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Kieran Tierney’s first-half goal secured a 1-0 home victory for Arsenal over FC Zurich and top spot in Europa League Group A on Thursday, but Manchester United could only finish runners-up in their pool and will go into February’s…

Barcelona star Gerard Pique has announced his retirement from football, confirming that his final home match for the club will be on Saturday against Almeria.He will retire after Barcelona's away game next week, before the Spanish league…

France's star youngster Kylian Mbappe is one of the biggest earners in world football. The Paris Saint-Germain forward was close to joining Real Madrid on a free transfer in the summer window, but the Ligue 1 club eventually persuaded him…

It took nine years for seven-time European champion AC Milan to finally win its way back into the Champions League knockout rounds with a 4-0 victory over Salzburg on Wednesday.Paris Saint-Germain’s quest for a first European title got…

Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt both came from behind to win their respective games and secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.At halftime in the final round of group matches on Tuesday, Marseille and Sporting Lisbon were…

Football is arguably one of the biggest attractions when it comes to the north-eastern part of India. The players, not just the professionals, but even school kids seem to possess a natural talent for the sport. Gangtok is one such hotbed…

Late goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez earned Liverpool a 2-0 victory over Napoli on Tuesday but it was not enough to deny the Italians top spot in Champions League Group A.Both teams had already sealed a knockout-stage spot, but…

As many as four spots for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 phase are up for grabs as Europe's biggest competition at the club level is heading towards the final phase of the group-stage games on Wednesday. While eight teams are still…

England internationals Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips are likely to recover from their injuries before the World Cup begins in Qatar later this month, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday.Walker underwent groin surgery in…

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty emerged as the new big hope in doubles in August 2019 when they won the Thailand Open, becoming the first Indian pair to win a BWF World Tour title. For the first time since Jwala Gutta-Ashwini…

A first-half header from Marcus Rashford, his 100th goal for Manchester United in all competitions, was enough to earn his side a 1-0 victory over West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday.After making a slow start to the match,…

Sankar Muthusamy tried everything. He battled hard against a physically stronger opponent, even saved six championship points. But it wasn’t enough as the Chennai shuttler lost in straight games to Chinese Taipei’s Kuo Kuan Lin in the…

The star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bagged the biggest title of their career, claiming the French Open Super 750 crown with a straight-game decimation of Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in the…

On the eve of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final, Spain captain Marina Artero spoke of them being ready to fight till the end and not panicking even if the goals don’t come early.On Sunday, the defending champions stuck to that belief…

Having been sacked by Chelsea last month, Thomas Tuchel was spotted in Kerala's Cochin International Airport this month. In a recent interview with Sportstar, the 49-year-old revealed the reason behind his visit to the Asian country and…

Liverpool suffered a surprise 2-1 loss to Leeds United after Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville's 89th minute strike in their Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday that took the visitors out of the relegation zone.The Reds' first…

To say that Sankar Muthusamy is obsessed with badminton would be an understatement. Since taking up the sport at six, the Chennai boy hasn’t gone on a vacation in the last 12 years.“I don’t remember any family vacation after he started…

Goals from Hugo Boumous and Manvir Singh punctured a resolute defensive show from East Bengal as ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) beat them 2-0 in the Indian Super League (ISL) in front of 62,542 people here on Saturday.If Boumous was the night’s…

Well before halftime, Brighton supporters were already taunting the manager they once adored with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning.”Graham Potter may not have to worry about being fired just yet, but his return to Brighton…

Such is their reputation now, you expect Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to challenge, if not beat, the best in the business on any given day. It was the same dependability last year that made them the only pair to beat eventual…

Whenever they have found themselves in trouble, Spain and Colombia have relied on Vicky Lopez and Linda Caicedo respectively to dig them out of it. Be it Lopez’s twin strikes late in the quarter-finals against Japan that took Spain through…

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday:ENGLANDManchester City travels to Leicester looking to provisionally go top of the Premier League, with Pep Guardiola's team currently two points behind Arsenal, which plays…

Having already cleared the first two rounds, Sankar Muthusamy was ready to play his pre-quarterfinal at the $25,000 India International Challenge in Bengaluru earlier this month. Not picked for the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships…

ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) have exhausted their quota of 62,970 tickets, a club official said at Salt Lake stadium on Friday. The stadium counters were shut but if you hung around, you could be offered ₹100 tickets at four times the price.…

Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned top seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan in straight games to enter the semifinals of the French Open badminton tournament here on Friday.Seeded…

Spanish prosecutors on Friday dropped all fraud and corruption charges against Brazil forward Neymar and other accused over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013, the public prosecutor told a court.Prosecutors wanted a two-year…

Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament after losing to Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday. Kidambi lost 21-19, 12-21, 19-21 in the match that…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to the Manchester United lineup to seal a 3-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday that secured a spot in the knockout round.Ronaldo was brought back into the fold by United…

Monza's Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari was stabbed on Thursday along with five other people in a shopping mall in the town of Assago outside Milan, Italy's Carabinieri police said.A 46-year-old suspect has been detained but the motive…

Barcelona slipping into Europa League again was not surprising. Nor was the club being swatted aside by Bayern Munich 3-0 at home on Wednesday. The gap between the teams is more a chasm now. How else do you explain a sixth successive defeat…