Football

Juan Mata fired Chelsea to 1-0 win against Manchester United as the Blues took another step towards a place in next season's Champions League.

Bale produced yet another moment of magic to keep Tottenham on course for a return to the Champions League.

East Bengal's chance to stay in contention for the title race ended after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Dempo FC

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has been fined 20,000 euros for accusing referees of purposefully harming his football team.

Deco has tested positive for a banned diuretic in Brazil and says he will appeal the result, saying it likely stemmed from contaminated vitamins.

After elimination from Europe's elite club competition by Dortmund, Mourinho dropped his strongest hint yet that his time in the Spanish capital is drawing to a close.

Chelsea are well-placed after a 2-1 victory in Switzerland against FC Basel but Benfica trail their Turkish opponents Fenerbahce 1-0.

Gareth Bale was voted player of the year and the young player of the year by his fellow professionals in English football.

Rayo stayed in eighth place and four points from the Europa League spots, while Osasuna edged five points clear of the drop before the rest of the teams play.

Juventus, 11 points clear of Napoli with five games to play, visit Torino and will clinch their 29th Serie A title if they win on Sunday.

Lewandowski, who has scored in his last 12 league games, took his tally to 21 goals in 19 matches and sharpened the interest of major European clubs eager to sign him.

As they have been throughout the football season, Barcelona were clueless against Bayern Munich, unable to switch to Plan B because they did not have one.

The 33-year-old captained Brazil in the team's 4-0 win over Bolivia earlier this month, also when only players from Brazilian clubs were selected.

Cesc Fabregas scored late to give Barcelona a hard-fought 1-0 win over Levante.

Mesut Oezil scored twice in Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Real Betis on Saturday.

An injury-time goal by Yusif Yakubu helped Mumbai FC hold ONGC to a 1-1 draw in an I-League match at the Ambedkar Stadium.