Football

Revamped Liverpool making case for the defence as Injuries hamper Arsenal ahead of Newcastle clash

Zesh Rehman's Malaysian side were stuffed 4-0 on fake grass in Dushanbe by Tajikistan champions FC Istiklol

Messi beat out competition from Ronaldo and Suarez while Sasic was voted ahead of France's Amandine Henry

Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli claims he has left his childish ways behind and is ready to knuckle down at AC Milan

The 26-year-old will get a chance to score when Arsenal faces Newcastle Untied on Saturday

Rooney had previously gone 10 club games without scoring

The player says that Liverpool expect to win every game and he enjoys the pressure associated with such expectations

The club's manager believes the upcoming match is the most important one of his 13-month United reign

Although the player is fit to play, polls have shown an overwhelming majority of fans are against Balotelli's return

Most of the high-charging private schools in Sukkur are built on small plots and thus do not have sports grounds

The Senegal international was also questioned earlier this month on suspicion of assault

Louis van Gaal's side have scored only twice in their three league games to date

The teams share a point each as their heated encounter ended in a draw

Despite having 27 shots on the goal against Sporting Gijon, the visitors were unable to find the net

The club's manager says players were lacking their usual composure and know-how

Terry's dismissal meant that he had failed to complete successive Premier League games for the first time in 17 years

The Pakistan national team captain had gone for pre-season trials

Carrard backs disgraced former FIFA chief saying he has not seen a shred of evidence against Seppi Blatter

The club has only defeated Arsenal once in their last eight meetings

The club won when winger Costa fired in a cross, Mario Goetze let the ball roll and Lewandowski drilled home his shot

Although Benitez insists that his side maintains a balance however his squad appears overloaded with midfield players

Gerrard and Lampard have faced each other on 33 occasions, with Lampard winning 15 to 11

This was another transfer blow for Van Gaal who recently missed out on Sergio Ramos as he opted to stay at Real Madrid

Pedro chose the Blues over English rivals Manchester United despite appearing set for a move to Old Trafford

Brendan Rodgers' team have been widely written off as also-rans in this season's title race

The European champions were thrashed 4-0 in Bilbao just a week ago

The 27-year-old has signed a five-year contract although no financial details of the transfer were released

Although frustrated with sloppy performance against Malmo, the Celtic's manager believes Hoops can still qualify

The club's captain is yet to score in three games, hopes to make amends in Saturday's game against Newcastle United

Chung said in a statement he had been donating money to causes at home and abroad since the 1990s

Memphis Depay scored two goals and made another in his side's 3-1 Champions League play-off win over Club Brugge

Having won five titles in the past seven years, the club remain the team to beat in La Liga

21-year-old the first Pakistani referee to officiate in the country’s league.

Belgian striker scores Liverpool’s only goal on home debut against Bournemouth.

1-1 draw at Nou Camp enough to see Lions claim 5-1 win.

Maradona's quarter-final goal against England in Mexico City led his team to victory in the match

Man U's manager also said captain Rooney's underwhelming performances in first two matches are not cause of concern

The Blues have failed to record a win in their opening two league games this year for the first time since 1998

The 'Hammers' manager Slaven Bilic says his players must deal with the long ball better

The Gunner's coach praised Chile winger Alexis Sanchez and Germany's Mesut Ozil for their performances

Armenian scored twice against Gladbach in coach Tuchel’s first game

Frenchman gives Gunners first points of season in 2-1 win over Crystal Palace

Pakistan national striker completes two months with US club Sacramento Republic

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique banks on team's unpredictably, says when club plays well "anything can happen"

The Belgian international, Romelu Lukaku's stray shot during practice struck a woman in the stands

Reigning German champions kick-start season with 5-0 win

Cameroon international forward has joined the club from Lyon on a five-year contract

The Blue's week was dominated by the fall-out from manager Jose Mourinho's criticism of the team doctor Eva Carneiro

Both sides lost on opening day against Manchester United, Liverpool respectively

Goalkeeper sat in the stands during 1-0 win at home to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend