Football

Shillong, March 1 (IANS) Bengaluru FC will look to close in the gap on Mohun Bagan at the top of the I-League table as they lock horns against Shillong Lajong at the Nehru stadium here…

Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Mumbai FC will take on Aizawl FC in an I-League football match at the Cooperage Ground here on Wednesday. Debutant Joel Sunday Ayeni and H. Lalmuankima found the net in the…

Madrid, March 1 (IANS) Real Madrid retains the right to buy back their former forward Alvaro Morata between summer 2016 and summer 2017 for an amount ranging from 20 to 30 million euros ($21.7 to…

Turin, March 1 (IANS) Juventus may enter Wednesday’s Coppa Italia semi-final second leg against Inter Milan with a 3-0 advantage, but head coach Massimiliano Allegri on Tuesday assured that the Italian football giants will not…

London, March 1 (IANS) English football club Arsenal’s head coach Arsene Wenger on Tuesday confirmed that midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered knee ligament damage and is expected to return to action not before end of…

London, March 1 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger pointed out that his team is using the criticism they have received recently as motivation to fuel their English Premier League (EPL) title challenge. Several experts have…

Manchester, March 1 (IANS) Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has advised teenage striker Marcus Rashford to remain “calm” after scoring a brace each in his first two games for the English football giants. Rashford on…

Leicester, March 1 (IANS) Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri believes that Tottenham Hotspur are the favourites to win the English Premier League (EPL) title this season. Spurs are on 54 points from 27 games, just…

Sunderland (England), March 1 (IANS) Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has called on his players to realise the grave situation facing the club as they battle to avoid relegation from the English Premier League (EPL). Sunderland…

Berlin, March 1 (IANS) Former FC Bayern Munich president and German football great Uli Hoeness has been released from prison on suspension after serving half of his three-and-half-year sentence for tax evasion. The 64-year-old leaves…

Madrid, March 1 (IANS) Spain national team goalkeeper Iker Casillas is dreaming of winning a third consecutive European Championship title this year, claiming it would be an “extraordinary” achievement. Spain are the only nation to…

Ho Chi Minh City, March 1 (IANS) The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) confirmed on Tuesday that former captain Nguyen Huu Thang will sign a two-year contract to be the head coach of the national squad….

London, Feb 29 (IANS) Hopes of Championship league club Sheffield Wednesday regaining their place in the top flight of English football were given a boost Monday. The financial fortunes of the club have increased following…

Madrid, Feb 29 (IANS) The bad news continued to pile up for Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane with the confirmation on Monday that striker Karim Benzema will be out of action for the next three…

Zurich, Feb 29 (IANS) Newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the next two World Cups will still take place in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Russia and Qatar won the right…

Barcelona, Feb 29 (IANS) Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Monday said his love for Manchester United will not let him join crosstown rivals Manchester City. Pique, who is a product of the Barcelona academy, spent…

Vasco (Goa), Feb 29 (IANS) Indian football heavyweights East Bengal will travel to Salgaocar hoping to continue their impressive form as the two teams lock horns in an I-League encounter at the Tilak Maidan here…

Margao, Feb 29 (IANS) A confident Mohun Bagan side will aim to strengthen their position at the top of the I-League table when they clash with Goan outfit Sporting Clube de Goa at the Fatorda…

Manchester, Feb 29 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that his side played into the hands of Manchester United during their 2-3 defeat in an English Premier League (EPL) contest at Old Trafford here. Sunday’s…

London, Feb 29 (IANS) Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident that winning the League Cup will give his team the required morale boost to reignite their sagging campaign in the English Premier League (EPL)….