Nagpur, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra will face an uphill battle when they take on defending champions Services in the Santosh Trophy final here on Sunday. Services are in excellent form, having beaten mighty Goa in…
Barcelona, March 12 (IANS) Midfielder Sergio Busquets is out of the Barcelona football squad announced by head coach Luis Enrique for Saturday’s clash with Getafe at the Camp Nou stadium in the 29th round of…
Turin, March 12 (IANS) Juventus head coach Max Allegri is confident Italy head coach “Antonio Conte will certainly do well on the Chelsea bench” next football season. Allegri had originally been tipped for the role…
Kuala Lumpur, March 12 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has condoled the death of former India international Amar Bahadur Gurung, who passed away on Wednesday. In a letter…
Aizawl, March 12 (IANS) East Bengal came back from the brink of defeat to overturn a two-goal deficit through Ranti Martins’ late hat-trick and win 3-2 against a spirited Aizawl FC in a drama-filled I-League…
London, March 12 (IANS) Leicester City head coach Claudio Ranieri hopes his team can take advantage of a “crazy” English Premier League (EPL) football season, ahead of Monday evenings clash with Newcastle United at the…
Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Real Madrid face a potentially complicated football game when they travel to the Canary Islands to play a confident Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday night. If morale in the…
Liverpool, March 12 (IANS) Everton have lost or drawn matches from winning positions several times this season, but manager Roberto Martínez has denied that his players lack the ability to finish off games. In their…
Lima, March 12 (IANS) Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) president Edwin Oviedo has said the upcoming matches against Venezuela and Uruguay will be significant and crucial, according to local media. Both matches will be held this…
Berlin, March 12 (IANS) Goals by Vedad Ibisevic and Niklas Stahl secured Hertha Berlin the 13th win of the football season against uninspired Schalke following the opener of the 26th round in Bundesliga. Berlin on…
Barcelona (Spain), March 12 (IANS) FC Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez will be sidelined for six to seven weeks because of a hamstring injury, as reported by the Catalan club. According to the statement from Barcelona…
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…
Barcelona, March 11 (IANS) Catalan football giants Barcelona’s head coach Luis Enrique on Friday praised Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal who is accused of doping, and said that the Spanish champion represents “the ideal of…
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…