Sports Shots: Barca star Rafinha set to miss crucial month

A summary of sports stories from across the globe IMAGE: Barca's Rafinha Alcantara is set to miss the Champions League match vs Juventus and the Clasico vs Real Madrid. Photograph: Twitter......

Barcelona skipper Iniesta to miss Super Cup 2nd leg

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will miss their Spanish Super Cup second leg against Real Madrid on Wednesday after suffering a thigh injury. Barcelona said captain Iniesta would miss the match......

Lights go out on Brazil ahead of friendly match

IMAGE: (Picture for representational purpose only) People play soccer during a tour of a stadium . Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images. Brazil's Olympic soccer team trained in the headlights of a......

Neymar, Douglas Costa named in Brazil's Olympic squad

IMAGE: Brazil’s Neymar (R) and Douglas Costa attend training session. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Files/Reuters. Barcelona's Neymar and Bayern Munich's Douglas Costa were chosen as......

Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga

La Liga leaders Barcelona hit two goals in the final three minutes to earn a 3-2 win at Rayo Vallecano, while Santiago Solari picked up his first league win as Real Madrid's interim coach with a......