football

Ronaldo, Bale to miss Espanyol trip

Real Madrid will have to cope without Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in the quest for a club-record 16th straight La Liga win
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Messi scores twice as Barca breeze past Leganes

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona posted a 5-1 victory at promoted Leganes on Saturday.
17 September 2016, 13:22 PM

Another case of cardiac arrest

Former Hull City star Bryan Hughes has told of his shock at the sudden death of his friend and former teammate Daniel Wilkinson.
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Manchester United beaten, Saints enjoy Europa League win

Manchester United suffer defeat in their opening Europa League group game, while Premier League rivals Southampton win.
16 September 2016, 04:58 AM

Neymar turned down jet, €40m

One of Neymar's agents claims that the Brazilian held two meetings with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer before
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Brazil back in top five, Spain slip

Brazil have climbed back into the top five of the FIFA World Ranking, as Argentina and Belgium stayed top of the table.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Bad to worse for Bangladesh

Bangladesh drop two spots to 185 in the latest FIFA Rankings.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'Huge' gender pay gap in sport not closing: study

The huge gulf between how much male and female athletes are paid is not likely to narrow in the foreseeable future.
15 September 2016, 09:05 AM

Sporting salvation a warning for Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo warns Real Madrid will be punished if they don't improve on their performance in an edgy 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon to start their Champions League defence.
15 September 2016, 04:33 AM

Leicester City begin Champions League campaign on the right note

The Leicester City fairytale has another chapter after they eased to a 3-0 away win in their Champions League debut on Wednesday, as Monaco beat Tottenham at Wembley in front of a record crowd for an English club.
14 September 2016, 22:06 PM

UEFA elects surprise candidate Ceferin as new leader

UEFA on Wednesday overwhelmingly elected Slovenian lawyer Aleksander Ceferin, almost unknown three months ago, as its new president to lead the world's most powerful football confederation into a new era after Michel Platini was forced to resign.
14 September 2016, 13:07 PM

Bayern crush Rostov 5-0

Bayern Munich crush Champions League newcomers Rostov 5-0 with two goals from youngster Joshua Kimmich to kick off their Group D campaign and notch a competition-record 13th consecutive home victory.
14 September 2016, 00:11 AM

Leipzig rock Dortmund

RB Leipzig stuns Bundesliga title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund 1-0 to claim the club's first win in the German top flight.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Learning Italian by Hart

Torino boss Sinisa Mihajlovic is delighted with Joe Hart's attitude after his move to the Italian side.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Higuain brace powers Juve

Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon star as Juventus and Napoli warmed up for their respective Champions League opening group games with comprehensive wins over Sassuolo and Palermo.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'Xavi is irrelevant'

Cristiano Ronaldo uses his post-match interview following his goalscoring return against Osasuna to hit back at former Barcelona midfielder Xavi's comments.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Concert to kickstart Sylhet leg

Preparations are being taken to make the eighth and ninth rounds of the JB Bangladesh Premier League in Sylhet a success, organisers inform at a press conference in the capital.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

I won three Ballons d'Or to Xavi's zero: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo takes aim at Xavi following the former Barcelona midfielder's comments claiming Lionel Messi is superior.
11 September 2016, 06:22 AM

New Zealand to fund child sport development in Pacific

New Zealand will fund a multi-million dollar programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport.
11 September 2016, 04:44 AM

Barca fall to Alaves, Ronaldo scores in Real win

Newly promoted Alaves stunned Spanish champions Barcelona by winning 2-1 at the Camp Nou on Saturday as boss Luis Enrique paid a heavy price for starting Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez on the bench.
10 September 2016, 21:27 PM