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Raheem Sterling scored a first-half hat trick and Wilfried Bony netted twice as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 5-1 on Saturday to maintain their grip on first place in the Premier League.

Defending champions India defeated Australia 1-0 in their last league match to enter the final of the fifth men's Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tournament on Saturday.

The former Italy international praised his captain Elano Blumer for assisting Mendoza in the first goal and not looking at his own glory.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will appeal against a heavy fine imposed on him by the English Football Association for criticising referees.

Speaking after a 3-1 loss to Southampton on October 3, Mourinho said referees "are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea."

Allardyce also managed Nolan briefly at Newcastle before signing the midfielder for West Ham and handing him the armband.

Both films draw on interviews with similar sources, including anti-World Cup activists, academics, politicians and people who were forced out of their homes to make way for stadiums and other infrastructure.

Ronaldo scored 48 goals in 35 Spanish league games to claim his third Golden Boot playing for Real Madrid.

Albania joined World Cup winner Germany, Poland and Romania in clinching a spot at next year's European Championship on Sunday after winning their final qualifying games.

Stiven Mendoza scored first hat-trick of season two while Elano Blumner also scored one goal as Chennaiyin FC registered a comprehensive victory over the hosts.

FC Goa, who have a win and a draw, play their third home match on the trot and they would look for a win against Chennaiyin FC to further boost their confidence ahead of away matches.

Mumbai City FC are expected to ring in the changes as they seek to open their account against Kerala Blasters in a second round game of Indian Super League.

In the final game of the tour tomorrow, India will look to continue their attacking strategy and look for early goals to keep pressure on New Zealand.

Mumbai City FC suffered a reverse at the hands of rivals FC Pune City in the opener. The 1-3 loss against Pune came as a big setback but Nicolas Anelka's side has enough quality to bounce back.

The Indian senior national football team got stranded in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan because of bad weather. India were to travel to Muscat, Oman via Dubai for their World Cup qualifier on October 13.

Costa admitted to being overweight at the start of the season and defended under-fire manager Jose Mourinho, insisting the players are to be blamed for the champions' poor start to the Premier League season.