New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The FIFA inspection team on Saturday advocated major renovations to the six stadia around the country which are scheduled to host the U-17 World Cup next year. The team, led…
Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The rights to host the final of the U-17 World Cup in 2017 may be awarded to Kolkata, a delegation of the world football’s governing body…
(151016) — MANILA, Oct. 16, 2015 (Xinhua) — Philippine boxing world champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao shows his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Commission on Elections building in Manila, the Philippines, Oct. 16,…
Buenos Aires, Feb 18 (IANS) Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has criticised world football’s governing body (FIFA) after last week’s road accident in Venezuela involving Argentina’s Club Atletico Huracan. The former Argentina player and coach…
Paris, Feb 12 (IANS) Spanish football powerhouse Real Madrid’s French striker Karim Benzema told the court investigating an alleged sex tape blackmail case of his national teammate Mathieu Valbuena that he has never seen the…
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during their Spanish Primera Division League soccer match against RCD Espanyol played at the Power8 stadium in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 17 May 2015. EFE/Alberto Estevez Jerusalem, Feb 11…
Lisbon, Feb 6 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo is 31 years old, with his playing career still in full swing and his entrepreneurial profile strengthening with each passing year to capitalize globally on his brand value. In…
Buenos Aires, Feb 2 (IANS) Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has accused his ex-wife Claudia Villafane of plundering around $9 million worth of his assets amid the alleged fraud scandal that surfaced in 2015. The…
London, Jan 29 (IANS) After hitting a jackpot and earning an Oscar nomination with his documentary “Amy”, a British filmmaker of Indian origin Asif Kapadia will now helm a feature documentary about the soccer player…
Naples (Italy), Jan 27 (IANS/AKI) Italian tax police have seized assets worth 12 million euros from 58 individuals targeted by a probe into alleged tax evasion at dozens of clubs in the top three football…
(140913) — QUERETARO, Sept. 13, 2014 (Xinhua) — Queretaro’s Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho watches the Liga MX soccer match of the Opening Tournament 2014 against Puebla held at Corregidora Stadium in Queretaro, Mexico, on Sept….
Barcelona, Jan 22 (IANS) Barcelona footballer Javier Mascherano, facing trial in a local court, has been found guilty of tax-evasion for a second time and awaits sentencing. In an earlier case, Argentine Mascherano was sentenced…
Barcelona, Jan 20 (IANS) Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi as well as his father Jorge Horacio Messi are to stand trial before the national court of Barcelona on May 31 over charges of committing three…
Valencia (Spain), Jan 19 (IANS) Spanish football league’s (LFP) president Javier Tebas has spoken of his conviction that the Levante vs Real Zaragoza match in the final round of the 2010-11 La Liga season was…
Beverly Hills (California), Jan 13 (IANS) Former England football captain David Beckham was honoured with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award at the sixth edition of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Ball here on…
Madrid, Jan 3 (IANS) Portuguese star striker Cristiano Ronaldo says he has no regrets and “goes to bed every night with a clear conscience”. Speaking to the “El Mundo” newspaper in an interview published on…
Madrid, Jan 2 (IANS) Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez has been found reaching speeds of more than 200 kmph as he made his way to the club’s Valdebebas training facility with a police car…
Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo seemed proud of himself and stressed at the same time that he “was born to be the best”, adding that “not even God managed to…
Dubai, Dec 28 (IANS) Star football player Lionel Messi won the best player of the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards here on Sunday, and FC Barcelona took home the best club prize. “It…
FC Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi, during a team’s training session at Joan Gamper Sports City in Sant Joan Despi, Catalonia, northeastern Spain, 16 August 2015. FC Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao in a Supercopa…