India off to winning start under Khalid Jamil, defeating higher-ranked Tajikistan in CAFA Nations Cup

Indian players during the CAFA Nations Cup match against Tajikistan, on August 29, 2025. Source:X/@IndianFootball Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stood tall under the bar with a series of stunning saves, including a spot-kick, as India, under new coach Khalid Jamil, beat higher-ranked Tajikistan 2-1 in their opening match of the CAFA Nations Cup football tournament on … Read more

Why Tottenham may have struck gold with the Thomas Frank signing

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy had a complicated decision to make after the 2024-25 season. Coach Ange Postecoglou had just secured the club’s first silverware in 17 years, but the team had also endured a dreadful Premier League campaign. Would the Europa League triumph outweigh a 17th-place finish, Tottenham’s worst since it was relegated in … Read more

Arsenal optimistic about Havertz return after knee surgery

Arsenal’s Kai Havertz. File. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has had a knee operation, but the Premier League giants are upbeat about the Germany international’s prospects of a swift recovery. Havertz, 26, missed Arsenal’s 5-0 thrashing of Leeds at the Emirates last Saturday (August 23, 2025) with an injury he sustained … Read more

Supreme Court verdict on AIFF constitution on September 1

Mohun Bagan Super Giants won the last ISL. File | Photo Credit: FSDL The Supreme Court of India, on Thursday (August 28, 2025), reserved its verdict regarding the All India Football Federation (AIFF) constitution yet again, adding that it will pass the final judgement on Monday (September 1, 2025). The AIFF constitution case has been … Read more

Grimsby Town vs Man United: Fourth-tier side stun United in 12-11 League Cup penalty shootout

Grimsby Town’s Charles Vernam celebrates scoring the team’s first goal against Manchester United in the League Cup on August 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Manchester United sank to a new low under Ruben Amorim by getting eliminated by fourth-tier Grimsby Town after a marathon penalty shootout in the second round of the English League … Read more

Dortmund rewards coach Niko Kovac with contract extension

Dortmund’s head coach Niko Kovac. File | Photo Credit: AP Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac has extended his contract by a year through June 2027. “Niko has thrown himself wholeheartedly into his role at BVB,” Lars Ricken, the club’s managing director for sport, said in a statement on Tuesday (August 26, 2025). “He knows football … Read more

Premier League | Rio Ngumoha, 16-year-old supersub, scores last-gasp winner for Liverpool to beat 10-man Newcastle

Liverpool’s Rio Ngumoha celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at St James’ Park, Newcastle, England, on August 25, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Sixteen-year-old substitute Rio Ngumoha scored a sensational last-gasp winner as Liverpool overcame 10-man Newcastle 3-2 in a Premier League … Read more

Mbappe fires Madrid to victory at Real Oviedo

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal | Photo Credit: Reuters Kylian Mbappe was again on target for Real Madrid as they overcame Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday (August 24, 2025). For Oviedo, returning to Spain’s top flight after an absence of almost a quarter of a century, the arrival … Read more

Jamil plays down Bagan players’ non-availability

AIFF Vice-President N. A. Haris, Indian men’s football team head coach Khalid Jamil and AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey at a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Newly appointed Indian football team head coach Khalid Jamil has a tough task at hand. Jamil takes charge with the All India Football … Read more

India thrash Bhutan 8-0 in SAFF U17 Women’s Championships

Indian team celebrating their victory. Photo: Instagram/@indianfootball Anuskha Kumari scored a hat-trick as India thrashed hosts Bhutan 8–0 for their third consecutive win at the SAFF U17 Women’s Championships in Thimphu on Sunday (August 24, 2025). Besides Kumari’s (53rd, 61st, 73rd) stellar performance, Abhista Basnett (23rd, 89th) scored a brace while Pearl Fernandes (71st), Divyani … Read more

Arsenal’s Gyokeres grabs first Premier League goals in 5-0 thrashing of Leeds

Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres celebrates after scoring their side’s third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United at Emirates stadium in London, on August 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres netted his first two Premier League goals and defender Jurrien Timber scored twice … Read more

Impressive Tottenham defeats Manchester City in Premier League

Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson celebrates after scoring during the Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham in England on August 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Tottenham continued its flying start to the Premier League season under new coach Thomas Frank as Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha secured an impressive 2-0 victory at Manchester … Read more

Cindy Remruatpuii Colney – The Hindu

The kids in a match of the RFYC Naupang league. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The fourth Reliance Football Young Champs (RFYC) Laupang League kicked off in Aizawl, with one of the brightest footballers from Mizoram, 18-year-old Cindy Remruatpuii Colney, doing the honour on Saturday. Cindy has already represented the country in the under-17 and … Read more

Messi will come to Kerala, State Sports Minister makes yet another U-turn

File picture of Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrating a goal with teammates | Photo Credit: Getty Images After months of uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi’s arrival in Kerala—announced and called off more than once to the dismay of football fans—Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman has officially confirmed that the Argentine legend will indeed lead his World Cup-winning … Read more

Leeds signs Noah Okafor from AC Milan for $24.5 million

AC Milan’s Noah Okafor. | Photo Credit: Reuters Leeds completed the signing of Noah Okafor from AC Milan on Thursday (August 21, 2025) for a fee of around 21 million euros ($24.5 million). The newly-promoted Premier League team announced that Okafor had signed a four-year contract “subject to a work permit and international clearance.” The … Read more

NorthEast United FC faces debutant Diamond Harbour FC in final

Diamond Harbour FC will aim to cap a dream run with a title win on debut when it faces the might of the defending champion NorthEast United FC in the final of the 134th Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. The surprise finalist will be looking to emulate Gokulam Kerala FC and FC Goa, which won the tournament in its maiden appearances in 2019 … Read more