Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to play in the Champions League final later this month against Liverpool despite suffering a slight sprain to his right ankle over the…
Munich, May 7 (IANS) French veteran winger Franck Ribery has signed a one year contract extension with Bayern Munich until 2019, the record German football champions announced on Monday. Since joining Bayern in 2007, Ribery,…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) City football giants Mohun Bagan club president Swapan Sadhan Bose on Monday stepped in to clear the players’ arrears, stating he would provide Rs one crore to resolve the crisis. In…
Nyon, May 7 (IANS) Serb referee Milorad Mazic has been appointed to officiate the UEFA Champions League final pitting Real Madrid against Liverpool on May 26 in Kiev, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers is to officiate the 2018 UEFA Europa League final between Olympique de Marseille and Atletico Madrid, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced on Monday. Kuipers,…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Mohamedan Sporting Club will have their task cut out when they take on high-flying Minerva Punjab FC in the final of the U-13 Youth League at the Vidyasagar Stadium in Barasat…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Kenya was on Monday roped in as a replacement for South Africa in the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup after the South African Football Federation expressed its inability to participate in the…
Cagliari (Italy), May 7 (IANS) Young forward Cengiz Under’s early goal gave AS Roma a 1-0 win over Cagliari in a Serie A match here as the capital outfit moved closer to qualify for the…
Sydney, May 7 (IANS) Australia’s national football team head coach on Monday announced his preliminary squad of players for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Bert Van Marwijk named six previously uncapped players in his…
Berlin, May 7 (IANS) Nuremberg wrapped up their promotion into the German football top division after grabbing a crucial 2-0 victory over Sandhausen at the 33rd round of Bundesliga’s second division. Nuremberg got the promotion…
Buenos Aires, May 7 (IANS) Ramon Abila scored twice in the last 15 minutes as Boca Juniors edged closer to the Superliga Argentina football title with a 2-0 victory over Union Santa Fe. Abila scored…
Rabat, May 7 (IANS) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 FIFA world cup. The decision to back the Moroccan bid was unanimously approved at…
The Hague, May 7 (IANS) ADO Den Haag secured a place in the 2018-19 Europa League play-offs, while AZ Alkmaar forward Alireza Jahanbakhsh finished as the league’s top scorer during a 6-0 easy win over…
Rio de Janeiro, May 7 (IANS) Peru football team captain Paolo Guerrero returned from a six-month doping ban on Sunday as Flamengo defeated Internacional 2-0 in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Guerrero was introduced as a…
Barcelona, May 7 (IANS) The La Liga El Clasico between champions FC Barcelona and Real Madrid ended in a 2-2 draw despite the former being reduced to 10 men at the half-time here on Sunday….
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Espanyol upset an out-of-sorts Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the 36th round of La Liga on Sunday, just days after the capital football club booked a place in the Europa League final….
London, May 7 (IANS) A first-half goal by Olivier Giroud gave Chelsea a 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday, endangering their rival’s third-place position in the English Premier League (EPL) football championship. Giroud connected a…
Rome, May 6 (IANS) Torino held Napoli 2-2 on Sunday in Naples as the latter fell six points behind Juventus, who came back strong in the second half to defeat Bologna 3-1 in Turin and…
Udine (Italy), May 6 (IANS) Inter Milan on Sunday routed a 10-man Udinese 4-0 in the 36th round of Serie A, keeping their hope of a 2018-19 Champions League berth alive. After Inter’s 2-3 loss…
Gurugram, May 6 (IANS) In a bid to become the Official Match Ball Carriers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, starting from June 14 in Russia, over 50 school children from across the nation participated…