Second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah allowed new Liverpool coach Arne Slot to get off to a 2-0 winning start at newly promoted Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday. Ipswich, cheered on by new minority shareholder and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from the Portman Road stands, went toe-to-toe with Liverpool in the…
Defending champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant will play its Durand Cup 2024 quarterfinal match in Jamshedpur on August 23. Originally, scheduled to play at the Vivekananda Yubha Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata, the latest development comes after Mohun Bagan’s final group stage match against East Bengal was abandoned due to potential security issues….
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool interacts teammate with Luis Diaz during the warm upprior to the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Liverpool FC at Portman Road on August 17, 2024 in Ipswich, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Mohamed Salah of Liverpool interacts teammate with Luis Diaz during the warm upprior to the…
In recent months, Indian football has descended into the dungeons of disappointment, marked by a loss to lower-ranked Afghanistan, an exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 race, and the retirement of its highest goalscorer, Sunil Chhetri. The situation got worse when two Indian teams, the under-21 sides of East Bengal and Muthoot Football Academy,…
It would be better for Ben Chilwell to leave as the defender is struggling for playing time in a crowded Chelsea squad, the side’s new head coach, Enzo Maresca, suggested ahead of Sunday’s Premier League opener against Manchester City. Chilwell’s contract runs until 2027. The England international has made 106 appearances for Chelsea since joining…
Bayern Munich comfortably dispatched second-tier Ulm 4-0 in the German Cup on Friday but three other Bundesliga teams all needed extra time or penalties to overcome lower-tier opposition on a night of near upsets. Thomas Muller scored twice in the first 15 minutes for Bayern before Kingsley Coman and substitute Harry Kane added two more…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said wasted chances remain a major concern after his side laboured to a 1-0 win over Fulham in its Premier League opener on Friday. An optimistic Old Trafford crowd fell flat for much of the first game of the English top-flight season after watching its team struggle to create…
FILE PHOTO: FC Porto’s Brazilian forward Evanilson Barbosa prepares to score his team’s second goal from the penalty spot during the Portuguese League football match between FC Porto and SC Braga. | Photo Credit: AFP FILE PHOTO: FC Porto’s Brazilian forward Evanilson Barbosa prepares to score his team’s second goal from the penalty spot during…
A late goal by new signing Joshua Zirkzee earned Manchester United a nervy 1-0 victory over Fulham in its Premier League season opener at Old Trafford on Friday. Home supporters were in buoyant mood ahead of the first game of the English top-flight campaign, with four new recruits unveiled on the pitch and new faces…
Tottenham Hotspur has signed winger Wilson Odobert from Burnley on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Friday. Odobert was 18 when he became the youngest Premier League goalscorer for Burnley, scoring against Chelsea in a 4-1 loss last October. He made 29 top-flight appearances for Burnley and scored…
