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A lacklustre India suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Pakistan in their much-anticipated group match of men's hockey event at the 12th South Asian Games on Monday.

Second placed Atletico Madrid, three points behind Barca, host Eibar on Saturday and Real Madrid, a point further back, travel to Granada on Sunday.

Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can still force their way into the Premier League title race after playing "sparkling football" in their last two games.

The 28-year-old Caceres was taken off the field in tears during Wednesday's 1-0 win over Genoa. The club says he will have an operation on Friday.

Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh were the teams from the the sub-junior national championship 2015-16 for including players who were over-aged.

A relatively quiet final day for Europe's mid-season transfer window saw the biggest deals done by mid-table Premier League clubs.

Terry, 35, had announced on Sunday that he will leave Chelsea when his current deal expires at the end of the season because the club has not offered him a new contract.

Mancini also confirmed he made a gesture with his finger to AC Milan fans who insulted him after he was sent to the stands for dissent during Inter's 0-3 defeat.

Barcelona star Neymar and president Josep Maria Bartomeu will be called to give evidence this week in the murky case over the deal which brought the Brazilian to the Catalan giants from Santos in 2013.

Former France striker and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry on Sunday urged English football heavyweights Manchester United to replace head coach Louis van Gaal with Jose Mourinho.

With this win, Bengaluru have consolidated their position at the top of the league table with 12 points from five games. East Bengal are third with eight points from five outings.

No English club has ever won both the domestic cup competitions, the league and European Champions League in the same season but Abu Dhabi-owned City remain in the mix for all of them.

Valencia, coached by former England defender Gary Neville, are back in the Copa del Rey semi-finals for the first time since winning the 2008 title.

Newcastle signed Townsend, who has played just 67 minutes of EPL football at Spurs this season, this week on a five-and-a-half year deal for a reported 12 million pounds ($17.18 million).

Uttar Pradesh Wizards suffered hat-trick of losses as they were overwhelmed by Kalinga Lancers 2-10 in a Hockey India League (HIL) match here on Monday.

North Korean Kim Song Yong struck a brace in Bengaluru FC's convincing 3-0 win over Shillong Lajong to emerge as table toppers in the I-League on Sunday.