Football

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, left out of the West Ham match again, was included in the squad although Allardyce has expressed concern about his lack of match practice.

James Milner gave Liverpool a deserved lead with a penalty shortly before half-time, but Spurs got their reward for a spell of sustained second-half pressure when Rose drilled home the equaliser.

Pep Guardiola will return to former club Barcelona with Manchester City in the Champions League after the two sides were thrown together in Thursday's group stage draw in Monaco.

Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers signed the player from Aston Villa at the start of the 2015-16 season but the Belgian never won a regular starting place under him or his successor, German Juergen Klopp.

Portuguese striker Helder Postiga will be the marquee player for crack ISL side Atletico de Kolkata for the forthcoming season, the franchise announced on Friday.

Mancini parted company with the Serie A side by mutual agreement on Monday even though his contract had been due to expire in June 2017.

Manchester City have signed 19-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.

"We have given the green light for the transfer. Those in charge of Manchester City behaved professionally at all times. There were difficult, but fair discussions," said Schalke's director of sport Christian Heidel.

Leroy Sane underwent a medical check with Manchester City on Monday, his club Schalke 04 have confirmed, with the imminent deal reportedly worth a record 50 million euros ($55.8m).

The signings show DDFC's intent to build a well-balanced team that will not only have great attacking options but will also have enough buffer in the midfield and the defence.

Corinthians says on its club website that it has "agreed to the final administrative details of the negotiation" for Pato's move to Villarreal.

The 39-year-old Austrian, who spent five years with Arsenal from 1997-2002, signed on a free transfer after leaving German side Augsburg at the end of last season.

United are not concerned about money as they are well aware that they will recover that money through jersey sales and other sponsorship deals within two to three years.

The 30-year-old, who has more than 100 caps for Estonia, made 40 appearances for Augsburg last season and offers Liverpool some much-needed defensive cover following the sale of Martin Skrtel.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Manchester United's pre-season tour of China as the Sweden striker takes an extended break following Euro 2016.

Premier Futsal – a franchise-based five-a-side league – will have teams representing Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Delhi.