Football

Napoli missed the chance to cut Juventus' lead to two points as they were held in Serie A on Sunday.

FIFA plans to use biological profiling of players at this year's Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup in its efforts to tackle doping.

Goals from Darida, Rajtoral and Tecl upset Napoli while Anzhi beat Hanover 3-1 and Zenit won 2-0 at home against five-times European Cup winners Liverpool.

Zenit have assured Liverpool that visiting fans in St Petersburg will feel safe and secure after concerns were raised over racism.

"They haven't faced a team like us in Old Trafford yet," Jose Mourinho warned Man United after 1-1 first-leg draw.

AIFF Technical Director Rob Baan said that it is heartening to see that the same philosophy is being taught by Verheijen over the three days to all the Coaches.

The article on Marca's website called Rooney a "freckled demon" and a "football player and hooligan all rolled into one."

Shakhtar's overall record against Bundesliga teams is five wins, two draws and three losses.

The manager is unhappy with a few players following the team's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Southampton on Saturday.

Frank Lampard is just four goals short to equal Bobby Tambling's all-time Chelsea record of 202 goals.

Pinto played in the Copa del Rey and helped Barcelona win the cup in 2009 and last season.

Mohun Bagan had the edge, missing one free kick in the first-half and they were also unlucky as referee refused to award a penalty kick.

Luka Modric is still struggling to find his feet at Real Madrid but is sure he will end up winning over sceptical fans in the future.

Lazio hope to arrest their slide and pass their bad fortune of late to fellow title-chaser Napoli when they meet in the Serie A.

World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has signed a new contract with Barcelona which ties him until June 30 2018.

Allardyce was charged after suggesting in comments that referee Phil Dowd favored Manchester United in his decision