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Villa needed a win to go top of the Premier League for the first time since August 2011, having not led the table at this stage of the season for 25 years.

The result lifted Girona two points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and nine clear of third-place Barcelona.

Talal's second half strike proved enough for Punjab FC to dig out a 1-0 win over visiting Chennaiyin as the Shers registered their first ever win in the ISL.

12 sides from ISL and 4 teams from the I-League will be part of the tournament scheduled to be played in Odisha scheduled to be played in January 2024.

Luton captain Tom Lockyer was undergoing tests and scans at hospital on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Premier League game, his club said

Ancelotti's contract is due to expire at the end of the season, with ex-Brazilian FA (CBF) president, Ednaldo Rodrigues, having said the 64-year-old is the preferred candidate to replace Tite.

Barcelona and Valencia played out a tense 1-1 draw as Athletic Bilbao powered to a convincing 2-0 win over a flat Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

League officials say an investor's influence would be restricted to help with marketing, and that the extra income would allow the Bundesliga to modernize in a changing media market increasingly focused on streaming services.

Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain take on fourth-placed Lille on return to domestic action after narrowly booking their Champions League knockout stage spot.

Check out the live streaming details for Union Saint-Gilloise vs Liverpool Europa League match to be played at the Lotto Park

Check out the live streaming details for Inter Kashi and Delhi FC I-League 2023-24 match to be played at Kalyani Stadium.

The attack on Turkish official Halil Umut Meler by MKE Ankaragucu president, Faruk Koca, led to the suspension of all league games in Turkey. Meler was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after being treated for a fracture near his eye.

24 of the 36 clubs in the top two divisions of German football voted in favour of the plan at an assembly in Frankfurt, enough to give the proposal the necessary two-thirds majority.

Julian Nagelsmann's struggling Germany team take on Didier Deschamps' France on March 23 at Lyon's Groupama Stadium before squaring up against the Netherlands in Frankfurt on March 26.

Nine-man Roma managed to salvage a draw against Fiorentina after Romelu Lukaku was sent off in the 87th minute

Girona defeated their Catalan rivals for the first time ever in the top flight in a pulsating battle to rise two points above Real Madrid, second, after their 1-1 draw at Real Betis on Saturday.