Football

Sao Paulo, June 19 (IANS) Brazilian giants Palmeiras have denied reports that Barcelona have made a 19 million-euro offer to sign teenager Gabriel Jesus. Local media earlier claimed that Blaugrana officials were recently in Sao…

Paris, June 19 (IANS) Hungary and Iceland played out a 1-1 draw in the Group F match of the European Championships here on Saturday. After the draw, Iceland are in the second spot with two…

Berlin, June 18 (IANS) Germany chief coach Joachim Loew on Saturday confirmed that defender Jerome Boateng will play the last match of the Euro football championship group stage against Northern Ireland on Tuesday after doubts…

Bordeaux (France), June 18 (IANS) Belgium roared back into contention for a spot in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 with a dominant 3-0 thumping of Ireland in a Group E match at the Stade…

Paris, June 18 (IANS) Russian football fans, detained after disorderly conduct in Marseilles during the Euro championship and deported from France, have taken a flight to Moscow, Russia’s Consul General in Marseilles Sergei Molchanov said…

Paris, June 18 (IANS) On a high after scoring a brace in Spain’s 3-0 victory over Turkey in the European Championship, striker Alvaro Morata said he still has trouble believing he is playing with the…

London, June 18 (IANS) The northern Welsh town of Bala, with a population of about 2,000 inhabitants, has temporarily changed its name to Bale in honour of the football star. Bala, located in North Wales,…

East Rutherford (New Jersey), June 18 (IANS) Colombia’s football team qualified for the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario after defeating Peru 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out. colombian goalkeeper David Ospina on Friday stopped a…

Paris, June 18 (IANS) Croatia head coach Ante Cacic has called his country’s supporters who threw flares on to the pitch in their European Championship clash against Czech Republic as ‘sports terrorists’. The match, which…

The Hague, June 18 (IANS) Dutch football club Ajax have announced the signing of Colombian forward Mateo Cassierra from Deportivo Cali FC. Cassierra, who scored 17 goals in 59 matches for his former club, signed…

Accra, June 18 (IANS) Ghana football team captain Asamoah Gyan has denied reports circulating in the local media that he is a financier of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). A political talk show host,…

Toulouse (France), June 17 (IANS) Italy edged out Sweden 1-0 in a high tempo Group E encounter at the Stadium de Toulouse here on Friday to register their second successive victory at the ongoing Euro…

Paris, June 17 (IANS) Former England striker Alan Shearer believes that head coach Roy Hodgson must start with Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge up front against Slovakia in their last group stage European Football Championship…

London, June 17 (IANS) Swansea City made official on Friday the sale of Italian striker Alberto Paloschi to Atalanta, only six months after his arrival at the English football club. The 26-year-old, who was signed…

Lisbon, June 17 (IANS) Argentine attacking midfielder Nico Gaian has said goodbye to Benfica and its fans after six football seasons in the Lisbon club during which he said he has felt supported at all…

Paris, June 17 (IANS) Brazilian television station Bandeirantes’ journalists were slapped, kicked and targeted with racial slurs by Germany’s fans during the Euro football championship here. Two Brazilian journalists have claimed they were attacked and…

Turin, June 17 (IANS) Juventus star midfielder Claudio Marchisio said that he cannot wait to get back to the football field as he is stepping up his rehabilitation following surgery on a torn cruciate ligament…

Dortmund, June 17 (IANS) German football club Borussia Dortmund has announced the signing of Portugal winger Raphael Guerreiro for 12 million euros ($13.4 million). “Raphael Guerreiro is a skillful player who feels at home in…