Football

London, May 18 (IANS) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signed a contract extension to the end of the 2020-21 campaign, the English Premier League (EPL) champions have announced. Guardiola, who joined in the summer…

Tokyo, May 18 (IANS) FC Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has been signed by Japanese club Vissel Kobe, a Japanese sports daily reported on Friday, weeks after the midfielder had announced he would leave the former…

Berlin, May 18 (IANS) Wolfsburg reaped a 3-1 victory over lower league side Holstein Kiel in the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-off. Wolfsburg made a big step towards another season in Germany’s top…

Berlin, May 18 (IANS) Schalke 04 have signed midfielder Suat Serdar from league rivals FC Mainz, both Bundesliga clubs have said. Schalke sealed their third summer transfer as Germany’s U-21 international Suat Serdar put pen…

Tokyo, May 18 (IANS) Japan coach Akira Nishino announced on Friday that he has included stars Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa in his preliminary 27-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Nishino…

Rome, May 18 (IANS) Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has announced his decision to leave Juventus, after 17 years with the club. “On (next) Saturday, I will play my last match with Juventus,” Buffon told the…

Nairobi, May 18 (IANS) Kenya will play five international friendlies before their crunch 2019 AFCON qualifier against Ghana in September. The games will be the first competitive outings for newly appointed French head coach, Sebastien…

Barquisimeto (Venezuela), May 18 (IANS) A hat trick by forward Jadson helped Brazilian club Corinthians crush Venezuela’s Deportivo Lara 7-2 and advance to the round-of-16 of the Copa Libertadores football tournament here. In a match…

Wolfsburg (Germany), May 18 (IANS) Wolfsburg took an almost definitive step towards staying in the top division after beating second division side Holstein Kiel 3-1 in the first leg of the German Bundesliga relegation campaign….

London, May 18 (IANS) Spanish coach Pep Guardiola signed a contract extension with Manchester City until 2021, the English Premier League (EPL) champions have announced. Guardiola, who took over at City in 2016, led squad…

Buenos Aires, May 18 (IANS) Sergio Aguero continues to make a “good recovery” from his left knee injury and trained along with Javier Mascherano, Manuel Lanzini, Nicolas Tagliafico and Eduardo Salvio, the other Argentine players…

Moscow, May 17 (IANS) The top 10 national teams remained unchanged from April in the new monthly rating list of football’s world governing body FIFA published on Thursday. “Just seven international ‘A’ matches, all friendlies,…

Rio de Janeiro, May 17 (IANS) Brazilian club Flamengo advanced to the knockout stage of the Copa Libertadores, South America’s premier club football competition, with a 2-0 victory here over Ecuadorian side Emelec in Group…

Rome, May 17 (IANS) Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced on Thursday that he will be leaving the Italian football club after 17 years, a long career that has seen him become one of the world’s…

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Vineet Rai has been called up to the national squad as a replacement for midfielder Dhanapal Ganesh, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Thursday. Ganesh, who is suffering…

Lisbon, May 17 (IANS) Two officials from Sporting Lisbon were arrested while the club’s players were still reeling from being physically attacked by fans at a training session. The corruption arrests followed a Judicial Police…

Lima, May 17 (IANS) Peru coach Ricardo Gareca has called on the international players union FIFPro to intervene to allow banned striker Paolo Guerrero to play in this summer’s World Cup. Guerrero this week had…

Buenos Aires, May 17 (IANS) Argentina’s Boca Juniors beat Peru’s Alianza Lima 5-0 and secured second place in Group H thanks to the victory of Brazil’s Palmeiras over Colombia’s Junior in Sao Paulo, which qualified…

Valencia (Spain), May 17 (IANS) More than 7,000 fans gathered on the stands of Mestalla stadium here to witnesses CF Valencia’s open practice session. Coach Marcelino Garcia Torral has been preparing the team for next…