AC Milan fires Allegri; Tassotti promoted

AC Milan fired Massimiliano Allegri and put former assistant coach Mauro Tassotti temporarily in charge on Monday, a day after an embarrassing 4-3 loss at promoted Sassuolo. Languishing in th place ! si" points abo#e the relegation $one ! Milan announced the mo#e on its %ebsite. &ormer Milan players Clarence Seedorf and &ilippo 'n$aghi %ere reportedly the leading candidates to replace Allegri on a full-time basis. The 3(-year-old Seedorf is currently playing for )otafogo in )ra$il %hile the 4*-year-old 'n$aghi is coaching Milan+s youth s,uad.

Ronaldo set to top Messi as world's best player

Cristiano -onaldo is hea#ily fa#ored to end Lionel Messi+s four-year reign as the %orld+s best player at the &'&A )allon d+.r gala on Monday. -onaldo+s prolific tally of /0 goals for -eal Madrid and 1ortugal seems li2ely to earn his second &'&A a%ard after finishing runner-up three times in Messi+s dominating era. &ranc2 -ibery is the third candidate, but the )ayern Munich and &rance %inger needs to score a ma3or upset to add the &'&A accolade to 45&A+s )est 1layer in 5urope a%ard %hich he collected in August. A -onaldo #ictory is e"pected because of &'&A+s announcement after the 6orld Cup playoffs in 7o#ember to e"tend the #oting deadline by t%o %ee2s. That brought his inspiring performance and hat-tric2 for 1ortugal in Stoc2holm,

Chelsea, United enjoy 2- wins in !remier "eag#e

Chelsea mo#ed pro#isionally atop of the 5nglish 1remier League by beating 8ull 9-* %hile Manchester 4nited ended a sorry run of three straight defeats to lift the gloom surrounding the reigning champion on Saturday. Mean%hile, there %ere huge #ictories for Sunderland and 6est 8am o#er fello% relegation ri#als, lea#ing the battle to a#oid the drop up for grabs %ith the bottom teams separated by 3ust si" points. 5den 8a$ard and &ernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight #ictory for Chelsea, %hich climbed abo#e Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respecti#ely.

Atleti$o, %ar$elona draw - in &panish leag#e

Atletico Madrid and )arcelona sho%ed the battle for the title %ould be a long, dra%n-out affair after the Spanish co-leaders dre% *-* in their first league meeting of the season on Saturday. )oth teams finished the first half of the season tied on :* points after an e"citing, bac2and-forth sho%do%n at ;icente Calderon Stadium yielded no %inner. )arcelona %as troubled by Atletico pair <iego Costa and Arda Turan throughout, %hile second-half substitute Lionel Messi en3oyed the #isitors+ best chances as the )arcelona for%ard headed %ide before forcing goal2eeper Thibaut Courtois into a clutch stop in the = st.

%ologna holds "a'io to - in &erie A

-elegation-threatened )ologna held La$io to a goalless dra% in Serie A on Saturday in <a#ide )allardini+s first match in charge of the home side. )allardini, %ho coached La$io for half a season, replaced the sac2ed Stefano 1ioli on 6ednesday and immediately steered )ologna to only its second point in fi#e matches. La$io, %hich beat 'nter Milan -* in 5dy -e3a+s first match in charge, had the best chance of the match in the (*th minute %hen talented teen >eita )alde pic2ed out Antonio Candre#a but his cross %as blasted o#er the bar by Mirosla# >lose from si" yards.

(#)ent#s beats *-man Roma +- to ta,e --point lead

Serie A leader ?u#entus remained on course for a third straight title %ith a 3-* #ictory o#er second-placed -oma, %hich %as forced to play %ith nine men for the final 3 minutes on Sunday. 't %as a *th successi#e %in for Antonio Conte+s team and sa% it e"tend its lead at the top of the table to eight points at the half%ay stage of the season. 't %as -oma+s first loss of the season. 8o%e#er, <aniele <e -ossi %as sent off for a brutal tac2le on @iorgio Chiellini and Leandro Castan %as also sho%n a straight red card t%o minutes later after he handled on the goalline. Mir2o ;ucinic fired home the resulting penalty against his former club.

Chelsea beats "i)erpool 2-. in !remier "eag#e

5den 8a$ard and Samuel 5to+o scored first-half goals as Chelsea came from behind to secure a 9- %in o#er title ri#al Li#erpool in the 1remier League on Sunday. After Martin S2rtel put the -eds in front from close range at Stamford )ridge after only four minutes, 8a$ard hit bac2 in the (th %ith a superb stri2e. 5to+o ga#e ?ose Mourinho+s team a decisi#e lead from .scar+s bac2 pass in the 34th. Third-place Chelsea trails leader Arsenal by t%o points and Manchester City by one point. Li#erpool is si" points adrift after slipping to a second consecuti#e loss.

