iain Hume scored an early goal in the first half as Kerala Blasters defeated FC Pune City 1-0 to become the third team in the Indian Super League to reach semi-finals.