Football

Evans sustained a hamstring injury during this month's 2-2 draw at West Ham United in the FA Cup.

The decision to open a window for the tournament was taken at the AIFF's executive committee meeting here on Tuesday.

Praful Patel will seek to convince Blatter about India's ability to host the 2017 Under-17 Football World Cup.

City have appealed the sending-off of captain Vincent Kompany in the English champions' 2-0 win over Arsenal.

"It is 100 percent certain that Guardiola is going to City this summer," a report in the Sun quoted a high-level source in Spanish football.

Messi scored one goal and set up two more to steer Barcelona to a 3-1 win at Malaga.

Edeh Chidi and Lalrindika Ralte struck a goal each on both sides of the interval to help East Bengal beat Mumbai FC 2-0.

Jonathan Walters scored two own goals, while Frank Lampard and Eden Hazard got the other two.

Blackburn Rovers have confirmed the appointment of Appleton as their new manager in succession to Henning Berg.

"The boss is going to stay, we still have a lot we can win this year. He is in charge and he takes the decisions, the fans and the players should help him," the Real forward said.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the decisive figure as he scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 4-0 victory over Celta Vigo.

Villa can still turn things around at home, but is facing a much tougher task than expected.

Lampard's agent Kutner has said that Chelsea have no intention of offering the midfielder a new contract.

Suarez made it 2-0 for Liverpool but the goal triggered accusations of cheating after replays suggested he had used his hand.

Deportivo La Coruna beat visiting Malaga 1-0 thanks to Luis Afonso's second-half goal.

Hernandez scored a blinder from the free-kick to hand United their first victory in three matches.