Football

Think of Portugal and one name immediately comes to mind: Cristiano Ronaldo.

His club form saw Jamie Vardy force his way into England's squad for the upcoming European Championship.

Berlusconi, who has chaired Milan since 1986, said that he would sell only to those who would remake the team as a champion in Italy, Europe and the world.

Infantino's predecessor Sepp Blatter and Coe's predecessor Lamine Diack had been IOC members for years until 2015.

The 46-year-old Italian, who won the Champions League during a short spell in charge of Chelsea, takes over weeks after the club were relegated from the Premier League.

India were left to feature in this play-off match after they finished at the bottom of their group during the preliminary round of the joint qualification campaign of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Manchester should brace itself for some fascinating local derbies if Jose Mourinho joins United, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger said on Wednesday.

"The fans at Manchester United demand entertaining football and I'm sure Mourinho will come and try and give it," former midfielder Scholes was quoted as saying by BBC on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old Xhaka is joining Arsenal from Borussia Monchengladbach after captaining the German team to fourth place in the Bundesliga.

After leaving Tuesday workouts, fears were high about any possible damage, particularly as Ronaldo had recently sustained a thigh injury.

Former France winger David Ginola collapsed during a celebrity golf day on the French Riviera on Thursday and was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Monaco, French media has reported.

Police used sniffer dogs to search the area before calling in an army bomb disposal unit which carried out a controlled explosion on the item.

Manchester City drew 1-1 at Swansea City to finish fourth in the Premier League and Arsenal overhauled their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur to come second on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday.

Mudgal, who is also involved in overseeing the conduct of international cricket matches and IPL games at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, hinted that he would take up the offer.

Scala has resigned in protest against a power grab by president Gianni Infantino over control of independent panels that monitor the scandal-hit soccer body.

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain faces up to two months on the sidelines with a knee injury.