Football

AIFF has been given time till March and if it fails FIFA will make the open the bid for other interested nations as well.

With the loss on Saturday, Salgaocar remained stuck on 11 points from 14 matches and they are in the relegation zone now.

Messi has recently won the award for the fourth successive time, something nobody has ever done.

The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Spanish giants Barcelona.

Real Madrid forward Ronaldo will miss his team's next Spanish league game at Osasuna serving a one-game ban.

Mourinho stirred up controversy when he dropped Spain's number one and played reserve keeper Antonio Adan for the last La Liga game.

Jose Enrique faces a six-week lay-off with a torn hamstring.

Balotelli last month accepted a club fine of 340,000 pounds for misdemeanours on and off the pitch.

Also on Tottenham's wish list is Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Willian.

Barcelona coach Vilanova has visited the first-team squad at training for the first time since his throat operation.

Arsenal lost valuable ground in the chase for a top-four spot in the Premier League by drawing 1-1 at Southampton.

Beleagured Mohun Bagan appealed to the AIFF for a review of its decision to suspend the club till 2015-16 season.

Chelsea have won their last three league games to close within four points of second-place Manchester City, still with a game in hand.

United has managed to keep just three clean sheets this season, though one came in a 3-0 victory at Newcastle in October.

Inter missed the chance to close the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus when they could only manage a 1-1 home draw with Genoa.

Evans, who has agreed a contract until to 2016, suffered a groin injury in the 3-2 win at Manchester City on December 9.