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Liverpool rode on a brace from Brazilian playmaker Philip Coutinho and an excellent second half strike by Christian Benteke on Saturday to clinch a well deserved comeback win after conceding an early goal at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool scored three league goals at Chelsea for the first time in 26 years to give Juergen Klopp his maiden Premier League win but the German coach is under no illusions that they are ready to fight for top honours.

While Mumbai are in fourth position with ten points, Kolkata are struggling to keep afloat and are sixth with seven points, badly needing a victory to resurrect their sagging hopes.

Romeo Fernandes scored early in the second half to give Goa the lead but Eugeneson Lyngdoh's goal helped FC Pune City manage a 1-1 draw against the hosts.

Romeo Fernandes scored early in the second half to give Goa the lead but Eugeneson Lyngdoh's goal helped FC Pune City manage a 1-1 draw against the hosts.

Chelsea currently lie in 15th position in the EPL with just 11 points from their opening 10 games and have already lost more matches five than they did in the whole of last season.

One potential candidate, David Nakhid, was forced out on Wednesday when his registration was ruled invalid. Another, South Korean Chung Mong-Joon, pulled out on Monday because he had been banned from soccer for six years.

Champions Chelsea are sixth from bottom after losing five of their 10 Premier League matches this season and Mourinho has come under increasing fire for his repeated run-ins with match officials and the FA.

Kompany says he does not regret playing for Belgium during the international break against manager Manuel Pellegrini's wishes and he will not allow the decision to hurt his relationship with the Chilean.

Kerala have lost three successive matches and picked up just a point from their last four matches. They started well with a win against NorthEast United FC but since then have spiralled downwards.

The official Bahrain News Agency reported early Monday that Sheikh Salman formally declared his intention to run Sunday evening in Zurich.

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur, who moved into the top six of the Premier League with a resounding 5-1 victory away to Bournemouth in the first league meeting between the clubs on Sunday.

First time in over 100 years since an Irish hockey team participated in an Olympic Games, with their men picking up the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic hockey event which took place in London in 1908.

Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny headed Arsenal to a 2-1 victory over Everton by seizing on porous defending twice inside two minutes Saturday in rainy London.

In massive fillip to Hockey India, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has requested the IOA to recognise HI as the sole governing body for the sport in the country by removing all reference to the erstwhile IHF.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has played down the significance of Sunday's top-of-the-table clash against bitter rivals Manchester United, saying that the outcome of the game will not decide who wins the Premier League.