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Ganguly was on Thursday appointed as the next CAB president after the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya and there had been speculation whether the former India captain would be able to give time to his football franchise.

"Pele will be present on the 13th (October 13) for the entire duration of the match, which will be around two hours. He going to spend time with the team and on the pitch," ATK co-owner Sanjiv Goenka said.

Manchester United defenders Marcos Rojo and Paddy McNair suffered injuries against Southampton and will miss Wednesday's third-round League Cup clash against Ipswich Town at Old Trafford, manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed.

Antoine Griezmann struck twice to earn a comfortable 2-0 derby victory over toothless visitors Getafe that sent his side top of La Liga.

Manchester City produced a blistering first-half performance to win 4-1 at Sunderland in the League Cup third round on Tuesday, inflicting more misery on Dick Advocaat's struggling side.

One of the most popular franchises in the league, Atletico de Kolkata lifted the trophy last year beating another powerhouse Kerala Blasters FC at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.

As part of their preparations for next year's Olympic Games, India will compete against New Zealand in a six-match hockey Test series from October 2 to 11.

Hazard is convinced he has not lost his magic touch that was on full display last season and is taking confidence from his goal against Arsenal as he seeks to rediscover the same form this campaign.

Ace German striker Fuerste had never expected to become the costliest player of Hockey India League and the star playmaker, who was sold for USD 105000, is more than excited to be a part of the Kalinga Lancers squad.

New signing Carlos Bacca scored twice, including the winner. Giacomo Bonaventura scored Milan's other goal, with a stunning free kick.

United are reportedly keen to bring the player back to England this weekend should the second operation be successful and he recovers sufficiently.

Euro 2016 kicks off on June 10 in Platini's homeland of France and UEFA rules currently require three months between the deadline to apply for the presidency and the election itself.

Soccer fans in England were wincing over their breakfast on Wednesday as horrific pictures of Luke Shaw's broken leg were splashed across the nation's newspapers.

Ronaldo continued his impressive run by scoring a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday.

The former Pakistan coach replied to Hockey India President Narinder Batra's demand for an apology for the obscene behaviour of Pakistan players during Champions Trophy last year.

Eder opened the scoring in the 75th with a shot that banged in off the post and Soriano doubled the lead four minutes later in Serie A.