football

Haaland hattrick powers City over Chelsea 4-2

Reigning Premier League champion City scored goals 54 seconds apart in the first half and 71 seconds apart in the second half to dominate the fixture, part of a US pre-season tour for both clubs.
4 August 2024, 02:24 AM

Injured Messi ruled out for Saturday Leagues Cup match

Messi suffered a right ankle ligament injury in last month's Copa America final, helping Argentina to victory over Colombia, but Martino said the 37-year-old Argentine striker is getting better.
3 August 2024, 07:40 AM

France win over Argentina sparks ugly scenes in grudge match

Tensions spilled over at full-time in Bordeaux with rival players and staff clashing on the pitch and confrontations continuing down the tunnel.
3 August 2024, 00:14 AM

Sabina, three others set to play in inaugural Women’s AFC Champions League

The Bhutanese club has offered contracts to the four Bangladesh players to play for them in the preliminary stage of inaugural edition on August 25-31.
1 August 2024, 15:18 PM

Salah scores as Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1

Kai Havertz scored Arsenal's goal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
1 August 2024, 03:40 AM

That's it for me as a coach: Klopp

Speaking at a German Football Coaches Association meeting in Wuerzburg, the former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund mentor said: "I didn't decide to stop on a whim, it was a general decision."
31 July 2024, 13:32 PM

Pig's head threat sees Di Maria abandon return to Argentina

"There was a threat at my sister's business: it was a box with a pig head and a bullet in the forehead, and a note that said that if I returned to (Rosario) Central, the next head was that of my daughter Pia," Di Maria told TV station Rosario3.
31 July 2024, 03:19 AM

Flick opens his Barca tenure with win over Man City

Toni Fernandez, who signed with Barca earlier this month after turning 16, flicked in a left-footed shot past reserve City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to give the German manager's side a 4-1 win on penalties after the teams played to a 2-2 draw.
31 July 2024, 03:11 AM

Argentina, Morocco through to men's Olympic football knockouts

All four sides in Group B were tied on three points going into the last matches, but Javier Mascherano's Argentina qualified by beating Ukraine 2-0 in Lyon while Morocco eased through with a 3-0 victory against Iraq in Nice.
30 July 2024, 17:24 PM

France captain Mbappe to buy second-tier Caen

The 2018 World Cup winner almost joined Caen as a teenager before eventually signing for Monaco.
30 July 2024, 06:00 AM

Canada football coach Priestman apologises over Olympic spying scandal

Priestman said she was "absolutely heartbroken" for her players, in a letter issued by her lawyers and published by Canadian media.
29 July 2024, 06:30 AM

AC Milan edge Man City in USA

Nasti lifted Milan ahead to stay in the 78th minute, the 20-year-old Italian striker taking a centering pass from Belgian right wing Alexis Saelemaekers and firing an inside right foot blast into the goal.
28 July 2024, 03:04 AM

Butler blames defence after labouring win

Coach Peter Butler blamed his defence after Bangladesh women's team laboured to a 4-2 win against Bhutan in the second match of the two FIFA friendly matches at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Saturday.
27 July 2024, 15:03 PM

This will be my last term: Kazi Salahuddin

Kazi Salahuddin, who has been at the helm of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for 16 years, is planning to contest for a fifth consecutive term as president in the next BFF elections, set to take place on October 26
23 July 2024, 14:56 PM

Argentina stay top, Spain climb to third in FIFA rankings

The rankings come after a busy month for football, with Argentina beating Colombia to win the Copa America and Spain defeating England to win the European Championship.
18 July 2024, 10:48 AM

Argentina sack undersecretary who demanded apology from Messi

Argentina’s undersecretary for sports Julio Garro was sacked on Thursday after demanding an apology from Lionel Messi for the racist chants during the national team’s celebrations after winning the Copa America.
18 July 2024, 08:39 AM

Modric extends Real Madrid contract

The 38-year-old Ballon d'Or winner won a sixth Champions League crown as well as a fourth LaLiga title with Real last season.
17 July 2024, 12:14 PM

Gibraltar fury at Spain team's 'offensive' Euro victory chants

During the celebrations, which saw the city turned into a sea of red and yellow, several players grabbed the microphone to sing, with captain Alvaro Morata belting out "Gibraltar es espanol" -- "Gibraltar is Spanish" -- in a chant also picked up by Rodri, who plays for English club Manchester City.
17 July 2024, 11:43 AM

Mbappe says dream has come true at Real Madrid unveiling

French superstar Kylian Mbappe was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, telling 80,000 fans "my dream has come true".
16 July 2024, 11:15 AM

France unhappy with insults from Argentina Copa winners

The chants were heard during a live video posted on social media by Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from the team bus in the wake of the Copa victory over Colombia in Miami on Sunday.
16 July 2024, 11:09 AM