Football

Erling Haaland denied double hat trick chance

Pep Guardiola revealed the truth behind denying Erling Haaland a chance to score a double hat trick in the post-match conference. He said, "If he achieves this milestone at 22, 23, it will be boring his life. He wouldn't have a target to reach in the future. Here and everywhere. That's why I make a substitution."

2023-03-15T09:38:17.401885+00:00 IST

Liverpool looking for a comeback against Real Madrid in UCL

Liverpool will play against Real Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Liverpool will play this fixture without two key midfield players, Jordan Henderson and Stefan Bajcetic.

2023-03-15T06:41:49.715286+00:00 IST

Manchester City defeats RB Leipzig in UCL

Manchester City pulled off a seven-star performance against RB Leipzig in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Five goals from Erling Haaland and a goal each from Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne sealed a comfortable victory against the German side.

2023-03-15T04:08:45.077056+00:00 IST

Mentality was to attack and win: ATKMB coach after beating Hyderabad FC

The match was decided in the penalty shootout with Javier Siverio and Bartholomew Ogbeche missing for Hyderabad FC. ATK Mohun Bagan captain Pritam Kotal scored the winning penalty to help his side qualify for the ISL final.

2023-03-14T03:29:42.951565+00:00 IST

ISL: ATKMB down Hyderabad FC 4-3 in second leg of semis

Having avenged the outcome of last season's semi-final against Hyderabad FC, ATKMB are a win away from lifting their maiden ISL title when they face Bengaluru FC in Goa on Saturday, March 18

2023-03-14T03:29:20.143010+00:00 IST

ISL: Hats off to my players, penalties are not a lottery

Both sides played out a goalless draw in the second leg, identical to the scoreline in the first leg. The game headed into penalty shootouts as neither team failed to break the deadlock in extra-time. Two missed penalties from Javier Siverio and Bartholomew Ogbeche gave the Mariners an upper hand as they advanced through the final after defender and captain Pritam Kotal converted the final penalty for the Kolkata-based side

2023-03-14T03:14:39.597725+00:00 IST

De Gea blames too many games for performance against Southampton

Manchester United barely managed to pull out a draw against Southampton yesterday. David De Gea believes that an excessive amount of games took a toll on their performance. While talking to MUTV he said "It is crazy the amount of games we are playing. It is tough. It looks simple, but it is very tough to play every two or three days. Players are running a lot. We don't have much time to recover. But everyone is trying their best. You can see in every game we fight and we try our best. Of course, some games like today, you miss one player, players are going to get tired and you can drop some points. But let's keep going, we have two more big games next week."

2023-03-13T17:45:58.356686+00:00 IST

Burnley placed under Transfer Embargo by English Football League

Burnley Football Club has released an official statement which revealed that EFL has imposed an immediate Transfer Embargo. The club statement read that "We would like to share with our supporters the disappointing news that the EFL are placing the club under an immediate transfer embargo. We believe transparency in these matters is paramount and we want to explain why this has happened."

2023-03-13T17:23:29.541887+00:00 IST

Casemiro will be out for next four games

Casemiro will miss the next four games of Manchester United after receiving a straight red card against Southampton on Sunday. Their next four games in the Premier League will be against Fulham, Newcastle, Brentford and Everton. Erik Ten Hag was quite vocal about the decision. In the post-match conference, he said Casemiro played over 500 games in Europe and never once got a red card. Now he has two in the Premier League. His absence is not the issue, we will deal with that. This game was influenced by the referee."

2023-03-13T06:04:06.928471+00:00 IST

Bengaluru FC coach proud of his team

Bengaluru FC edged past Mumbai City FC after losing the game 2-1. With a 2-2 scoreline on aggregate, the game went to penalties. It took 18 penalties to decide the cup tie. After the match, the Bengaluru FC coach reflected back on the game. "We are delighted. We are so pleased for the players because they gave everything tonight. The supporters have not had such nights for a long time. I am so proud of everyone connected with the club."

2023-03-13T03:24:20.661864+00:00 IST

I-League: Roundglass Punjab FC end season with perfect home

Luka Majcen scored both goals for the hosts which also took him to the top of the goal-scoring tally for the season

2023-03-12T16:46:07.506243+00:00 IST

I-League: Gokulam Kerala confirm third place finish after 1-0 win

In the penultimate game of the season, Gokulam Kerala's Sergio Mendigutxia's second-half penalty proved to be the decisive goal. The hosts, however, also owed their victory to the heroics of Shibinraj Kunniyil in goal. Kunniyil was rightly adjudged the Hero of the Match for his outstanding performance

2023-03-12T15:30:52.522196+00:00 IST

Chennaiyin FC conducts Marina beach cleaning drive

Edwin, Sangwan, Duker and Karikari also take part along with head coach Brdaric and assistant coach Djarmati.

2023-03-12T08:11:35.794982+00:00 IST

We can keep another clean sheet against MCFC: Bengaluru's Simon

Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson expects his players to deliver a good game in the second leg of the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final, as the Blues host Mumbai City FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

2023-03-12T03:29:22.328112+00:00 IST

India eliminated from AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers

Though both teams finished on seven points from three matches in the four-team group, the result knocked India out of contention for Round 2 of the qualifiers due to an inferior goal difference -- India ended with a goal difference of +13; Vietnam had +14.

2023-03-12T02:42:11.687173+00:00 IST

Mumbai City FC will give reaction in second leg: Des Buckingham

The Blues hold a 0-1 advantage with an away win in the first leg, but it's all to play for in the second and the decisive leg in Bengaluru.

2023-03-12T02:29:13.798780+00:00 IST

I-League: Dauda's hat-trick for Mohammedan Sporting highlight

Thus, both Mehrajuddin Wadoo's Mohammedan Sporting and Caetano Pinho's former I-League champions finished on 26 points, but Aizawl got the seventh position because of a better head-to-head record. Their win over the Kolkata side on Republic Day in Aizawl proved to be decisive

2023-03-11T17:50:14.127740+00:00 IST

ISL: Bengaluru FC to lock horns with Mumbai City FC in second leg

The narrow win against Mumbai City FC last Tuesday saw Bengaluru FC extend their winning streak in the ISL to ten games, and was also their second consecutive win against Mumbai City FC

2023-03-11T17:12:07.293615+00:00 IST

Pep Guardiola ignored Joao Cancelo's lack of playing time

Pep Guardiola refused to address Joao Cancelo's lack of playing time with Bayern Munich. Cancelo went on loan in January. But he has struggled to make his place in the playing eleven. When Guardiola was asked about this in the pre-match conference he said, " He's with Bayern Munich. At the end of the season, we will review the cases - players that are here, not here, loan cases. At the end of the season. Joao is a player for Bayern Munich."

2023-03-11T05:35:23.012678+00:00 IST

Leicester City vs Chelsea Match Preview

Leicester City will host Chelsea on Saturday at the King Power Stadium. Both teams have struggled this season. At this point, both teams need three points to move ahead in the Premier League table.

2023-03-10T15:22:33.120032+00:00 IST

Roberto De Zerbi will stay at Brighton and Hove Albion

Roberto De Zerbi made his stance clear about his future with Brighton and Hove Albion. In the pre-match conference, he said "I have a long contract with Brighton and I'm happy to work here. I'm enjoying working with these players, I'm delighted with my players for their performance and I can't ask for more, it's a good moment in my life. People are speaking about our quality of play, and for that I am proud."

2023-03-10T14:43:19.512885+00:00 IST