Bilbao (Spain), March 17 (IANS) Real Madrid face perhaps their toughest away test between now and the end of the La Liga football season when they travel to face seventh placed Athletic Club Bilbao on…
Krasnodar (Russia), March 17 (IANS) City-based football club Krasnodar lost 0-2 to Spanish outfit Celta de Vigo in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League pre-quarterfinal tie. The two goals on Thursday were scored…
Manchester, March 17 (IANS) Manchester United’s progress to the Europa League quarter-finals was overshadowed by the world’s most expensive footballer Paul Pogba’s injury during their 1-0 win over Rostov here. United beat Russian side Rostov…
Montevideo, March 17 (IANS) Uruguay football team’s coach Oscar Tabarez has named uncapped winger Jonathan Urretaviscaya in his squad for this month’s 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Peru. As expected, Barcelona forward Luis…
Paris, March 17 (IANS) Teenage striker Kylian Mbappe got the nod from France’s football squad for the first time as head coach Didier Deschamp named a 24-member squad here. Mbappe, who scored 11 goals in…
Monchengladbach, March 17 (IANS) Schalke beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-2 (3-3 on aggregate) on away goals in the pre-quarterfinal tie of the Europa League football championship here. Borussia Monchengladbach were on Thursday unable to protect a…
Cairo, March 16 (IANS) The head of Madagascar’s soccer federation, Ahmed Ahmed, was on Thursday elected the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), after defeating CAF’s former president, Issa Hayatou. Ahmed, who…
Madrid, March 16 (IANS) Europe’s soccer governing body UEFA on Thursday confirmed that the sale of tickets for the Europa League final to be held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, will go on sale…
London, March 16 (IANS) Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on Thursday said he is unaware of Barcelona Football Club’s interest in the team’s Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin, saying it is difficult to take these reports seriously….
London, March 16 (IANS) English Premier League (EPL) side Middlesbrough on Thursday announced that coach Aitor Karanka has left the football team after three-and-a-half seasons. The club issued a statement on its official website confirming…
Bambolim (Goa), March 16 (IANS) Goa and Bengal played out a goalless draw in a Group A Santosh Trophy final round tie here on Thursday. Goa, the stronger of the two sides on paper, never…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Two-wheeler giant Hero MotoCorp on Thursday signed up as national supporter for the Under-17 football World Cup which will be held across six cities from October 6 to 28. Headquartered…
Manchester, March 16 (IANS) English football giants Manchester United have reportedly shown interest in signing Monaco duo of Kylian Mbappe and Tiemoue Bakayoko. The Red Devils had chief scout Marcel Bout in the stands when…
London, March 16 (IANS) Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford might profit from growing concerns over the fitness of Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane’s absence due to damaged ankle ligaments as England football team’s manager Gareth…
Monaco, March 16 (IANS) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola cited a poor first half performance as the reason for his side’s Champions League round of 16 exit at the hands of AS Monaco. “Forty five…
Dubai, March 16 (IANS) Neymar is ready to assume the mantle of the world’s best player and is now the equal of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Brazil great Ronaldinho. After a slow…
Paris, March 16 (IANS) AS Monaco and Atletico Madrid became the latest UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists after eliminating their respective opponents Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen in the return leg of the last 16 stage….
Rio de Janeiro, March 16 (IANS) A second-half goal from veteran Uruguayan forward Santiago Silva gave Chile’s Universidad Catolica a 1-0 home victory over Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores football tournament. Silva broke the deadlock…
Bambolim (Goa), March 15 (IANS) Kerala rode Joby Justin’s hat-trick to beat Railways 4-2 in their opening Group B match of the Santosh Trophy national football championship here on Wednesday. Captain P. Usman completed the…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The venue for the final of the U-17 World Cup is likely to be decided once the final round of FIFA inspection starting March 22 is complete, sources close to…