Football

The group, made up of investors from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, hope to tempt owner Stan Kroenke with the world record sum.

Webb wanted to meet players from England's Premier League to discuss their experiences of racism in an attempt to forge new strategies to deal with the problem.

The Spaniard has been jeered by a section of Chelsea's support since replacing the sacked Roberto Di Matteo in November.

Benitez sought to build bridges and ease tensions, days after castigating hostile fans and aiming a swipe at club officials for his 'interim' job title.

FIFA is willing to allow goal-line technology decisions to be shown to fans on big screens in stadiums and television viewers.

Stopping the in-form winger Gareth Bale will be on Arsenal's mind when they face Tottenham in a crucial north London derby.

The match will open United's 2013 tour which includes games in Sydney, Yokohama, Osaka and Hong Kong.

Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer is seen playing cricket in a new commercial.

Nathan Dyer and Jonathan de Guzman scored twice to secure the biggest victory margin ever in the final of English football's second-tier knockout competition.

Sociedad fought back to claim a long-coveted 3-1 victory at Bilbao in the 66th and final derby to be played at San Mames stadium.

In the Premier League, Chelsea can go within a point of second place on Sunday with victory over champions Manchester City.

Michael Laudrup will not be drawn on his future as Swansea City manager ahead of Capital One Cup final at Wembley, with speculation linking him to Real Madrid.

The Frenchman has endured a series of back-page headlines to forget this week after a 3-1 home defeat by Bayern Munich in Champions League.

The 33-year-old left back had the transplant in April 2012 and last featured in a 2-1 win at Atletico just under a year ago. He returned to training in December.

Milan stunned Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, beating the Spanish giant for the first time in eight matches.

The Italians have won just once in their last 10 meetings against Barcelona since 1994, a 1-0 win at San Siro in 2004, and none of the last seven.