Football

Birmingham City have become the latest second flight English soccer team to attract potential buyers, the club's Hong Kong-based parent company said on Tuesday.

A balanced Pune FC open their campaign in the 2012-13 I-League against promoted ONGC FC in their first round match on Monday.

Van der Vaart was dropped for the first two qualifiers as he returned to full fitness following his move from Tottenham to Hamburg.

Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is back in the Germany squad for World Cup qualifying matches.

The Ballon d'Or, which was merged with the World Player of the Year award in 2010, will be awarded on January 7, 2013.

Queens Park Rangers remain bottom of the Premier League table after they were beaten 2-1 by West Ham United at Loftus Road.

Terry was give a four-game ban by the English FA on Thursday after being found guilty of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

Tottenham Hotspur's flying winger Gareth Bale finds the idea of one day playing abroad.

Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt on Italian Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final has been immortalised in a statue.

The news was conveyed to the AIFF in a letter, dated September 19, by sports minister Ajay Maken.

Jose Mourinho has defended his decision to leave central defender Sergio Ramos out of the side and hinted he was prepared to do the same when his side play Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

Barcelona opened a provisional 11-point gap over defending champion Real Madrid, which face a Spanish-capital derby at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

Salgaocar SC notched up its second victory comfortably, blanking United Sikkim FC 3-0 in a group 'D' tie.

Defending champions Salgaocar and Pune FC kick-started their respective campaigns on winning notes in Jamshedpur.

Struggling in the Spanish League, Real Madrid face EPL Champions Manchester City in their Champions League opener.

Fernando Llorente, who played for Athletic Bilbao for the first time this season, helped secure a 3-3 draw over Espanyol.