Portugal midfielder Adrien Silva signs for Leicester City to end long-running saga
The 28-year-old – capped 20 times and a member of the Portugal side that won Euro 2016 – has had to wait four months to complete the £22 million ($29.7million) transfer from Sporting Lisbon.
Jan 01, 2018, 19:54 PM IST
Russia enters final stretch to hosting historic 2018 FIFA World Cup
The country selected 11 host cities to be the venues for the matches of the 2018 World Cup and they are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and Samara.
Jan 01, 2018, 18:19 PM IST
I-League: Indian Arrows coach Luis Norton de Matos upset with Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem pursuing European opportunities
The 17-year-old Dheeraj, who has been training under Matos for nearly a year has not extended his contract with the development squad of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) which expired on December 31, to quit the I-League.
Jan 01, 2018, 17:04 PM IST
Frenchman Paul Pogba urges misfiring Manchester United to 'wake up'
Draws against Leicester and Burnley either side of Christmas severely undermined United's status as challengers to Manchester City and Saturday's 0-0 stalemate at home to Southampton means they are now third in the standings, 15 points adrift of City.
Jan 01, 2018, 16:18 PM IST
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola pleads for player protection
De Bruyne was stretchered off after being hacked down by Crystal Palace`s Jason Puncheon as City broke in search of a late winner at Selhurst Park on Sunday following Ederson`s penalty save from Luka Milivojevic.
Jan 01, 2018, 15:43 PM IST
EPL: Five things we learned this weekend
The Arsenal boss on Sunday moved past Alex Ferguson, marking a record 811th game in charge in the Premier League as his side drew 1-1 against West Brom
Jan 01, 2018, 15:33 PM IST
ISL 2017: Miku, Sunil Chettri on target as Bengaluru FC beat Kerala Blasters 3-1
The win took Bengaluru to third position on the table and in touching distance of league leaders Chennaiyin FC.
Dec 31, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
EPL: Manchester City draw to Crystal Palace, Kevin De Bruyne gets injured
Kevin De Bruyne was carried off on a stretcher late in Manchester City`s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday, with Gabriel Jesus also leaving the pitch injured and in tears.
Dec 31, 2017, 20:12 PM IST
Atletico Madrid pin their hopes on Diego Costa's second coming
Costa, who fired Atletico to a first league title in 18 years in 2014, agreed a return to the club from Chelsea in September for 57 million pounds ($77 million), nearly double the price he left for more than three years ago.
Dec 31, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
I-League: Aizawl FC beat Gokulam Kerala FC
The defending champions have now jumped two spots to the fifth position on the I-league ladder with 10 points from five matches.
Dec 31, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
Football celebrates 1995 Ballon d'Or winner George Weah's Liberia election victory
Weah, idolised in Liberia as "Mister George", will be sworn in on January 22 after winning Thursday`s run-off against vice President Joseph Boakai.
Dec 29, 2017, 19:03 PM IST
Eden Hazard rejects Chelsea contract extension
Eden Hazard's father said that the European Champions have not tried to make any contact with his son as of now and the only interest at the moment is from his ward.
Dec 29, 2017, 18:40 PM IST
I-League: Profligate Mohun Bagan held by 10-man Indian Arrows
It was for the first time that an I-League match was held at the Kolkata Maidan and the venue witnessed a near full house at the 17,000-capacity stadium as the crowd turned up in large numbers, even for a weekday match with a 2 pm kickoff.
Dec 29, 2017, 18:16 PM IST
Antoine Griezmann to stay, confirms Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin
The 26-year-old, who extended his contract with the Spanish club, has been linked with a move to English football giants Manchester United since the previous season.
Dec 29, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
EPL: Injury-hit Stoke City set to field youth players against Chelsea
Stoke, who have lost three out of their last five league games, are 13th in the table on 20 points. Chelsea are third with 42 points.
Dec 29, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
Burnley's flowering the result of player development, says manager Sam Dyche
Dyche is solely focused on that incremental development, starting with improving his squad when the January transfer window opens.
Dec 29, 2017, 15:37 PM IST
UEFA 'don't care' about racism, says England's Under-17 FIFA World Cup star Rhian Brewster
The 17-year-old, who is yet to feature for Liverpool`s first team, says he has witnessed racial abuse – either aimed at him or a teammate – seven times this year.
Dec 29, 2017, 00:31 AM IST
1995 Ballon d'Or winner George Weah set to win Liberia presidency after 98.1 percent of all votes counted
The National Election Commission (NEC) said Weah had won an insurmountable 61.5 percent of Tuesday's vote, which was delayed several weeks after a legal challenge from Boakai.
Dec 29, 2017, 00:20 AM IST
Sevilla name Vincenzo Montella to replace axed cancer-stricken coach Eduardo Berizzo
Montella was sacked by AC Milan in November after just 17 months in charge with the Italian giants marooned in mid-table.
Dec 29, 2017, 00:13 AM IST
Five memorable Liverpool v Leicester City matches
Liverpool and Leicester City meet for the 110th time in all competitions on Saturday.
Dec 28, 2017, 23:59 PM IST
