GOLF Tvesa, Pranavi lead Indian challenge in LET La Sella Open Tvesa Malik and Pranavi Urs will lead the Indian challenge at the La Sella Open as the Ladies European Tour resumes action after a break due to the Solheim Cup. Tvesa and Pranavi, who have had modest seasons, will be joined by Ridhima Dilawari…
Former France forward Anthony Martial, who left Manchester United in June after nine years at the club, has joined AEK Athens, the Greek top-flight club said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old has signed for the 13-times Greek champions on a free transfer and will earn 2.5 million pounds ($3.30 million) per season, making him one of…
Mohun Bagan Super Giant will start its continental campaign in the new season by taking on FC Ravshan Kulob of Tajikistan in the AFC Champions League Two’s opening group A league match at home in Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday. Having gained its spot in ACL Two as the Indian Super League (ISL) shield champion,…
Punjab FC captain Luke Majcen was ruled out of action for the next two months due to an injury sustained during the Indian Super League (ISL) season opener against Kerala Blasters on Sunday at Kochi. In the dying minutes of the game, Blasters’ forward Rahul KP flew into a tackle with Majcen which sent the…
Football’s governing body FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a global concussion awareness initiative developed with brain health experts. The ‘Suspect and Protect: No Match is Worth the Risk’ scheme aims to highlight the risks of traumatic brain injury and offer resources on the subject, they said in a joint statement….
Former Italy and Juventus striker Salvatore Schillaci, a star of the 1990 World Cup on his home soil, has died at the age of 59, his former clubs Inter Milan and Juventus said on Wednesday. Schillaci led Italy to its third-place finish in 1990, winning the Golden Boot for his six goals during the tournament,…
Premier League side Fulham suffered a gut-wrenching 34-kick penalty shootout loss to EFL Championship side Preston North End in the third-round clash of the Carabao Cup on Monday. The shootout was the longest in the history of the English League Cup and the fourth-longest overall in history. The record for the longest penalty shootout is…
Roma fired coach Daniele De Rossi on Wednesday in a move that was surprising despite the Giallorossi going winless in its opening four Italian league matches. De Rossi, a former Roma captain, was hired in January to replace the fired Jose Mourinho and impressed so much during the second half of last season that he…
Manolo Marquez hasn’t had the best of starts as the dual head coach of the Indian national team and FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL). At the start of the month, Marquez’s India was held to a goalless draw to lowly-ranked Maldives before losing 0-3 to Syria in the Intercontinental Cup. This was…
It started with pieces of loose cloth crumpled into one. From there, a tennis ball on good days. Making the most of his surroundings inside his small room in Hyderabad, the absence of a football did not stop Syed Nayeemuddin from playing his favourite game – the love for which runs in his blood. “My…
