Football

Cardiff hired former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the Premier League club's new manager.

Suarez scored from a sublime free-kick in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Hull City in EPL, taking his goal tally to 20 for the season.

Fernando Torres helped Chelsea to a 3-0 victory over Southampton as the Blues kept pace with their title rivals in the Premier League.

Arsenal scored two late goals to finally break down Cardiff's resistance and stay top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid have signed Argentinean midfielder, Jose Sosa, from Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkov, it was confirmed.

Fulham have appointed former manager Ray Wilkins as assistant to new boss Rene Meulensteen to aid their battle against relegation.

The win lifted Chelsea into third place, two points behind leaders Arsenal and pushed Liverpool down to fifth, four points further back.

Liverpool face another tough task on Sunday when they travel to Chelsea who scored a nervy 1-0 win over Swansea City at Stamford Bridge.

Manuel Pellegrini hailed his team's character after they came from behind to beat fellow title challengers Liverpool 2-1.

Ki Sung-Yeung's first-half penalty gave last-place Sunderland a surprise 1-0 win at 10-man Everton on Thursday.

Boasting the Premier League's most dangerous attacking units, Manchester City and Liverpool should provide a glut of goals when the title challengers play during Thursday's packed Boxing Day programme.

United States forward Clint Dempsey is rejoining Fulham on loan for two months from Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders.

Juventus won 4-1 at Atalanta in Serie A but Roma eased to a 4-0 victory over bottom club Catania to keep up the pressure on the league leader.

City substitutes Jesus Navas and James Milner recovered a 4-2 victory at Fulham on Saturday after the visitors threw away a two-goal lead in the Premier League.

Referees will use the recently-developed vanishing spray at the World Cup next year to stop defensive walls creeping forward at free kicks.

West Ham United piled more misery on Tottenham with a 2-1 win, while Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-0.