United climbed to fourth in the standings on 15 points going into the last round of matches, in a strong position to reach the knockout phase along with Spurs who are sixth with 14 points.
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain clinched the women's 75kg gold at the National Games in Dehradun.
Mohammedan SC held Odisha FC to a goalless draw to break their five-game losing streak in the Indian Super League in Kolkata on Friday.
Bengaluru FC held Mumbai City FC to a goalless draw to continue their unbeaten run and hold on to the top spot in their Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Keeping their players' "safety and security" in mind, Mohun Bagan Super Giant have decided against travelling to Iran for their AFC Champions League 2 match against Tractor FC owing to the existing volatile situation in the west Asian nation.
The Asian Football Confederation tweeted, "94 International Goals. Carried the hopes of a nation! Thank You Asian Football Icon, Sunil Chhetri."
Seven-time champions India were held to a goalless draw by 205th ranked Sri Lanka despite a dominant display in their second SAFF Championships match, in Male, on Thursday.
Odisha FC and Mumbai City FC played out a goalless draw in the Indian Super League in Bhubaneswar on Thursday
Paraguay qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup despite being held to a goalless draw by a well-organised New Zealand in their Group F match on Thursday.
Manchester City's Premier League challenge continued along its spluttering, unconvincing path when they were held to a goalless draw at Birmingham City on Sunday, their fourth successive league draw.
Salgaocar took their tally to 24 points below table-toppers East Bengal with 30 points, while Vasco remained on third spot with 23.
Bayern Munich had to settle for a goalless draw away to Borussia Dortmund, leaving the way clear for Hamburg SV to cut their lead to four points with a 1-0 win at Duisburg.
Barcelona's march towards the Primera Liga title slowed on Saturday after a goalless draw with bottom-placed side Malaga.
The fourth round match in the National Football League ended goalless.
The two teams had numerous chances in the first 90 minutes.
'But sometimes the team doesn't know how to draw. And today, if you couldn't win the game before the minute 90-91, at least try to be in a position to avoid the defeat. But I feel that India is still in the fight.'
India held Oman to a goalless draw in the Asian Zone Group 3 tie of the Asian 2006 football World Cup qualifiers.
India, who made it to two successive Asian Cups for the first time in 2023, are aiming to extend the streak. Hong Kong also qualified for the previous tournament, but with only one available berth, either side is bound to miss out.
Salgaocar and JCT split points after playing a dull goalless draw in the eight round of the ONGC I-league at Nehru stadium in Margao on Saturday.
JCT deserved more than a point from the goalless outing because they did most of the running and created more chances.
Argentina's hopes of making the quarter-finals of Copa America suffered a huge setback when they were held to a goalless draw, this time by Colombia, on Wednesday.
Newcastle United were left deep in relegation trouble after being held to a goalless draw at home to Portsmouth in a tense Premier League match on Monday. With four matches left to play, Newcastle remain in the drop zone with 31 points, although the draw was enough to move them ahead of Middlesbrough on goal difference and up to 18th place.
Brazil and Portugal fought themselves into a stalemate on Friday but the 0-0 draw was enough for both teams to go through comfortably into the second round of the World Cup.
Real were pushing hard for the victory they needed to move back on top of the Primera Liga standings.
East Bengal and Air India settled for a goalless draw in a listless tie of the I-league in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Sunil Chhetri's return from international retirement at 40 highlights the lack of quality strikers in Indian football.
Italy qualified for Euro 2024 after drawing 0-0 against Ukraine in their final Group C qualifier on Monday.
JCT dominated the proceedings but failed to translate the chances that came their way into goals.
Ajax Amsterdam were held to a goalless draw by Heerenveen on Friday and lost contact with the top of the first division.
Three-time champions Mohun Bagan were unable to translate their overall supremacy in the National Football League match.
Five-time champions Brazil and their former colonial masters Portugal played out a disapppointing goal-less draw in a listless Group G FIFA World Cup match as both teams progressed to the next round of the tournament in Durban on Friday.
The opening match of the SAFF Championship tournament between Pakistan and Bangladesh ended in a drab, goalless draw, in Delhi, on Friday. The Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, hosting a football match after a gap of 20 years, wore a deserted look as the two South Asian nations failed to liven up proceedings.
Three time champions Mohun Bagan now face a must win situation against Indian Bank in their last match.
"When you see things happening to Thierry Henry with the ball like we did today, you can see it was not a good pitch at all for these kind of players."
Thanking everyone for being part of his glorious 19-year journey in international football, Sunil Chhetri was in tears as his teammates gave the Indian football icon a guard of honour while the packed Salt Lake Stadium rose for a standing ovation.
Auxerre failed to move top of Ligue 1 when they were held to a goalless draw in a dull game at Monaco on Monday.
Images from the Copa America 2024 Group A matches between Argentina and Peru, Canada and Chile.
Pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast were held to a goalless draw by neighbours Burkina Faso in Monday's only African Nations Cup Group B game.
