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Barcelona's star trio was kept in check by some tough defending from the home side, and France striker Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in each half as Atletico overturned a 2-1 loss at Camp Nou in last week's first leg to win 3-2 on aggregate.

Mohun Bagan football team that was in Myanmar to play its AFC Cup match is reported to be safe after a massive earthquake measuring 7.2 on richter scale hit the country's capital.

Pleased with India's show, coach Roelant Oltmans also said it could have been a bigger scoreline.

Mohamed Salah had hit the post three times before collecting a short throughball from Totti early in the second half and slotting past Bologna goalkeeper Antonio Mirante.

City will be without captain Vincent Kompany when the team faces Paris Saint-Germain for a spot in the Champions League semifinals.

Indian hockey team coach Oltmans expressed his displeasure at the careless manner in which goalkeeeper Harjot padded a ball outside the circle to concede a penalty corner to Canada in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday.

Jamie Vardy's double sent Leicester closer to a first Premier League title on Sunday, sealing a 2-0 victory over struggling Sunderland.

Juve moved up to 76 points ahead of second-placed Napoli, who host struggling Hellas Verona on Sunday.

Brazilian superstar Neymar was on Friday given the go-ahead to play at the Olympics by his club Barcelona but was ordered not to take part in the Copa America, local media reported.

Real Madrid's hopes of an 11th European title were left hanging by a thread as they slumped to a shock 2-0 loss at Germany's Champions League novices VfL Wolfsburg.

India have picked a squad with many young players from the core group as coach Roelant Oltmans is eager to test their ability and match temperament before he decides on the team for the Olympic Games in August.

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have scored 107 goals between them this season but after Barcelona's celebrated trio failed to find the net in the defeat by Real Madrid, coach Luis Enrique defended them by declaring "they aren't machines".

Zidane replaced Rafa Benitez three months ago, but his star-studded team is virtually out of the Spanish league title race, 10 points adrift of Barcelona in third place.

The All India Football Federation reduced the eight-match suspension of Sanjoy Sen to four games after the Mohun Bagan coach tendered an unconditional apology to the apex body.

An positive start to their Rio Olympics preparation would be key on their agenda when the Indian women's hockey team launches its campaign in the the Hawke's Bay Cup in Hastings, New Zealand on April 2.

Sunil Chhetri said his side did not play to its potential in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. In their last game, India were convincingly beaten 0-4 by Iran in Tehran on Thursday.