Rafael Szabo, wife of Belgium's Axel Witzel, showing her support during the first semi-final of the World Cup, which saw her husband's team kicked out of the tournament.

Barcelona lose 4-3 to Betis despite 2 goals by Messi

AP, Barcelona :Lionel Messi scored twice on his return from a broken arm but Barcelona conceded four goals and was reduced to 10 men in a 4-3 home defeat to

Madrid 'very happy' with Solari : Butragueno

AFP, Madrid :Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has said the club are delighted with Santiago Solari's spell in charge after the team posted their fourth consecutive win by beating Celta

New York City forward David Villa (7) movers the ball as Atlanta United defender Miles Robinson (12) defends during the first half of their MLS playoff soccer match in Atlanta on Sunday.

Coe warns against boycott of Qatar world championships

AFP, Doha :Sebastian Coe said Sunday that sport should take precedence over politics and urged nations locked in a diplomatic dispute with Qatar not to boycott next year's world athletics

Players of Bangladesh Under-23 Football team during their practice session at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur on Monday.

Forget the title, derby defeat leaves Man Utd fighting for top four

AFP, Manchester :Manchester United can forget trying to challenge Manchester City until they can even compete for a place in the Premier League top four, Jose Mourinho confessed as his

Madrid win 4-2 at Celta

AP, Vigo :Karim Benzema scored a superb opening goal in Real Madrid's 4-2 win at Celta Vigo in the Spanish league on Sunday, boosting interim coach Santiago Solari's chances of

PSG rout Monaco 4-0 to win 13th straight league game

AP, Paris :Runaway French league leader Paris Saint-Germain won 4-0 at Monaco on Sunday to secure a 13th straight league win and move 13 points clear at the top.Striker Edinson

Ronaldo ends San Siro hoodoo as Juventus beat Milan 2-0

AP, Milan :Cristiano Ronaldo ended his San Siro hoodoo to help Juventus to a 2-0 win after AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain missed a penalty against his former team on

Iran women attend Asian Football final in rare `victory`

Hundreds of Iranian women attended a crunch football match in Tehran, in a rare step seen Sunday as a "victory" by local newspapers and hailed by FIFA as an "historic