Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who was judged Spanish football's best player of 2015-16, was presented the Alfredo di Stefano Trophy by sports daily Marca. Recognised alongside the Portuguese international was Argentine Diego Simeone, who on Monday picked up the Miguel Muñoz prize as outstanding coach for his accomplishments with Atletico Madrid, reports ...
Beijing Guoan midfielder Renato Augusto believes a victory for Brazil against Argentina here on Thursday will go some way to erasing the memory of the Selecao football team's worst ever World Cup defeat. The World Cup qualifier between the South American giants will mark Brazil's return to the Mineirao stadium following their humiliatin...
The challenge before chess World No. 10 Grandmaster (GM) Pentala Harikrishna is to first retain his ranking and then gradually improve upon it -- and it would be nice to see two Indian players figuring in top tournaments, Indian chess experts said. They also said Harikrishna's entry into the elite club would give other Indian p...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking the release of funds for the first India-England Test at Rajkot from Wednesday. The BCCI was barred from releasing any funds till it gave an undertaking to the apex court that it would comply with the recommendations of the Lodha Committee. Appearing before ...
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday that it suspended four Laos football internationals for 60 days for suspected match-fixing. ...
Four-time Brazilian Serie A champions Fluminense have sacked coach Levir Culpi after extending a run of poor form with a 4-2 loss to Cruzeiro here. ...
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique feels club-mate Lionel Messi should have been awarded the World Footballer of the Year title each season since 2009. ...
English Premier League (EPL) football club Manchester United defender Phil Jones was happy after making his return from injury in the 3-1 win over Swansea City here....
England's interim football manager Gareth Southgate has announced a 25-member squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Scotland and international friendly against Spain. ...
Manchester United defenders Cris Smalling and Luke Shaw were criticised by manager Jose Mourinho for allegedly refusing to play during their English Premier League football match against Swansea. ...