Football

Demba Ba scored a rare goal as Chelsea advanced in the Champions League as group winners with a 1-0 victory over Steaua Bucharest.

Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has quit the Spanish league club after being sentenced to seven years in prison.

Former English Premier League striker DJ Campbell has been arrested as part of a match-fixing investigation, his club Blackburn Rovers said on Monday.

Moyes remained hopeful of keeping United in the title race despite seeing his team lose 1-0 to Newcastl, their second home defeat in four days.

Just eight years later the then 17-year-old Pele helped Brazil to win their first of five titles so far.

Alonso missed the start of the current campaign due to injury and Real struggled without his controlling influence in central midfield.

Van Persie is likely to make a return from injury for the EPL fixture on Wednesday, said United manager David Moyes.

Hodgson borrowed a line from the hit movie Forrest Gump on Monday when he described his thoughts ahead of this week's draw for the World Cup.

Barcelona's 2-1 loss at Ajax Amsterdam last week was down to a lack of intensity while Sunday's 1-0 reverse at Bilbao exposed their relative physical frailty.

Ramsey praised Cardiff City's supporters after they applauded the Welshman for not celebrating as he scored two goals in the 3-0 win over the Bluebirds.

Chelsea paid 13.7 million pounds in agents' fees, almost double what they spent in 2012.

Ramsey headed in a pinpoint cross from Mesut Ozil in the 29th minute to put Arsenal ahead, and finished off the victory on a counter-attack in injury time.

Two men have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of an international betting syndicate.

Real overcame Ramos' early sending off and Ronaldo's absence to seal their spot in the last 16 with a 4-1 hammering of Galatasaray.

The chartered 185-seater Monarch Airlines Airbus 321 jet circled before landing safely at the second attempt, 10 minutes late at Cologne's Konrad Adenauer Airport on Tuesday.

Chelsea qualified for the Champions League's last 16 despite being tripped up again by Basel, while AC Milan and Arsenal claimed easy wins.