Football

The Englishman, in his second stint as the coach of the Indian national football team, has credited the Indian Super League for helping in unearthing young talents, who can represent India at the international stage in future.

City won their opening 10 games in all competitions but Sunday's 1-1 draw with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium was their fifth without a win.

Messi squeezed home a stoppage-time penalty to grab a 3-2 win for champions Barcelona at Valencia in a thrilling and controversial La Liga match on Sunday.

Wenger failed to collect the one birthday present he really coveted as his Arsenal side missed a golden opportunity to open daylight on their rivals at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho, who was sacked as manager by Chelsea in December, said he would be going back to Stamford Bridge with his new Manchester United team on Sunday with "no bad feelings".

Both midfielder Pogba, a world record £89 million ($115 million, 102 million euros) arrival from Juventus, and striker Ibrahimovic have had their recent performances called into question.

Mourinho has made an unsteady start to life at Old Trafford, with three successive defeats in mid-September threatening to derail United's season before it had really begun.

French keeper Lloris repeatedly came to Spurs' rescue in the second half, including saving a Javier Hernandez effort on the line.

Croatian midfielder Luka Modric tied his long-term future to Real Madrid by extending his contract with the European champions to 2020 on Tuesday.

Since arriving at Nou Camp in June 2013, Neymar has netted 59 goals in around 100 La Liga appearances and has won two top flight titles as well as the Champions League.

Raphael Varane got Madrid off to the perfect start when he headed home Toni Kroos's free-kick after just four minutes.

Maradona is in Rome for the "Match for Peace" which is to be held on Wednesday at the initiative of Pope Francis of the Vatican.

Daniele De Rossi's late penalty rescued a point for Italy against Spain in a heavyweight World Cup qualifier on Thursday, as Wales played out an entertaining draw in Austria.

With a new head coach in Italian World Cup winner Gianluca Zambrotta at the helm of affairs, Delhi Dynamos will open their Indian Super League football campaign against defending champions Chennaiyin FC on Thursday.

Bhaichung Bhutia hailed Ishan Pandita after the Bengaluru boy became the first Indian to get a professional contract from a La Liga club when he signed a one-year deal with CD Leganes.

Neymar wasn't the only player absent from the Selecao's first training session since arriving in Natal, a beachside city in Brazil's northeast.