Prediction: Juventus vs Torino

Inter have confirmed they are still interested in Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli and that they could make an official bid for the player’s services in the near future.

The controversial striker left the Neroazzurri for Manchester City in August 2010, but he has failed to justify the hefty price tag.

City boss Roberto Mancini is slowly losing patience with the 21-year-old and he could decide to cash in on him in the summer.

That has sparked speculations that Balotelli could return to Giuseppe Meazza and Inter technical director Marco Branca now admits that the Neroazzurri are still interested in the Italian international.

“Balotelli? We’ll see in a few months, but we never closed the door to him and never will turn our backs on a potential …

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is convinced Roy Hodgson will be well received when he returns to Anfield for the first time on Sunday.

The former Fulham manager spent an unhappy eight months on Merseyside in 2010, ending in a dismissal that brought about Dalglish s dramatic return to the club he had left 20 years earlier.

Whilst the Scot presided over an upturn in results at Anfield, Hodgson went on to guide West Brom clear of the relegation zone.

Speaking to reporters at the club s training ground, Dalglish said: It will be good to see Roy. To see him back at Anfield obviously we ve played them down there already will be good and I m sure he ll get a warm reception from the supporters.

He s a man with real integrity and dignity and he tried his best for…

Cristiano Ronaldo s Al Nassr scored three goals in injury time to earn a stunning 3-1 win over Al Batin and move top of the Saudi Pro League on Friday.

Ronaldo s side were 1-0 down and looked to be on their way to a first defeat in five matches against an Al Batin team sat bottom of the league and with just one win all season.

But Abdulrahman Ghareeb levelled in the 93rd minute, before Mohammed Al Fatil dramatically put Al Nassr ahead in the 12th minute of additional time.

The points were made safe two minutes later, as Ghareeb set up Mohammed Maran to add a third and move Al Nassr to the top of the table.

Despite his team s spectacular comeback, Ronaldo failed to register a goal involvement for the first time in five matches.

It was not for the w…

Genoa defender Kakha Kaladze has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season.

The 34-year-old made a decision to call it quits after what was a pretty successful career that lasted 19 years.

Kaladze started his professional career at Georgian giants Dinamo Tbilisi, where he spent six years before moving to Dynamo Kiev.

AC Milan splashed no less than €16 million on the player in 2001 and he enjoyed a lot of success with the Rossoneri until deciding to leave for Genoa in August 2010.

The Georgian defender announced his plans at a press conference on Saturday.

“I am moved to tell you that after 18 years of football I’ve decided to retire,” Kaladze explained. “I must thank Genoa, Milan, the fans and all of my teamma…

Inter closed the gap on Serie A leaders Milan as Achraf Hakimi scored twice to help Antonio Conte s team to a 3-1 victory over Bologna.

With Milan not playing until Sunday, Inter took the chance to move to within two points of their city rivals as they claimed a third straight league win.

Romelu Lukaku got the ball rolling with his 12th goal of the season in all competitions, before Marcelo Brozovic s sublime pass played in Hakimi for a second.

Emanuel Vignato s 67th-minute goal threatened to make things tense for Inter, but Hakimi s second – a fine finish at the culmination of a fantastic run infield – wrapped things up.

Inter s early dominance told 16 minutes in when, having initially missed his attempted volley from Ivan Perisic s cross, Lukaku…

Tony Pulis has been named as the new head coach of Premier League strugglers West Brom.

West Brom have moved quickly to appoint a successor to Alan Irvine, who was sacked on Monday just over six months after he was appointed.

Irvine paid the price for a poor first half to the season that saw West Brom win just four matches, leaving the club one point and two places above the relegation zone.

West Brom have now turned to former Stoke City boss Pulis, who returns to management after resigning his post as Crystal Palace boss on the eve of the 2014-15 Premier League campaign.

The Welshmman, who has penned an two-and-a-half year deal at The Hawthorns, won the Premier League Manager of the Year award last term and boasts a proud record of having never been r…

A.S. Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has rubbished reports linking him with a January move to Manchester United.

The Holland international, 24, is reportedly a top transfer target for United boss Louis van Gaal after being a regular in LVG s side during the Oranje s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

I ve signed up for five years, but so far I ve only been playing for six or seven months, Strootman told Sky Italia.

I want to play and help the team. That s important to me. If I spoke about other clubs that would be disrespectful, and I don’t want to do that.

Strootman, who joined Roma from PSV Eindhoven for €17 million in the summer of 2013, recently returned to the Giallorossi first-team after missing eight months with a ser…

Market: Coventry draw no bet

Odds: 5/6 @

Looking to make up some ground in the play-off chase on Tuesday night, Coventry will make the trip to the DW Stadium when they meet Wigan.

Starting with the hosts, while Wigan might have opened Shaun Maloney s tenure in charge with a much-needed 1-0 victory at home against Huddersfield last month, the Latics have come crashing back down to earth in some style. Putting in a nightmare display away at local rivals Burnley over the weekend as they slumped to a routine 3-0 drumming, the former Hibernian boss knows that he faces an almighty struggle over the coming months. Sat rock-bottom of the Championship table and already six points adrift of finding a route out of the drop zone, it is no secret that Wigan have been tipped …

Trent Alexander-Arnold s poor form can t continue for Liverpool as Jamie Carragher called on his former club to sign another right-back.

Alexander-Arnold endured another difficult night up against Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior as Liverpool bowed out of the Champions League with a 1-0 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Such performances have been the norm for Alexander-Arnold this season, though – often against opponents of far more modest talent.

Having established himself as one of the best full-backs in world football in previous campaigns, there is concern now around Alexander-Arnold s form.

Anfield great Carragher, in his role as a CBS Sports pundit, said: It s very, very worrying – not just for Liverpool as a team; for him. That can t conti…

Competition: Serie A

Market: Bologna to eat Sassuolo

Odds:

Serie A continues this weekend with even more footballing action that will only bring more goals, excitement and controversy. The league table has remained exceptionally tight this season with a number of teams fighting over each position, and with this in mind, Bologna host Sassuolo on Sunday.

Bologna have been in good form this season and they are looking to climb up the table towards the European places. After 24 games they have won eight, drawn three and lost 13, scoring 29 goals and conceding 37 times. In their last five they have only won once, while they have lost the other four games which has seen them onto 27 points. Sunday s hosts are 10 points clear of the relegation zone a…