Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi has joined Chennai in the new Indian Super League (ISL) following in the footsteps of former national team mate Alessandro Del Piero.
There are small signs of encouragement in Michael Schumacher's condition but the former Formula One star still faces a long fight to recover after suffering brain damage in a skiing accident, his agent said.
Benevento, beaten in their first 14 Serie A matches, grabbed their first-ever top flight point in extraordinary style on Sunday when goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli scored with a flying header deep into stoppage time to give them a 2-2 draw with AC Milan.
Barca have now won just one of their last nine away matches and although they remain top of the table on 56 points, they are only two clear of Sevilla and five ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid who both have a game in hand.
Juventus returned to the top of Italy's Serie B when a late own goal by defender Matteo Centurioni gifted them a 1-0 win over Modena on Monday.
While Kapil is an academy member of the Laureus World Sports Awards along with Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh, Yuvraj has been invited in role of an ambassador.
Goals in the dying minutes of extra-time gave the Italians a 2-0 victory over Germany in the first semi-final.
Milan are still looking for their first league win at the San Siro this season and after eight games they are 11th with 10 points.
Moschino, the high-end luxury Italian womenswear brand owned by the Aeffe fashion group, launched its first boutique in India at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai last month.
The Ukrainian restored some pride for the Discovery Channel team when he won the 12th stage of the Tour de France.
Manchester United can give up hope of signing AS Roma's Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman in the next transfer window, the Italian club's owner told the BBC on Wednesday.
Andriy Shevchenko's 88th-minute strike helped AC Milan beat Chelsea 3-2 in the Champions World Series.
Juventus coach Marcello Lippi will field a largely second-string side for Tuesday's re-arranged Champions League Group D match against Turkey's Galatasaray in Dortmund.
The Juventus striker will miss next week's Champions League clash with Real Madrid after being sidelined by flu.
Alessandro Del Piero hit a hat-trick to become Juventus's all-time top scorer as the Turin side crushed Fiorentina 4-1 in the Italian Cup.
Italy manager Antonio Conte named his provisional squad for the European Championship on Monday, and his selection was notable as much for the player he left off as for those he chose.
Italian academic Alessandro Vezzosi who studied hundreds of Leonardo's documents, drawings and notes says the eccentric inventor produced a material similar to plastic.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday
Juventus moved one win away from the Serie A title after they beat Parma 2-0 while AC Milan were held 2-2 at Lecce.
The study, 'Trade and trade diversion effects of United States tariffs on China', shows that the ongoing US-China trade war has resulted in a sharp decline in bilateral trade, higher prices for consumers and trade diversion effects -- increased imports from countries not directly involved in the trade war.
Images from football friendlies played on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi dragged a nervous Barcelona to a 1-0 win at home to Levante in La Liga, while Cristiano Ronaldo converted two late penalties on his 100th appearance for Juventus in all competitions as the Serie A titleholders ground out a 3-1 win away to a dogged Genoa side.
Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni resisted any surprises when he named his team to face Denmark in their Group C opener on Monday.
Here is a round-up of results from the European League matches played on Wednesday
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.
Leaders Juventus moved five points clear at the top of Serie A.
Italy's renowned World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero has called the Indian Super League football tournament an 'adventure' and said he was 'enthusiastic' about embarking on this new journey.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has no time for mind games and is wary of a suggestion from his opposite number that Turkey will play for a draw against them in Friday's Euro 2016 match. Turkey coach Fatih Terim said earlier on Thursday that he would be satisfied with a point from the Group D match against the European champions, but Del Bosque was not convinced.
"We can still turn the contest around," the Juventus captain said after the defeat by Deportivo La Coruna.
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Boca Juniors edged out AC Milan 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out following an absorbing 1-1 draw after extra time to win the World Club Cup.
The lone Indian survivor was beaten by Japanese qualifier Naoki Arimoto in the ITF Futures tennis tournament.
Real Madrid became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.
