Football

Zlatan Ibrahimovic eased the pressure on Jose Mourinho as the Manchester United striker's double sealed a 3-1 win at struggling Swansea on Sunday.

A whopping USD 1 million prize purse awaits Indian champion club Bengaluru FC if they manage to beat Air Force Club of Iraq and clinch the AFC Cup.

After the match, Jose Mourinho accused his Manchester United side of playing with the intensity of a summer friendly as their season suffered another setback.

Schweinsteiger had been training alone till now and was even removed from Manchester United's first team photo for the 2016/17 season.

The Portuguese was punished by referee Mark Clattenburg after an alleged altercation in the tunnel that saw Mourinho apparently contest the referee's decision not to give a penalty.

Atletico de Kolkata produced a gritty performance as they scored twice in the second half to notch up a 2-1 win over hosts NorthEast United in an entertaining Hero Indian Super League match at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.

Mumbai City FC notched up their third win of the season, courtesy a second-half goal from marquee player Diego Forlan, as hosts Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) suffered the first defeat of their Indian Super League (ISL) football campaign here on Tuesday.

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League on goal difference after coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Kerala Blasters, co-owned by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, finished at the bottom of the eight-team table last season and placed their trust in the hands of the experienced English manager.

Chauhan had represented Uttar Pradesh more than 10 times in the National Football Championship and was part of the Indian women football team in 2007 and 2010.

Manchester City defender John Stones is relishing the prospect of coming up against "the best player in the world" in Lionel Messi when they face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Nineteen-year-old Diawara's absence is especially surprising as he cost Napoli 14 million euros from Bologna.

Chelsea have signed a club record kit deal with Nike that is reported to be worth £60 million ($73 million, 66 million euros) per season to the Premier League club.

It is the first time Argentina have lost two home matches in a qualifying campaign, having also started on the wrong foot with a 2-0 defeat by Ecuador in Buenos Aires a year ago.

Chauhan is back in England with a work permit and has joined West Ham women's team again after her first stint, where she scripted history by becoming the first Indian female footballer to play for an English club.

Iran earlier delighted 75,000 fans at a jam-packed Azadi stadium in Tehran when Sardar Azmoun's goal earned a 1-0 win over South Korea that sent Team Melli clear in Group A after four of 10 matches.