A ninth successive win in all competitions for United was celebrated with real vigour, as they moved to within a point of City in second, giving Arsenal the chance to go eight points clear at the top of the standings with a win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Images from the League Cup matches played on Tuesday
East Bengal suffered their third defeat in a row to be on eight points from seven matches.
The battle for Champions League qualification continues with fourth-placed Aston Villa away to Luton Town on Saturday and Tottenham Hotspur, who are five points behind with a game in hand, hosting Crystal Palace.
Following his official announcement as CSK's skipper, Gaikwad admitted that Dhoni had given him a subtle hint about a change in the team's leadership last season.
If Kohli scores six runs, he will become the first Indian in history to score 12,000 runs in T20s.
Wayne Rooney, who has scored more goals than anyone in the Manchester derby, is back after suspension and fit for Sunday's meeting between the city's two biggest clubs at the Etihad Stadium.
Jose Mourinho's United will make the short trip to face the Premier League leaders Manchester City
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Jose Mourinho will select a strong Chelsea side out of respect to high-flying Championship team Derby County when they meet in the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.
If ever a fixture was made for striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic it is Saturday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford, according to his former Barcelona team mate Thierry Henry.
Lampard was handed a three-year contract having left second tier Derby County.
According to Derby World, the event on Sunday brought together expert players from around the UK for the England Kabaddi Federation's tournament made up of a series of fixtures. The local Derby team is known as Guru Arjan Dev Gurdwara Kabaddi Club and have been playing the sport for over 30 years.
'I will play under him again and I have played under him before, so I will try to learn a lot of things and how he gets performance out of players.'
'Rishabh Pant is batting... running,' confirms Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal
A summary of Tuesday's first leg quarter-final action in the UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United suffered a 1-0 defeat by Championship (second division) side Derby County in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at Pride Park on Wednesday.
The win allowed second-placed Liverpool to close the gap on league leaders Manchester City to two points.
Ayew strikes as Palace hold Southampton to 2-2 draw
The 23-year-old Adebayor struck once in the first half and twice in the second, including a penalty in a 5-0 victory in the English Premier League.
A stunning volley from Kenny Miller on his debut gave Derby County their first Premier League win of the season as they defeated previously unbeaten Newcastle United 1-0 at Pride Park on Monday.
Lionel Messi scored two spectacular free kicks as Barcelona thrashed local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday's Catalan derby to move three points clear at the top of La Liga.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Played behind closed doors, the result lifted Hertha one place up to 10th on 34 points from 27 games while promoted Union, who won the reverse fixture in November 1-0 thanks to a late penalty, stayed 12th on 30 points.
Manchester United surged nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with an edgy 3-1 victory over Manchester City.
Inter Milan will have their hardcore 'ultra' supporters present for Sunday's Milan derby after the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) Court of Justice suspended a partial stadium closure while it carries out further investigations.
8 of Hawk-Eye's high-speed cameras are spread over the ground, and two Hawk-Eye operators will be seated in the same room as the TV umpire, providing him with images obtained by them as part of the Smart Replay System.
The Real Madrid-Barcelona 'Clasico' is televised around the world and often decides the La Liga title, but a Seville derby is a tougher proposition, Barca defender and former Sevilla favourite Dani Alves has said.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2024 IPL season-opener in Chennai on March 22, the BCCI announced on Thursday while unveiling the schedule for only the first 17 days of the popular T20 league.
Real moved to 57 points, two ahead Girona and 10 clear of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
Persie's stoppage-time free kick snatched a 3-2 victory for Manchester United in a pulsating derby at champions Manchester City to send them six points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Manchester United's unbeaten start to the Premier League has helped the club build momentum before the derby clash against ManchesterCity, striker Wayne Rooney has said.
Lionel Messi's ankle injury has ruled him out of Barcelona's league derby with Espanyol on Saturday, and makes him doubtful for their opening game of the Club World Cup, the European champions said on Thursday. The Argentina international twisted his right ankle in Barca's 2-1 Champions League victory away to Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday.
Needing 10 off 2, Jadeja was the man who could take CSK into the play-offs. But Dayal bowled two dots on the trot to knock CSK out of the tournament.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele has been ruled out of Saturday's north London derby against Arsenal with a hip injury.
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