football
Ibrahimovic recalled to Sweden squad aged 41
AC Milan's veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was named on Thursday in Sweden's squad for this month's Euro 2024 qualifiers, when he could break Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff's age record.
15 March 2023, 13:46 PM
World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams
The next World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be the first to feature 48 teams, a sharp increase from the 32 sides at last year's tournament in Qatar
15 March 2023, 02:28 AM
Lineker crisis exposes impartiality row at heart of BBC
The Gary Lineker crisis that engulfed the BBC over the weekend brought to a head an increasingly acrimonious row about impartiality at the public-funded British broadcaster.
13 March 2023, 18:34 PM
Salah's villa in Cairo burgled
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s villa in Cairo was burgled while he was in England, local media reported.
13 March 2023, 11:06 AM
League leaders Arsenal cruise to 3-0 win over Fulham
Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Fulham on Sunday and carved out a small slice of top-flight history in the process.
12 March 2023, 16:54 PM
Ten-man Manchester Utd held by Southampton
Manchester United endured a frustrating afternoon in the Premier League on Sunday with a 0-0 draw against bottom-placed Southampton marked by the expulsion of midfielder Casemiro.
12 March 2023, 16:30 PM
The Barcelona referee scandal – What does it mean for FC Barcelona?
FC Barcelona’s actions off the pitch keep on bringing attention for all the wrong reasons.
12 March 2023, 13:28 PM
Pavard double sends Bayern three points clear
Two goals from Benjamin Pavard and a first in Bayern Munich colours for Joao Cancelo saw the Bundesliga leaders romp to a 5-3 home victory over Augsburg, placing the onus back on challengers Borussia Dortmund who play later on Saturday.
11 March 2023, 17:11 PM
Kane double helps Tottenham lift gloom with win over Forest
Tottenham Hotspur blew away the gloom of a demoralising 10 days as Harry Kane's double helped them to a 3-1 defeat of Nottingham Forest to cement fourth spot in the Premier League on Saturday.
11 March 2023, 17:06 PM
Liverpool's Klopp stays grounded ahead of trip to Bournemouth
Liverpool have regained some consistency in the Premier League in recent games but the squad cannot take that confidence for granted in their quest for a top-four spot, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.
10 March 2023, 15:00 PM
De Zerbi focused on Brighton's battle for European spot amid Tottenham links
Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi played down reports of a potential move to Tottenham Hotspur to replace Antonio Conte, saying on Friday that his sole focus is on his club's battle to qualify for Europe next season.
10 March 2023, 14:54 PM
Neymar arrives in Qatar for ankle surgery
Paris Saint-German forward Neymar arrived in Doha on Friday for an operation on the ankle injury that has ended his season, Qatar's official news agency said.
10 March 2023, 14:02 PM
Bangladesh kick off AFC U-20 campaign in style
Bangladesh Under-20 Women’s football team’s bid to qualify for the next round of the Asian Football Confederation U-20 Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers kicked off with a convincing 4-0 win over Turkmenistan in a Group H encounter at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Friday.
10 March 2023, 13:28 PM
Real Madrid reject UEFA compensation for Champions League final chaos
Real Madrid rejected UEFA's "insufficient" and "restricted" offer of compensation for supporters affected by trouble outside the Stade de France in Paris at last season's Champions League final on Thursday.
10 March 2023, 02:31 AM
Arsenal draw at Sporting in first-leg thriller
Premier League leaders Arsenal did enough to hold Sporting Lisbon to a 2-2 draw in a lively first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.
9 March 2023, 19:56 PM
Indonesian match official jailed over deadly soccer stampede
The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd
9 March 2023, 08:15 AM
Bayern knock out PSG to reach Champions League quarters
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club as Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in their last-16 second leg to reach the quarter-finals.
8 March 2023, 19:17 PM
Bayern Munich 2-1 PSG: What’s your prediction?
Bayern Munich host Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday with the stage set for star turns from their 2022-23 additions Sadio Mane and Matthijs de Ligt.
8 March 2023, 14:33 PM
Conte says he underestimated recovery period after gallbladder surgery
Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said he underestimated the recovery period after his gallbadder surgery which kept him out of action for a month and the Italian cannot wait to return to the touchline when they host AC Milan in the Champions League.
7 March 2023, 14:02 PM
Liverpool inflict historic 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United
Liverpool brought Manchester United's bandwagon to a shuddering halt as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice in a record 7-0 hammering of their arch-rivals to boost their Premier League top-four hopes at Anfield on Sunday.
5 March 2023, 18:23 PM