Football

AIFF chief Praful Patel is hopeful of establishing fruitful relations with new FIFA president Gianni Infantino and work towards the development of the game in the country.

Maradona says Infantino is an absolute traitor because he kept working as if nothing was happening while his boss (Michel Platini) was almost behind bars. He also said Blatter and Platini should have been handed life imprisonment given there were so many...

Atletico are eight points behind leaders Barcelona, while Real Madrid are nine points back going into the 26th round. Barcelona, unbeaten in 33 games in all competitions, hosts fifth-place Sevilla on Sunday.

Zinedine Zidane has hailed the remarkable job done by Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone ahead of his first taste of the Madrid derby as Real Madrid boss on Saturday.

The 2013 champions were well worth the 2-0 lead they had opened up after a dominant hour in Turin before the Italians hit back with two goals in the final 27 minutes to restore parity ahead of the return leg in Munich on March 16.

Juventus's Paulo Dybala scored in the 63rd minute and substitute Stefano Sturaro levelled with 14 minutes remaining to leave all to play for in the second leg after a frustrating finish for the Germans.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said it will decide by Thursday whether to suspend FIFA's presidential vote after candidate Prince Ali bin al Hussein filed a case seeking a delay.

Not much has thwarted the predatory instincts of Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller and Robert Lewandowski this season but even that dynamic duo will have their work cut out to pierce the rock-solid Juventus defence on Tuesday.

Messi, Suarez and Neymar have scored 34 goals in the last 13 Barcelona games, and the team has won 12 in a row when at least one of them played.

Colombia's Luis Bedoya, a former FIFA executive committee member, and Chile's Sergio Jadue have already pleaded guilty in the United States to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals to lead Real Madrid to a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, provisionally lifting them into second place in the Spanish league.

Some national teams have been given unfavourable fixtures for failing to toe the political line inside football's world governing body, the Jordanian candidate to become its next president said on Thursday.

Chelsea captain John Terry reiterated his desire to extend his contract with the Premier League champions on Sunday, a week after announcing he would leave at the season's end.

Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can still force their way into the Premier League title race after playing "sparkling football" in their last two games.

Sajid Yusuf expressed hope that his team would retain the champion's trophy at the South Asian Games here and exhibit a good show against Maldives in their first match later this week.

Rooney can help ease the pressure on beleaguered Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and move closer to Charlton's club scoring record if he maintains his hot streak against Stoke City in the Premier League on Tuesday.