Football

Barcelona will be missing defenders Carles Puyol and Dani Alves for Sunday's Spanish league game at Athletic Bilbao.

Juventus took over first place last week with a fifth consecutive victory and will be full of confidence after beating Copenhagen in the Champions League.

Messi sustained the injury in a La Liga match at Real Betis on November 10 and is likely to be sidelined until the middle of January.

Kim Bo-kyung headed in a stoppage-time equalizer to give Cardiff a 2-2 draw against Manchester United in the Premier League.

Sergio Aguero and Jesus Navas both scored twice as Manchester City delivered a devastating attacking display to humble beleaguered Tottenham.

Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas both earned and converted penalties to help give injury-battered Barcelona a 4-0 win at home.

AC Milan veteran goalkeeper Christian Abbiati believed that his side could make a miracle to finish among top three in the Serie A this season.

Aguero scored twice to give Argentina a 2-0 win over fellow World Cup finalists Bosnia in a friendly at the Busch baseball stadium.

Brazil turned on the style in the second half to score four goals to ease pat Honduras in Miami on Saturday.

English soccer champions Manchester United reported a 29 per cent increase in revenue to 98.5 million pounds in the three months through September.

I-League CEO Sunando Dhar submitted the bid documents to FIFA's Director of Competitions Division Mustapha Fahmy at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday.

Roma was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Sassuolo after conceding a last-minute equalizer, while AC Milan's struggled with a 0-0 draw at bChievo Verona.

A goalkeeping howler helped Inter Milan beat newly promoted Livorno 2-0 and keep up the pressure on the top three in the Serie A.

Liverpool and Southampton turned on the style with four-goal wins in the Premier League on Saturday.

Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-1 win over AC Milan that put Barcelona through to the Champions League last 16.

Bayern, who became the first German team to win the treble last season, are top of their Champions League Group D with four wins from four games.