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English football club Chelsea will tour Australia for the first time in 50 years after reportedly agreeing to play Sydney FC in June.

Juventus has a couple of canine solutions to keep Luis Suarez and his biting at bay if it draws Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.

Neymar scored two goals as Barcelona beat PSG 2-0 (5-1 aggregate) to seal their return to the Champions League semi-finals.

Eden Hazard propelled Chelsea closer to their first Premier League title in five years on Saturday by clinching a 1-0 victory over United.

Dane Lloyd Pereira, has been banned from playing professional football until further notice as he failed the dope test during the course of the 2014-15 I-League.

Quaresma seems to be trying to make up for lost time after a career punctuated by tantrums and criticism that he does not play for the team.

Suarez's brilliant double in the Champions League quarter-final first leg at PSG showcased his sublime skills and strength on the ball.

The Bavarians, chasing three titles this season, are without Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, Bastian Schweinsteiger and David Alaba among others for the quarter-final first leg in Portugal.

Napoli, in particular, will be glad of the rule change introduced this season, which allows the Europa League winners a back door CL entry.

Valencia, who missed out on a place in continental competition last season, are fourth on 65 points, with Atletico, who drew 2-2 at Malaga on Saturday, on 66 in third.

It was Arsenal's fourth clean sheet in their eight-game winning streak and the manager was impressed by his team's resilience.

"We cannot accept this offer from Hockey India despite their polite gesture as this is purely an internal matter of the Pakistan Hockey Federation," said PHF President.

Barcelona had to work much harder at Celta Vigo, but Mathieu scored in the 73rd minute to eke out a 1-0 victory that maintained their 4-point advantage with nine rounds to go.

Sony Norde and Katsumi Yusa struck one each as Mohun Bagan downed Salgaocar 3-1 in an action-packed second-half to maintain their stronghold atop the table.

"They will be tough opponents but I am excited to play against them," said Indian women's hockey team vice-captain Deepika.

Zong Qinghou said reports in Italian media that he was planning to purchase up to 75 percent of AC Milan were "sheer fiction".