football

Super-sub Cahill sinks UAE

Tim Cahill comes off the bench to score with only his second touch as Australia edge the United Arab Emirates 1-0.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Altidore fires USA

Striker Jozy Altidore scores twice as the United States thrash Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 to book their place in the final round of the CONCACAF region's 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Portugal lose, France held

With Cristiano Ronaldo still missing due to injury, European champions Portugal begin their bid to qualify for the 2018 World
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

U-16 champs sent back alone

It was yesterday reported by a television channel that some of the girls of the Bangladesh under-16 women's football team,
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Swiss to host Inter-migrant football contest

Around 120 asylum seekers and refugees in Switzerland will next week compete in a football tournament organised with the backing of UEFA.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Messi's son Thiago joins Barcelona baby team

Messi junior will be one of the first to take part in Barcelona's pilot programme aimed towards the 3-5 year age bracket.
7 September 2016, 09:03 AM

Football: Portugal beaten, France held

With Cristiano Ronaldo still missing due to injury, European champions Portugal begin their bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a disappointing 2-0 defeat in Switzerland.
7 September 2016, 03:21 AM

Brazil 2-1 Colombia: Neymar on target to give Selecao hard-earned victory

Neymar is the hero for Brazil as the home side beat Colombia 2-1 in World Cup qualifying.
7 September 2016, 02:57 AM

Venezuela 2-2 Argentina: Bauza's men battle back to grab point

Argentina stage a great escape to come away from Merida with a share of the points, as they battle back from two goals down to take a 2-2 draw against Venezuela.
7 September 2016, 02:20 AM

China earn 1st point

China hold heavyweights Iran to a gritty 0-0 draw to lift their hopes of reaching just their second World Cup in Asian qualifying.
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'Everything is fine' – Leo Messi allays injury worries

Lionel Messi plays down the seriousness of a hamstring injury which forced him to come home early from international duty with Argentina.
6 September 2016, 06:29 AM

Bale fires Euro stars Wales in Moldova stroll

Gareth Bale scores two goals and creates another as Euro 2016 sensations Wales crush Moldova 4-0 in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in Cardiff.
6 September 2016, 05:15 AM

'To start from zero'

Anyone who thought Lionel Messi dyed his hair blond just for fun or for no good reason was wrong. Emphatically wrong.
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Allardyce praises Rooney

Sam Allardyce vows to defer to captain Wayne Rooney over his positioning after starting life as England manager with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Slovakia in World Cup qualifying.
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

New-look booters face Bhutan today

Having officially taken over the job of steadying the rocking boat of Bangladesh football just two weeks ago, Tom Saintfiet was
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Barcelona sign Ronaldinho... again!

Ronaldinho is back at Barcelona as an ambassador for their New York office.
5 September 2016, 10:06 AM

Bangladesh end with perfect record after 4-0 win over UAE

Hosts Bangladesh cap off their AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers campaign with a comfortable 4-0 victory against the United Arab Emirates.
5 September 2016, 07:09 AM

German football icon Beckenbauer has bypass surgery

German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer undergoes open heart bypass surgery in an operation scheduled long before Swiss authorities opened criminal proceedings against him last week.
5 September 2016, 06:40 AM

Blonde bombshell Messi reveals why he changed his look

Barcelona's blonde bombshell Lionel Messi reveals the reason behind his drastic change of hairstyle over the summer.
5 September 2016, 06:08 AM

Mueller scores twice as Germany brush Norway aside

Thomas Mueller put his Euro 2016 goal drought behind him, scoring twice to give dominant Germany an easy 3-0 win away to Norway in their opening World Cup qualifier.
5 September 2016, 05:18 AM