Football

Atletico stayed firmly on course for a surprise La Liga title triumph when a Miranda header and Diego Costa's late penalty secured an unconvincing 2-0 win.

Barcelona will be without Neymar and Jordi Alba for the final month of the season after both were injured during the Copa del Rey final loss to Real Madrid.

Both having served India together for years, Ganguly and Tendulkar now find themselves on the opposite sides of the Indian Super League.

Roma kept up the pressure on Serie A leader Juventus with a comfortable 3-1 win against Atalanta on Saturday.

The Germans outran their opponents, hit the woodwork twice and have only themselves to blame for not adding at least one more goal to their tally.

Having won six successive league matches, Everton are making a late surge towards a place in next season's Champions League.

City rivals East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting will lock horns with contrasting goals in a high voltage I-League round 24 clash.

Costa has strained and not torn a thigh muscle, the La Liga club said on Wednesday, suggesting the Brazil-born forward will not be sidelined for as long as feared.

Poyet has threatened to walk away from Sunderland if he senses his players have given up fighting for their Premier League survival.

Andy Carroll scored one goal and laid on another as West Ham United piled on the relegation woes for Sunderland with a 2-1 victory.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes his team have a realistic chance of finishing in the top four after they beat a spirited Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Mourinho had been angered after Foy showed Ramires a straight red card for a stamp on Villa's Moroccan international Karim El Ahmadi.

The 22-year-old Neymar reportedly earns six million euros a year plus incentives, a figure Cruyff believes is undeserved, reports Xinhua.

A stoppage-time goal from substitute Alessandro Florenzi gave AS Roma a 2-1 win over Torino in Serie A.

Wenger said they would do everything they could to "respond in the right way" to Saturday's 6-0 defeat at Chelsea when they play Swansea City at the Emirates on Tuesday.

Marriner will remain a part of next weekend's Premier League games despite his high-profile gaffe in sending off the wrong Arsenal player at Chelsea on Saturday.