Soccer

Football: Dortmund's hot-shots eye goal record at Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund can set a new Champions League goal record at Real Madrid on Wednesday if the likes of Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score at the Bernabeu.
6 December 2016, 06:15 AM

Football: FIFA loses the man who led fight against match-fixing

The man who was leading FIFA's fight against match-fixing has left his post, soccer's world governing body said on Monday.
6 December 2016, 05:31 AM

Feni Soccer earn a draw

Feni Soccer Club came from behind to hold Rahmatganj MFS to a 1-1 draw in their JB Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj yesterday.
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Premier League misery for Toure, Mahrez, Mane

African stars Yaya Toure of Manchester City, Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City and Sadio Mane of Liverpool suffered English Premier League misery at the weekend.
5 December 2016, 10:11 AM

Football: Sevilla gets Nasri boost ahead of Lyon game

Sevilla midfielder Samir Nasri has returned to training and is a step closer to making his comeback when his team plays at Olympique Lyon in Wednesday's Champions League game, the Spanish club have announced.
5 December 2016, 09:37 AM

Football: Five things we learned from La Liga

Real Madrid remain six points clear at the top of La Liga after Sergio Ramos's late leveller earned a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in El Clasico on a weekend in which none of the top six won.
5 December 2016, 08:11 AM

Football: Five things we learned in the Premier League

Manchester City lost their cool in a damaging defeat against title rivals Chelsea, Liverpool surrendered ground on the leaders after an incredible collapse at Bournemouth, while Alexis Sanchez kept Arsenal firmly in the hunt.
5 December 2016, 06:24 AM

Football: Late Malaga equaliser piles pressure on Prandelli

Valencia's winless streak extended to six La Liga games as Pablo Fornals struck deep into stoppage time to hand Malaga a deserved 2-2 draw at a discontented Mestalla on Sunday.
5 December 2016, 05:34 AM

Football: Carrick sees signs Manchester United are moving on from Ferguson era

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick thinks he has seen signs in recent performances that the club might finally be set to move on from the Alex Ferguson era.
2 December 2016, 08:15 AM

Football: Rivals rule out final league game against Chapecoense

Chapecoense's opponents in the last game of the Brazilian league season said they would not play the match out of respect for the stricken club who lost most of their players in a plane crash.
2 December 2016, 08:02 AM

Football: Malaysia cancels two matches with Myanmar over Rohingya crackdown

Malaysia's national soccer team has cancelled two friendly under-22 matches with Myanmar, in protest against the Southeast Asian nation's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, a team spokesman said on Thursday.
1 December 2016, 06:37 AM

Football: Cavani hits 100 but Zlatan comparisons persist

Edinson Cavani scored his 100th goal in all competitions for Paris St Germain in their 2-0 Ligue 1 victory over Angers on Wednesday, but the Uruguay international still cannot escape the shadow cast by his predecessor Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
1 December 2016, 05:57 AM

Football: crash survivors undergo operations in Colombia, probe begins

Doctors treated traumatized survivors and an investigation was to get underway on Wednesday into an air crash that killed 71 people and wiped out Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team en route to a cup final in Colombia.
30 November 2016, 07:41 AM

Football: Footballers face modest wages, late payment and intimidation

Far from the image of owning fast cars and living in mansions, footballers around the world face low wages, delayed payments, bullying and intimidation, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
29 November 2016, 06:16 AM

Football: Corruption case a complication for Neymar, says Brazil coach

A Spanish corruption case surrounding Neymar's transfer from Santos to Barcelona in 2013 is certain to influence the Brazil forward's form, national team coach Tite said on Monday.
29 November 2016, 05:46 AM

Football: Pique fiercely critical of Barcelona after draw at Real Sociedad

Gerard Pique gives a scathing assessment of Barcelona's display after the champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Sociedad and casts doubt on his team's ability to retain the La Liga title unless their performances improve.
28 November 2016, 05:22 AM

Football: Milan thump Empoli, Chievo furious after Torino defeat

Gianluca Lapadula scored his first Serie A brace to help AC Milan thump Empoli 4-1 away on Saturday while Chievo were left fuming after their 2-1 defeat at Torino.
27 November 2016, 05:52 AM

U-14 Women's Nat'l C'ship from today

The 2nd JFA Cup Under-14 Women's National Championship gets underway today with 32 district teams participating across seven different venues.
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Moses leads Blues back to summit

Chelsea stormed back from behind to end Tottenham Hotspur's unbeaten Premier League record with a 2-1 victory on Saturday that propelled Antonio Conte's soaring side back into top spot.
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Lionel Messi downplays role in Barcelona success

Lionel Messi's prodigious talent is matched by his startling humility, which he displayed again on Thursday by denying that Barcelona's fate is determined by his presence in the team.
25 November 2016, 07:42 AM