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The game, which was due to take place in the northern German city of Hanover four days after the deadly attacks in Paris, was cancelled at the last minute over a bomb threat.

Benzema has been indefinitely suspended from the French national team over his involvement in an ongoing blackmail case, throwing a major doubt over his international career.

Everything is not well in the Delhi Dynamos camp ahead of the important semi-final game against FC Goa as their marquee-player-cum-manager Carlos and some other Brazil players are at loggerheads with the team management.

Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo underwent a surgery on shoulder he dislocated in training last week.

World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo claimed Real Madrid fans should get off coach Rafael Benitez's back after a record equalling 8-0 mauling of Malmo in the Champions League.

Of the nine soccer officials arrested by Swiss authorities since May at the US Department of Justice's request, Napout is the quickest to accept extradition.

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger can provide the leadership Manchester United need in their Champions League clash against VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday as they seek to qualify for the knockout stages, manager Louis Van Gaal has said.

Stuttering Villarreal closed to within a point of the Champions League qualification places when a second-half Cedric Bakambu double secured a 2-1 comeback win at home to Rayo Vallecano.

van Gaal feels Manchester United can beat any team but they are still not good enough to win the Champions League.

Karim Benzema scored his first goals since the sex tape controversy, helping Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday.

elgium pipped a hard-working India 1-0 in the second semifinal to set up a summit clash against world champions Australia in the the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Stadium here on Saturday.

FIFA executive committee members Juan Angel Napout and Alfredo Hawit have been suspended from soccer for 90 days after their arrest in Switzerland, the ethics committee of the soccer's governing body said on Friday.

Buoyed by Indian hockey team's stellar performance against Great Britain at the World Hockey League FInal quarter-finals, chief coach Oltmans says it's his side can end title drought in a major event with lifting the trophy in Raipur.

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.