Football

Paul Ramfangzauva pens two-year contract extension with Odisha FC

Ramfangzauva, who hails from Mizoram, joined Odisha FC in 2021 after a successful stint with Aizawl FC in the I-League

2023-03-23T18:09:00.268694+00:00 IST

Odisha CM felicitates ISL Golden Boot award winner Diego Mauricio

Maurico started the season by scoring two goals in the first match against Jamshedpur FC and continued his goal-scoring spree throughout the season and finished with 12 goals in 21 matches, emerged as the top scorer this ISL 2022-23 season and won the prestigious Golden Boot award.

2023-03-23T17:00:37.125676+00:00 IST

We had good game, but focus is on Kyrgyz encounter: Anirudh Thapa

The Tri-Nation International Football Tournament is only half done for the Blue Tigers as they have another match against the Kyrgyz Republic coming up on March 28.

2023-03-23T15:49:00.694411+00:00 IST

India square off against Bangladesh in SAFF U-17 Women's C'ship

The Young Tigresses began their campaign with a solid 4-1 victory over Nepal on Monday, with Shilji Shaji netting a hat-trick and Pooja adding another.

2023-03-23T15:21:32.877921+00:00 IST

Man United sale: Qatar's Sheikh Jassim given extensions for bid

Any bid of more than £3.75bn would be a record-breaking fee for a sports club, a price at which Denver Broncos were sold during last summer.

2023-03-23T07:37:56.860795+00:00 IST

Could've won by a bigger shoreline: Igor Stimac

Two decisions involving captain Sunil Chhetri - an apparent foul on him not given as a penalty in the first half and a goal disallowed for offside - led Stimac to state, "For me, the result is 3-0, not 1-0."

2023-03-23T07:12:17.015846+00:00 IST

India senior women's football team in goalless draw with Jordan

These matches are being held as part of India's preparations for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1 in the Kyrgyz Republic next month.

2023-03-23T04:20:41.485464+00:00 IST

India defeat Myanmar in tri-nation opener in Imphal

Given India's dominance over their rivals for most of the outing, the scoreline would have been bigger, but the team missed chances that kept the victory margin at the bare minimum

2023-03-22T17:43:57.894260+00:00 IST

Mesut Ozil announces retirement from football

Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement at the age of 34.

2023-03-22T13:23:26.984939+00:00 IST

Kevin De Bruyne will lead Belgium in Euro Qualifiers

Kevin de Bruyne has been officially named as the new captain of Belgium after Eden Hazard's retirement left the position empty. De Bruyne said: "It's a proud moment to be captain of the national team. I have been representing Belgium as a footballer for quite a long time. To represent it in this way is an honour. I hope I can fulfil that role well. "

2023-03-22T09:39:57.960407+00:00 IST

Didier Deschamps appoints Mbappe as France football team captain

Kylian Mbappe is now the captain of the France football team. He has replaced Hugo Lloris and he is the youngest captain in the history of the French National team. France football association made an official announcement on their social media handle which said, "Didier Deschamps has named Kylian Mbappe as the new Blues captain! Antoine Griezmann is the vice-captain."

2023-03-22T07:10:46.463724+00:00 IST

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero praises Julian Alvarez

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero praised Julian Alvarez for his recent exploits in the Premier League and at the international level. While speaking to Manchester City Sergio Aguero said, "He arrived in the team only very recently, and it's his first experience in Europe. It's only been a short time, but he's proven he can play at the highest level - in the Premier League, the Champions League, and the World Cup as well,"

2023-03-22T05:01:42.287384+00:00 IST

Arsenal to face MLS All Stars-Team at Audi Field

Arsenal is set to face MLS All Stars-Team at Audi Field in Washington DC. This fixture will be held on July 19. Mikel Arteta reflected on this game and said," It's great that we're playing against the MLS All-Stars in Washington D.C. in July. Our US tour last summer was very good preparation for the season."

2023-03-22T04:25:27.140642+00:00 IST

SAFF Women's U-17 C'ship: India start campaign with 4-1 win over

The stadium had served up forgettable memories for the India U-20 team, against the same opposition earlier in the year as they suffered a defeat and if there were any fears that this would prove to be a tricky tie, they were banished almost immediately

2023-03-20T16:11:57.284827+00:00 IST

Bukayo Saka registers double digits in goals and assists in PL

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka has been one of the standout players this season. the young English winger became the first player in the Premier League to register double digits in goals and assists. Even Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta had some praise in store for his star player. "He remains humble, he knows that he can still be much better, do things a lot better than he does and that's a big given because he's still 21 years old,"

2023-03-20T10:03:53.767493+00:00 IST

Man Utd's late comeback seals their place in FA Cup semifinal

Manchester United made a late comeback to seal their place in the FA Cup semi-final. Fulham dominated the majority of the game and Alexander Mitrovic's goal gave them full control of the game. However, the red card incident in the 70th minute of the game turned the entire match in favour of Manchester United.

2023-03-20T07:51:57.913748+00:00 IST

Chelsea Football Club Legend Hasselbaink visits Mumbai

Chelsea Football Club Legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink recently made a visit to Dharavi, Mumbai and delivered an interactive coaching clinic at the Ekvira Mitra Mandle community centre in the locality. The Chelsea legend walked around the area to understand some of the key challenges young people face on a daily basis.

2023-03-20T06:21:06.781150+00:00 IST

PSG manager defends his players after defeat against Rennes

Rennes produced one of the biggest upset in Ligue 1 this season after defeating league leaders Paris Saint-German by a score line of 2-0 at Parc des Princes on Sunday.

2023-03-20T06:17:04.736876+00:00 IST

Players showed character and won trophy: Juan Ferrando

Sunil Chhetri cancelled out a Dimitri Petratos penalty on the stroke of half-time before Roy Krishna gave the Blues the lead late on in the game. But the Australian scored his second penalty of the night to make it 2-2 and send the game into extra time.

2023-03-19T16:51:18.047397+00:00 IST

Jordan edge Indian women's football team 2-1 in first friendly

The hosts began the proceedings in red-hot style, racing to a two-goal lead within the opening quarter of an hour.

2023-03-19T16:49:30.791838+00:00 IST

Bengaluru to host 2023 SAFF Championship

All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey announced in the city on Sunday, March 19, 2023, that The SAFF Championship 2023 will be hosted in Bengaluru from June 21 to July 3, 2023.

2023-03-19T15:35:06.614261+00:00 IST