Sports / Football

Liverpool's Van Dijk wins England's PFA Player of the Year award 29 Apr 2019 - 02:29 pm

Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk was named Player of the Year by England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) on Sunday, becoming the fourth...

Women's football team takes on sexism in Comoros 28 Apr 2019 - 08:24 pm

Moroni, Comoros: Sitting beside the football field, Armelle Sylva pulls thick sport socks over her feet and painted toenails before putting on football...

Messi helps Barcelona clinch Spanish league title 28 Apr 2019 - 08:00 pm

Barcelona, Spain: Lionel Messi conjured the perfect finish to a dominant title march by Barcelona on Saturday, when he came off the bench...

Mertens joins Maradona as Napoli close in on Champions League 28 Apr 2019 - 05:13 pm

Rome: Dries Mertens moved level with Diego Maradona in Napoli's Serie A scoring list as he helped them take a big step towards...

Thorgan Hazard confirms Dortmund agreement 28 Apr 2019 - 04:50 pm

Berlin: Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Thorgan Hazard has confirmed German media reports that he has agreed terms with Gladbach's Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund. The...

Arsenal's top-four hopes hit in 3-0 defeat at Leicester 28 Apr 2019 - 03:52 pm

Ten-man Arsenal suffered a 3-0 Premier League defeat at Leicester City on Sunday in another blow to their hopes of finishing in the...

Neymar appears to aim punch at fan goading him after defeat 28 Apr 2019 - 02:40 pm

Paris: Neymar appeared to aim a punch at a fan goading him following Paris Saint-Germain's surprise French Cup final defeat to Rennes on...

Atletico make Barca wait by squeezing past Valladolid 27 Apr 2019 - 07:35 pm

Madrid: Barcelona were made to wait to retain their La Liga title on Saturday as closest challengers Atletico Madrid scraped past strugglers Real...

Dortmund title hopes hanging by a thread after derby defeat to Schalke 27 Apr 2019 - 06:50 pm

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga title hopes were dealt a huge blow on Saturday after a red card for Marco Reus and a Daniel...

Pochettino tells players to forget defeat ahead of Ajax clash 27 Apr 2019 - 05:35 pm

Mauricio Pochettino urged his side to forget about Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United in the Premier League when they face...

Gattuso issues rallying cry to flagging Milan players 27 Apr 2019 - 05:12 pm

ROME: AC Milan's players will be playing for "the entire Milan universe" when they travel to Torino in Serie A on Sunday, coach...

West Ham inflict first defeat on Spurs at new home 27 Apr 2019 - 04:30 pm

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first defeat at their new stadium after Michail Antonio gave West Ham United a 1-0 win in the Premier...

Experience helped propel Ajax to Champions League semi-finals 27 Apr 2019 - 12:15 pm

Ajax Amsterdam’s unexpected march to the Champions League semi-finals has done much to highlight the dynamic young talent at the club, but it...

Man City fighting 'like animals' for Premier League, says Fernandinho 26 Apr 2019 - 12:32 pm

London, Fernandinho says Manchester City's desire to fight "like animals" is fuelling their Premier League title charge as they strive to hold off...

Pogba selected in Premier League team of the season 25 Apr 2019 - 02:54 pm

LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is the only player not from Manchester City or Liverpool to be selected in the Premier League's...

Guardiola's Man City raise the bar as Man Utd suffer more misery 25 Apr 2019 - 08:36 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side have raised the bar in the Premier League after edging one point...

Champions League: Three things we learned from Barcelona v Manchester United 24 Apr 2019 - 10:56 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona cruised into the Champions League semi-finals as their 3-0 win against Manchester United sealed a 4-0 aggregate success on Tuesday. Here,...