City stri,er Ag#ero $o#ld be o#t for - wee,s

Manchester City could be %ithout top scorer Sergio Aguero for up to t%o months because of the right calf in3ury he sustained against Arsenal at the %ee2end. City manager Manuel 1ellegrini said Tuesday that he has been told by doctors that Aguero %ill be out Aat least one month or eight %ee2s.A 'f it is the %orst-case scenario, Aguero may e#en be a doubt for the first leg of City+s Champions League last- / match against )arcelona on &eb. =.

/irina won0t say no to stand#p $omedy

7e%s presenter and actress 7irina Bubir says she has learned a lot about standup comedy after sharing the screen %ith a number of rising comedians in her latest mo#ie Comic =. 7irina is ready to ta2e up the microphone should the opportunity arise. C' donDt 2no%, but thereDs nothing impossible in life. ' %onDt confirm or deny Ethat 'Dm going to do standup comedyF, but if ' am gi#en the chance, 'Dd ta2e it,G the mother of t%o told 2apanlagi.com. She says she has yet to decide %hat material to focus if she %ere to do standup.

1)a Celia plans to release alb#m

Singer and actress 5#a Celia Lesmana %ill soon follo% the path of her dad, prominent 3a$$ musician 'ndra Lesmana. The 9 -year-old says that it is time for her to release a music album because she %ants to sing her o%n songs. C' really %ant to perform my o%n songs,G the daughter of talented actress-model Sophia Lat3uba said as ,uoted by 2ompas.com. 'n saying that, ho%e#er, she said that she %as not pic2y about singing songs.

Cherrybelle girls fa$e tears in A#stralia

After spending se#en days in Melbourne, Australia, to film their second mo#ie, the ninepiece girlband Cherrybelle says they ha#e returned home %ith a lot of memories. Most memorably, singer Cherly, said that the band %as free$ing %hen they %ore %rong costumes for the %eather during the shoot. C6e had to %ear slee#eless outfits on %indy days. The sun %as shining brightly, but %e ne#er thought the %ind could be so cold,G Cherly said as ,uoted by 2ompas.com. CSome of us e#en cried because %e couldnDt stand the chilly %eather.G

Ma#dy misses ri$e in 23ford

Actress and singer Maudy Ayunda, %ho starred in 1erahu >ertas, is finding it difficult to ad3ust to life as a student at ."ford 4ni#ersity, the 4nited >ingdom. CThe studying is fine. 'ts more about the food,G she said as ,uoted by tribunne%s.com. CAnd ' ha#e to do e#erything alone, li2e coo2ing. ' ha#e to learn to be independent.G She said she lo#ed her rice but had to adapt to %heat-based products. Maudy, ho%e#er, said that despite all the difficulties she lo#ed meeting people of #arious nationalities including 7igeria, Me"ico, @ermany and 'taly.

4atin opens #p in new boo,

After releasing her first album, &atin &or Hou, singer and I-&actor 'ndonesia %inner &atin Shid,ia Lubis, (, has launched a boo2 in %hich she shares her stories of gro%ing up. Titled &antastic &atinJ 'ni )aru 1ermulaan K&antastic &atinJ This is ?ust the )eginningL, the boo2 contains &atinDs accounts of her life before %inning I-&actor and her childhood memories. CThere is one story about an e#ent that made my mom and dad #ery angry. That %as the most embarrassing e#ent of my life,G &atin said as ,uoted by 2apanlagi.com. 6ritten by Sundari Mard3u2i, the boo2 also has the typical stories of a teenage girl. CThere is one part about my ideal boy,G she %ent on.

(o,owi bi,es to wor, with Moto5! ra$ers

@o#ernor ?o2o C?o2o%iG 6idodo spent &riday morning %ith t%o unusual guestsJ Moto@1 champions ;alentino -ossi of 'taly and ?orge Loren$o of Spain. Loren$o arri#ed at the go#ernorDs official residence early in the morning, after %hich the t%o of them, along %ith an entourage, got ready to bi2e to City 8all. The departure %as delayed by rain for about half an hour. After the rain stopped, ?o2o%i, Loren$o and company headed for City 8all, causing a media fren$y.

6o#ble-de$,er b#ses set to sh#ttle to#rists

&i#e double-dec2er buses arri#ed in ?a2arta on late Monday, and %ill pro#ide city tours for #isitors in the capital. The fi#e buses, %hich %ere unloaded on Tuesday morning at Tan3ung 1rio2 1ort in 7orth ?a2arta, %ill tour the capitalDs iconic sites and tourist attractions. Tourists can get on board the buses for free. C6e are glad that ?a2arta finally has city tour buses. The tourist bus %ill be a symbolic icon of the capitalDs tourism,G ?a2arta Tourism and Cultural Agency head Arie )udhiman said in ?a2arta.