Football

Chelsea and West Ham United have been fined 50,000 ($75,535) and 40,000 pounds respectively after both clubs admitted FA misconduct charges following their bad-tempered Premier League clash last month.

Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney challenged WWE fighter Wade Barret to a fight in front of thousands of wrestling fans on Monday in Manchester.

Inter Milan and Fiorentina remained level at the top of Serie A after wins at Torino and Sampdoria respectively on Sunday, while Roma kept up the pressure with a 2-0 victory over Lazio in the capital derby.

Mumbai City FC has "mutually" parted ways with its assistant coach Spaniard Oscar Bruzon with immediate effect, the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise said on Sunday.

Real Madrid plays at Sevilla and Barcelona hosts Villarreal in the Spanish league this weekend, with both teams looking to stay in front before they face each other for the first time this season.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has lost an appeal against the suspended one-match stadium ban and 50,000 pounds ($76,115) fine he received last month, the Football Association said on Thursday.

The Argentina captain, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since the end of September, was expected to get fit to face Real Madrid on November 21.

The English club are on a high after a fifth consecutive Premier League win at the weekend - a 3-0 victory at Swansea - and the timing of their visit to the Bavarian capital could hardly be better.

The Portuguese admitted an FA charge relating to his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials during his side's 2-1 defeat by West Ham United on October 24.

Manchester City have gone through so much torture in the Champions League in recent seasons that the chance to wrap up knockout stage qualification with two games to spare must seem like a dream.

Barcelona kept pace with Real Madrid as the pair surged four points clear at the top of La Liga when the champions won 2-0 away to Getafe on Saturday.

It is United's second straight 0-0 draw in the league, after being held by rivals Manchester City last weekend.

Palace have gone off the boil after a promising start to the campaign, losing four of their last six league games.

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.