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India produced a disappointing performance to lose to arch-rivals Pakistan 0-1 in a lacklustre summit clash of men's hockey at the 12th South Asian Games here on Friday.

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has admitted to lying to fellow France international Mathieu Valbuena over a sex video at the centre of an alleged blackmailing attempt, Le Parisien reported on Friday.

India, fielding a second-string team in the Games with a lot of junior players in it, have been struggling to find their form as a unit. They had beaten minnows Bangladesh and Sri Lanka but lost to Pakistan 1-2 in the group match.

Barcelona, who were playing without Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, drew with Valencia 1-1. Barca also set a new club record of 29 games unbeaten. They will meet Sevilla in the final on May 21.

Bagan remain third in the league table with 11 points from five games behind Bengaluru FC and East Bengal, who are in the first and second position currently with 15 and 14 points respectively.

Simon Orchard and Satbir Singh scorted a field goal each as Jaypee Punjab Warriors registrered a 4-1 victory over Kalinga Lancers to propel to the second position in the fourth edition of the Hockey India League on Sunday.

Pellegrini's worries are beginning to pile up with second-placed Spurs, one point ahead of them, next to visit the Etihad.

Leicester City capped a memorable day on Saturday by announcing that star striker Jamie Vardy has extended his contract by one year until June 2019.

"Allegations of sexual harassment are totally false. I will decide on future course of action after getting the report," a visibly miffed Sardar told reporters.

India have clubbed alongside Sri Lanka and Maldives in Group A. The hosts will clash against Sri Lanka in their opening fixture on February 6 before taking on Maldives on February 10.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill admits he could follow John Terry out of Stamford Bridge if he doesn't force his way back into the starting line-up on a regular basis.

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.