Football

Lionel Messi is recovering well from a hamstring strain that ruled him out of Wednesday's friendly against Germany, his club Barcelona said on Thursday.

New Arsenal striker Welbeck is determined to prove that he is worth the 16 million pound the Premier League club spent on the transfer deadline day to sign him.

Manchester United spent almost 150 million pounds in the last few weeks, dressing the likes of Angel di Maria, Marcos Rojo and Falcao in red shirts.

The world's two richest clubs by income again spent big, with Barca's signings including Suarez for 81.25 million euros and Rakitic for around 20 million.

Balotelli, who recently joined Liverpool from AC Milan, was not included in the 27-man squad for Italy's first qualifying match for the 2016 European Championship against Norway on Sept. 9.

Real collapsed after leading by two goals to lose 4-2 at Sociedad in the Spanish league, with the European champions left rudderless without the injured Ronaldo.

QPR striker Remy is heading for Chelsea after the 2012 European champions activated a 10.5 million pounds buyout clause in the French international's contract.

For the Argentine midfielder, who was a Champions League winner with Real last season, his Premier League debut was a reality check.

Former Italy great Del Piero will play for the Delhi franchise of the ISL and will also be the competition's brand ambassador.

Former players accused Celtic of refusing to invest sufficiently in the squad after the Scottish champions wasted a CL ague reprieve by crashing out of the competition.

Diego Simeone was sent off for a vehement protest that included tapping an assistant referee on the head during the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

Liverpool's current squad is filled with youthful exuberance and attacking vigour as well as a genuine sense of togetherness.

Ozil, an ever-present starter in Brazil, showed none of the guile that helped Germany lift World Cup and looked ineffective in attack in a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park.

Arsenal scored twice in the final seven minutes to grab a 2-2 draw at Everton in the Premier League and avoid another demoralising defeat on Merseyside.

Arsenal manager Wenger admitted that it felt strange for him to see Fabregas playing in a blue Chelsea shirt, but insisted he had no regrets at not re-signing him.

The Indian men's U-23 team will be playing Jordan and UAE in Group G while the women's team have been placed in Group A with hosts South Korea, Thailand and Maldives.