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Madrid, Aug. 4 (IANS): Spain’s World Cup-winning captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. Casillas, a Real Madrid legend, suffered a heart attack during a training session last year and h...
04 Aug 2020
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS): The finest clubs across Europe are gearing up to battle it out to be crowned as continental champions as governing body UEFA is all set to resume the competitions. Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN), the official broadcaster o...
04 Aug 2020
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government is riding on “mainstay” football to make India a sporting powerhouse and announced the formation of five zonal committees to hunt talent across the countr...
03 Aug 2020
London, Aug. 2 (IANS): Arsenal won a record-extending 14th FA Cup title after beating Chelsea 2-1 in the final at the Wembley Stadium. Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help them fight back from 1-0 down after Christian Pulisic put Ch...
02 Aug 2020
Rome, August 1 (IANS): Speculation has been rife about Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi’s imminent departure from the club and Serie A side Inter Milan have emerged as the frontrunners to land the signature of the Argentina captain. According t...
01 Aug 2020
Paris, August 1 (IANS): Paris Saint-Germain continued their dominance in domestic competitions as they beat Lyon 6-5 in a penalty shootout in the French League Cup final to secure their fourth domestic treble in six years. It was the last edition of ...
01 Aug 2020
Zurich, July 31 (IANS): FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has said that he remains at the disposal of the Swiss authorities and will cooperate fully with investigation after a criminal case has been initiated by a Swiss Special Federal Public Prosecutor ov...
31 Jul 2020
Rome, July 30 (IANS): Cagliari snapped their winless streak as they beat defending champions Juventus 2-0 while AC Milan continued their unbeaten run with a 4-1 victory over Sampdoria in the ongoing Serie A . The Bianconeri claimed their ninth consec...
30 Jul 2020
Munich, July 29 (IANS): Philippe Coutinho’s agent Kia Joorabchian has spoken about the Brazillian’s desire to return to the Premier League just couple of seasons after he left Liverpool for the Catalan giants. Barcelona reportedly paid 10...
29 Jul 2020
London, July 28 (IANS): Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has won the League Managers Association’s (LMA) Manager of the Year award. Klopp, who guided Liverpool to their first top-flight title in 30 years, was announced as the 2019-20 recipient...
28 Jul 2020
London, July 28 (IANS): Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard likened Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to NBA legend Michael Jordan, who won several team and personal honours during his time with Chicago Bulls. Ronaldo, 35, is still going stro...
28 Jul 2020
London, July 28 (IANS): There is a possibility that the entire 2020-21 English Premier League season could be played in front of reduced crowds, a senior government adviser has said. “I would be very surprised if we could get full stadia back t...
28 Jul 2020
London, July 28 (IANS): Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has won the League Managers Association’s (LMA) Manager of the Year award. Klopp, who guided Liverpool to their first top-flight title in 30 years, was announced as the 2019-20 recipien...
28 Jul 2020
London, July 27 (IANS): Manchester United and Chelsea have sealed their spots in the UEFA Champions League next season after both earned victories that kept them in the top four on the final day of the 2019/20 English Premier League campaign. In a di...
27 Jul 2020
Rome, July 27 (IANS): Juventus continued their dominance in the Serie A as they claimed their ninth consecutive Scudetto, an unprecedented record in the top five European football leagues as they enjoyed a 2-0 home triumph over Sampdoria in their lat...
27 Jul 2020
Milan, July 26 (IANS): Manager Antonio Conte dismissed talks linking Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi with Inter Milan and also branded such rumours as fantasy football. It was earlier reported in Spanish media that Messi had stopped contract negotiat...
26 Jul 2020
Paris, July 25 (IANS): French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have bagged their second trophy of the season, beating 10-man Saint-Etienne 1-0 to lift the French Cup, but an injury to Kylian Mbappe in the first half cast a shadow over PSG’...
25 Jul 2020
Liverpool, July 23 (IANS): Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson relished the feeling of lifting the Premier League trophy as he completed a lifelong dream on Wednesday night after their 5-3 win over Chelsea. Naby Keita, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georgin...
23 Jul 2020
Paris, July 22 (IANS): Paris St. Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has ended speculations around his future and confirmed he will stay put at Parc des Princes next season. Mbappe has been linked with a move away from PSG with Premier League champions Liv...
22 Jul 2020
London, July 21 (IANS): Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has stated that current goalkeeper David de Gea has made glaring errors in big matches and that is why even the most ardent United fans, like himself, cannot defend him amid the ...
21 Jul 2020
Rome, July 20 (IANS): Romelu Lukaku’s late penalty saved Inter Milan as the Nerazzurri drew with Roma in a 2-2 thriller in their latest Serie A encounter. Stefan de Vrij gave Inter the early lead, Roma then turned the game around, but only for ...
20 Jul 2020
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS): A perennial problem in Indian football has been the lack of goal-machines. While there have been stars like IM Vijayan, Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri, there has never been a pool to pick from. The last time India had a...
20 Jul 2020
Milan, July 18 (IANS): Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic hinted at extending his deal with Italian giants Milan as after completing 100 games in Rossoneri colours, he said he hoped to play many more games for the club. Following his 100th appearance, h...
18 Jul 2020
London, July 18 (IANS): Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer didn’t mince his words as he hit back at Chelsea manager Frank Lampard over his claims that Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) has been favouring the ‘Red Devils’ i...
18 Jul 2020
Madrid, July 17 (IANS): Real Madrid have secured the 2019-2020 LaLiga title after a 2-1 win at home to Villarreal in their latest encounter. Karin Benzema scored twice for Zinedine Zidane’s side in a game they needed to win to assure the title...
17 Jul 2020
