Leicester City’s emphatic 3-1 victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday was reminiscent of the performances that propelled them to the title in May, manager Claudio Ranieri has said.

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has called for the ‘same again’ in tomorrow’s German Cup second-round clash at home to Bundesliga rivals Augsburg.

Former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan is concerned about the pace of reform in world soccer’s governing body and says new president Gianni Infantino has “no time to lose” in bringing transparency to the organisation.

Kevin Durant has taken immense heat by mimicking LeBron James’ departure from one franchise to another to grab an NBA title.

It sounds almost inconceivable that after winning the city’s first championship in 52 years the Cavaliers could be better this season.

It was a long trip here. With another loss on their record as a souvenir, it promised to be an even longer trip back.

In a game that could have erased all the good things in Saturday’s comeback victory in Washington, Dan Girardi came to the rescue.

India produced a superb comeback to defeat Pakistan 3-2 in their third round robin match at the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament here yesterday.

Victory saw Conte’s side move up into fourth place, just a point behind the top three of City, Arsenal and Liverpool

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta will be out for between six and eight weeks, the Spanish champions confirmed on Saturday after he suffered knee ligament damage in a 3-2 win at Valencia.

Atletico were the form side heading into the weekend after a run of eight wins in nine games

Bayern Munich broke their Borussia Moenchengladbach jinx on Saturday night as Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa netted in a 2-0 home win to put the champions two points clear.