Football

A Spanish court has temporarily suspended a ban that had stopped Real Madrid great Zidane from coaching the club's reserve team.

Bengaluru made a perfect start to their campaign as they defeated defending champions Mohammedan Sporting 2-1 in the opening match of Pool C quarter-final league.

Sevilla are level with Barca on 22 points at the top ahead of their game at Athletic Bilbao, while Valencia, two points behind in fourth, play at Villarreal.

Manchester City's defense of the League Cup was ended by a 2-0 home loss to Newcastle in the last 16, with an injury to David Silva.

Delhi Dynamos' winning run came to a halt when they were held to a goalless draw at home by NorthEast United FC on Wednesday.

Real Madrid's commanding 3-1 win over Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu leaves the two Spanish giants poised to dispute the title that escaped them last season.

His side might have made headlines for the wrong reasons in Goa, but Ganguly on Friday said the win was more important.

Chelsea scored their biggest Champions League victory when they thrashed Maribor 6-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Hazard netted twice and Didier Drogba scored his first goal since returning to Chelsea in a crushing victory over Maribor on Tuesday.

Manchester City were left struggling in the Champions League after squandering a two-goal lead and conceding a late penalty to draw 2-2 at CSKA Moscow.

Real Madrid forward Bale has a buttock muscle strain and is doubtful for their Champions League Group B match against Liverpool at Anfield.

Kerala Blasters' playmaker and captain Penn Orji is convinced that Indian Super League is the only way up for Indian football, and he is excited about the new format.

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten home streak in the Spanish league to 24 games.

The first week of the tournament has seen packed stadiums and the trend is expected to continue.

Lambert, the Villa manager refused Mourinho's handshake which came a few minutes before the final whistle at Stamford Bridge.

"Last time we played against them we played to our maximum and that took us to extra-time," Bruce said.