Hamburg - Lukas Podolski came off the bench to set up one goal and score another from the penalty spot, but the Germany striker's future at Bayern Munich continues to be a matter of speculation.

Milan - A 2-0 win over struggling giants Roma late Saturday pushed Juventus within three points of leaders Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A, and worsened the crisis of the Rome guests holding them dangerously close to the lower reaches.

Juve have now 18 points from 10 games, while Roma were held on seven, just two more than tail-enders Reggina, but with a game in hand.

London - Nicolas Anelka netted a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Sunderland 5-0 on Saturday to go top of the English Premier League table on goal difference.

Alex and Frank Lampard scored the other goals to lift Chelsea alongside Liverpool on 26 points, but with a better goal difference. Liverpool can regain the lead if they avoid defeat in the day's late match at Tottenham Hotspur.

Champions Manchester United edged out high-flying Hull City 4-3 to go third above Arsenal, who were stunned 2-1 at lowly Stoke City.

Hamburg - Hoffenheim thrashed Karlsruhe 4-1 to reclaim the top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while champions Bayern Munich grabbed a 3-1 win over Arminia Bielefeld to move to third.

Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Vedad Ibisevic and Nigerian Chinedu Obasi eached bagged two as Hoffenheim swept to a fifth successive victory.

It puts Rolf Rangnick's side onto to 25 points from 11 games, one more than Bayer Leverkusen, who had gone top overnight after defeating Wolfsburg 2-0.

Madrid - Real Madrid midfielder will be out of action indefinitely, sports daily Marca reported on Saturday.

Marca states that the Spanish international will not play again until the causes of his Wednesday fainting fit are known.

De la Red, 23, fainted after just 18 minutes of Real's cup game away to third division side Union Irun. Scenes of panic and concern ensued, as the Spanish international was stretchered off unconscious and rushed to hospital.

London, Nov 1 : Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been cautioned for spitting at a photographer and forced to pen a grovelling apology to his victim.

The Manchester United ace finally said sorry last night when he attended a police station in central London.

Rooney, 22, spat on Lee Simmons’s back as he left a restaurant in the capital with wife Coleen, also 22.