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Mourinho's said he expected to be given time to turn around the defending English champions' dreadful start to the season after a 3-1 home loss to Liverpool on Saturday.

Former chief coach Neil Hawgood was supposed to join the Indian women's hockey team as an assistant to Matthias Ahrens this time but in a sudden turn of events.

With fans of the Lions lapping up their team's good performance this season and the traditionally football-crazy Highlanders sure to turn up in droves.

Brazilian World Cup winner Roberto Carlos on Thursday criticised the newly-laid grass turf of the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, one of the venues for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Dos Santos sealed the deal for Delhi Dynamos in the dying seconds as he scored the winner against Atletico de Kolkata in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter on Thursday.

Santos scored an injury-time winner as Delhi Dynamos defeated Atletico de Kolkata to move top of the Indian Super League table with FC Pune City.

Wenger rued the loss of England international duo Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott to injuries during Tuesday's game.

Mauro Icardi’s 67th-minute strike secured victory against third-bottom Bologna which meant Inter leapfrogged AS Roma, Napoli and Fiorentina into first place after 10 matches, having played one game more.

The Manchester rivals provided a telling demonstration of how heavy spending does not always translate into glory Sunday as United and City managed just a single shot on target each in their 0-0 Premier League draw.

Jose Mourinho was sent off during another Premier League defeat for his Chelsea on Saturday, before London rival Arsenal won to provisionally move to the top of the table.

Arsenal became the third team to top the Premier League this season after beating Everton 2-1.

Pellegrini, who described the match as a must-win game before it started, praised his players rather than take any credit himself.

The three-time defending French champions lacked imagination and pace to break through the 10-time European champions' defense, with Madrid happy to sit back and play on the counterattack.

"Miguel Garcia had suffered an Achilles tendon rupture earlier this season, requiring a recovery time of 10 to 12 weeks," NorthEast United said in a release.

Many Real Madrid fans were disappointed when the club sold Angel Di Maria in 2014 and the Paris St Germain midfielder will be keen to remind them what they are missing in Champions League Group A on Wednesday.

UEFA chief Michel Platini on Monday admitted he had no written contract for a USD 2.0 million payment from FIFA president Sepp Blatter as his chances of replacing the Swiss veteran as head of the world body nosedived ahead of a key FIFA council meeting in...