Football

Madrid, March 11 (IANS) Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone on Friday called 19 footballers for the La Liga game this Saturday against Deportivo La Coruna at the Vicente Calderon stadium, with the absence for…

Newcastle, March 11 (IANS) English football club Newcastle United on Friday announced the appointment of Rafael Benitez as the club’s new manager. Benitez joined United on an initial three-year deal. He replaces the sacked Steve…

London, March 11 (EFE) English football club Tottenham’s Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino was on Friday named best coach in the month of February in the Premier League. He received the award for the second time…

Nagpur, March 11 (IANS) Hosts Maharashtra beat Tamil Nadu by a solitary goal in the semi-final to book a summit clash with defending champions Services in the 70th National Championship for the Santosh Trophy at…

Barcelona, March 11 (IANS) Leaders FC Barcelona have the chance to open up a 11-point gap at the top of La Liga when they entertain Getafe in the Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday. The game…

Newcastle, March 11 (IANS) English Premier League strugglers Newcastle United sacked head coach Steve McClaren on Friday. He won just six of 28 league games in charge, who are just one place off the bottom…

Aizawl, March 11 (IANS) East Bengal will be desperate to reverse their two-match losing trend and revive their diminishing I-League fortunes against hosts Aizawl FC here on Saturday. East Bengal’s chequered form has been their…

Fatorda (Goa), March 11 (IANS) Goan football club Salgaocar will host Shillong Lajong in the second leg encounter of the I-League at the Fatorda Stadium here on Saturday. Lajong beat Salgaocar 1-0 in the first…

London, March 11 (IANS) Manchester City’s attacking midfielder Jesus Navas believes a win against Norwich City away on Saturday could give them the perfect boost for the remaining games on the road this football season….

Manchester, March 11 (IANS) English football giants Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has brushed aside severe criticism from former players Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes after the 0-2 Europa League loss to Liverpool. Only…

Dortmund, March 11 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur head coach Mauricio Pochettino said he was very disappointed with the 0-3 first leg defeat in the Europa League quarter-final against German football club Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus’ brace…

Liverpool, March 11 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Villarreal and Shakhtar closed in on the Europa League football quarter-finals with significant victories in the first-leg matches. Dortmund were the biggest round of 16 first-leg winners, prevailing…

London, March 11 (IANS) Relegation-threatened English football club Newcastle United is close to signing Spanish coach Rafael Benitez, who was sacked by Real Madrid last January after just seven months in charge, reports have said….

Madrid, March 11 (IANS) Spanish football clubs prevailed in the last 16 of the Europa League with Athletic Club Bilbao, Villareal and Sevilla registering wins. A scoreless away draw was good enough on Thursday for…

Moscow, March 11 (IANS) Zenit Saint Petersburg football club intends to dismiss current head coach Andre Villas-Boas and open a new chapter with Chilean Manuel Pellegrini after the Russian team was eliminated from the European…

Dortmund, March 11 (IANS) Marco Reus’ brace helped Borussia Dortmund to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on home soil in the first leg of the Europa League’s last 16 here. The German football club on Thursday…

Madrid, March 10 (IANS) This weekend sees important matches at both the top and the bottom of the La Liga. The weekend kicks off on Friday night when Sporting Gijon travel to face Malaga, who…

Rio de Janeiro, March 10 (IANS) Cuca could be named the new coach of Brazilian football club Palmeiras following the sacking of Marcelo Oliviera. Oliveira, who won two Brazilian league titles with Cruzeiro in 2013…