Football

Koscielny was cleared to play from the start of World Cup after FIFA only gave him a one-match suspension for his red card against Ukraine in their playoff.

Ronaldo has recovered from a muscle strain and is ready to return to action, the Real Madrid and Portugal forward said on Monday.

Samir Nasri scored twice as Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent home record and moved to third place in the Premier League.

Fulham are in 18th place and in the relegation zone following a 1-0 loss to West Ham on Saturday, having earned just 10 points from 13 games.

Rangdajied United FC finally shrugged off their winless run after defeating Kolkata Giants Mohun Bagan 2-0 at the Salt Lake Stadium.

Ronaldo's match-winning goals for Portugal in World Cup playoff matches against Sweden lifted his country to No. 5 in the monthly FIFA rankings.

Juve's 3-1 victory on Wednesday means they need only a draw at Galatasaray on December 10 to progress.

Manchester City kept up the pressure on Bayern Munich at the top of Champions League Group D with a 4-2 victory over Viktoria Plzen.

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been given a formal warning by police after being arrested for causing criminal damage at his apartment.

Juventus eased to a 2-0 win at Livorno to provisionally take over the top spot in Serie A, while Fiorentina fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Udinese.

Lalrindika Ralte scored a spectacular goal in the 73rd minute to give East Bengal a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Mohun Bagan.

Barcelona's already injury-hit squad has received another blow with full back Adriano ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League game.

Mario Balotelli failed to convert a penalty kick and AC Milan were held to 1-1 by 10-man Genoa at the San Siro.

Osasuna beat Valladolid Friday as their second road victory of the season lifted it out of the Spanish league drop zone.

Carrick has established himself as an integral part of the United team since joining from Tottenham in 2006.

Liverpool's Premier League title aspirations will be under scrutiny again when they make the short trip across Stanley Park to face city rivals Everton.