Football

Chhetri has been denied visas to travel to Singapore to play against that county's club Warriors FC in an AFC Cup match.

Villa scored twice in the last three minutes - including a stunning volley from 35 yards (meters) by Lowton - to beat stuttering Stoke 3-1.

Churchill Brothers lead the I-League table with 44 points from 21 matches and know that a win against Pune FC will put them in the driver's seat.

Messi was substituted at halftime of Tuesday's 2-2 draw against PSG in Paris, having scored the first goal.

Demba Ba sent Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.

The appointment came a day after Martin O'Neill was fired following a poor run of results.

The 24-year-old has recovered from a thigh injury that forced him out of the side's 2-2 draw with Russia this month.

After US's 1-0 win over Costa Rica, coach Juergen Klinsmann has answered many of the doubters.

Sporting have raised their game, winning five matches on the trot after Spanish coach Oscar Bruzon Barreras took over.

Barcelona coach Vilanova will return to Spain this week after two months of cancer treatment in New York.

Tokyo is competing with Istanbul and Madrid to host the Olympics for a second time after becoming the first Asian city to host the multi-sport event in 1964.

Australia's football coach is impressed with the progress of the youngsters but faces problems regarding choosing his side for their crunch World Cup qualifier against Oman.

Switzerland remain unbeaten in their group and lead by two points from Albania and Iceland midway through the 10-match program.

Heavy snow initially led to the match being postponed on Friday and shifted to Saturday. No new date has been set for the fixture.

Owen terrorised defences with his speed, most memorably with a stunning goal against Argentina.

AIFF fitness coach, Pradip Dutta has become the first Indian to be nominated as a FIFA Conditioning Instructor.