Football

Sergio Batista was named the permanent coach on Tuesday by the Argentine football federation.

Barcelona needed a win to seal its qualification in the knockout stage from Group D but were held to a 1-1 draw.

Espanyol stayed perfect at home with a 2-1 win over Levante while Getafe beat Sporting Gijon 3-0.

Reds slipped one place in the standings on goal difference, level on six points with Wolverhampton Wanderers and bottom-placed West Ham United.

Arsenal came back from a goal down to beat Birmingham 2-1.

"He is not a good example for the youth," Pele, said of the Argentinian player.

Hicks and George Gillett fought a rearguard action to stop the Premier League club they bought in 2007 being sold for 300 million pounds.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintained that his side only had themselves to blame for their 2-0 defeat.

After losing to rival Man United 3-2 at Old Trafford last weekend, Liverpool went down to Northampton in League Cup.

Carlos Tevez scored one goal and made the other as City exploited defensive errors to beat Wigan 2-0.

The match to be played in Monchengladbach on March 29.

With the team looking as potent as ever going forward, Wenger believes he has the squad to do well in Europe.

West Ham look to end Chelsea's run of three straight wins.

Karim Benzema and Florent Malouda led France to a 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Manchester United player allegedly cheated on his wife.

The 27-year-old Meireles signed a four-year deal with the five-time European champions.