Football

Oscar scored a first-half hat trick as Chelsea cruised to a 5-1 victory at second-tier MK Dons to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Jurgen Klopp praised his young Liverpool players after a 0-0 FA Cup fourth-round draw against West Ham that added to his club's growing fixture list.

Sony Norde struck twice as defending champions Mohun Bagan blanked a 10-man DSK Shivajians 2-0 to continue their unbeaten run.

The Premier League club, who took Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato on loan from Sao Paulo-based Corinthians on Friday, said Miazga had signed a four-and-a-half year contract.

"The targets in the past were the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. We aim the group for targets. The FA Cup is a target," Hiddink said.

Petr Cech's starring role in Arsenal's title challenge this term appears to have gone unnoticed by Adidas, with the goalkeeper's new gloves dropped off at Chelsea's training ground by mistake.

Aston Villa forgot their Premier League woes and moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup with an unconvincing 2-0 win over fourth tier Wycombe Wanderers in their third round replay at Villa Park on Tuesday.

Blatter may have been banned for eight years from the game but he is still receiving his president's salary from world soccer's governing body, a spokesman for FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee said.

Chelsea captain John Terry, whose current deal expires at the end of the season, is confident he will extend his stay at the club and the 35-year-old defender brushed aside any concerns he may have lost a yard of pace over the years.

Spain's national court has ordered Neymar to testify in an investigation into alleged irregularities involving his transfer to Barcelona.

"Balotelli had a habit of arriving at training before anyone else and peeing on all the players' boots... it was very funny,” Kerlon said.

Bengaluru FC got their I-League campaign off to a winning start as they went past hosts Salgaocar FC 2-1 in the first round clash at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Saturday.

Accusing Bengaluru FC of 'unprofessional and negligent behaviour' towards their striker Robin Singh, ISL franchise Delhi Dynamos claimed the I-League club breached FIFA norms regarding player transfer.

Real Madrid have fired coach Rafa Benitez after only seven months and replaced him with former player Zinedine Zidane.

Madrid also fell four points behind provisional leader Atletico Madrid, the only title contender to win this round.

Manchester United head coach Louis van Gaal believes his side’s win over Swansea could just be the starting point from where the football club builds on in the New Year.