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The coin hit Coloccini as he celebrated Newcastle's goal in their 1-1 draw with Newcastle's interim boss John Carver calling on the FA to take action for the incident.

"Valentin Altenburg accepted his provocative behaviour, leading to the disciplinary committee handing a one-match suspension to the head coach," said an HIL statement.

Chris Smalling scored twice after coming on as an early substitute to set Manchester United on their way to a 3-1 win over Burnley.

De Jong has had surgery after suffering a collapsed lung and will be sidelined for eight weeks, says the Premier League club.

Mario Balotelli came off the bench to grab a late winning goal for Liverpool in a 3-2 victory over Tottenham in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Dabang Mumbai are set to clash with Uttar Pradesh Wizards on their home ground in the Hockey India League.

Simeone has said his side won't change its way of play despite accusations of at times being excessively violent in its style of football.

Barcelona president insinuated that Real Madrid had a part to play in the Neymar transfer court case in which he has been called to give evidence.

Motivated by their 3-2 victory against the Wizards previously, the Warriors will be eyeing their second consecutive win against the home team.

VfL Wolfsburg to sign Germany's World Cup-winning forward Andre Schuerrle from Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year deal on Monday.

Fletcher signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with West Bromwich Albion with an option for another 12 months.

Barcelona have rediscovered their appetite and are dazzling in attack again as coach Luis Enrique's tactics are starting to pay off.

Villa manager Lambert accused his struggling side of throwing in the towel during a 5-0 thrashing at Arsenal.

Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 4-1 without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to ensure they remained top of the Spanish league.

Three goals in final quarter helped Punjab defeat Delhi and maintain their position at the top of the Hero Hockey India League standings.

Costa will miss Saturday's crucial English Premier League game against title rival Manchester City after being handed a three-match ban for stamping on an opponent's leg.