Football

Thirty-two countries have shown interest in hosting matches at Euro 2020, which will be staged at 13 cities around the continent.

Barca have made a solid start to the La Liga season under new coach Gerardo Martino and will be chasing a fifth win in five matches at Rayo Vallecano.

Jose Mourinho blamed Chelsea's surprise 2-1 home defeat by Basel partly on his team's immaturity and said his young millionaires better grow up soon.

The 2022 World Cup is mired in controversy with Blatter recently admitting it was a mistake to plan for a summer tournament in the desert state.

Iker Casillas was forced off in the 15th minute in of Tuesday's Champions League game after sustaining an apparent rib injury.

Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero scored as Manchester City eased past Czech champions.

Rooney drew a line under an unsettled few months as he scored twice to chalk up 200 goals for United in a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Kaka has volunteered to go without pay while recovering from a thigh injury he sustained on his debut against Torino on Saturday.

City must not underestimate little-known Czech opponents Viktoria Plzen in Tuesday's Champions League opener, said manager Pellegrini.

Meanwhile, Napoli moved atop of the table with a 2-0 home win over Atalanta.

Real will get their first indication of whether 100 million euros was money well spent when world record signing Gareth Bale makes his debut in Saturday's La Liga match at Villarreal.

While ONGC thrashed Army Red 4-1, Indian Navy got the better of Air India 2-0 at the Ambedkar Stadium.

Brazil survived an early scare and some physical tackling to beat Portugal 3-1 in a friendly in Boston.

Blatter hopes FIFA's executive committee will endorse his proposal to switch the tournament to the winter.

While a furious and frustrated Maldives coach Urbanyi Istavan Bela said that "India never deserved to win" the semi-final.

Italy, Germany and the Netherlands can seal their places at the 2014 World Cup while England will boost their hopes by avoiding defeat in Ukraine.