football
Football: Ronaldo publishes details of 225m-euro income
Cristiano Ronaldo published his financial records on Thursday which showed the Real Madrid star declared income of more than 225 million euros in 2015 as he battled accusations of tax evasion.
9 December 2016, 05:19 AM
UEFA mulls action after incidents
UEFA said Thursday it will censure Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas for incidents which marred the final round of Champions League group action Wednesday.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Football: Vietnam apologises for Indonesia team bus attack
Vietnamese football authorities apologised on Thursday after fans hurled stones at the Indonesian team bus shortly after their Suzuki Cup semi-final tie in Hanoi, breaking a window and injuring two of the visiting team's staff.
8 December 2016, 07:23 AM
Football: FIFA's Infantino urges zero tolerance for child abuse
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called for "zero tolerance" of child abuse in football and promised to look into ways the global governing body can do more to prevent it in the wake of the scandal sweeping the game in England.
8 December 2016, 07:06 AM
Football: Allegri eases pressure on Higuain after goals drought ends
Juventus don't care who scores, as long as they win, coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted after Gonzalo Higuain ended his five-week goal drought to help secure a precious 2-0 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb.
8 December 2016, 05:50 AM
Dortmund finish top as Porto, Sevilla go trhough
Borussia Dortmund set a new Champions League scoring record in a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid on Wednesday while FC Porto and Sevilla claimed the two remaining last-16 spots.
7 December 2016, 22:27 PM
Kushtia stay alive
Kushtia kept their hopes of a last four berth in the JFA U-14 Women's National Championship alive after a 3-0 win over Khagrachari at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Police held by Kawran Bazar
Bangladesh Police FC played out a goalless draw against Karwan Bazar SC in their Marcel Bangladesh Championship League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Football: Fans stabbed in Kiev before Champions League tie
Ten people were treated in hospital for knife wounds after hundreds of Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas fans clashed in the Ukrainian capital before Tuesday's Champions League match, local media reported.
7 December 2016, 10:37 AM
Football: Lewandowski's Bayern goal ends perfect Atletico record
Robert Lewandowski scored a brilliant free kick to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid in their last Champions League Group D outing on Tuesday, ending the 100 percent record of their opponents.
7 December 2016, 08:56 AM
Football: Messi or Ronaldo? No thanks, says Leipzig boss
Neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo would be considered fresh enough at youthful Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig, says sports director Ralf Rangnick.
7 December 2016, 08:33 AM
Pyongyang welcomes back women's soccer world champions
North Korea's under-20 women's soccer team paraded through the streets of Pyongyang in a flower-covered vehicle on Tuesday, celebrating their World Cup win upon their return to the isolated nation's capital.
7 December 2016, 08:20 AM
Bolivia detains airline CEO after Colombia air crash
Bolivian authorities detained on Tuesday the chief executive of airline LaMia, the owner of the plane that crashed last week in Colombia and killed nearly all of Brazil's Chapacoense soccer team, prosecutors said.
7 December 2016, 06:11 AM
Football: Plane tragedy overshadows Club World Cup
Atletico Nacional will play through their grief over the Chapecoense plane tragedy when they tackle the Club World Cup in Japan -- just days after their Copa Sudamericana final opponents were wiped out.
7 December 2016, 05:51 AM
Football: Brazil invite Colombia to play in Chapecoense charity match
Brazil have invited Colombia to play a friendly match next month with proceeds from the game going to families of the Chapecoense players and staff killed in the Medellin air crash, a Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) spokesman told Reuters on Monday.
6 December 2016, 07:26 AM
Football: Middlesbrough edge Hull thanks to Ramirez header
Middlesbrough moved away from the relegation zone with a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Hull City thanks to a second-half header from midfielder Gaston Ramirez in the Premier League on Monday.
6 December 2016, 06:51 AM
Football: Dortmund's hot-shots eye goal record at Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund can set a new Champions League goal record at Real Madrid on Wednesday if the likes of Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score at the Bernabeu.
6 December 2016, 06:15 AM
Football: FIFA loses the man who led fight against match-fixing
The man who was leading FIFA's fight against match-fixing has left his post, soccer's world governing body said on Monday.
6 December 2016, 05:31 AM
Football: Man City, Chelsea charged with failing to control players
Manchester City and Chelsea have been charged with failing to control their players during Saturday's Premier League match, the FA said on Monday.
6 December 2016, 05:16 AM
Sudamericana title given to plane crash victims Chapeconese
South American football confederation CONMEBOL agreed Monday to award the Copa Sudamericana to Brazilian club Chapecoense, whose team was wiped out in a plane crash while heading to the final.
5 December 2016, 19:52 PM