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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that the Premier League holders will miss the services of veteran midfielder Kevin De Bruyne in their upcoming UEFA Champions League (UCL) match against RB Leipzig. Premier League…

Racial abuse raining on him in Spain isn’t new. Atletico Madrid fans hung his effigy from a bridge last month. In Doha and earlier, he has been asked about extravagant after-goal celebrations, derision not really camouflaged in the…

While both Real Madrid and Liverpool are rightly considered Champions League royalty, there can only be one king.Down by two goals after 14 minutes at Anfield, defending champion Madrid came back to win 5-2 on Tuesday and take a commanding…

Victor Osimhen scored again Tuesday to help Napoli to a 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.The Nigeria forward scored his 10th goal in his last eight appearances across all competitions,…

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will miss their Champions League last-16 first leg at RB Leipzig on Wednesday due to illness, manager Pep Guardiola said.De Bruyne has been in good form for City again this season, with 18 assists…

Paris St Germain forward Neymar sustained ankle ligament damage in Sunday's 4-3 Ligue 1 win over Lille, the French club said late on Tuesday.Brazilian forward Neymar, who scored PSG's second goal in the 17th minute, was stretchered off…

Premier League giants Liverpool will look to revive their 2022-2023 campaign on Wednesday when the Reds host Real Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) Round of 16 phase at Anfield. Defending champions Real Madrid…

An under-fire Liverpool side is all set to renew their rivalry with Real Madrid in the round of 16 stage of the 2022/23 Champions League season at a very decisive stage of their season, where they have been affected by problems aplenty…

Liverpool face Real Madrid once again in the UEFA Champions League, in their Round of 16 first leg fixture, at Anfield on Wednesday. The last time both sides faced each was in the 2022 Champions League final, with the Los Blancos clinching…

New coach, same disappointing result for Valencia.In the debut of coach Ruben Baraja, struggling Valencia lost at Getafe 1-0 on Monday for its fifth straight loss in the Spanish league, and sixth in a row in all competitions.The result…

Manchester City's quest to finally conquer Europe resumes on Wednesday when Pep Guardiola's men travel to RB Leipzig, but all is not well for the English champions on or off the field.City appeared to have laid down a marker in the Premier…

Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp conceded that he had not been able to bring himself to rewatch last season's Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid until this past weekend, insisting reliving the experience was "torture".The Reds won…

Tottenham Hotspur moved into the Premier League's top four as they returned to form with a 2-0 home win over West Ham United that left their London rivals in the bottom three on Sunday.There was little to separate the sides in a…

Barcelona's Sergi Roberto and Robert Lewandowski struck just before halftime to give the league leaders a 2-0 home win over lowly Cadiz on Sunday in their pursuit of a 27th Spanish title.Unbeaten in their last 18 matches in all…

In this kind of form Marcus Rashford might just fire Manchester United to the Premier League title and more. The striker scored twice to set up a 3-0 win against Leicester on Sunday as Erik ten Hag's team closed in on second-place…

Lionel Messi was in resurgent form as PSG sealed a narrow 4-3 win vs Lille, at the Parc des Princes on Sunday. With the score tied at 3-3, the 35-year-old scored a stunning free-kick in stoppage time to win the match for his team.For PSG,…

Stymied by the goalkeeper, Vinícius Júnior turned playmaker to set up a late breakthrough and help Real Madrid win at Osasuna 2-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday.Vinícius, back from a one-game suspension, led Madrid’s attack while Karim…

Jamshedpur FC grabbed a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Hyderabad FC in an entertaining Indian Super League (ISL) match at the GMC Balayogi Stadium on Saturday. Ritwik Das (22nd minute), Jay Emmanuel Thomas (27th, penalty) and Daniel…

With Arsenal heading toward another disappointing result, new signing Jorginho came up big to keep the Gunners’ title aspirations on track. Jorginho's shot from outside the area in second-half stoppage time bounced against the crossbar and…

Manchester City fell two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after being held to a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.Arsenal left it very late to beat Aston Villa 4-2 earlier on Saturday and climbed back to the top of the…

India lost 2-3 to China in the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships at the Dubai Exhibition Centre on Saturday.India did not start well as HS Prannoy lost 13-21, 15-21 to Lei Lanxi in the men’s singles contest before…

Manchester United have received a bid from Jim Ratcliffe's company INEOS for "majority ownership" of the Premier League club, the chemical firm confirmed on Saturday, adding that it would look implement a fan-centred approach.The Glazer…

Mumbai City FC have secured the Hero ISL League Winners' Shield with two matches yet to be played - the quickest the league title has ever been sealed. This was the Islanders' first piece of silverware under Des Buckingham - one that the…

Cristiano Ronaldo was in red-hot form on Friday as Al Nassr secured a 2-1 victory vs Al-Taawoun at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh. Although the Portugal captain didn't score a goal, he did register an assist. Ronaldo joined Al…

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week's massive earthquake, the ex-Chelsea winger's Turkish agent said."Atsu's lifeless body was found under the rubble,"…

A Qatar-based bid for Manchester United was confirmed Friday, with Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani promising to rid the iconic soccer club of debt and return it to its former glories.Sheikh Jassim, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, has…

India staged a remarkable comeback to down Hong Kong 3-2 and qualify for the semifinals of the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships and ensure a first-ever medal in the continental tournament here on Friday.Down 0-2, the Indians showed…

Barcelona midfielder Pedri injured his hamstring in the 2-2 home draw with Manchester United in the Europa League, his team said on Friday, with domestic media reporting that the Spain international will be out for up to four weeks.Pedri…

Barcelona and Manchester United served up a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Europa League knockout playoffs Thursday that outranked anything seen in the Champions League this week.The former European champions traded leads in a back-and-forth…

After contesting the UEFA Champions League final twice, heavyweights FC Barcelona and Manchester United will renew their rivalry in the Europa League on Friday. La Liga giants Barcelona will host the Red Devils in the play-off round of…