Football

Rio is unlikely to recalled by England despite defender John Terry's international retirement, Alex Ferguson said on Friday.

Barcelona can equal their best ever Spanish league start with a sixth straight win at Sevilla on Saturday.

Rooney had not played since he suffered a nasty gash on his leg in the club's first home EPL match of the season against Fulham.

Mourinho turns 50 in January and says he adores football so much that he can envisage spending another 20 years in the sport.

With the 2-1 win at Anfield, Manchester United move to second of the Premier League table.

United open their campaign at home to Galatarsaray on Wednesday and also have Braga and Cluj in what should be a comfortable group.

Wearing a Sydney FC scarf and signing autographs for fans who had waited up to five hours, Del Piero arrived to a raucous Sydney airport welcome.

If Real Madrid cannot resolve Ronaldo's unhappiness at the club, they may accept a bid in the tune of 200m euros.

Belarus, which had beaten France 1-0 two years ago in a Euro 2012 qualifier, hardly ventured forward and got its first corner in the 32nd.

Walcott has become the latest player to drop out of the England squad after being sent home with a virus.

According to the Daily Mirror, the return of Ronaldo to Old Trafford is "on the cards" in the light of his sulky antics at Real Madrid.

The Chelsea center back was hurt on Friday in the 5-0 win over Moldova in England's opening Group H match.

Algeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia also triumphed as 11 matches were played at the start of the group phase.

The Real Madrid coach isn't going to divulge what he thinks of Cristiano Ronaldo's glum demeanor.

It was also learnt that Maken promised the AIFF help in its development activities.

Henriquez, 18, has joined from Universidad de Chile for an undisclosed fee.