Paris Saint-Germain’s Fabian Ruiz scores his team third goal during the Club World Cup 2025 semifinal against Real Madrid in East Rutherford on July 9, 2025. Image was captured using a remote camera from behind the goal. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Fabián Ruiz scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain built a three-goal lead in the … Read more
Wearing their blue, red and white jerseys, Paris Saint-Germain supporters were surrounded by white shirts. Real Madrid fans were 95% of the crowd at MetLife Stadium for Wednesday’s Club World Cup semifinal, the shirts of Los Blancos radiant in the harsh summer sun. Yet, it was PSG fans in a couple sections behind one goal … Read more
Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani celebrates after scoring her side’s second goal during the Euro 2025, group C, soccer match between Poland and Sweden at Allmend Stadion Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Sweden advanced to the quarterfinals at the Women’s European Championship by beating Poland 3-0 on Tuesday (July 8, … Read more
Chelsea’s Joao Pedro scores the team’s second goal against Fluminense in the Club World Cup semifinal at New Jersey, U.S., on July 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters João Pedro scored twice against his boyhood team in his first start for Chelsea, leading the Blues over Fluminense 2-0 Tuesday (July 9, 2025) to assure an … Read more
Sudhir Menon with Mansi Rajpoot and Dr. Harinder Singh Sidhu, both representing Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi has announced a partnership with the Cambodian Premier League side Angkor Tiger Football Club, based in Siem Reap, for the upcoming 2025-26 season of the Cambodian Youth League. … Read more
Emami East Bengal FC will take on Bengaluru-based South United FC in the opening fixture of the 134th edition of Durand Cup football tournament which gets underway at the Salt Lake Stadium on July 23. Positioned as the season-opener of Indian football ever since it moved out of Delhi, the Durand Cup this year will … Read more
Mexico players celebrate after defeating United States during the 2025 Gold Cup Final at NRG Stadium. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mexico defeated the United States 2-1 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sunday (July 6, 2025) to successfully defend their CONCACAF Gold Cup crown and capture their 10th title in a pulsating final that … Read more
Sports, as a whole, has gained immense priority under the leadership and the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and it is with great hope that we look forward to the next 10 years, when India, under this vision, could become one of the world leaders in the sporting arena. India has successfully expressed its … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe scores his team’s third goal against Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup 2025 in East Rutherford on July 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Kylian Mbappé’s spectacular bicycle kick was among three goals in second-half stoppage time, and Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in a … Read more
England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France 2-1 on Saturday. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore scored two quickfire goals towards the end of the first half as France recorded a ninth straight win and stunned the defending champion. Keira Walsh … Read more
Maria Rodrigues reacts as pallbearers carry a coffin at the funeral ceremony of her late husband, Andre Silva, brother of Liverpool’s Portuguese soccer player Diogo Jota, who both died in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, at the Chapel of the Resurrection, in Gondomar, Portugal, July 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Players from Liverpool … Read more
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer celebrates scoring the first goal with Enzo Fernandez, during the FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinal against Palmeiras at Lincoln Financial Field on July 4, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Photo Credit: Reuters Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto’s 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe was briefly hospitalised early in the tournament, isolated from his teammates as he recovered. File | Photo Credit: Reuters It is too soon to say whether Kylian Mbappe will start in Real Madrid’s Club World Cup quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (July 5, 2025), coach Xabi Alonso said, as … Read more
When Mikel Arteta took charge of Arsenal in December 2019, the club was in a bleak period: after three successive seasons of finishing outside the top four, it was languishing in tenth place. But having left his role as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City assistant to replace the sacked Unai Emery, Arteta — in his first … Read more
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey. File. | Photo Credit: AP Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape, British police said Friday (July 4, 2025). Partey has also been charged on one count of sexual assault, with the alleged offenses taking place between 2021-22. Partey’s lawyer Jenny Wiltshire told Britain’s … Read more
