Arsenal crushed Sweden’s Haecken 4-0 at home to secure a 4-1 aggregate victory and Italy’s Juventus notched a 5-2 aggregate win over French club Paris St Germain on Thursday as both teams qualified for the women’s Champions League group stage. Arsenal, which missed out on last season’s group stage, went in front through Lia Waelti…
Manchester United began its Europa League campaign with a 1-1 draw after it was held by FC Twente at a rainy Old Trafford on Wednesday, with a goal from Christian Eriksen being cancelled out by Dutch striker Sam Lammers. The first half was a lively affair, with Twente’s Lammers making an early attempt that trickled…
Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente in its Europa League opener on Wednesday. Eriksen’s 35th-minute blast put United ahead, but the Danish midfielder gifted Twente its second-half equaliser at Old Trafford. Sam Lammers dispossessed Eriksen, who had…
After a convincing start to the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers, India will look to iron out the rough edges as it faces heavyweight Iran, at the Lao National Stadium KM16 in Vientiane, Laos, on September 27. The Blue Colts rode on a brace by Manglenthang Kipgen and goals from Kelvin Singh and Korou…
Odisha FC Women has signed Cameroon international Eliane Manbolamo Bodolo for the rest of the season, the Indian Women’s League side announced on Thursday. The 33-year-old, who last played for Portuguese top-division side Atlético Ouriense, became the latest addition to the IWL-winning side and is expected to be one of the key centre-backs for the…
Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri said his two goals in a first-ever start for the club in its 5-1 rout of Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday was the realisation of years of dreaming of just such a night. And the 17-year-old is hungry for more. “It’s surreal,” Nwaneri told reporters. “It’s a feeling I’ve wanted to feel…
Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Chennaiyin FC vs Mohammedan Sporting ISL 2024-25 match being played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. LINEUPS Chennaiyin FC: Mitra(gk), Renthlei, Edwards, Laldinpuia, Mukherjee, Shields, Elsinho, Hnamte, Choudhary, Chukwu, Yadwad Mohammedan SC: Chhetri(gk), Chhakchhuak, Adjei, Bora, Ralte, Singh, Kasimov, Gomez, Fanai, Franca, Chothe HIGHLIGHTS PREVIEW Chennaiyin FC’s last memories of…
‘Principles are principles, not observing them is careless’. Perhaps, legendary manager Valeriy Lobanovsky’s famous quote would haunt Chennaiyin FC head coach Owen Coyle after his boys lost 0-1 to newly promoted Mohammedan Sporting, in their first home game, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Right from kick-off, Chennaiyin mounted pressure one after the…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique on Thursday described the expanded Club World Cup, set to feature 32 teams next year, as an “exciting competition” while acknowledging the need to limit player workloads. “Once every four years there’s this new, extremely exciting competition. Everyone wants to go to the Club World Cup,” he said, amid growing…
Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a football project that aims to overcome political tensions. UEFA said Thursday only the Serbia-Albania bid met a deadline this week to file detailed tournament plans. Belgium and Turkey had declared interest earlier in the bidding process scheduled to be…
