Football

Kompany was injured early in Manchester City's loss at Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals and had already said he would miss the tournament in France.

Barcelona's leading scorer Luis Suarez has applauded his team mates for sticking together during last month's worrying dip in form with the possible reward of the La Liga title this weekend.

The current season has not been too exciting for Liverpool fans, but manager Jurgen Klopp is confident that the team will see a major improvement next season.

The decisions were taken during a meeting between sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal and a 12-member delegation from Japan led by Hase Hiroshi, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, Government of Japan.

Mahrez's future was thrown into doubt when the Algeria international's agent recently claimed it was only 50-50 whether the PFA player of the year would remain at the King Power Stadium next season.

Manuel Pellegrini said his side did not deserve to be eliminated from the Champions League despite having only one effort on target in their 1-0 semi-final, second leg defeat.

The winner came after Gareth Bale's a superb strike from a tight angle in the 20th minute deflected off defender Fernando, giving Madrid a 1-0 aggregate victory after a scoreless first-leg draw in England last week.

Fellaini appeared to elbow Huth in the 21st minute of the game at Old Trafford after having his hair pulled by the German defender.

Duty-free magnate Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha became the first Thai owner of an English Premier League title-winning team on Monday night, when the only club capable of catching them, Tottenham Hotspur, were held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea.

Ecstatic fans rushed into the streets of Leicester on Monday as the outsiders won the Premier League in a triumph seen as the most astonishing in the history of English football.

Guardiola and Bayern are bidding to avoid losing a semi-final to a Spanish side for the third year running having lost the first-leg.

India beat Iran 4-3. They will face Bangladesh in the title clash on Sunday.

Klopp has indicated he will respond to the demands on his team by making several changes for a game that takes place between their two Europa League semi-final meetings with Villarreal.

Connor Wickham headed Crystal Palace into the FA Cup final for the first time in 26 years as his team beat Watford 2-1 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

Leicester, at one point, enjoyed a 10-point lead, but Tottenham's 4-0 thrashing of Stoke City on Monday narrowed the gap to five points with four games to play.

Las Palmas, who returned to the top flight last summer after a 13-year absence, have won seven of their last 10 matches to provisionally rise to eighth place in La Liga.