Football

Claudio Ranieri was pleased with his side's home victory over Chievo in Serie A.

Levante moved to the top of the Spanish league standings for the first time ever.

The Liverpool midfielder missed most of the last six months due to a groin injury.

Claudio Ranieri hopes to witness more progress when his side host Chievo in Serie A.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng scored to give AC Milan a comfortable 2-0 victory.

The win moved Madrid five points clear of Lyon at the top of Group D after three matches.

Nasri's second-half penalty sent a nervy France into the Euro 2012 finals after a 1-1 draw against Bosnia.

Clint Dempsey gave United States their first victory in four games under coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

Bacary Sagna has undergone successful surgery on the broken leg that he suffered in the defeat to Tottenham.

England will face Montenegro, with just a point required to reach the finals.

Goals from Campagnaro, Maggio and Hamsik gave Napoli a 3-0 over Inter Milan.

Adam Johnson, Mario Balotelli, Samir Nasri and Stefan Savic all netted after the break for City.

Van Persie's contract expires in 2013 and he has put talks over a new deal on hold.

Liverpool find themselves in fifth place in the Premier League despite setbacks against Tottenham and Stoke.

Messi joined Laszlo Kubala as Barcelona's second all-time leading scorer with 194 goals.

New signings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andre Santos scored in the first half.