Football
Rome, Oct 15 (UNI) Italy registered their second consecutive win in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers as they dominated Malta 4-0 through Domenico Berardi’s brace in Bari on Saturday. The Azzurri’s prospect was cast a shadow by the betting scandal which saw Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo sent home as they were investigated by the…
Rio De Janeiro, Oct 15 (UNI) Uncapped Botafogo defender Adryelson has been called up to Brazil’s squad for their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Saturday. The 25-year-old replaces Fluminense center-back Marcilio Mota, who sprained his left knee during a training session on Saturday. Adryelson has made 65…
Mumbai, Oct 9 (UNI) Mumbai City FC notched a narrow 2-1 victory over Kerala Blasters FC in their inaugural home fixture of the season at the Mumbai Football Arena (MFA) on Sunday night. Jorge Pereyra Diaz and Lalengmawia Ralte scored in either halves for the Islanders, with Kerala’s central midfielder Danish Farooq slipping in with…
Zurich, (UNI) Following extensive consultation with all confederations and given the importance of marking the centenary of the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Council took key decisions in relation to the bidding and hosting of the Centenary edition of the FIFA World Cup in 2030 during its meeting held by videoconference from the Home of…
Hyderabad, (UNI) To strengthen the backline ahead of the new Indian Super League season, Hyderabad FC on Saturday it has completed the signing of Mexican international defender Oswaldo Alanis. The 34-year-old joins the club on a one-year deal and will complete the foreign contingent, alongside Joao Victor and new signings Jonathan Moya, Petteri Pennanen, Joe…
Thiruvananthapuram, (UNI) As football fans in Kerala are bracing up to join Manchester City’s Treble Trophy Tour to Kochi on Saturday, the English Premier League giants came up with an image of the southern state’s sprawling Vembanad Lake on its social media handles as the backdrop for the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League trophies…
Hangzhou, (UNI) The Indian women’s football team kicked off its Asian Games 2023 campaign with a 1-2 loss against the Chinese Taipei here on Thursday. Anju Tamang (47’) opened the scoring for India but goals from Li-Chin Lai (69‘) and Yu-Hsuan Su (84’) secured all three points for Chinese Taipei and took them to the…
Hangzhou, (UNI) The Indian men’s football team overwhelmed Bangladesh 1-0 in its second Asian Games 2023 Group A match here on Thursday. Sunil Chhetri (85’) scored the winning goal from the penalty spot, but the goal will not be tallied as international as Asian Games matches are considered as Under-23 fixtures and don’t have senior…
Hangzhou, (UNI) India went down to hosts China 1-5 in their maiden men’s football group A match of the 19th Asian Games at the Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium here on Tuesday. Tao Quianglong struck a brace while Tianyi Gao, Dai Weijun and H Fang scored apiece for the winners. KP Rahul was the sole goal…
Nicosia, Sep 16 (UNI) It was less than two years ago that a nifty 20-year-old amazed the world as she sped away from her marker in Manaus, to score against hosts Brazil, sending the fans of Indian Football into fantasy land. Manisha Kalyan, over the last few years, has not only become one of the…
