Football

CALCUTTA (India): Former actor and a police officer besides being a successful football coach, Thomas Dennerby loves to talk straight. The Swede, who will guide the Indian ship at the...

DOHA (Qatar): Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced they will participate in this month's Gulf Cup football tournament in Qatar. The three Gulf states and Egypt cut...

DOHA (Qatar): Qatar coach Felix Sanchez announced squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifer against Afghanistan in Tajikistan on November 19. Qatar have won against...

CALCUTTA (India): Bayern Munich interim coach Hansi Flick could be named permanent boss, club president Uli Hoeness said on Sunday. Niko Kovac was dismissed by the Bundesliga side last Sunday...

KOLKATA (India): Chelsea fought back from 4-1 down to salvage a 4-4 draw against nine-man Ajax as a memorable night at Stamford Bridge left both sides with work to do...

BUENOS AIRES (Argentina): Barcelona star Lionel Messi was called up by Argentina on Thursday for friendly games against Brazil and Uruguay next month.  Messi has not played for Argentina since he...

DOHA (Qatar): Ajax will travel to Doha for a nine-day winter camp that includes two friendly matches. The squad will leave for the Qatari capital on January 4.  Ajax will...

PANJIM (India): Defending champions Bengaluru FC take on FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Fatorda Stadium (Goa) on Monday. “We’re all aware that games against Goa are...

CALCUTTA (India): Peerless FC ended the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan duopoly in the Calcutta Football League (CFL) early this month, but with no forward planning and activity in place the club...

PRAGUE (Czech Republic): Lionel Messi claimed another goal-scoring record as Barcelona edged Slavia Prague 2-1 on Wednesday. The win helped Spanish side maintain their lead in Champions League Group F....