Football

Mohammedan Sporting Club kept themselves in line for their second Durand Cup title as they beat Mumbai Tigers 3-1 to storm into the final.

Abidal said that former Barcelona teammate Dani Alves had offered him part of his liver when he needed a transplant last year.

Kaka will start for AC Milan at Torino on Saturday after returning to the club from Real Madrid, Milan coach Allegri said on Friday.

The 32-year-old Croatian has been without a club since leaving the Cottagers in the summer after his one-year contract expired.

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti said the 'Nerazzurri' guided by new coach Walter Mazzari have great desire to beat Juventus on Saturday.

Goalkeeper Casillas and playmaker Xavi reached 150 and 127 caps respectively in Friday's 2-0 World Cup qualification victory against Finland.

Lambert has been fined $12,500 by the FA after accusing a referee of bias towards Chelsea following a Premier League match between the teams last month.

Neymar has hit back at claims by Australian striker Archie Thompson that he is "not as good as people say".

With Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge ruled out through injury, England will be dipping into its pool of reserve strikers for goals against Moldova.

Vidal, who plays for Italy's Juventus, said he hopes his good form will lead to a win for Chile's national team at the 2014 Brazil WC qualifier.

The worst transfer window in Manchester United's history came to an end with only Maroune Fellaini joining the champions from Everton.

Liverpool have confirmed the signings of Tiago Ilori from Sporting Lisbon, Mamadou Sakho from PSG and Victor Moses from Chelsea.

Ilori is the sixth signing for the league leaders this summer and they are likely to add more by recruiting forward Victor Moses from Chelsea.

Ancelotti suggested Benzema needs to work harder after the France forward was again roundly whistled by home fans in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Bilbao.

Manchester United manager said that Wayne Rooney has "no chance" of playing for England in their two upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Ki, 24, is Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio's 11th acquisition of the transfer window.