Football

Dempo SC are expected to announce Morgan's name officially as the new head coach for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season.

Sherwood saw his Villa side lose a seventh straight Premier League game on Saturday and then criticised predecessor Lambert for letting the squad to have it too easy.

The England goalkeeper dived to his right to block Argentine maestro Lionel Messi's penalty with the last kick of the game against Barcelona.

Roma's slim title hopes faded even further as they drew 1-1 at Hellas Verona in Serie A to leave them nine points behind league leader Juventus.

"West Ham United have been fined £30,000 after the club admitted an FA charge of failing to ensure its players cond

Getafe outplayed the visitors until the final minutes as Spain coach Vicente del Bosque watched from the stands at Alfonso Perez Coliseum.

"Chelsea Football Club is suspending three people from Stamford Bridge as a result of investigations into the incident on the Paris metro on Tuesday evening," said the club.

Louis van Gaal has been warned as to his future conduct following comments he made about the referee.

Shakhtar held Bayern to a 0-0 draw in a scrappy first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash, in a game which saw Xabi Alonso sent off.

David Beckham has welcomed former Real Madrid teammate Luis Figo's bid to unseat Sepp Blatter, saying FIFA needs candidates "passionate about the game."

Markovic will miss both legs of the Europa League last-32 tie against Besiktas and both Round of 16 matches if Liverpool advance.

Gervinho has been absent for all of January, along with new signing Doumbia, as the pair helped Ivory Coast win the African Cup of Nations.

Chelsea and Everton have been charged by the FA after Wednesday's stormy Premier League encounter but Ivanovic will face no action for his clash with McCarthy.

Ivory Coast moved up eight places to 20th, whereas Australia climbed 37 places to 63rd in the FIFA rankings.

Chelsea opened up that gap when they won 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday and second-placed Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Hull City.

Crouch headed in a 90th-minute equaliser for Stoke in a 1-1 draw at Newcastle in a Premier League match between two mid-table teams.