Football

Raul Garcia scored and set up Diego Costa's 21st Spanish league goal of the season, helping Atletico Madrid rebound from a three-game losing run by beating Valladolid 3-0.

Liverpool are the only side in the top four who are not involved in European competition and Mourinho thinks it could be a crucial factor.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho stoked up his war of words with Manuel Pellegrini by questioning the Manchester City manager's sums.

Arsenal and Manchester United will be out to make amends after a weekend of damaging results when they meet at The Emirates in the Premier League on Wednesday.

German great and former Bayern Munich star Paul Breitner picked 10 Indian youngsters who will represent the country in the final of the FC Bayern Youth Cup 2014 in Munich.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confessed that not everything he says in the Premier League title run-in will be the truth.

Barcelona's inability to close out games is coach Gerardo Martino's main preoccupation ahead of the Copa del Rey first-leg semifinal against Real Sociedad.

The Wales winger's debut season in Spain has been disrupted by a series of minor injuries after joining from Tottenham Hotspur.

Branislav Ivanovic blew the title race wide open as his first-half strike helped Chelsea take all three points at the Etihad Stadium.

Atletico Madrid took full advantage of Barcelona's rare slip-up as they pummeled Real Sociedad 4-0 to take lead in the league for the first time this season.

Neymar returned to the training pitch for the first time since sustaining an ankle injury two weeks ago and is recovering well.

Wilfried Zaha completed his loan move to Cardiff on the final day of the January transfer window while Fabio had already signed a permanent deal with the club.

Adan had trained for two days with his new team-mates before he was presented on Friday following the completion on his move from Italian club Cagliari.

City overturned a two-goal deficit to win 4-2 against second-tier Watford, while Liverpool defeated Bournemouth 2-0.

Anelka will face an English FA disciplinary hearing after formally denying a racism charge for celebrating a goal with a gesture deemed anti-Semitic.

Chelsea have agreed a deal for playmaker Mohamed Salah from Swiss club Basel, the club said on Thursday.