Football

Madrid, April 24 (IANS) Real Madrid Brazilian defender Marcelo on Sunday stressed the importance of not conceding goals against Manchester City during the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday away at the…

Paris, April 24 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Laurent Blanc will remain head coach during the next football season, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said. Former Chelsea chief coach Jose Mourinho had been linked with the…

London, April 24 (IANS) Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard wants Leicester City to win the English Premier League (EPL) and has admitted that they will do everything they can to beat rivals and title-chasing Tottenham Hotspur…

Barcelona, April 24 (IANS) Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez scored four goals for the second time this week as FC Barcelona routed Sporting Gijon 6-0 at the Camp Nou stadium. With third-placed Real Madrid and second-positioned…

Madrid, April 24 (IANS) Atletico Madrid kept its La Liga hopes alive with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Malaga, managing to pick up three points thanks to a second-half goal by Argentina’s Angel Correa. Despite…

Paris, April 24 (IANS) French champions Paris Saint-Germain became the most decorated club of the country after beating Lille 2-1 to crown the Coupe de la Ligue. The club established in 1970 secured its fourth…

Siliguri, April 23 (IANS) Cornell Glenn struck twice as Mohun Bagan thrashed newly-crowned I-League champions Bengaluru FC 5-0 to end their thrilling, but ultimately disappointing campaign on a high note at the Kanchanjangha Stadium here…

Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) A collective bowling performance by Sunrisers Hyderabad restricted Kings XI Punjab to a meagre 143/6 in 20 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium…

Madrid, April 23 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema suffered on Saturday a worrying injury during his side’s La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano, as the French footballer had to leave the field after 42…

Siliguri, April 23 (IANS) Cornell Glenn struck twice as Mohun Bagan thrashed newly-crowned I-League champions Bengaluru FC 5-0 to end their thrilling, but ultimately disappointing campaign on a high note at the Kanchanjangha Stadium here…

London, April 23 (IANS) Stoke City head coach Mark Hughes said on Saturday that the English football club’s midfielder Ibrahim Afellay suffered a “serious” knee ligament injury, while media reports speculated that the Dutchman could…

Valencia (Spain), April 23 (IANS) Valencia head coach Pako Ayestaran said on Saturday that he will continue betting on his footballers to achieve good results in the last rounds of La Liga, as his side…

Barcelona, April 23 (IANS) Five footballers of Espanyol — Ruben Duarte, Juan Fuentes, Paco Montanes, Hernan Perez and Joan Jordan — are suffering for gastroenteritis, the La Liga club said on Saturday. Duarte and Fuentes…

Liverpool, April 23 (IANS) Liverpool on Saturday decided to sideline defender Mamadou Sakho after being notified by European football governing body, UEFA that the Frenchman is being investigated over a failed drugs test. “Yesterday, Friday…

Shillong, April 23 (IANS) Shillong Lajong FC will take on Kingfisher East Bengal in a must-win I-League tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday evening. Facing a serious relegation threat, Shillong Lajong are…

Barcelona, April 23 (IANS) Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique excluded Aleix Vidal from the football squad called up for Saturday’s La Liga clash against Sporting Gijon at the Camp Nou, while defender Gerard Pique returned…

Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) DSK Shivajians FC will hope to end their debut I-League season on a high when they take on Mumbai FC in the Maharashtra derby at the Cooperage Stadium here on Sunday….

Turin, April 23 (IANS) Juventus’ iconic captain Gianluigi Buffon on Friday said that their will to prove their critics wrong motivated the side as they turned the tide to sit on the verge of a…