Football

India fought valiantly before going down 1-2 to Kuwait in the AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers here and thus missed the bus for the final round by a whisker.

Ukraine have been ordered to play their next home 2014 WC qualifying match against Poland behind closed doors due to the racist behaviour of their fans.

Spurs are level on points at the top of the EPL with Arsenal and have conceded one goal in nine games in all competitions this season.

Balotelli has apologised for a sending-off against Napoli which earned him a three-match ban but claimed he was provoked.

The referee may not have been in the right state of mind to take charge of the game, the head of Spain's referees' committee said.

Dempo coach Arthur Papas was highly impressed with Sahil's exploits during the Goa Professional League where he scored on two occasions while completing 5 assists.

Arsenal needed penalties to beat West Brom on Wednesday while Chelsea booked their place in the next round with a routine win over Swindon Town on Tuesday.

Manchester United manager David Moyes has warned fans that humiliation by Manchester City is unlikely to be a one-off.

Benteke injured his hip during Villa's 1-0 victory over Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday.

Atletico will look to keep pace with Barca in Tuesday's home game against Osasuna while fourth-placed Villarreal host Espanyol.

Swansea took advantage of Rami's 10th-minute dismissal to run riot in the Group A clash at the Mestalla with goals from Bony, Michu and Guzman.

Atletico forward Adrian has had surgery on the cheekbone he fractured in Wednesday's 3-1 Champions League victory at home to Zenit St Petersburg.

Ronaldo grabbed three second-half goals as Real Madrid romped to a 6-1 away win in their Champions League Group B opener.

Fellaini joined United to win trophies not friends and will not be changing the abrasive style that made such an impression during his time at Everton.

Manchester United manager Moyes is still unsure when striker Wayne Rooney can make his return following a deep cut to his forehead.

Eto'o and Willian left Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for London last month and are hoping to make their debuts in Saturday's Premier League game at Everton.