Football

Munich, April 21 (IANS) Bayern Munich could be crowned with the Bundesliga title on Saturday if the Bavarian football giants register a home victory over Hertha Berlin — provided that Borussia Dortmund lose against Stuttgart…

Moscow, April 21 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that the 2018 football World Cup will be held at the top level. “We hope that the championship we are preparing will be held…

Madrid, April 21 (IANS) Zinedine Zidane, coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid, has said he regrets not resting his star forward Cristiano Ronaldo more often. The Portuguese international had to hop off the field…

Moscow, April 21 (IANS) Doping scandals will have no effect on the 2018 World Cup and Russian football, Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko has said. “Doping scandals will not have any effect on the World…

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Federation Cup will kick-off on April 30 with eight top teams from the I-League being eligible to play in it, an All India Football Federation (AIFF) statement said on…

Bogota, April 21 (IANS) Colombian striker Radamel Falcao has said that he would not be able to turn down a move to Major League Soccer (MLS) though he insisted that he is still focussed on…

Manchester, April 21 (IANS) Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has asserted that the former English Premier League (EPL) champions are in the running for the fourth place after their dominant win over Crystal Palace…

Madrid, April 21 (IANS) Real Madrid responded to wins by pace-setters FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with a convincing 3-0 victory against Villarreal that left them just one point behind their title rivals. The joy…

Bilbao (Spain), April 21 (IANS) Atletico Madrid prevailed over Athletic Club 1-0 to remain tied on points with La Liga football leaders FC Barcelona. Athletic hung onto the fifth place despite the defeat here on…

Rio de Janeiro, April 21 (IANS) Carlos Tevez scored twice as six-time champions Boca Juniors secured top spot in their Copa Libertadores group with a 6-2 victory over 10-man Deportivo Cali. Frank Fabra opened the…

La Coruna (Spain), April 21 (IANS) Defending champions FC Barcelona got some of their swagger back after a brutal stretch of games lead all but evaporate, routing Deportivo La Coruna 8-0 at Riazor Stadium. Uruguayan…

Muscat, April 21 (IANS) Muscat Zobahan guaranteed themselves top spot in Group B and a place in the knockout phase of the 2016 AFC Champions League when a brace by Ehsan Pahlavan either side and…

Kampala, April 21 (IANS) Uganda’s national football team will camp in Zimbabwe ahead of its crucial 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier with Botswana. Uganda coach Milutin Sredojevic said on Wednesday that the team…

Doha, April 21 (IANS) Two-time AFC Champions League winners Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia kept their 2016 campaign alive as two goals from Abdulrahman Al Ghamdi helped steer the club to a 4-0 victory over…

Paris, April 20 (IANS) The refereeing committee of European football’s governing body UEFA said on Wednesday that the Hawk-Eye technology which will be introduced in Euro 2016 will improve the performance of referees and support…

Turin, April 20 (IANS) The Italian city of Turin announced on Wednesday that the name of Torino football club’s home stadium will be changed from Stadio Olimpico di Torino to Stadio Grande Torino from Sunday….

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The AIFF will be sending three U-19 footballers for training at French second division club FC Metz, president Praful Patel said here on Wednesday. Dehradun’s Anirudh Thapa, West Bengal’s Prosenjit…

Rome, April 20 (IANS) Former Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero has said he sympathises with forward Francesco Totti’s difficult situation at A.S. Roma. The 39-year-old, who has 753 appearances for Roma, appears unlikely to be…

Munich, April 20 (IANS) German football club FC Mainz’s midfielder Elkin Soto returned to training on Wednesday after his absence of one year due to a serious knee injury. The Colombian said he is very…