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Pakistan Hockey Federation has said the training of its team for the Junior World Cup in the Indian city of Lucknow is in full swing, even as it waited clearance from the government.

Wenger failed to collect the one birthday present he really coveted as his Arsenal side missed a golden opportunity to open daylight on their rivals at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Ten-man Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) scored their first home victory, riding on Iain Hume's late penalty to down Delhi Dynamos 1-0 in an Indian Super League (ISL) football match on Saturday.

Pakistan hockey team coach Khawaja Junaid says encounter against India will be the showpiece match of the Asian Champions Trophy and his side will provide an exhibition of attacking sub-continental hockey.

Pakistan's participation in the junior hockey world cup that is scheduled to be held in Lucknow in December is under cloud.

United are seventh in the league standings, five points behind leaders Manchester City, and Ibrahimovic said the club were determined to mount a title charge.

A goal out of nowhere from Jose Holebas on Sunday inspired Watford to a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough, who have now gone six games without a Premier League win.

The Goans have never won against ATK in six occasions. Four of them were draws, including two legs of the 2014 semi-finals, which Kolkata won on penalties. The other two matches were won by Atletico de Kolkata.

Messi was on the sidelines for the last three weeks after being down with a thigh injury.

A 13-member FIFA delegation led by under-17 World Cup 2017 event manager Marion Mayer-Vorfelder and project lead Tracy Lu will visit India between October 19 and 25 to evaluate the preparations in each of the six stadiums.

Ciro Immobile grabbed an injury-time winner as four-time champions Italy snatched a 3-2 comeback win at Macedonia on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a World Cup qualifying embarrassment.

Schweinsteiger has also been left out of the side's Europa League squad, with Mourinho confirming that it would be "very difficult" for him to play for the club again.

High on confidence after beginning their campaign with a victory, NorthEast United FC will take on last edition runners-up FC Goa in their second home match in the Indian Super League football on Tuesday.

Arsenal scored with virtually the last touch of the game to beat Burnley 1-0 and extend their winning run in the Premier League to five games on Sunday.

Ciro Immobile hit a brace either side of Keita Balde's second-half strike as Lazio moved up to provisional third place in Serie A with a clinical 3-0 win at Udinese.

Egged on by a vociferous home crowd, NorthEast United FC kick-started their campaign in the 3rd Hero Indian Super League on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over Kerala Blasters on Saturday.