Football
Kolkata, July 28 (UNI) Debutants Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC), rode on Slovenian poacher Luka Majcen’s injury time winner, to register a historic 2-1 victory against former champions and local giants Mohammedan Sporting in the first Group B clash here today. Thokchom Adison Singh scored for the Kolkata giants in the first half with DHFC’s Sairuatkima…
London, July 18 (UNI) Manchester United have had a £65m bid for Bryan Mbeumo accepted by Brentford. The Cameroon international could undergo a medical with the club before Ruben Amorim’s squad fly to the United States on Tuesday for their pre-season tour. The 25-year-old winger is set to become United’s third signing of the summer…
Tashkent, July 12 (UNI) The Indian U20 women’s team have arrived here to play two friendly matches against Uzbekistan U20. The first of them will be played July 13, at the Do’stlik Stadium at 20:30 IST. The Young Tigresses, who had been training at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru, landed in the…
New Delhi, July 10 (UNI) The Indian men’s football team has dropped six places to 133rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings released today. The updated rankings reflect a significant downturn in performance, with India losing 18.81 points since the previous list, falling from 1132.03 to 1113.22. The rankings update follows recent back-to-back losses in…
London, July 6 (UNI) Chelsea continued with its movement in the summer transfer market with the club on Saturday announcing the signing of England winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund. The 20-year-old Gittens has agreed a contract until the end of June 2032 and has cost an initial 48.5 million pounds (66.25 million U.S. dollars)….
New York, July 6 (UNI) Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals after both sides claimed quarterfinal victories on Saturday. In New Jersey, Real Madrid survived a late scare to secure a 3-2 win over a fast-finishing Borussia Dortmund while Paris Saint-Germain overcame Bayern Munich 2-0 in Atlanta. Fifteen-time…
Philadelphia, July 3 (UNI) Chelsea has completed the signing of Brazilian striker Joao Pedro from Brighton as the club continues its summer spending spree. The 23-year-old joins from Brighton for a fee of 60 million pounds (81.5 million U.S. dollars) and has agreed an eight-year contract. He has flown from Brazil to the United States…
Rio de Janeiro, July 3 (UNI) Botafogo defender Bastos has undergone successful knee surgery following his early departure from the FIFA Club World Cup. The 34-year-old travelled to Italy for the procedure, which was supervised by Brazilian knee specialist Tiago Carminatti. “Everything went well, thankfully,” Bastos said in a social media post on Wednesday, without…
Madrid, June 29 (UNI) Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati has been discharged from hospital after she was diagnosed with viral meningitis, just days before the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship starts in Switzerland. The 27-year-old did not train on Thursday ahead of Spain’s friendly against Japan on Friday in Leganes, Spain, which they won 3-1. She…
Philadelphia June 26 (UNI) Veteran defender Bastos has been cut from Botafogo’s FIFA Club World Cup squad due to the recurrence of a knee injury, the Brazilian club said. The 34-year-old Angola international was an unused substitute in Botafogo’s 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid on Monday after appearing to recover from an injury that has…
