Football

Vardy became the first player to score in 11 straight Premier League games when he netted the opening goal in Leicester's 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United on Saturday.

Leicester have only lost one of their opening 13 games this season and went top last week for the first time since that weekend 15 years ago when they won 3-0 at Newcastle United, taking their tally to 28 points.

Sturridge has suffered another injury setback after a foot problem picked up in training ruled him out of a return against Girondins Bordeaux in the Europa League, British media reported on Thursday.

The two sides earlier met in the first leg encounter on October 10 with the match ending in a goalless draw.

Manchester City must believe they can win the Champions League, goalkeeper Joe Hart has said, after the English Premier League side qualified for the last 16 with two group games to spare.

Barcelona striker Luis Suárez has said his teammates had played a 'perfect game' in their thumping 6-1 win over Italian giants AS Roma in a Champions League clash here at the Camp Nou.

The second season of the Indian Super League (ISL) is following in the footsteps of Season 1 that set the tone for the game's rising popularity in the country. But credit must also go to the Indian players who have embraced the big stage with stellar perf...

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the English football club will be without injured midfielder Francis Coquelin for at least two months.

Manchester City now have enough experience of playing against the European elite to mount a serious challenge in the Champions League, striker Sergio Aguero has said.

Juventus need to beat Manchester City to reach the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday and many fans still believe the best way to achieve this is by fielding Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala together in attack.

Van Nistelrooy has held the record since achieving the feat in 2003, when he scored in 10 games in a row across two seasons.

The German federal prosecutor's office has launched a probe after the football match between Germany and the Netherlands was cancelled in Hanover due to a terror alarm, the media reported.

Senior Tata Football Academy coach and former international footballer P Vijay Kumar died of cardiac arrest on Thursday, TFA Administrator Mukul Vinayak Choudhari said.

David Beckham has urged Manchester United winger Memphis Depay to use the club's famous 'Number 7' shirt as an inspiration to kickstart his floundering Red Devils career when he comes back into the team against Watford.

Tight security will overshadow the resumption of Ligue 1 action in France on Friday when Nice host Lyon, one week on from the terror attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead and 350 injured.

Led by legendary Brazilian Roberto Carlos, Delhi might be unbeaten at home, but they are winless in their last three encounters, which put any side under pressure.