London, Nov 16 (IANS) England interim manager Gareth Southgate asserted that he has made a strong claim to a permanent appointment with the national football squad following the draw with former World Cup champions Spain…
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) will be without the services of their in-form footballer Sameehg Doutie who has been ruled out Thursday’s home clash against NorthEast United FC due to injury, coach…
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Isco and Iago Aspas salvaged a 2-2 draw for Spain against England in a highly anticipated international friendly that drew nearly 84,000 spectators to the Wembley Stadium here. The late goals…
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) will go into their Indian Super League (ISL) tie against NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium here on Thursday in a good frame of…
Nairobi, Nov 16 (IANS) Liberia head coach James Debbah was left seething in anger here after his team lost 0-1 to Kenya in a FIFA international friendly, claiming the hosts scored their winner from an…
Quito, Nov 16 (IANS) Ecuador dominated Venezuela 3-0 to move closer to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and demolish whatever hopes the visitors still harboured of making the trip to Russia. Arturo Mina opened…
La Paz (Bolivia), Nov 16 (IANS) An own goal by Paraguayan defender Gustavo Gomez in the 78th minute gave hosts Bolivia a 1-0 win in the 12th South American qualifying round for the 2018 World…
Lima (Peru), Nov 16 (IANS) Gabriel Jesus scored his fifth goal in six international matches as Brazil extended their lead at the top of the South American zone World Cup qualifying standings with a 2-0…
Nairobi, Nov 16 (IANS) Kenya’s Sevens team has marginal work to do to get itself in the right mind to compete at the World Rugby Series season opener in Dubai next month. Innocent Simiyu, Kenya…
Kunming (China), Nov 16 (IANS) Newly-appointed coach Marcello Lippi improved China’s performance but failed to bring the team a desperately-needed win over Qatar in the last stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone…
San Juan, Nov 16 (IANS) Lionel Messi scored a goal and set up two others as Argentina put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 3-0 victory over Colombia here. Messi opened…
Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC were back in the reckoning for a place in the semi-finals of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament after registering a 2-0 victory over FC Pune City at…
Malaga (Spain) Nov 15 (IANS) Malaga’s midfielder Gonzalo ‘Chory’ Castro may miss Saturday’s La Liga match against Barcelona at the Camp Nou after failing to complete his football team’s training session on Tuesday due to…
Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) French international Raphael Varane said he is very happy being under the command of his compatriot Zinedine Zidane, coach of Real Madrid Football Club. The 23-year-old defender made his statements in…
Barcelona, Nov 15 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s Andre Gomes, Ivan Rakitic and Jasper Cillesen on Tuesday joined their football club’s training session amid the absence of many other internationals. A large number of Barcelona stars have…
Madrid, Nov 15 (IANS) Attacking midfielder Samir Nasri is playing some of the best football of his career in Sevilla, forming part of a side which is currently challenging at the top of the Spanish…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Top clubs and sports bodies in the city are hit by demonetisation blues to some extent, though lack of running events and shades of professionalism have largely insulated…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday announced the organisation of three scouting camps under its director Abhishek Yadav in its quest to unearth talent ahead of the U-17…
Margao, Nov 15 (IANS) FC Goa meet Mumbai City FC here on Wednesday in a must-win encounter if they are to qualify for the semi-finals of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament. Goa are…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Former Valencia coach Gary Neville has hinted that he will not manage a football team again. Neville, 41, who currently works as commentator for the Britain-based Sky Sports, led Valencia in…