Football enthusiasts in the country are in for a treat as the 12th edition of corporate football league ‘The Legends Cup’ returns in January next year. The tournament is organised by IT Magia Solutions every year. Beginning January 21 till March 26, the tournament has spread its wings to six[Read More…]
Tottenham Hotspurs were knocked out of the Champions League as they were comprehensively outclassed by Monaco at Stade Louis II. Djibril Sidibe’s header early in the second half sparked a stunning sequence of three goals in just five minutes that saw Spurs’ Champions League hopes swiftly fade, grow and fade[Read More…]
Jose Mourinho went into the Old Trafford clash unbeaten against Arsene Wenger in their previous 11 meetings. The record seemed to stay intact when Juan Mata scored at the 69th minute. The script had something else written with substitute Olivier Giroud converting Arsenal’s first effort on target in the 89th[Read More…]
The Premier League resumes on Saturday after the international break. The first match will see Arsenal face Manchester United at Old Trafford. Here are the talking points from this weekend’s action. Will Wenger outdo under-fire Mourinho? Image courtesy: Daily Mail Football/Getty Images Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho will renew their[Read More…]
If you thought Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho hated each other, then you have never seen the latter’s run-ins with Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal manager has not been able to get the better of Jose Mourinho in 13 competitive games. There are some hurdles though, if the Frenchman is to[Read More…]
Lionel Messi will see out his Barcelona contract after rejecting a new deal, according to reports in Spain. Spanish sport daily, Marca, claim the Argentinian has rejected the offer of a new contract extension and will see out his current deal, which ends in 2018, before making a decision on[Read More…]
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar each scored as Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 in their 2018 World Cup qualifier. Coutinho drove in a shot for the opener before Neymar, who might have conceded a penalty for handball earlier, slotted in to extend the hosts’ lead. The visitors and star player Lionel Messi[Read More…]
Red Star JNU,A football team from JNU, played a tournament with stickers saying ‘Najeeb’ pasted over their own names on their jerseys. The players also wore white armband with ‘Find Najeeb’ written on it. The team also sloganeered for Najeeb during the gap between matches. “in the football pitch, we[Read More…]
On a night that had otherwise pretty straight forward results, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City pulled off an upset by beating Barcelona 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. In Bulgaria, Arsenal sealed its place in the knockout stage of the Champions League after coming back from two goals down to grab a[Read More…]
If all goes according to plans, Barcelona’s trident of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez will be in India very soon as Barcelona’s president Josep Bartomeu confirmed that the club are planning a visit to the country in the next two or three years. Several other clubs have previously come[Read More…]
Chelsea continued their impressive form in the Premier League as they moved into fourth place with a convincing win at Southampton. The Blues took the lead when Eden Hazard capitalised on poor marking before cutting inside Steven Davis and powering a shot through the legs of keeper Fraser Forster. Southampton[Read More…]
Liverpool continued their impressive form and moved level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City courtesy of a thrilling victory at Crystal Palace. Goals from Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino secured the Reds’ fifth win in six league games and only goal difference now separates[Read More…]
Juan Mata scored the solitary goal to win a tight Manchester derby as United knocked out EFL Cup holders City to reach the quarter-finals. The Spaniard pounced to drive low into the corner from Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s pull-back as United set up a home tie with West Ham. Paul Pogba had[Read More…]
Daniel Sturridge kept his scoring record intact in the League Cup as he struck twice as Liverpool overcame Tottenham to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals and extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches. The Reds’ striker was an unused substitute in Saturday’s win over West Brom but needed less than[Read More…]
The FIFA under-17 World Cup in 2017, which will be held in India, officially has six venues now after the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata was ratified by the FIFA delegation after an inspection on Tuesday. The other five venues that had been ratified before Kolkata are Kochi, Mumbai, Goa,[Read More…]
Real Madrid wingers Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero were nominated for the coveted 2016 Ballon d’Or football award, a French sports magazine France Football announced on Monday. The magazine said that Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre Emerik Aubameyang and long-serving Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus were[Read More…]
The Indian football team achieved its best FIFA ranking in over six years when the side jumped 11 places to be 137th in the latest list released on Thursday. India, who defeated 114th ranked Puerto Rico in an International Friendly in Mumbai in September, garnered 230 points for the month.[Read More…]
Sunil Chhetri led Bengaluru FC to a historic AFC Cup final by scripting an inspiring 3-1 win over defending champions Johor Darul Ta’zim with his stunning double strike, on Wednesday. Bengaluru made it to the final by virtue of superior aggregate goal difference of 4-2. The first leg in Malaysia[Read More…]
Week 8 and the traditional power houses of the Premier league are all eyeing the trophy. Champions Leicester travel to Chelsea to kick off the action on a Saturday wherein leaders Manchester City face fifth-placed Everton; throw in a London derby between Crystal Palace and West Ham to make things[Read More…]
Pakistan women’s football team striker Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch died in a car crash in Karachi late on Wednesday night. Police officials said that Shahlyla was returning with her cousin, Fadeayan Baluch, with whom she was engaged too, from a restaurant when the Toyota Cruiser she was travelling in went out[Read More…]
NorthEast United FC returned to the top of the ISL table after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over FC Pune City at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Balewadi-Pune, on Wednesday. In a match that saw fortunes-fluctuating and both teams reduced to 10 men, NorthEast United scored the only goal[Read More…]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be looking to end a dismal Premier League run against Manchester United and build on a promising start to the campaign with victory over their bitter north west rivals on Monday. Resurgent Liverpool are three points ahead of United in the table as Jose Mourinho’s rebuilding[Read More…]
Brazil powered to the top of the table in South America’s 2018 World Cup qualifying race on Tuesday with a victory over Venezuela as Argentina suffered a shock defeat at home to Paraguay. Goals from Manchester City teenager Gabriel Jesus and Chelsea’s Willian secured a 2-0 win over Venezuela in[Read More…]
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile grabbed an injury-time winner as four-time champions Italy snatched a 3-2 comeback win at Macedonia on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a World Cup qualifying embarrassment. Italy, who had needed a late penalty to salvage a point against Group G rivals Spain on Thursday, were staring at a[Read More…]
Gareth Southgate’s first game in charge for England resulted in a 2-0 victory over Malta in Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier while defending champions Germany strolled past the Czech Republic 3-0. Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli scored first-half goals in front of a crowd of 82,000 at Wembley to steer[Read More…]