Football

The double Olympic gold medallist and three-time 'FIH Player of the Year' award winner feels that Indian youngsters will gain vital exposure due to this league.

Real - 16 points off Barcelona's pace in third - will try to avoid another slip without the suspended Ronaldo and their defense in tatters.

The Argentina international has just returned from two months on the sidelines with a hamstring problem picked up against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League two months ago.

David Booth's side have failed to string together a series of good results, managing only two wins so far this season.

Strike pair Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina both scored to give Real Betis a 2-1 win over Real Zaragoza.

Ferguson has accused Tottenham of manipulating the rules in signing his former defender Ezekiel Fryers.

ONGC - 10th in the points table - have so far bagged nine points out of ten playing at home.

Cole could be involved in West Ham's FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United on Saturday.

Juventus lead with 44 points and Lazio are second with 36 points, followed by Fiorentina and Inter Milan (35 each).

NRB Vasco, which has not won a single match in the Goa Professional league, had Richard Sanchez as interim coach at the start of the season.

Having beaten East Bengal 2-1 in their previous game, the confidence in the Mumbai camp is sky high.

Bale blew the home team away with goals in the 61st, 73rd and 84th minutes to take his tally to nine in the EPL this season.

The 1-0 loss left second-place City seven points behind leaders Manchester United at the season's halfway point.

The 18-year-old won his first senior England cap last month in the 4-2 friendly defeat by Sweden.

The Brazilian club's intention is to pay 38 million reais ($18.5 million) for the 28-year-old.

Elimination in King's Cup would leave the Champions League as the only Real can realistically hope to win this term