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India's Asian Games gold-medal winning footballer and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness, sources close to his family said.Balaram was 87 and a widower living in a flat on the banks of Hooghly river…

Manchester City seized the momentum in the Premier League title race after Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland scored second-half goals to secure a 3-1 win at Arsenal on Wednesday.Having trailed Arsenal by as much as eight points just weeks…

Lots of talent, but not the results to match. It's becoming a familiar story for Chelsea.Despite spending record sums on new signings, Chelsea fell short once again in a 1-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday and will need to improve…

Chelsea are expected to miss the services of superstar Raheem Sterling when the Premier League giants lock horns with Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund in the Round of 16 phase of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) season 2022-2023 on…

Nobody doubts Kylian Mbappe’s ability to turn football games around. The French striker nearly did it again on Tuesday and could in the return-leg in Munich on March 8. “The important thing is to go over there and qualify, and from what I…

India began their Asia Mixed Team Championships campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan in a group match with star shuttlers P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy notching up easy wins here on Tuesday.After the mixed doubles pair of Ishaan…

Kingsley Coman came back to haunt Paris St Germain again as he earned Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at the Parc des Princes in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday.Born in Paris and raised at PSG, Coman scored the only goal when…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left issuing a public apology to former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on Tuesday after a bizarre outburst in a news conference last week.Guardiola was stern in his defence of the club amid more…

The Mumbai Football Association’s youth league will have a new entrant this year – LaLiga Football Schools. In the year they turn five in India, LaLiga Football Schools will field under-13 and under-15 boys’ teams in the competition…

Making a rapid injury recovery ahead of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 phase, French forward Kylian Mbappe is likely to lead the attack of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in their upcoming blockbuster clash with German Bundesliga giants…

Kylian Mbappé has made an unexpectedly quick recovery from injury and Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier hopes he can face Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 Champions League clash.The World Cup…

Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto posted a video on social media on Monday saying he is gay, making him one of the most high-profile male soccer players to come out. Jankto posted a video on Twitter saying: “I'm homosexual. And I no…

Liverpool face Everton in the Premier League's Merseyside Derby at Anfield, on Tuesday. Currently 10th in the standings after 20 matches, Liverpool have registered 29 points, including eight wins, five draws and seven defeats. They will…

first-half strike from Pedri gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over Villareal at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday to extend their lead over Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga to 11 points and keep them on course for a first league title since…

Manchester City produced a defiant response to the Premier League's charge sheet as they comfortably beat Aston Villa 3-1 to close to within three points of leaders Arsenal on Sunday.Goals by Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez put the…

Late goals from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho earned Manchester United a hard-fought 2-0 Premier League victory at Leeds United on Sunday.Chances were few and far between in a feisty first half between the Roses rivals, with…

Completely recovered from a stress fracture on the left foot that kept her away from the circuit for five months, a fit-again Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is confident and sounding positive ahead of the ongoing season. Sindhu, a two-time…

Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a record extending fifth time after beating Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 5-3 in the final on Saturday, with doubles from Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr and a goal by Karim Benzema.It was a largely…

A weakened Paris Saint-Germain lost a second straight game in all competitions to Monaco 3-1 in the French league on Saturday, three days before facing Bayern Munich.Monaco climbed to third place, seven points behind a rattled PSG, whose…

Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United on Saturday as Joao Felix's opener was cancelled out by ex-Blues defender Emerson Palmieri, leaving Graham Potter's expensively assembled team still a long way from a top-four spot.Felix,…

Mumbai City FC beat FC Goa 5-3 in a thrilling match to clinch the ISL League Shield with two matches in hand at Margao, Goa on Saturday. FC Goa were determined not to make Mumbai's title charge easy, trying to beat them with their own…

Real Madrid will lock horns with Al-hilal in the final of Club World Cup, early morning on Sunday as per Indian Standard Time. Earlier, Al-Hilal defeated Flamengo by 3-2 in the semi-final of the tournament, to storm into the final. On the…

Argentina reigned supreme in Qatar, winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was one of the deciding factors for the CONMEBOL side. The Aston Villa player was pivotal in the final vs France, including a…

Having surprisingly made it this far, Al-Hilal has already won before taking on Real Madrid in the final of the Club World Cup.The club from Saudi Arabia stunned Brazil's Flamengo in the semifinals and stands in the way of Madrid…

AC Milan’s seven-game winless run across all competitions ended after Torino was beaten 1-0 by an Olivier Giroud goal in Serie A on Friday.The visitors failed to close down Théo Hernandez on the wing and the French left back crossed for…

After 17 games last season, ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) had scored 32 goals. That is 12 more than what they have managed in the Indian Super League (ISL) this term. Only the bottom two, NorthEast United and Jamshedpur FC, have scored less.…

Eight weeks after record-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi guided Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, the international governing body of association football (FIFA) has revealed the three-player shortlist for the prestigious Best…

Manchester City manager believes the club has already been 'condemned' after being charged by the Premier League with over 100 breaches of financial rules since 2009. Speaking for the first time since the reigning champions were hit with…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday to reach the career milestone of 500 club goals.The Portugal international, who celebrated his 38th birthday on Sunday, was unstoppable against hosts Al…

Having shown worrying shortcomings in all departments this year, Paris St Germain desperately need to get their act together if they want to stand a chance against Bayern Munich in their Champions League last 16 clash next week.The Ligue 1…