Football

Sakho has been provisionally suspended for 30 days after failing an anti-doping test, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Thursday.

Zinedine Zidane, coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid, has said he regrets not resting his star forward Cristiano Ronaldo more often.

Shakhtar Donetsk and Villarreal joined Liverpool in scoring four goals in their quarterfinal second-leg wins, but the English Premier League club needed every one of them to complete an exhilarating 4-3 comeback against Borussia Dortmund.

Jamie Vardy's double sent Leicester closer to a first Premier League title on Sunday, sealing a 2-0 victory over struggling Sunderland.

Goals from Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri helped Manchester City cement their place in the top four of the Premier League but only after they had been given a fright at the Etihad Stadium.

Real Madrid bounced back from their Champions League embarrassment against Wolfsburg in midweek to close to within four points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 4-0 win over Eibar on Saturday.

Real Madrid and Portugal legend Luis Figo was spotted grooving to Dwanye Bravo's popular 'Champion' number at a party to mark the launch of the Premier Futsal League in Chennai.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after meeting the Brazil football confederation officials in Rio de Janeiro, Gilmar Rinaldo insisted that Dunga's position was not under threat.

Police said that the man, whose identity was not revealed, was an innocent bystander as fans of Corinthians and Palmeiras clashed in the entrance of the Sao Miguel train station in Sao Paulo.

Asked about the contract renewal of Sanchez and Ozil, Wenger said on Saturday 'that will be done in the break, in the summer,' reports Efe.

Alexandre Pato scored in his debut as Chelsea defeated 10-man, managerless Aston Villa 4-0 in a dominant display Saturday in the English Premier League.

Thanom Borikut and Chaiya Mahapab have been provisionally suspended for 60 days by the Asian Football Confederation and an application has been made to FIFA to have the ban extended worldwide.

Rayo Vallecano's Nicolas Ladislao missed two good chances before he finally added to the hosts' lead in the 71st by volleying in Pablo Hernandez's cross.

Former Manchester United manager Ferguson believes Guardiola will need time to adapt to Premier League football when he takes charge of Manchester City in July but has tipped the Spaniard to be a success.

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he was close to joining Atletico Madrid before opting to return to his original club Boca Juniors last year.

Manchester United forward Rooney was sidelined by a knee injury as Hodgson's team came from two goals down to win Saturday's friendly 3-2 with the younger generation flourishing in his absence in Berlin.