Football

South Yorkshire's police chief was suspended on Wednesday in a bid to restore confidence after an inquest found the force was partly responsible for Britain's 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster.

While City's recent form has been on the rise, if a little late to stop the Premier League's fairytale title hunters Leicester City, Real have been almost unstoppable of late.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli was named Young Player of the Year at the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) awards.

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy accepted an English Football Association improper conduct charge on Thursday over his reaction to being sent off against West Ham.

Rashford, 18, has scored seven goals in 13 games since being given a senior debut against Midtjylland in the Europa League in February.

The 20-year-old struggled to break into the first-team under former manager Brendan Rodgers, but has impressed under Klopp, having scored all his eight Liverpool goals during the German's tenure.

Ronaldo netted goals in the 16th and 17th minutes, and then added a decisive third with a remarkable free kick in the 77th as Madrid overturned a 2-0 loss in last week's first leg to win 3-2 on aggregate.

The England forward damaged his knee in February but is on course to return to first-team action in time to get fit to play at this year's European Championship in France.

The Frenchman, who took over from the sacked Rafael Benitez in January, said the 10-times European Cup winners could still turn the tie around in Madrid next week against Wolfsburg, who are playing in their first quarter-final.

Michel Platini's Panamanian bank account was declared to the authorities in Switzerland, where he lives, his lawyer said in an interview published by French newspaper Le Figaro.

Bayern Munich host Benfica for the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, aiming to leave the second leg a mere formality in reaching the club's fifth consecutive semifinal.

Italian Antonio Conte was named as Chelsea's new head coach with a three-year contract, the outgoing Premier League champions announced on Monday.

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta said: "This game won't affect our mentality on Tuesday. Everyone is hurting after losing but we have to analyse what we did wrong so we don't repeat the mistakes."

Leicester City captain Wes Morgan scored his first goal in almost a year as the Premier League fairytale-title chasers edged Southampton 1-0 on Sunday to establish a potentially decisive seven-point lead.

Leicester, the unlikely league leaders, don't play until Sunday but were given a boost in their remarkable title challenge when second-place Tottenham were held at Liverpool to 1-1.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored late for 10-man Real Madrid to snatch a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona and revive their slim hopes of challenging for the Spanish league title on Saturday.