Saviola: Javier Saviola scored his first goal in the Spanish first division for Real Madrid on Saturday to help the champions to a 3-1 win over promoted Almeria. Wesley Sneijder and substitute Gonzalo Higuain grabbed Real's other goals to seal coach Bernd Schuster's third straight victory since joining the club from Getafe in July. In the other match played last night, a late goal from David Silva gave Valencia a 2-1 win over another newcomer, Valladolid.

Milito debut: Barcelona's centre-back Gabriel Milito could make his debut away to Osasuna today. The Argentine defender is expected to replace Mexico's Rafael Marquez who is suspended following his red card against Athletic Bilbao.

Mourinho: Manager Jose Mourinho was furious after Chelsea had a second-half effort ruled out in the 0-0 home draw with Blackburn Rovers yesterday. Salomon Kalou thought he had scored but the strike was chalked off by referee Howard Webb after a linesman flagged for offside. "I told (the linesman) of course, tomorrow I'm waiting for a phone call and for his apology," Mourinho told reporters. "We lost a goal in a performance where I have only good things to say about my players."

Ligue 1 results: Auxerre vs Nice 2-0; Metz vs Lyon 1-5; Sochaux vs Strasbourg 0-0; Le Mans vs Valenciennes 2-0; Lille vs Bordeaux 1-1; Marseille vs Toulouse 1-2; Rancing Lens vs Nancy 1-0; St Etienne vs Cannes 3-0. Playing today - 4 p.m. Monaco vs PSG; 6 p.m. Lorient vs Rennes.

Women's World Cup: Australia vs Norway 1-1; Canada vs Ghana 4-0; Brazil vs China 4-0; Denmark vs New Zealand 2-0.

Basketball: European Championship SF - Spain vs Greece 82-77.

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