File picture of Indian footballers during a training session in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday (July 4, 2025) began the process to find a new head coach for its under-fire men’s national team, setting July 13 as the last date for interested applicants, who must have at … Read more
Italy’s defender #23 Cecilia Salvai, Italy’s defender #19 Martina Lenzini (C) and teammates hydrate during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Group B football match between Belgium and Italy at the Stade de Tourbillon in Sion, on July 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Italy secured what could prove to be a pivotal opening victory in … Read more
Spain’s Esther Gonzalez celebrates with Vicky Lopez during the women’s Euro 2025 match against Portugal in Bern on July 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Esther González scored twice and world champion Spain delivered a strong statement by routing Portugal 5-0 in their Women’s European Championship opener. The 32-year-old González became the oldest player to … Read more
Joao Pedro. File | Photo Credit: AP New signing Joao Pedro could make his debut for Chelsea when they renew acquaintances with Brazilian outfit Palmeiras in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup on Friday (July 4, 2025). The 23-year-old Brazilian forward completed a move to Chelsea from Brighton and Hove Albion for a reported … Read more
File picture of Liverpool and Portuguese player Diogo Jota, who reportedly died in a car crash | Photo Credit: Reuters Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV station said on Thursday (July 3, 2025), citing local firefighters. Diogo Jota, … Read more
Norway’s Ada Hegerberg scores her side’s first goal during the Women’s Euro 2025 group A match between Switzerland and Norway at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, on July 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Norway star Ada Hegerberg led her team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over host nation Switzerland despite missing a penalty in … Read more
Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac celebrates after the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said a date in the Club World Cup quarter-finals against Real Madrid was just a bonus for his overperforming team, who held off a second-half comeback from Monterrey to win 2-1 in the round of 16 on … Read more
The Indian women’s football team produced another commanding performance in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, thrashing Iraq 5-0 here on Wednesday (July 2, 2025). India led 2-0 at half-time. First-half goals from Sangita Basfore and Manisha set the tone before a dominant second half saw Karthika Angamuthu, Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi, and Nongmaithem Ratanbala … Read more
Manolo Marquez took charge in July 2024, replacing Igor Stimac, and has overseen eight matches so far, with three losses and four draws. India’s only win in his tenure came in a friendly against Maldives (3-0) in March. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Manolo Marquez’s stint as the head coach of the Indian football team … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Juventus’ Randal Kolo Muani shake hands after the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Real Madrid and Juventus in Miami Gardens, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Kylian Mbappé jogged, clapped his hands together and waved to a crowd of excited fans before checking … Read more
The Indian football team will be open to experimentation when it clashes with a comparatively easy rival Iraq in a Group B clash of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, on Wednesday (July 2, 2025). Winger Soumya Guguloth, who suffered a nasal bone fracture during the match against Timor-Leste, has been ruled out of … Read more
Al Hilal’s Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Kalidou Koulibaly and Ali Lajami celebrate as Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush look dejected after the Round of 16 match of the Club World Cup in Orlando, Florida, U.S., on June 30, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Orlando Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal on a rebound in the … Read more
Indian women’s football team midfielder Soumya Guguloth has undergone a successful surgery after she suffered a nasal bone fracture during her side’s AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers victory over Timor-Leste. The 24-year-old is currently recovering at the team hotel. Soumya had tested the Timor-Leste defence a couple of times in the second half but could not … Read more
Paris Saint Germain players celebrates after scoring a goal against Inter Miami at the Club World Cup 2025 in Atlanta on June 29, 2025 | Photo Credit: Mike Stewart Paris Saint-Germain left no doubt it was Europe’s top club with a historic victory in the Champions League. Now, PSG is intent on conquering the world. … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma embraces Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi after the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Atlanta on June 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP João Neves scored a pair of goals for Paris Saint-Germain and the world’s best team overwhelmed one of the game’s greatest players, embarrassing Lionel Messi … Read more