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…
Munich, March 15 (IANS) Bayern Munich chairman Karlheinz Rummingge has said that Joshua Kimmich, a reported transfer target of Manchester City, will be Philipp Lahm’s successor as the Bavarian football club’s right-back, although he has…
Turin, March 15 (IANS) Paulo Dybala’s first-half penalty was enough for Juventus as the Italian football champions shut out Portuguese club Porto 1-0 to complete a 3-0 win on aggregate in their Champions League pre-quarterfinal…
Leicester (England), March 15 (IANS) English football champions Leicester City defeated Sevilla 2-0 in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie to move into the quarter-finals on an aggregate score of 3-2 here….
Paris, March 15 (IANS) Former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) captain Pauleta has called fans to stick together with the capital football club, and expressed his confidence in their comeback following their humiliating 1-6 loss to FC…
Santiago, March 15 (IANS) Veteran midfielder Jorge Valdivia has been recalled to Chile’s football squad for this month’s 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Venezuela. The 33-year-old Al Wahda player was among 19 foreign-based…
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Singer turned Union minister Babul Supriyo has been appointed Vice President of the 2017 U-17 FIFA World Cup organising committee, All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel revealed on Wednesday….
Rio de Janeiro, March 15 (IANS) Convicted murderer Bruno Fernandes de Souza, who has signed a contract with Brazilian Serie B club Boa Esporte, insisted that he is “not worried about what other people say”…
Bengaluru, March 14 (IANS) An inspired Bengaluru FC claimed a convincing 2-1 win over Mohun Bagan to begin their AFC Cup campaign with a bang at the Kanteerava Stadium here on Tuesday. After conceding first…
Madrid, March 14 (IANS) Tayfun Korkut is an expert for all kinds of crises. The 42-year-old new coach of Bayer Leverkusen is known for his abilities to comfort his three small kids on the family…
Shanghai, March 14 (IANS) Bayern Munich and Arsenal will play again in July in the International Champions Cup (ICC) here, after they recently faced each other in the Champions League football tournament. Bayern Munich defeated…
Mexico City, March 14 (IANS) Mexico’s football referees have decided to end their strike after the Mexican football federation, Femexfut, agreed to their demands. Members of the Mexican Association of Referees (AMA) shut down football…
Manchester, March 14 (IANS) Keeping in mind last season’s Champions League semi-finals run, Manchester City attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has urged his teammates to emulate their success. City knocked out Dynamo Kiev and Paris…
Manchester, March 14 (IANS) Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho lashed out at referee Michael Oliver, claiming the 32-year-old official has cost his team four times this season following the red card shown to Ander Herrera…
Rio de Janeiro, March 14 (IANS) Ecuador coach Gustavo Quinteros has named uncapped forward Gabriel Cortez in his squad for the team’s World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Colombia later this month. The 21-year-old was…
Pamplona (Spain), March 14 (IANS) Kenan Kodro struck a late equaliser as Osasuna played a 1-1 draw against Eibar in La Liga football match at the El Sadar Stadium here. Eibar, who sit in eighth…
London, March 14 (IANS) Chelsea defeated FA Cup holders Manchester United 1-0 to claim a spot in the semi-finals of the English competition. United Manager Jose Mourinho won titles during his two stints with Chelsea,…
Paris, March 14 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain reached their 100-goal milestone for the fifth consecutive football season in a 2-1 victory over Ligue 1 bottom side Lorient. With a nervy win over Lorient on Monday, PSG…