Football

La Liga is set for one of the most exciting finishes in years after Barcelona blew the title race wide open with a win at Real Madrid in Sunday's 'Clasico'.

Kieran Gibbs was sent off instead of team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain during Saturday's clash against Chelsea.

Robin van Persie will undergo a second scan to determine the nature and extent of the knee injury he sustained in the win over Olympiakos in the Champions League.

Boyd was handed a three-match ban for spitting at Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart during a Premier League game at the KC Stadium.

Dortmund, last year's runners-up who won 4-2 in Russia in the first leg, lost to Zenit 2-1 in the second leg.

Messi stole the show by breaking Barcelona's all-time goalscorer record, including friendlies, by bagging a hat-trick in the club's 7-0 thrashing of Osasuna on Sunday.

Real Madrid have to stay focused on their trip to Malaga in order to maintain their advantage over Barcelona one week before 'El Clasico'.

Sunday's north-west derby with arch-rivals United cannot come fast enough for Liverpool, according to manager Rodgers, whose side will start as favourites.

Ramsey's return for Arsenal has been put on hold with the Welshman still not fully recovered from the thigh injury that has sidelined him since December.

Liverpool Football Club (LFC)'s academy in India would visit six cities to scout talent and then train them.

Juventus remained firmly on course for a third straight Serie A title after beating Fiorentina 1-0

Twenty four years have passed and 15 managers have come and gone at the north London club since Tottenham last won at Chelsea.

Everton captain Jagielka looks set to miss their FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.

Lionel Messi does not need a World Cup winners' medal to be considered among soccer's all-time greats, fellow Argentine Diego Maradona said on Tuesday.

Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice in four minutes as Tottenham Hotspur overturned a two-goal aggregate deficit to beat 10-man Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 over two legs.

"This is not as easy a group as many think. It is a challenging round. Croatia and Bulgaria are potential winners of the group," Prandelli said.