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One of the most coveted managers in world football, Klopp has been out of work since May when he finished a seven-year reign at Dortmund to take a sabbatical.

Atletico de Kolkata footballer Baljit Sahni, who was yesterday shown ISL season's first red card for head butting FC Goa's Gregory Arnolin was handed a suspension of two matches along with a hefty fine of Rs 5 lakh.

Dinamo beat Arsenal 2-1 at home in their Group F opener on Sept. 16 before losing 5-0 at Bayern Munich two weeks later.

India won the last two editions of the six-team invitational tournament which also features Australia, Britain, Pakistan, Argentina and hosts Malaysia.

The last time they played each other was in the Hero Hockey World league Final 2014 here and it was the Black Sticks who came out triumphant.

Barcelona lost 2-1 at struggling Sevilla on Saturday, missing the chance to take the provisional lead in the Spanish league.

The Portuguese team will face Denmark on Thursday in Braga, and three days later will play Serbia away from home.

After another series of mixed results in the Champions League, the Premier League's leading clubs will find themselves under close scrutiny this weekend.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he is going through the worst period of his managerial career with his team winning just four of their 11 matches this season.

The former India cricket captain, who is also the president designate in the Cricket Association of Bengal after the demise of Jagmohan Dalmiya, will fly to Mumbai to attend the BCCI's special general meeting on Sunday.

Ishfaq Ahmed's role at Kerala Blasters will not be limited only to the playing but it is going to double up this season of the Indian Super League (ISL) as he is the assistant coach to Peter Taylor.

Coach Rafa Benitez blamed anxiety after Real Madrid were knocked off the top of La Liga following a 0-0 home draw against Malaga on Saturday.

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is expected to be sidelined for at least six months after breaking his right leg in two places, manager Louis van Gaal said on Friday.

The 24-year-old Gabriel was sent off during the Gunners 2-0 league defeat at Chelsea following an altercation with striker Diego Costa.

The fall-out from feisty derbies against Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur continued to dominate the build-up to Arsenal's important weekend game away to Leicester City, with manager Arsene Wenger not knowing whether defender Gabriel can play.