Football

Walcott and Ramsey scored as Arsenal opened their 16th straight Champions League campaign by defeating Marseille 2-1.

Barcelona's revenue is projected to rise to 509 million euros this season, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday.

Spanish media reported Ronaldo's new deal extends his contract by three years to 2018 and lifts his net annual salary to 17 million euros.

While Tottenham Hotspur also picked up a routine win as the Premier League swung back into action after the international break.

The Americans beat Mexico 2-0 in a home qualifying game in Ohio to confirm their qualification.

Manchester United are preparing a bid to sign 17-year-old Brazilian striker Kenedy from Fluminense.

England coach Roy Hodgson urged his players to treat Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine as a "cup final".

The 23-year-old Tottenham Hotspur defender is with the England squad for Tuesday's WC qualifier against Ukraine.

Gareth Bale, 24, joined Real Madrid on September 1 in a world record transfer after months of speculation.

Afghanistan will meet the winner of the second semi-final between India and Maldives on Wednesday.

With Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge ruled out through injury, England will be dipping into its pool of reserve strikers for goals against Moldova.

India were lucky to make it to the last four stage after Pakistan beat Bangladesh 2-1 in another simultaneous match.

While France will be hoping for its strikers to end a miserable run of four matches without a goal, England has limited attacking options.

There were ugly scenes after the team's 1-1 draw with Bangladesh as Mehtab Hussain and Mohanraj Nallappan were involved in an exchange of words.

The Belgian heads to Old Trafford for a fee of 27.5 million pounds, where he is reunited with former manager David Moyes.

Netherlands coach Gaal has changed course and summoned Sneijder for the team's upcoming WC qualification matches against Estonia and Andorra.