The India U-17 men’s team ended its Indonesia tour with a 1-0 victory over the host in the second of two friendlies at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar on Tuesday. In a much-improved display from Sunday’s 1-3 defeat to the same opponents, Brahmacharimayum Sumit Sharma’s second-half header proved to be the difference…
Manchester United looks ready to take its summer spending on new players to around $240 million by signing Uruguay defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain. United has reached an agreement in principle to sign Ugarte for 50 million euros ($55 million) plus 10 million euros ($11 million) in potential bonuses, British media reported Tuesday….
Nigeria hired German coach Bruno Labbadia on Tuesday to lead the men’s national football team in a bid to get its flagging World Cup qualifying campaign back on track. “The appointment is with immediate effect,” said Mohammed Sanusi, the general secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation. The 58-year-old Labbadia has been out of work since…
Sandro Tonali is set to make his return for Newcastle on Wednesday after a 10-month ban for breaching betting rules, with manager Eddie Howe saying the Italy midfielder feels “at the next stage” of his career. Tonali joined Newcastle from AC Milan in the offseason of 2023 but only played 12 games before he was…
Bengaluru FC Head Coach Gerard Zaragoza has called for focus as his side prepares for a Durand Cup semifinal against defending champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. The Blues, who edged 1-0 winners past Kerala Blasters in their quarterfinal, will be up against the Mariners, who…
Campaigners have set up a dummy tank outside Borussia Dortmund’s stadium before its first Bundesliga match of the season to protest the club’s sponsorship deal with an arms manufacturer. An activist wore a mask with the face of the company’s CEO while holding a red card on Saturday. Dortmund had announced the signing of its…
Jamie Gittens got Borussia Dortmund off to a winning start under new coach Nuri Sahin on Saturday with a 2-0 triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt in its first Bundesliga game of the season. Gittens scored both goals. The match was marked by Dortmund fans’ protests against their club’s sponsorship deal with a German arms manufacturer. Frankfurt’s…
Mohun Bagan Super Giant will take on Bengaluru FC in the second Durand Cup 2024 semifinal at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday. The winner will take on NorthEast United for the title after the side bettered Shillong Lajong 3-0 in the first semifinal. Mohun Bagan made its way to the last-four…
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Bundesliga as last season’s third-placed side in Bayern Munich kicks off the new season against Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS STARTING XIs Wolfsburg: Grabara, Fischer, Bornauw, Zesiger, Tomas, Kaminski, Majer, Baku, Arnold, Svanberg, Wimmer Bayern Munich: Neuer, Upamecano, Minjae, Kimmich, Gnabry, Kane, Olise,…
Juventus became the only Serie A team to win both of its opening two matches of the season after Dusan Vlahovic scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Verona on Monday. Right-back Nicolo Savona also scored on his full debut as Juventus earned a second straight 3-0 win. Vlahovic put the visitor ahead after 28…
