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Having started in all but two of their first 11 games, Sunil Chhetri was on the bench for 10 of Bengaluru FC’s next 11 going into Saturday’s final of the ninth season of the Indian Super League (ISL). Taking Chhetri out of the first 11…

Manchester United will face record six-times Europa League winners Sevilla in the quarter-finals while Juventus take on Sporting after the draw was held in Nyon on Friday. Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 16 - Second Leg -…

Chennaiyin FC on Friday named former India striker Raman Vijayan as assistant coach of the first team. Raman Vijayan(Twitter) The 49-year-old from Tamil Nadu has a wealth of experience and will work in tandem with head coach Thomas…

An exhilarating Indian Super League season will crown its champion as ATK Mohun Bagan take on Bengaluru FC for the silverware at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday. Goa: Pritam Kotal of ATK Mohun Bagan and Sunil Chhetri of…

Defending champions Real Madrid will play 2021 winners Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League while Manchester City's Pep Guardiola will face his former club Bayern Munich after they were drawn together in Nyon on Friday.…

Xavi Hernandez and his Barcelona side can take a decisive step towards winning La Liga on Sunday -- where a Clasico victory over Real Madrid would send them 12 points clear of the champions. Barcelona's Brazilian forward Raphinha (C)…

The 2022 edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships played a significant role in the careers of Lakshya Sen and the women’s pairing of Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand. Lakshya Sen crashed out of the All England…

It is still difficult but it was impossible till last June for the recently-retired Jeje Lalpekhlua to watch India play. “I would start crying sometimes,” he said. Jeje Lalpekhlua(ISL) To be at home when India lined up was something the…

Barcelona's rock-solid defence will be put to the test as they look to take a big step closer to a first league title in four years with victory over rivals Real Madrid at the Camp Nou in El Clasico on Sunday. Barcelona's Raphinha…

Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday, promising record revenues in the next four-year cycle of $11 billion as he called for more football to be played around the world.…

There was no historic comeback for Liverpool. Real Madrid's title defence in the Champions League rolls into the quarterfinals. Liverpool never really came close to overcoming its three-goal deficit from the first leg against the…

Egyptian police said on Wednesday they have recovered a silver medal which was stolen from the home of Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah. The theft took place on March 2 and police were able to identify the two thieves, including a former…

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the Sweden squad after a one year absence for their European Championship qualifiers against Belgium and Azerbaijan later this month, Sweden coach Janne Andersson announced on Wednesday.…

It has been two months since PV Sindhu returned to action after a five-month layoff due to a stress fracture on her left foot. While 2022 turned out to be her best year on the BWF World Tour – she ended a 29-month title drought and ended…

Holders Real Madrid are tasked to avoid a Liverpool comeback in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 phase. The record-time winners in the European competition are known for staging dramatic comebacks in the Champions League…

Left hand raised, five fingers spread, Erling Haaland waved. Champions League knockout games involving Manchester City can have their fans dining on fingernails. There is still time for that, still time for Pep Guardiola to overthink, but…

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who played a key role in helping the Men In Blue lift two World Cups (2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ICC World Cup), feels Christian Eriksen should be honoured with the Laureus World Comeback award. Eriksen…

Erling Haaland became the third player in Champions League history to score five goals in a game as he led Manchester City to an unrelenting 7-0 rout of RB Leipzig in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday. The victory, which…

Heroic defending and the woodwork helped Inter Milan reach the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in more than a decade. Inter managed a 0-0 draw at Porto on Tuesday to progress 1-0 on aggregate and join city rival AC…

Even though Lakshya Sen had won tournaments, medalled at the World Championships and entered the top 10 in the world rankings, it was the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham that made him a household name in India.…

Premier League holders Manchester City will host German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 stage on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola's Man City are hoping to enter the quarterfinals of Europe's…

The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with 48 teams taking part, global soccer governing body FIFA said on Tuesday after its Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. The 2026 edition,…

Vishal Kaith, the golden glove winner in the Indian Super League (ISL), was left out of the provisional squad for this month’s Hero Tri-nation International Football Tournament in Imphal which also marks the start of India’s preparations…

The luxury Cairo villa of Egyptian soccer star Mohamed Salah was burgled over the weekend. Two police officials told the Associated Press on Monday the burglars stole only cable TV receivers from the winger's villa in the upmarket Tagamoa…

Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal pulled out of the All England Open 2023, the reason for which is yet to be known. The Olympic bronze medalist has been replaced by Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min as per media reports. Meanwhile, India's men's…

Karim Benzema has formed an essential part of Real Madrid's Champions League success, but there are doubts over whether his team can rely on him to extend their European domination this season. The French striker's season has been…

Pritam Kotal sucked in air, looked down and blasted the penalty that took ATK Mohun Bagan into the final of the Indian Super League (ISL). Job done, 4-3 winners in the shootout after open play ended 0-0 across two legs, Kotal spread his…

Lakshya Sen was surfing on a pretty high career wave exactly a year back. Having clinched a bronze at the 2021 World Championships in December, the 21-year-old claimed the India Open crown in January following it up with a runner-up…

Arsenal reclaimed its five-point lead in the Premier League by outclassing Fulham in a 3-0 win on Sunday. Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard scored first-half goals at Craven Cottage to secure a fifth straight…

On a night the two goalkeepers stood tall amid a constant wave of attempts, a sudden death in the penalty shootout gave the 2022-23 Indian Super League (ISL) season its first finalist. After 16 clinical penalties spilt Bengaluru FC and…