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The midfielder hurt himself in Arsenal's Premier League defeat by West Bromwich Albion in November and was originally expected to be back in first-team action early March.

Sanjoy Sen lashed out at the bigwigs of All India Football Federation stating that future of the sport is bleak as it is hands of "wrong set of people".

Holders Barcelona produced a second-half blitz to come from behind and beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 to book a place in the King's Cup semi-finals after Atletico Madrid crashed out in a shock 3-2 defeat by Celta Vigo.

The 23-year-old, who is on loan at West Ham from Arsenal, sustained the injury when he conceded a penalty for a tackle on Sergio Aguero during Saturday's match.

Costa has struggled to recapture the form he displayed on his debut season, when he netted 20 goals in 26 league appearances to lead Chelsea to the league title.

Juventus closed in on another record as they beat Roma 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday to keep the pressure on leader Napoli, who won 4-2 at 10-man Sampdoria.

Bryan Robson disclosed that he turned down offers to coach in ISL because of his commitments to the Premier League's glamour outfit Man United as its global brand ambassador.

European champions Barcelona joined Real Madrid and Manchester United in earning over 500 million euros ( 545.5 million) last season, financial consultants Deloitte revealed in their latest Football Money League published on Thursday.

The West Ham United say Sam Byram is on a 4-1/2-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He can play at right back or in midfield and has spent the last four seasons in the Leeds first team.

The Uttar Pradesh Wizards on Monday defeated host team Kalinga Lancers by 8-6 points in the inaugural match of Coal India Hockey India League 2016 at Kalinga Stadium here.

Chelsea remained unbeaten under new coach Guus Hiddink after conceding a late equaliser to draw 2-2 at home to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Wednesday.

The striker, who underwent surgery in Munich in mid-November for a sports hernia, returned to training in early December, but has not played competitively since.

The FIFA Emergency Committee decided on 9 January 2016 to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA secretary-general with immediate effect, the football world body said in a statement.

Scholes has criticised United's style of play a number of times this season and offered a scathing assessment of their efforts during the 1-0 win over Sheffield United in Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie.

The fourth edition of the Coal India HIL will see an inflow of international talents for the 34-day long hockey extravaganza. While some big players like Jamie Dwyer and Furste have changed their sides, the likes of Tobias Hauke and Florian Fuchs will mak...

Pakistan Hockey Federation's newly -elected Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed says he will look to repair "strained relations" with Hockey India when he visits the neighbouring country during the South Asian Games next month.