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With three matches remaining Leicester have 76 points with Tottenham, the only side who can deny them the title, on 69.

Sunderland rose to 17th after swapping places with Norwich on goal difference, with at least one of the two teams likely to go down.

Sakho has not been suspended, but Liverpool have decided to leave out him while the probe continues and he was absent from the squad for Saturday's league fixture against Newcastle United at Anfield.

Liverpool maintained their stranglehold over Everton in the Merseyside derby with a one-sided stroll against their local rivals who had Ramiro Funes Mori sent off.

Leicester winger Marc Albrighton says the shock Premier League leaders are feeling unbeatable as they march towards the most remarkable title triumph in the history of English football.

Liverpool trailed 2-0 and 3-1 at Anfield against Dortmund in the Europa League on Thursday, only for second-half goals from Philippe Coutinho, Mamadou Sakho and Dejan Lovren to engineer a scarcely believable 5-4 aggregate victory.

The draw in the return leg of their quarterfinal on Wednesday meant Bayern went through 3-2 on aggregate after their 1-0 win at home.

Malaysia's victory took them to eight points from five fixtures and kept alive their chances to clinch a medal.

Leicester's unexpected Premier League title charge this season has been led by 21-goal striker Vardy, while Mahrez has chipped in with 16 goals and 11 assists and Kante has gained plaudits for his defensive midfield role.

India suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of defending champions New Zealand in their round-robin league encounter.

Louis van Gaal may need to win the FA Cup if he is to stand any chance of holding on to his job, after Sunday's 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur left his side four points off the Champions League places.

England's last survivors need a win or a 0-0 or 1-1 draw at home to Paris St Germain to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time.

Wenger's third-placed side, who lie 11 points adrift of the leaders, head to West Ham on Saturday where they will seek the third successive victory they need to keep their slender hopes of becoming champions alive.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has given Wilshere his support after it was alleged the midfielder was involved in a late-night altercation at the weekend, saying the incident was "taken out of proportion".

"Australia scored four times from five circle penetrations, which does not reflect well out on our defence," said Oltmans after Australia beat India 5-1 at the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey.

Expressing concerns over the proposed Premier Futsal League, world governing football body FIFA has shot off a letter to the All India Football Federation, it has been learnt.