Football

Turin, April 23 (IANS) Napoli defeated Juventus 1-0 riding a 90th-minute header by Senegalese central defender Kalidou Koulibaly at the Allianz Stadium here, cutting the deficit to one point against the Serie A leaders and…

London, April 22 (IANS) Arsenal stunned West Ham United 4-1 on Sunday in the English Premier League (EPL), ahead of their duel later this week with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Europa…

Gerona (Spain), April 22 (IANS) Espanyol forward Gerard Moreno scored a brace on Sunday to lead his side to a 2-0 away win over Girona in the La Liga football championship, dealing a setback to…

Rome, April 22 (IANS) Lazio thrashed Sampdoria 4-0 on Sunday, with Italian centre-forward Ciro Immobile scoring a brace in the Serie A, putting pressure on third-placed Roma. Lazio attacking midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened the scoring…

Berlin, April 22 (IANS) Jadon Sancho’s performance helped Borussia Dortmund to inflict the second loss in a row on Bayer Leverkusen following a 4-0 result, whereas Hoffenheim crushed ten-man Leipzig 5-2 in the 31st round…

Rio de Janeiro, April 22 (IANS) Former Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar ended his football career in style as Flamengo defeated America Mineiro 2-0 in the Brazilian Serie A at the Maracana stadium. The 38-year-old made…

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos (DD) selected 29 young footballers for their different age-group squads after the two-day long trials at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium concluded here on…

Vigo (Spain), April 22 (IANS) Valencia tied 1-1 with Celta Vigo in a Spanish top division football tie here, their third straight match without a win. While the first half of Saturday night’s La Liga…

Madrid, April 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona saw stellar performances from superstar striker Lionel Messi and star midfielder Andres Iniesta in a 5-0 rout of Sevilla in the final of the Copa del Rey, Spain’s annual…

London, April 22 (IANS) Ander Herrera scored the winner as Manchester United advanced into a record-equalling 20th FA Cup final at the expense of Tottenham at Wembley Stadium here. Spurs on Saturday suffered their eighth…

Madrid, April 21 (IANS) Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Saturday said injured forward Diego Costa may not appear in the upcoming first leg of the Europa League semi-finals against Arsenal on Thursday at Emirates…

Eibar (Spain), April 21 (IANS) Getafe on Saturday defeated Eibar 1-0, moving one step closer to finishing the Spanish football league in Europa League-qualifying position. Although Eibar started the match strong, Getafe defender Mathias Olivera…

Ferrara (Italy), April 21 (IANS) As Roma routed Spal 3-0 on Saturday to move to the provisional third psoition in the Serie A football championship. Spal’s misfortune in this match began with an own goal…

Lima, April 21 (IANS) The return of the Peruvian national team to the World Cup after a 36-year absence has spurred a boom in sales of player trading cards and stickers across this South American…

M?nchengladbach (Germany), April 21 (IANS) Borussia M?nchengladbach remained in the hunt for European slots with a 3-0 win against Wolfsburg, who sit uncomfortably close to the Bundesliga drop zone. Stung by last week’s 5-1 drubbing…

Mexico City, April 21 (IANS) The UEFA Europa League trophy has been recovered, two days after it was stolen, after a private exhibition in Mexico’s Guanajuato state, officials said. The trophy was recovered on Friday,…

London, April 20 (IANS) South London’s Croydon Council on Friday gave Crystal Palace Football Club its approval to go ahead with the redevelopment of its home ground, Selhurst Park, and convert it into a state-of-the-art…

Istanbul, April 20 (IANS) A Turkish Cup semi-final between two of the country’s biggest clubs was abandoned amid unprecedented chaos, after the Besiktas coach was struck by an object thrown from the stands, an incident…