Riding on their back-to-back wins over Laos last month, India made a big leap of 11 places to occupy 152nd spot in the latest world football rankings issued by FIFA. India beat Laos 6-1 and 1-0 in the home and away play-off matches to make it to the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying tournament.
» Read moreManchester United’s German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic tied the knot in a glittering wedding ceremony in Venice on Tuesday. The two eminent sports personalities, who have been dating since 2014, were pictured at the Venice City Hall in traditional wedding dresses. Photo: twitter
» Read moreMADRID: Barcelona‘s Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison and fined 2 million euros ($2.2 million) after being found guilty of three counts of tax fraud, although it is unlikely he will serve time. The Barcelona court handed the same sentence to the player’s father, Jorge, with a 1.5 million euro fine. Both […]
» Read moreOlivier Giroud scored two goals and set up another as the Euro 2016 hosts France thrashed Iceland 5-2 on Sunday to set up a semi-final clash against world champions Germany. Giroud fired France ahead after just 12 minutes at a rain-drenched Stade de France with Paul Pogba then heading in his first goal of the tournament to double the hosts’ […]
» Read moreGermany defeated Italy 6-5 in a marathon shootout featuring 18 penalties to finally end their jinx against their old rivals in major tournaments and reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Saturday. They will now face the winners of the other quarter-final between hosts France and Iceland, who play on Sunday. After a tense, tactical battle ended 1-1 after extra time, […]
» Read moreIceland pulled off one of the biggest shocks in European Championship history by beating England 2-1 in the round of 16 on Monday, continuing the astonishing run of the smallest nation at the tournament. England slumped to its most embarrassing loss in a generation after taking the lead in the fourth minute through Wayne Rooney’s penalty. Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn […]
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