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...Ulloa gives Leicester a second point of the season ...Second successive league draw leaves Arsenal seventh ...Vardy goes close late on for Leicester ...Oxlade-Chamberlain injury not serious, says Wenger Leonardo Ulloa's second goal in successive home games gave Leicester a deserved point against...

...Liverpool bounce back from loss to Man City ...Tottenham suffer first loss under Pochettino ...Balotelli wastes chances on Liverpool debut Brendan Rodgers celebrated his 100th match as Liverpool manager with another comfortable win against previously unbeaten Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Mario Balotelli...

Lionel Messi picked up a hamstring strain in Barcelona's 1-0 victory over Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday, the club said. "He has pulled the hamstring of his right leg, it is a minor injury," Barca said in statement. Forward Munir...

Louis van Gaal has set Manchester United an initial target of a top-four finish in this season's Premier League. United's new manager is yet to deliver a competitive victory and suffered the indignity of a 4-0 defeat at League One...

Bayern Munich have signed Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old had been at Real for five years following his £30m move from Liverpool in 2009. The Spaniard, a Champions...

Ivory Coast will be disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if they forfeit their qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over Ebola. The Ivorian government will not allow the match, which is scheduled for 6 September in...

Defender Cosmin Moti was forced into goal for a penalty shootout and heroically made two saves to send Bulgarian club Ludogorets into the Champions League group stage for the first time, at the expense of Steaua Bucharest. Romanians Steaua led...

It is 14 years now since Nigeria last played host to Africa's biggest football tournament, the Africa Cup of Nations. Interestingly, Nigeria played co-host with West African, neighbours, Ghana in 2000 and finished as runners-up of that edition. Previously Nigeria,...

Roy Hodgson will name his new England captain on Thursday when he announces his squad for England's upcoming friendly against Norway and the Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland. Striker Wayne Rooney is the Sky Bet odds-on favourite to succeed Steven...

Paul Lambert admitted his Aston Villa side were made to pay for not taking their chances after they were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Leyton Orient. Darren Bent, starting a game for Villa for the first time...