Tag: Football
Coach, Investor Of Spanish Soccer Club Arrested Over Match-fixing
The Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two persons on suspicion of being involved in match-fixing after a third-tier football club in Spain suffered a hardly credible 0-12 thrashing, according to police sources.....
Indian Football Team Rises To 101 In FIFA Rankings
The Indian football team jumped 31 places to be at the 101 spot in the recently released FIFA rankings, their best in a couple of decades. ....
US, Mexico,Canada Announce Joint Bid For World Cup 2026
The football federations of the United States, Mexico and Canada announced that they will make a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup. ....
Juventus Shine In 3-0 Win Over Barcelona
Paulo Dybala scored twice to lead Juventus to a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. ....
Victoria Beckham Registers Daughter's Name As Trademark
Singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham has registered her five-year-old daughter Harper's name as a trademark.....
Ajax Beat Schalke 2-0 In First Leg Of Europa League Quarter-final
Davy Klaassen fired a brace as AFC Ajax took a big step towards reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League by defeating German football club Schalke 2-0 here. ....
Fan Dies In Argentine Football Violence
A football fan has died after being attacked by rival supporters during a match in Argentina's top division. ....
A.R Rahman To Perform At IIFA 2017
Double Oscar-winning composer A.R Rahman on Thursday revealed that he will perform at the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy(IIFA) Weekend, to be hosted in New York this July. ....
U-17 World Cup: Mali Thump New Zealand To Enter Second Round
Mali booked their spot in the knockout stages with a dominant 3-1 win over New Zealand in a Group B match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Thursday. ....
'U-17 World Cup A Great Opportunity For India'
Despite his friends in India telling him football will never topple cricket and become the country's top sport, Alan Shearer, the all-time leading goal-scorer in the English Premier League (EPL), believes "these are exciting times" for the sport here with the FIFA Under-17 World Cup going on in full steam. ....
