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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that the reigning champions will struggle to retain their title after a poor start to the season.

Ten-man Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) defended dourly to grind out a 1-1 draw against hosts FC Goa in an India Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Wednesday.

The German football federation (DFB) says Podolski travelled with a swollen ankle from his club Galatasaray and was diagnosed upon arrival in Frankfurt .

Tuncay Sanli scored a brilliant brace as FC Pune City ousted arch-rivals Mumbai City FC 3-1 in the Maharashtra derby of the Indian Super League's (ISL) second season at the Balewadi Stadium here on Monday.

Matias Messi refused to allow police to search his car and did not show them the vehicle's documents during a traffic stop on Saturday in Rosario city.

Zico outsmarted Roberto Carlos in a tactical battle between two distinguished Brazilian football brains, as hosts FC Goa kickstarted their Indian Super League (ISL) 2 journey with a 2-0 win over Delhi Dynamos.

Two of Chelsea's losses have come at home where Mourinho had only been beaten once in the league before this season across his two spells as manager.

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, ready with her Bollywood comeback vehicle "Jazbaa", will add a dose of glamour to the opening ceremony of Indian Super League (ISL) in Chennai by performing on a medley of her songs.

The Indians had lost 0-1 to hosts Palestine in the opening game of their campaign.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 500th and 501st goals of his career to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Malmo in Group A of the Champions League on Wednesday.

United sit on top of the EPL table after seven games, but have made a poor start to their Champions League campaign, having lost 2-1 to PSV Eindhoven in their first match.

The behaviour of Chelsea's Diego Costa against Arsenal last weekend was bad for football's image and sent the wrong message to children, Pele has said on the eve of an art exhibition in London to celebrate his 75th birthday.

The Asian Football Confederation on Friday gave green signal to the Goa government for hosting the AFC U-16 Championship, which will be held from September 15 to October 2 next year.

The junior Indian hockey team will open their title defence on October 11 against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Sultan of Johor Cup, to be held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Sardar Singh will lead a 21-member Indian team to the tour of New Zealand, scheduled to from October 2 to 11 in Auckland, Nelson and Christchurch.

Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the national under-16 team who qualified for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship.