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Izwan Firdaus scored two goals to propel Malaysia to a 4-2 victory over a strong Ireland side and surge to the top of Group B in men's Hockey World League Semifinals.

India beat Pakistan in the Asian Games Final, Pakistan beat India in the Champions Trophy semis. What will happen tomorrow as the archrivals meet at Hockey World League in Belgium - 1930 IST.

AIFF has written to the sports ministry seeking an exception to the existing rule which states only Indian passport holders can represent the country.

Ramos feels he's not paid enough at Real and wants a new bigger contract but Real's President Florentino Perez is not keen on meeting his valuation.

"It's a good start for our team, winning the first match, but we need to work on our defence structure and it has to be improved," said Lakra.

"We were in control throughout the game. We were very strong, something we were lacking before. It was a great game for us," said coach Jorge Sampaoli.

Miller Bolanos opened the scoring for Ecuador in the 26th minute and teammate Enner Valencia added a second in the 57th. Mexico got one back through Raul Jimenez's penalty in the 64th.

Guam pulled off only their second World Cup qualifying win when they beat India 2-1 on Tuesday.

Quinonez was just five when Bolivia last won a match in the Copa America, the year they hosted the tournament and were beaten 3-1 by Brazil in the final.

Chile lead Group A with four points along with Bolivia, who defeated Ecuador 3-2 earlier on Monday.

Brazil advanced to the last 16 of the Women's World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Spain as France fell 2-0 to Colombia in the first upset of the tournament.

David Faramola Oniya died on Saturday after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly football match.

After the announcement of signing striker Iain Edward Hume for this season the team has now decided to keep two of its most consistent foreign recruits.

Indian football is set to witness the first ever 'Player Auction' when celebrity owners of the ISL franchisees will be bidding for the best Indian talents for season 2015.

Sunil Chhetri conceded that Oman are a better side than his team but asserted that the Indians will play without any pressure.

Mourinho believes football is only about winning and that managers who favour a possession-dominated beautiful game and neglect steely defense and lethal counter-attacking are "stupid".