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S. Korea names venues for September football friendlies

Seoul, Aug 6 (IANS) South Korea’s football federation, KFA, on Monday confirmed the venues for the upcoming friendly matches of the men’s national team against Costa Rica and Chile at home. The KFA said the…




Leicester City sign Ghezzal from Monaco

Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) Algerian winger Rachid Ghezzal has moved from Ligue 1 club AS Monaco to English Premier League (EPL) side Leicester City. The 26-year-old winger on Sunday signed a four-year contract with his…





India U-16 colts stun Asian champions Iraq

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The India U-16 football team registered a historic 1-0 victory over current Asian U-16 Champions Iraq in the WAFF U-16 Championship in Amman and head Coach Bibiano Fernandes dedicated this…



Dovizioso wins Czech MotoGP event

Brno (Czech Republic), Aug 5 (IANS) Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati on Sunday won the Czech Grand Prix in MotoGP, while Spain’s Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team stretched his lead in the world standings…


Gomez retires from international football

Berlin, Aug 5 (IANS) Veteran German striker Mario Gomez announced his retirement from international football on Sunday. “My time in the national team was sporty not always easy, not always successful and yet beautiful! I’ve…



Kroos named German footballer of the year

Berlin, Aug 5 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Champions League winner Toni Kroos has been named German footballer of the year for the first time, Kicker magazine said on Sunday. Also, Germany’s Dzsenifer Marozsan of Olympique Lyon…


ISL: Defender Pena signs for FC Goa

Panjim, Aug 5 (IANS) FC Goa on Sunday announced the signing of Spanish full back Carlos Pe?a. The 35-year old will add plenty of experience to the Indian Super League (ISL) club’s backline, having made…


Feyenoord win Dutch Super Cup

The Hague, Aug 5 (IANS) Feyenoord claimed the Dutch Super Cup, the Johan Cruijff Schaal, for the second time in a row by beating PSV on penalty shootout. The battle between league champions PSV and…


Valencia earn 3-2 friendly win over Everton

Liverpool, Aug 5 (IANS) Spain’s Valencia CF topped English Premier League club Everton F.C. 3-2 in a friendly match held at Goodison Park stadium here. The first half of the game featured end-to-end action on…





Ricardo scores twice as Jianye beat Quanjian

Xi’an (China), Aug 4 (IANS) Portugal forward Ricardo Vaz Te scored twice as Henan Jianye inflicted the second Chinese Super League defeat on Tianjin Quanjian this month. Quanjian smashed Jianye 4-0 in their first meet…