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Australia crushed India 6-2 in the last league fixture of the FIH World League Semi-finals on Sunday.

Indian hockey coach Paul van Ass was satisfied at the way his team played in the 2-2 draw with arch-rivals Pakistan in the preliminary league of the World League Semifinals.

Xavi guided Barcelona to three major trophies last season, winning La Liga, Copa del Ray and Champions League before completing a move to Qatari side Al Sadd.

The goalkeeper position has been an issue for Arsenal over recent years with Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospina sharing the role last season.

Rami joined Milan on loan in January 2014 after falling out of favour at Sevilla's La Liga rivals Valencia and the move was later made permanent.

Everton have signed winger Deulofeu from Barcelona on a three-year contract for six million euros, the Premier League club said.

Rani (20th, 29th minute), Vandana Katariya (53rd) scored for world No.13 India, who earlier lost to Belgium and New Zealand. World No.23 Poland got their sole goal from Magdalena Zagajska (50th).

"The future looks good for Indian referees and with the AIFF taking many initiatives it is bound to bloom", Abdullaev said.

Firmino, 23-year-old attacking midfielder is moving to Anfield from Germany's Hoffenheim, where he played since 2010, scoring 47 goals in 151 appearances.

India's defence caved in against a strong NZ as they suffered a 0-5 loss for their second successive defeat in the league stage of the women's Hockey World League semi-finals.

There is little at stake for the Indian team in the current tournament, despite their assured spots in the 2016 Olympic Games as well as the World League Finals later in the year.

Germany provided a dominating reminder of why they are deserving of their favorite tag by beating Sweden 4-1 on Saturday to progress to the quarters.

Liverpool have signed Charlton Athletic and England under-19 international defender Gomez on a long-term contract, the EPL club said on Saturday.

Aguero reignited Argentina's Copa America challenge by scoring the only goal as the favourites defeated historic rivals Uruguay 1-0 in a hard-fought first round clash.

Indian hockey team striker Akashdeep Singh on Tuesday said the upcoming Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-final assumes an important step in the team's overall development in regards to the 2016 Olympic Games.

Arsenal are one of the English clubs understood to be interested in signing Chelsea goalkeeper Cech.