Arturo Vidal's double helped Juventus to their 12th straight league win with a 4-2 triumph over Sampdoria and saw the Italian champions restore an eight-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has warned his players against relying on defence when they play Ajax Amsterdam for a place in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
'The General', who invented the concept of 'total football', led The Netherlands to the 1974 World Cup final.
The 21-year-old striker joins Real for $30 million from Santos.
Juventus clocked up their 12th successive Serie A win on Sunday when they swept aside Chievo 4-0 away in a hopelessly one-sided encounter.
The result left second-placed Inter on 39 points from 18 matches, 10 points behind Juventus, who beat Palermo 2-1 on Saturday.
Italy striker Antonio Cassano is joining Real Madrid on a four and a half-year deal from Serie A club AS Roma.
Hundreds of police officers took part in the swoop, which began at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) and which targeted people suspected of possessing documents portraying sexual abuse against children.
Eight police officers needed hospital treatment and more than 15 soccer fans were arrested following violent clashes ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match between Scotland's Celtic and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday.
India has imposed several restrictions on imports of gold, the biggest non-essential import item, to curb a record trade deficit.
People in Scotland began voting on Thurday on whether the country should stay in United Kingdom or become independent. Voters will answer 'yes' or 'no', to the referendum question-- 'Should Scotland be an independent country?'
World-record signing Neymar greeted delirious fans at a grand welcome event at Paris St Germain's stadium on Saturday but must sit out the French club's Ligue 1 opener after his transfer was not registered in time.
Mars, which is already bright, will be more brighter on the eastern sky -- the brightest light in the midnight sky other than moon.
Unconfirmed reports said that the Holy Father was given 'last rites' unction when his condition deteriorated on Thursday.
A stronger dollar makes oil more expensive because it raises the cost for imports for most of the world's countries
The Dutch driver Jos Verstappen had asked the F1 team to decide on his future by a Friday deadline.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that the Serie A leaders are interesting in signing Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Galatasaray.
South Africa were 123 for four in the third Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday before rain forced the abandonment of the first day's play after 41 overs.
Hariri, a billionaire businessman who resigned from government last October, recently joined calls by the opposition for Syria to quit Lebanon in the run-up to general elections in May.
Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi scored with two minutes remaining to hand them a 2-1 win over AS Roma.
Kerry spoke to Bush over telephone to concede the election.
Manchester United's final Premier League game of the season against Bournemouth, which was abandoned on Sunday after the discovery of a suspect device at Old Trafford, will be played on Tuesday, the League announced in a statement.
Alan Shearer, set to hang up his boots at the end of this season, was persuaded to stay by Newcastle boss Graeme Souness
Prices are sustainable and not just driven by speculative gains
Play was abandoned without a ball being bowled on day two of the third Test after heavy rain fell at Old Trafford.
Fiorentina players paid tribute on Tuesday to Davide Astori, their captain who died suddenly on Sunday at the age of 31, while the club announced that it would retire the defender's number 13 shirt.
The family of Delhi gang-rape victim has taken a strong exception to making public of their daughter's name in the BBC documentary and has warned of taking legal action in this connection.
Rain and blustery winds beset southwest London for the whole of the third day of the grasscourt Grand Slam.
AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes began talks with bankers to take Asia's number one budget airline private after a plunge in its stock price put $200 million worth of loans borrowed against AirAsia's shares at risk.
France are favourites as Moscow basked in sweltering summer sun
The three-match series ended 1-1 after rain washed out the third and deciding match in the inaugural Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.
Athens Games organisers were poised to start assembling the much-delayed dome over the main Olympic stadium on Monday.
