Football

Barcelona eased one step closer to league title by winning 3-0 at Real Zaragoza, as Cristian Tello filled in for Lionel Messi with a brace.

The 25-year-old has suffered a series of minor injuries which have occasionally prompted him to ask to be substituted during matches.

More than half a million tickets have been sold for the Confederations Cup, but host nation Brazil has yet to finish the main stadiums.

Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri left for Singapore after getting his visa to travel to the country for an AFC Cup match on April 10.

Flamengo are reportedly preparing a deal to secure Brazilian centre-back Roger Carvalho from Italian Serie A outfit Bologna.

Juventus beat 10-man Pescara 2-1 to provisionally extend their Serie A lead to 12 points.

Mancini believes a lack of goals and Mario Balotelli's departure to AC Milan in has harmed the defence of their Premier League crown.

The Argentina forward damaged a hamstring in Tuesday's 2-2 Champions League draw at Paris St Germain.

Three soccer officials have been dropped from refereeing an AFC Cup match and are helping the country's Corrupt Pra

Second-placed East Bengal would look to brighten their pre-quarterfinal hope when they face Tampines Rovers.

Borja Oubina scored Celta's leveler 2 minutes from time after Messi scored in the 19th straight game this season

Seedorf faces suspension after being red carded for leaving the field the wrong way following a substitution in the Rio de Janeiro state championship.

Nearly half the teams involved in the competition are set to progress to the 24-team finals in France.

The England international has been out with an ankle problem since the start of the month.

Spain will edge closer to an unexpected playoff place if they fail to beat France on Tuesday.

Germany are playing back-to-back matches against Kazakhstan, having beaten them 3-0 on Friday.