England midfielder Jude Bellingham has been selected in Real Madrid’s squad for its opening Champions League game against Marseille after recovering from shoulder surgery. Bellingham has not played for Madrid since the Club World Cup in the United States, after which he underwent an operation on his left shoulder on July 16. He had been…
India’s place in the Super 4s stage of the Asia Cup 2025 was confirmed after UAE’s victory over Oman on Monday. Suryakumar Yadav’s side is unbeaten after two matches of the group stages, having comfortably defeated both UAE and Pakistan. A thumping seven-wicket victory over Pakistan on Sunday had all but confirmed its progression to…
Skipper Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu struck attacking half-centuries to lead United Arab Emirates to a thumping 42-run win over Oman in the Asia Cup on Monday. Waseem, who hit 69, and Sharafu, who made 51, put on 88 runs for the opening wicket to guide hosts UAE to a challenging 172-5 in Abu Dhabi….
Mohun Bagan Super Giant starts its campaign at the Asian stage by taking on Turkmenistan’s Ahal FK in the opening Group C league match of the AFC Champions League 2 at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday. With the Indian footballing calendar uncertain about the hosting of the Indian Super League (ISL), the continental competition…
Former France international defender Samuel Umtiti, a World Cup winner in 2018, announced his retirement on Monday. The 31-year-old former Barcelona and Lyon player left Ligue 1 club Lille at the end of last season. “After an intense career with ups and downs, the time has come to say goodbye… I gave EVERYTHING with passion…
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and player union FIFPRO President David Terrier called on Monday for action to safeguard player health, warning that the congested fixture calendar has reached a tipping point. Their joint statement came after Barcelona coach Hansi Flick’s criticism of Spain’s handling of Lamine Yamal’s groin injury, in which he said the 18-year-old…
Cycling’s global governing body (UCI) on Monday said it “regretted” the Spanish government’s support for pro-Palestinian demonstrations that disrupted the Vuelta and which “could call into question Spain’s ability to host major international sporting events”. After Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed support for the protests, the UCI responded with a statement saying “this position…
All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday declared KPMG India as the successful bidder for the federation’s commercial rights for a limited period. The federation took to social media to announce the successful conclusion of its Request for Quotation (RFQ) process, naming KPMG India as the agency to manage the monetisation of the Federation’s commercial…
She has done it again. R. Vaishali is the champion once again at the FIDE Grand Swiss. In one of the most prestigious events in the chess calendar, the 24-year-old from Chennai showed her class. She was a surprise winner in the women’s section of the last edition of the tournament on the Isle of…
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Monday superstar striker Kylian Mbappe feels no anxiety to win the Champions League for the first time as Los Blancos prepare to face Marseille. Mbappe, 26, left Paris Saint-Germain last summer to join record 15-time winners Madrid, only to see his former club go on to lift the trophy…