Football

Bilbao's second victory in their last six games restored their six-point advantage over fifth-place Sevilla.

Spain's Costa has hit 33 goals for Diego Simeone's side in a remarkable season for Atletico.

Following the 3-1 loss at the PSG, not conceding will also be crucial for Chelsea, who boast an excellent defensive home record.

Pune FC would look to keep their hopes of qualifying for AFC Cup knockout stage alive when they take on Myanmar side Nay Pyi Taw in a crucial Group H Round 5 encounter.

Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Goa, Chennai, Pune and Kochi are the franchises up for auction, and the top eight bidders will get to own the teams in the cities of their choice.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter says the World Cup will be "well done", but he criticised Brazilian authorities for starting late on stadium projects and for not providing enough worker's safety.

Barcelona needed an equaliser from Neymar to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico after a stunning opener by Diego Ribas in the first leg of their CL quarter-final.

Diego Costa left Atletico's training at the Camp Nou on Monday with an apparent knock to his right leg.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes his team have a realistic chance of finishing in the top four after they beat a spirited Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

A win for Manchester City would take them closer to the Premier League title and inflict a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal's chances.

Real Sociedad beat Valladolid 1-0 while Villarreal held on for a 1-0 win at Getafe in the Spanish league.

UEFA president Michel Platini said on Thursday that he was the only person capable of beating Sepp Blatter in an election battle for the FIFA presidency.

Diego Costa's header gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win that lifted them a point clear of Barcelona at the top as Real Madrid slipped to third.

Leaders Real host their arch rivals at the Bernabeu on Sunday in one of soccer's most emotive occasions, featuring a clash of the world's two richest clubs.

Wenger, 64, takes charge of Arsenal for the 1,000th time on Saturday when they travel to leaders Chelsea.

The quarter-final pairings are determined by an open draw in which no teams are seeded and clubs from the same national association can be drawn against each other.