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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has admitted to lying to fellow France international Mathieu Valbuena over a sex video at the centre of an alleged blackmailing attempt, Le Parisien reported on Friday.

India were held to yet another goalless draw, this time by a resilient Nepal who thus confirmed their final berth for a second successive time in the women's football competition.

Napoli and Juventus both recorded narrow victories against relegation-threatened sides to remain first and second in Serie A on Sunday ahead of their showdown in Turin next weekend.

Pochettino's side moved into second place, five points behind leaders Leicester, after a 1-0 win over Watford at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

Canover Watson, who was a member of FIFA’s Audit and Compliance Committee, was found guilty of five charges related to his time in charge of the Caribbean nation’s Health Service Authority.

Gurbaj on Saturday said he is eyeing a fresh start to his career by playing a crucial role in the hockey team's bid for a gold in the 12th South Asian Games.

Mourinho has been strongly linked with the Old Trafford post since being sacked by Chelsea in December and the BBC and Manchester Evening News claim discussions have started.

Grupo Sonda, the Brazilian company, says it hasn't been properly compensated for Neymar's transfer to Barcelona which was 40 per cent amount of total fee.

Guus Hiddink accused Watford of trying to provoke Diego Costa after the Chelsea striker was involved in a series of clashes during a feisty 0-0 draw at Vicarage Road.

The English club on Monday confirmed that outgoing Bayern Munich coach Guardiola will succeed current boss Manuel Pellegrini when the Chilean's contract expires this summer.

Shandong Luneng smothered current I-League champions Mohun Bagan 6-0 in an Asian Football Confederation's (AFC) Champions league qualifying second round encounter at the Luneng Big stadium on Tuesday.

Infantino, 45, said he would quickly look to replace sacked general secretary Jerome Valcke if he wins the election on February 26.

Madrid have now taken 10 points and scored 17 goals in four games since Zidane replaced Rafael Benitez earlier this month.

Pato began his career at Internacional in Brazil before moving to AC Milan in 2007.

Kevin De Bruyne was ruled out for six weeks at least after tearing ankle and knee ligaments in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final against Everton, according to his representative.

The 68-year-old had said he would stand for a further year but said on Thursday that opposition to proposed governance reform to the FA council had caused him to reconsider.