Canada’s appeal against its football team’s points deduction at the Paris Games amid a drone scandal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS said on Wednesday. Defending champion Canada was docked six points, while coach Bev Priestman and officials Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander were banned from any football-related activity for one…
FOOTBALL 63rd Subroto Cup to kick-off on August 5 with the highest participation in tournament history The 63rd Subroto Cup football tournament will start with the Junior girls event in the National Capital Region (NCR) from August 5 to 14. Four grounds including the iconic Ambedkar Stadium will be used for the tournament. It will…
New Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a triumphant start to his tenure on Tuesday as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City on penalties after their pre-season friendly at Orlando finished 2-2 at full-time. Toni Fernandez, who signed with Barca earlier this month after turning 16, flicked in a left-footed shot past reserve City goalkeeper Stefan…
Former Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has joined Al-Jazira on a free transfer, the Emirates Pro League side said on Tuesday, with the deal announced as the Egypt international participates at the Paris Olympic Games. The 32-year-old, who is taking part in the Olympics for the second time after London 2012, left Arsenal at the end…
Argentine football player Angel Di Maria said Tuesday that safety concerns mean he will not finish his career in his native Rosario, after a bullet-pierced pig’s head was thrown at a family business. The 36-year-old, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022, had said he wanted to return to his boyhood club in…
France set up a potentially explosive quarterfinal showdown with Argentina in the men’s Olympic football tournament after beating New Zealand 3-0 in its final group game on Tuesday. Argentina had sealed its last-eight spot earlier in the day and France joined it in the knockout phase with Jean-Philippe Mateta, Desire Doue and Arnaud Kalimuendo scoring…
For former India football captain Victor Amalraj it was a trip down memory lane when he met some of his contemporaries at the Mohun Bagan Day Club celebrations in Kolkata on Monday evening. Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricket captain, was presented with Mohun Bagan Ratna Award at the function. Reflecting on the event, Amalraj informed…
All four sides in Group B were tied on three points going into the last matches, but Javier Mascherano’s Argentina qualified by beating Ukraine 2-0 in Lyon while Morocco eased through with a 3-0 victory against Iraq in Nice. Morocco, winner of last year’s Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, finish with the same number of…
It is important to be consistent and produce the best in every match the team plays, said Jose Molina as he officially took charge of the Indian Super League shield winner Mohun Bagan Super Giant here on Tuesday. “We have to win all the matches. It doesn’t matter whether it is the Durand Cup, ISL…
The United States women’s team will return to the scene of its 2012 Olympic triumph when it faces England at London’s Wembley Stadium in November, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday. The November 30 match will be the first for London-born U.S. head coach Emma Hayes in her native country since taking over the national team…
