Football

Inter Milan rejoined Lazio in third place in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-0 win over a Catania.

Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in the 67th minute after Gonzalo Higuain opened for the hosts in the 11th with a lofted shot.

The Serbian Football Association has denied allegations by England of racist abuse during an Under-21 qualifier which ended in a brawl on Tuesday.

In an important clash against Northern Ireland in world cup qualifier, Portugal missed out on a victory.

Barcelona are not prepared to play despite a preliminary agreement between the soccer federation (RFEF) and a Chinese promoter.

Busquets is in his fifth season as a first team regular at his Catalan side.

The 22-year-old will provide cover for a number of long-term injuries to players in Mallorca.

In other matches, England look to cement their grip on Group H when they travel to play Warsaw in Poland, and Germany's confidence will be sky-high for the visit of Sweden after routing Ireland 6-1 in Dublin.

Ronaldo is Portugal's third most capped player of all time behind Figo with 127 and Couto with 110.

Drogba's latest talismanic performance proved too much for the Senegal fans who invaded the pitch.

Theo Walcott is doubtful for England's World Cup qualifier in Poland on Tuesday after suffering a chest injury.

Fabio Borini had fractured his foot training with Italy's under 21s.

The 46-year-old left Burnley to join Bolton in January 2010 and the Scot was dismissed on Tuesday.

The central defender picked up a foot injury in the Champions League two and a half weeks ago.

Gerrard has won the Champions League and UEFA Cup with Liverpool plus two FA Cups and three League Cups.

FA panel said that John Terry's defence that he did not racially abuse an opponent was "implausible and contrived".