Football

KOLKATA: Charismatic former India captain Sunil Chhetri will be pivotal to Bengaluru FC's chances of making it to the Durand Cup summit clash when they take on Mohan Bagan Super Giant in the last-four contest at the iconic Salt Lake…

LUCKNOW: Lucknow, the city of Nawabs, is gearing up to host traditional rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal for the first time on September 2 as part of plans to promote football in Uttar Pradesh. The derby will be played at the state…

MUNICH: Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday at the age of 38. Bayern Munich veteran Neuer played 124 matches for Germany, captaining his country 61…

BERLIN: German captain Ilkay Gundogan, who will be  34 on October 24,  announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024, citing "a certain tiredness" both physically and mentally. Germany…

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation's (AIFF) newly-appointed secretary general Anilkumar on Monday said his top priority is to "improve the quality" of football in the country while involving every stakeholder, such as the FIFA, clubs,…

MADRID: Defending champion Real Madrid couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in Kylian Mbappé's first Spanish league match on Sunday. In his second game with Madrid after debuting midweek, Mbappe failed to break through. The…

LONDON: Mikel Arteta reportedly hired a group of pickpockets to teach his Arsenal stars a valuable lesson and is now planning to steal the Premier League title from Manchester City. Arteta's side suffered an agonising end to last season…

LONDON: West Ham signed Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka in a deal worth a reported £15 million ($19 million) on Tuesday. Wan-Bissaka agreed a seven-year contract with the Hammers after spending five years at Old Trafford.…

Arsenal secured a 2-1 win over Manchester United with a late goal by Gabriel Martinelli in Los Angeles.

PARIS: FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s football tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone spying scandal. The stunning swath of punishments include a 200,000 Swiss…

PARIS: Reigning Ballon d'Or Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women's Olympic football tournament on Thursday, while record four-time gold…

PARIS: An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were sent home from the Olympics Wednesday for their part in a spying scandal. The analyst, 43-year-old Joey Lombardi, was also given a suspended…

WELLINGTON: New Zealand says it has complained to the International Olympic Committee’s integrity unit after a drone flown over a New Zealand women’s soccer team training session was found to be operated by a member of the Canadian team’s…

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, Spaniard Manolo Marquez, who coaches FC Goa in the Indian Super League, replaced Igor Stimac as India's men's football team head coach. Marquez was named boss by the AIFF executive committee on Saturday. The…

Jaime Lozano fired as head coach two weeks after Mexico's Copa America exit

BCCI's insolvency plea against Byju's seeking Rs 158 crore admitted by NCLT

Inter Milan forward Martinez blasted home a 112th-minute strike to settle a dour encounter at the Hard Rock Stadium that saw Argentina captain Lionel Messi exit in tears during the second half after suffering an ankle injury.

Canada, who surprised many by reaching the last four in their first Copa America appearance, can take great credit for their run in the tournament

The Three Lions vying with the Euro 1988 winners to reach the final in Berlin on July 14.

Captain Kylian Mbappé had warned that his country was in a “catastrophic” political situation.