Football

Madrid, March 13 (IANS) Catalan football giants Barcelona maintained their eight-point lead over Atletico Madrid at the top of the La Liga as both sides won their matches in the 29th round. Barcelona kicked off…

Valencia (Spain), March 13 (IANS) La Liga side Valencia’s head coach Gary Neville has confirmed he will return to work with England’s football team’s coaching staff during the coming break, due to international matches, after…

Vasco (Goa), March 12 (IANS) A superb strike from Gilbert Oliveira helped Salgaocar down Shillong Lajong 1-0 in an I-league match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Saturday. Oliveira scored the only goal of…

Pune, March 12 (IANS) DSK Shivajians FC will aim to build on the monumental victory over East Bengal when they host Sporting Club de Goa in an I-League Round 12 clash at the Shree Shiv…

Rome, March 12 (IANS) Italian football legend Dino Zoff is glad he was “beaten by the best” after another goalkeeping icon, Juventus’ Gianluigi Buffon surpassed his Serie A record for time played without conceding a…

Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Unbeaten Mohun Bagan would look to consolidate their position atop the I-League football leaderboard as they host Mumbai FC at the Barasat stadium here on Sunday. Bagan have been in rollicking…

Nagpur, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra will face an uphill battle when they take on defending champions Services in the Santosh Trophy final here on Sunday. Services are in excellent form, having beaten mighty Goa in…

Barcelona, March 12 (IANS) Midfielder Sergio Busquets is out of the Barcelona football squad announced by head coach Luis Enrique for Saturday’s clash with Getafe at the Camp Nou stadium in the 29th round of…

Turin, March 12 (IANS) Juventus head coach Max Allegri is confident Italy head coach “Antonio Conte will certainly do well on the Chelsea bench” next football season. Allegri had originally been tipped for the role…

Kuala Lumpur, March 12 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has condoled the death of former India international Amar Bahadur Gurung, who passed away on Wednesday. In a letter…

Aizawl, March 12 (IANS) East Bengal came back from the brink of defeat to overturn a two-goal deficit through Ranti Martins’ late hat-trick and win 3-2 against a spirited Aizawl FC in a drama-filled I-League…

London, March 12 (IANS) Leicester City head coach Claudio Ranieri hopes his team can take advantage of a “crazy” English Premier League (EPL) football season, ahead of Monday evening’s clash with Newcastle United at the…

Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Real Madrid face a potentially complicated football game when they travel to the Canary Islands to play a confident Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday night. If morale in the…

Liverpool, March 12 (IANS) Everton have lost or drawn matches from winning positions several times this season, but manager Roberto Martínez has denied that his players lack the ability to finish off games. In their…

Lima, March 12 (IANS) Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) president Edwin Oviedo has said the upcoming matches against Venezuela and Uruguay will be significant and crucial, according to local media. Both matches will be held this…

Berlin, March 12 (IANS) Goals by Vedad Ibisevic and Niklas Stahl secured Hertha Berlin the 13th win of the football season against uninspired Schalke following the opener of the 26th round in Bundesliga. Berlin on…

Barcelona (Spain), March 12 (IANS) FC Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez will be sidelined for six to seven weeks because of a hamstring injury, as reported by the Catalan club. According to the statement from Barcelona…

Madrid, March 11 (IANS) Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone on Friday called 19 footballers for the La Liga game this Saturday against Deportivo La Coruna at the Vicente Calderon stadium, with the absence for…

Newcastle, March 11 (IANS) English football club Newcastle United on Friday announced the appointment of Rafael Benitez as the club’s new manager. Benitez joined United on an initial three-year deal. He replaces the sacked Steve…