Football

Liverpool ran riot to reach the League Cup semi-finals with a 6-1 thrashing of Southampton on Wednesday in which Divock Origi grabbed a hat-trick and Daniel Sturridge scored twice as the Juergen Klopp juggernaut rolled on.

NorthEast United FC displayed some exceptional performance on the field to thrash FC Pune City 3-2 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the second season of the Indian Super League.

Ronaldo is targeting his fourth Ballon d'Or - and third in succession - while Messi is hoping to clinch the prize for a fifth time.

Veteran Atletico Madrid midfielder Tiago broke his right leg during Saturday's 1-0 home win over Espanyol in La Liga.

Manchester City rebounded emphatically from two disappointing losses with a 3-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Brazilian media reports said on Friday that the Rio de Janeiro-based company will pay a fine of one billion reais ($270 million) as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors.

The win ensured Barca go through to the last 16 in first place in Group E with 13 points from five games, eight ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Roma with BATE Borisov on four.

The change came a day after the defending champions dealt Madrid a humiliating 4-0 drubbing at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

A 64th-minute goal from wayward striker Diego Costa earned Chelsea their first win in four Premier League matches on Saturday and some breathing space for Jose Mourinho, who said he was still targeting a top-four finish.

France’s secretary of state for sport Thierry Braillard confirmed on Tuesday that this weekend’s fixtures across the country would go ahead following calls for postponements.

First-half goals from Adil Nabi, Anas Edathodika and a second-half penalty from John Riise powered Delhi Dynamos FC to a 3-1 win over FC Pune City in match 41 of the Indian Super League.

Security measures will be increased significantly for 'El Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday in the aftermath of the Paris attacks, Spain's secretary of state for security Francisco Martinez said.

Six-times major winner Nick Faldo has sent Jordan Spieth a 'careful what you wish for' message after the world number one said he wanted to try and gain an extra five to 10 yards on his driving distance next year.

A stunning double from captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Sweden a 2-2 draw away to Denmark as they qualified for Euro 2016 on Tuesday by winning 4-3 on aggregate against their Scandinavian rivals.

Thongkoisep Haokip and Dudu Omagbemi scored a hat-trick each as FC Goa demolished Mumbai City FC 7-0 in the biggest win of the Indian Super League.