Football

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday acknowledged the rise in popularity of football in India and called for creation of the right atmosphere for the game's development.

Jesse Lingard's extra-time thunderbolt earned Manchester United a record-equalling 12th FA Cup as Louis van Gaal's side came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 in Saturday's final at Wembley.

Idolised by his Boca Juniors club and popular throughout Argentina, Carlos Tevez was overlooked in favour of Gonzalo Higuain who smashed a record 36 goals in Serie A this season with Napoli.

After failing to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three years, the Wembley showpiece represents United's last chance to make good on a campaign of stagnant football and simmering fan dissent.

Premier League winners Leicester City celebrated their success with a victory parade from Jubilee Square in the city centre to a special stage erected in Victoria Park. Their Italian manager Claudio Ranieri displayed the trophy to the ecstatic fans.

Manchester United's final Premier League game of the season against Bournemouth, which was abandoned on Sunday after the discovery of a suspect device at Old Trafford, will be played on Tuesday.

Tottenham blew their chance to finish second in the English Premier League following a 5-1 final-day thrashing at relegated 10-man Newcastle on Sunday.

An Olivier Giroud hat trick gave Arsenal a 4-0 victory over relegated Aston Villa on Sunday.

There's plenty at stake Sunday when Manchester City and Manchester United vie for the last Champions League qualification place from the Premier League.

Iheanacho, 19, has scored 13 goals in 34 games in all competitions in his debut campaign for City, while 18-year-old Rashford has netted seven goals in 16 games so far, including the winner in the Manchester derby in March.

Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss Euro 2016 after suffering a dislocated kneecap in training with Borussia Dortmund, his club announced on Friday.

Ronaldo is confident he will go down in history as one of the sport's best players helped by his status as the Champions League's all-time top scorer.

"Cristiano is fine, he is 100 percent, that is why he trained this week and will be there tomorrow. Karim and Casemiro are another thing. In the scan on Tuesday Karim still has a problem," Zidane said on Tuesday.

A 48-year-old Indian steelworker who fell sick at the World Cup site in Qatar has died of cardiac arrest, organisers of the 2022 football tournament said.

Asked if he was aware that the whole of Europe is willing that Leicester should win the title, Mahrez said he did not have a clue.

sex-tape of a racially charged orgy in a Bangkok hotel was a public relations catastrophe for Thai-owned Leicester City - but it proved an unlikely turning point in their journey to the top of the EPL.