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The Netherlands saluted legendary footballer Johan Cruyff on Friday as it mourned the death of its greatest sporting icon, whose influence stretched far beyond mere sport.

Constantine described their 0-4 loss to Iran in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as a "very difficult" game for his side, which was left depleted due to injuries to key players.

Cruyff began playing on the streets of Amsterdam and started his career with local side Ajax where he went on to win eight Dutch league titles. He also won three successive European Cups between 1971 and 1973.

The Champions League could face a radical makeover with two groups of just eight teams each in what media reports claimed represents a step closer to a European Super League.

The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, discussed some key issues regarding the U-17 World Cup in India and gave its approval on Wednesday.

City fans angry at the large increase on prices from the previous round against Dynamo Kiev last week (£30-£40), and from the group stage matches against Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach (£20-£40).

Tottenham cut Leicester's lead at the top of the Premier League back to five points on Sunday after Harry Kane scored twice in a 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

Barcelona's big three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored to beat Arsenal 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the defending champions into the Champions League quarterfinals for a ninth consecutive season with a 5-1 victory on aggregate.

Captain Sunil Chhetri scored the only goal of the game as Bengaluru FC claimed their first win in Group H of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup with a 1-0 victory over Ayeyawady United of Myanmar here on Wednesday.

"India's participation in the event comes as a result of Hockey India's path-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hockey Australia, signed last year, which will see the Indian men s national team tour to Australia over the next three years," a...

The English Football Association has charged Chelsea striker Diego Costa with improper conduct after being sent off in Saturday's FA Cup loss at Everton.

Having qualified for the 2016 Olympics after a wait of 36 years since the 1980 Moscow Games when women's hockey was introduced, the Indian team and support staff will be felicitated.

Klopp's team ran out comfortable winners in the first leg of their last-16 clash at Anfield and would have inflicted a more embarrassing defeat on United but for a string of brilliant saves from David De Gea.

France and Real Madrid striker Benzema is free to play in Euro 2016 after legal restrictions placed on him over his alleged involvement in a sex-tape blackmail case were lifted Friday, his lawyers said.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc said that Zlatan Ibrahimovic had answered his critics by inspiring his team to victory over Chelsea in the Champions League last 16.

Beckenbauer told Bild newspaper's on Sunday edition there was no attempt to buy votes in 2000 to get the World Cup awarded to Germany, a claim echoed by the report by Freshfields law firm that found no proof of any vote buying.