Paris, Dec 3 (IANS) Newly-promoted side Strasbourg handed the first defeat in seven months to Ligue 1 bellwether Paris Saint-Germain 2-1. In another match defending champions Monaco shrugged off recent lacklustre performances with a 1-0…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 3 (IANS) Brazil plan to sign off on their 2018 World Cup preparations with an international friendly at the Maracana stadium in May, according to team coordinator Edu Gaspar. Brazil’s opponents…
Barcelona, Dec 3 (IANS) FC Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks due to a hamstring injury, the Spanish football league leaders announced. Umtiti, who was forced to leave the…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 3 (IANS) Gremio could file a formal complaint to FIFA over claims that Barcelona held secretive talks with their highly rated midfielder Arthur Melo, the Brazilian club said. Arthur and his…
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) NorthEast United FC defeated Delhi Dynamos 2-0 to register their first win in the Indian Super League season four at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday and moved to the…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) In order to ensure seamless conduct of the marquee I-League football match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, security will be tightened from Sunday morning with extra police force to be…
Shillong, Dec 2 (IANS) Redeem Tlang and Samuel J Lyngdoh Kynshi struck in either half to give Lajong a 2-0 victory over Churchill Brothers in their second I-League home fixture this football season. Lajong leapfrog…
Pune, Dec 2 (IANS) FC Pune City coach Ranko Popovic is confident that his team can put an end to their win drought against Chennaiyin FC in their Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Having learnt their lesson from the last game, East Bengal coach Khalid Jamil urged his team to protect the lead if they score early against arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the Kolkata…
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) If East Bengal coach Khalid Jamil tries to stop mercurial Mohun Bagan forward Sony Norde creating havoc from the left wing, the home team has enough footballers to make a difference…
Rome, Dec 2 (IANS) AS Roma on Saturday announced that defender Kostas Manolas has signed on a new long-term contract with the capital football giants. “Manolas, 26, has committed his future to AS Roma until…
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Coaches of top football nations Germany, Brazil and Portugal sounded a cautious note after the official draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup was announced here. Defending champions Germany have been…
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte accepted the charge imposed on him by the England Football Association following his dismissal against Swansea in the English Premier League (EPL) tie. The Italian was…
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Arsenal key midfielder Mesut Ozil recalled his old days with Real Madrid and said he was nervous, sweating when he met coach Zinedine Zidane for the first time at the Spanish…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Strong title contenders East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will look to outshine each other and record their first win of their new I-League campaign when they lock horns…
Freiburg (Germany), Dec 2 (IANS) SC Freiburg and Hamburg SV shared the spoils following a goalless stalemate in their German football league clash here. Both struggling clubs failed to grab a victory on Friday, although…
Madrid, Dec 2 (IANS) Spain coach Julen Lopetegui remained cautious after seeing the group that Spain were handed in the draw for next summer’s World Cup, held in Moscow. Spain on Friday afternoon were drawn…
Paris, Dec 2 (IANS) Wesley Said’s late goal handed Bordeaux their fifth straight away loss in Ligue 1 football championship as they lost against Dijon 2-3 in the 16th round action. Dijon on Friday replaced…
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 2 (IANS) Speculation that Brazilian sensation Arthur Melo will join FC Barcelona mounted after a photo of the midfielder wearing a jersey of the Spanish football giants was leaked on the…
Cairo, Dec 2 (IANS) Egyptians are now nearly equally divided between optimists and pessimists after the World Cup draw brought their national football team together with hosts Russia, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia in the group…