Football
Venky's Blackburn cruise past Villa 2-0
The win lifted the northwest club above Villa and into 11th place in the table.
La Liga: Messi, Ronaldo shine in big wins
Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Barcelona's record 8-0 rout of Almeria.
Chelsea stumble, lose to lowly Birmingham
Chelsea is now level with Manchester United on 28 points.
Arsenal hunt Wolves with Chamakh's twin strike
Arsenal stayed in third place with 23 points, five behind leader Chelsea
Torres scores brace as Liverpool stun Chelsea
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson enjoyed his team's most impressive league win this season.
Europa League: Liverpool continue unbeaten run
The win kept Liverpool top of Group K with 8 points from 4 games, 3 ahead of Steaua Bucharest.
Mallorca score late winner to beat Levante
Pierre Webo headed in a corner to take Malloca to seventh with 14 points.
Won't buy expensive players for Rovers: Venky's
Blackburn is likely to depend upon loan signings to strengthen a side that is just above the relegation zone at 17th.
Portsmouth is sold after exiting administration
Nepalese businessman Balram Chainrai is widely reported to be the buyer. He owned the club before administration.
Messi nets a brace as Barca beat Zaragoza 2-0
Barcelona has 19 points with Real Madrid next on 17. Last-place Zaragoza remains winless.
India football coach accused of racial abuse
Houghton, upset with a referee's decision during India's match with Yemen, came out of the technical area arguing.
Mahindra Group launches Youth Football Challenge
It is a Mahindra Group initiative to develop soccer at grassroot level in partnership with Scotland's Celtics FC.
Brit media urges Rooney to learn from Sachin
The British media has lavished praise on iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Pato scores a brace as Milan beat Verona
Alexandre Pato scored twice to help AC Milan beat Chievo Verona 3-1.
Euro Qualifying: Eng held to a draw, Spain win
Montenegro became the first team to hold England scoreless at the new Wembley Stadium.
La Liga: Madrid crush Deportivo, Barca held
Valencia leads the standings on 16 points, one more than Villarreal, with Real Madrid third on 14 points.
