East Bengal, Chennaiyin in battle to keep playoff hopes alive

  Chennaiyin FC will aim to return to winning ways. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement East Bengal meets Chennaiyin FC at home in a bottom-half clash of the Indian Super League at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. With the tournament entering the home stretch, the match will decide the two opponents’ future prospects. … Read more

Mohun Bagan Super Giant eases past Punjab FC

Mohun Bagan Super Giants players celebrate after beating Punjab FC 3-0 in an ISL match in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Jamie Maclaren scored twice to star in Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s 3-0 win over Punjab FC in an ISL match at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday and improved its chances of retaining the League … Read more

ISL | Bagan eye double over Punjab FC

Began are favourites to pick up three points. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohun Bagan Super Giant will be looking to accumulate more points and cement its place atop the table when it hosts Punjab FC in an ISL fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday. Having won their last eight outings at home, … Read more

ISL: Mohun Bagan thrashes Mohammedan Sporting 4-0

Subhasish Bose of Mohun Bagan scores against Mohammedan Sporting in an ISL match in Kolkata on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohun Bagan Super Giant strengthened its position on top of the standings with a 4-0 win over its city rival Mohammedan Sporting in an Indian Super League match at the Salt Lake Stadium here … Read more

ISL | Majcen’s injury-time strike helps Punjab edge Bengaluru

Majcen celebrates after scoring the winner against Bengaluru FC. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mrzljak, right, celebrates after scoring Punjab’s second goal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bengaluru FC’s freefall in the Indian Super League continued as it lost 2-3 to Punjab FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday. The Gerard Zaragoza-led outfit … Read more

Man City rallies to beat Club Brugge and advance in Champions League; PSG also wins and stays in

PSG’s Bradley Barcola, centre right, celebrates with Desire Doue after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Paris Saint-Germain in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Manchester City stayed in the Champions League, barely. Paris Saint-Germain saved its elite status in style. Both … Read more

ISL: Kerala Blasters posts easy win over Chennaiyin FC

Jesus Jimenez Nunez scores Kerala Blasters’ first goal against Chennaiyin FC in an ISL match in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU A zestful Kerala Blasters FC had an easy win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. The visitor downed a 10-man Chennaiyin FC 3-1 in an Indian Super League fixture … Read more

ISL: Jamshedpur gets the better of Punjab

Hernandez celebrates with teammates after netting Jamshedpur’s second goal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A wondrous long-range strike by substitute Ezequiel Vidal couldn’t prevent Punjab from suffering a 1-2 defeat to Jamshedpur in an Indian Super League (ISL) fixture at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. Pratik Chaudhuri and Javier Hernandez were the goal-scorers for … Read more

Premier League: Amad Diallo scores late 12-minute hat trick to rescue Manchester United in 3-1 win over Southampton

Amad Diallo of Manchester United celebrates with fans following the teams victory in the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Southampton FC at Old Trafford on January 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Amad Diallo keeps coming up with big late goals for Manchester United. There were three of them Thursday (January … Read more

FIFA bans Panama soccer president for fat-shaming comment at women’s national team star

FIFA suspended the president of Panama’s soccer federation for a fat-shaming comment about a star player in the women’s national team. Manual Arias suggested midfielder Marta Cox was “fat” after she made critical comments about the set-up at the national team, which qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. “President Arias has been banned for … Read more

I-League | Namdhari adds to Gokulam’s home woes

Namdhari goalkeeper Jaspreet Singh makes a save against Gokulam Kerala | Photo Credit: K. RAGESH After posting back-to-back wins in the last two away games, it was a familiar tale of disappointment at home for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League on Friday night. The former champion was beaten 0-2 by Namdhari FC. This was the … Read more

PSG signs Napoli’s star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia until 2029

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates after scoring a goal for Napoli. The Georgian winger will join PSG | Photo Credit: Reuters Khvicha Kvaratskhelia completed his expected move from Napoli to Paris Saint-Germain when he signed a deal until 2029 with the record 12-time French champion. French media earlier reported the 23-year-old Georgia forward was in Paris to … Read more

Crystal Palace signs teenage midfielder Romain Esse from Millwall

Crystal Palace signed 19-year-old attacking midfielder Romain Esse from second-division Millwall | Photo Credit: Instagram handle of Romain Esse Crystal Palace signed 19-year-old attacking midfielder Romain Esse from second-division Millwall on Saturday (January 18, 2025). The London native signed a five-and-a-half year contact with the Premier League club after scoring five goals for Millwall this … Read more

Barcola scores and assists as PSG struggles past Lens with Man City next in crunch match

Paris St Germain’s Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring their second goal | Photo Credit: Reuters Bradley Barcola’s brilliance combined with Gianluigi Donnarumma’s decisive saves helped Paris Saint-Germain win at Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday (January 19, 2025). The win extended PSG’s lead in the standings to 10 points but did little to mask the … Read more

More turmoil for Man United and Tottenham but Nottingham Forest’s title challenge strengthens

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, left, and Harry Maguire react after Brighton scored its side third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, January 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Manchester United’s season lurched further into turmoil Sunday … Read more

Chennaiyin faces stern test against in-form Mohun Bagan

Chennaiyin FC players train ahead of the ISL match against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in Chennai. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement League leader Mohun Bagan Super Giant holds all the aces as it takes on Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. The Bagan forwards — … Read more

Champions League: Liverpool beats Lille to reach Round of 16; Barcelona wins 9-goal thriller over Benfica

Barcelona players celebrate after Raphinha (centre) scores the team’s fifth goal during a Champions League match between SL Benfica and FC Barcelona at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, on January 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format … Read more

ISL | Bengaluru implodes to hand Odisha victory

Odisha players celebrate an improbable win over the high-flying BFC in their ISL encounter at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A 10-man Bengaluru FC blew a 2-0 lead to lose 2-3 to Odisha FC in the Indian Super League at the Sree Kanteerava … Read more