Football

When asked about the incident Lugano said: "He is a good player, it was something that happened when the ball was in dispute."

In a press conference on the eve of Eibar clash, Zidane on Saturday said: "I want to see the best of Karim again and we're slowly getting back to that."

James Milner scored an 84th-minute penalty as Liverpool overcame a terrible start and survived a late scare to win 2-1 at Swansea City on Saturday and move second in the Premier League.

Borussia Dortmund's Andre Schuerrle came off the bench to snatch a late goal as they twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Champions League holders Real Madrid in a compelling Group F encounter on Tuesday.

Borges has a small problem on hand in that two of his players (Funai and Udanta Singh) are injured and two other key members ace India striker Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Amrinder Singh will not be available for the initial part of the ISL.

Gurpreet who captained India to a 4-1 win in the last friendly against Puerto Rico in Mumbai lauded former India striker Abhishek Yadav, who heads the scouting project.

Yaya Toure will not play again for Manchester City until the player's camp apologises for comments made by his agent, manager Pep Guardiola vowed on Tuesday.

Barry crowned his 600th Premier League appearance with an equalising goal as Everton came from behind to beat Middlesbrough 3-1 on Saturday and retain second place.

AS Roma were held to a 1-1 draw at Viktoria Plzen, while fellow Italians Sassuolo, who are making their European debut, enjoyed a superb 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.

Ronaldo denied his boyhood club a famous win by cancelling out Bruno Cesar's opener with a free-kick in the 89th minute, before substitute Alvaro Morata continued Real's proud tradition of great European comebacks by grabbing a 93rd minute winner.

Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp enjoyed the first win of his Premier League career at a stumbling Chelsea last October but expects a much tougher challenge when his side return to Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has predicted that his teenage team-mate Marcus Rashford will one day "take over everything", in comments broadcast on Sunday.

England captain Wayne Rooney announced on Tuesday that the 2018 World Cup in Russia will be his final tournament as an international footballer.

Sterling is enjoying life under new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, with the winger backing up his buoyant mood by shining on the pitch after he looked woefully out of form during England's poor Euro 2016 campaign.

Season three of the Indian Super League football would be held from October 1 to December 18, with the opening game scheduled in Guwahati and the venues of the two-legged semi-finals to be decided later.

A late goal gave Leganes a winning debut in the Spanish league with a 1-0 victory at Celta Vigo, while Las Palmas roared back for a 4-2 win at Valencia to complete the opening round of matches on Monday.