Football

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is still hopeful of a positive result from defending champions Atletico de Kolkata who are on the brink of exit after their 0-3 loss to Chennaiyin FC in the first-leg semifinal of Indian Super League football tournament...

Liverpool showed their new-found resilience with a 96th-minute equalizer to draw 2-2 against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.

After the failure in Brazil, Spain want to bounce back in style in France. After what should be an easy Euro 2016 opening match against the Czech Republic, the reigning European champion face trickier Group D opponents in Turkey and Croatia.

Chennaiyin FC made light of the home disadvantage and the absence of key players as they blanked Atletico de Kolkata 3-0 in the first leg semi-final of the Hero Indian Super League in Pune on Saturday.

Despite the setback, however, the former Netherlands boss remains confident in his ability to bring silverware to the club.

Everything is not well in the Delhi Dynamos camp ahead of the important semi-final game against FC Goa as their marquee-player-cum-manager Carlos and some other Brazil players are at loggerheads with the team management.

Chelsea finally had something to celebrate in their unexpectedly poor season on Wednesday after qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase with a 2-0 victory over Porto.

Sevilla secured a berth in the Europa League after beating Juventus 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, when Fernando Llorente scored against his former team.

"We have only been working with him a short time, barely two months, and we have already had some good results with him," Lovren said.

Leicester City could win the Premier League this season if the club's owners back their manager with funds in the January transfer window, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has said.

Sepp Blatter is at risk again from the World Cup bribery scandal that tainted much of his FIFA presidency.

"Whether it's corrupt or not, those countries have been chosen. People need to get behind that. It's about bringing football to new countries. They should stick with it. They'll make it work," Beckham said.

Arsenal midfielder says he is confident of his team's chances at the Champions League tie against Greek football club Olympiakos in Athens on Wednesday.

Midfielder Felipe Melo got a head injury after a clash with his teammate in a 1-0 home win against Genoa on Saturday.

Juventus won 2-0 at Lazio on Friday to extend their winning run in Serie A to five matches thanks to an early own goal from Santiago Gentiletti and a glorious Paulo Dybala effort.

Manchester City keeper Hart could make his return from injury against Stoke City, but manager Pellegrini will still be without seven players when the Premier League leaders visit the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.