MADRID: Record 15-time kings of Europe Real Madrid open their new Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Marseille hoping they now have the coach and squad to reconquer the throne. Madrid refreshed their squad this summer with several new signings at a cost of around 170 million euros ($200 million) and hired former midfielder Xabi…
LONDON: Sam Kerr said it was a relief to be back on the pitch again after the Chelsea striker scored on her return to action following 20 months on the sidelines due to a serious knee injury. The 32-year-old injured her anterior cruciate ligament in January 2024 and had to sit out the Paris Olympics…
BURNLEY: Liverpool fans were denied the chance to watch British record signing Alexander Isak in action as he was left out of the match-day squad for Sunday’s 1-0 victory at Burnley, but manager Arne Slot said they will not have to wait long. Slot confirmed the Swedish forward, signed on deadline day for 125 million…
LONDON: Tottenham ran riot in the second half of their 3-0 win over 10-man West Ham on Saturday as the pressure mounted on under-fire boss Graham Potter. Thomas Frank’s side took the lead through Pape Sarr’s header soon after the interval at the London Stadium. West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek was sent off for a…
BERLIN: Harry Kane scored in each half as Bayern Munich piled the pain on old foe Hamburg in a 5-0 home win on Saturday. Kane brought his Bayern tally to 93 goals in 101 games while Serge Gnabry, Luis Diaz and Aleksandar Pavlovic also scored. Alongside Borussia Dortmund as the only Bundesliga sides to win…
LONDON: Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Fabio Carvalho’s 93rd minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Brentford in Saturday’s west London derby. The world champions paid for Enzo Maresca’s experimental team selection as Kevin Schade fired Brentford into a first-half lead. Substitute Cole Palmer led the Chelsea revival…
Pakistan’s long-awaited futsal debut at the Asian Cup will have to wait as the hosts Saudi Arabia have been forced to postpone the fixtures. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a change in the schedule for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers Group D, originally set to be played in Saudi Arabia this…
LEVERKUSEN: Alex Grimaldo scored a free-kick in each half as Bayer Leverkusen survived two red cards to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 at home on Friday in new coach Kasper Hjulmand’s debut. Grimaldo curled from outside the box 10 minutes in and Patrik Schick converted a penalty to give Leverkusen a 2-0 lead at half-time. Can…
BARCELONA: After three weeks on the road to start the La Liga season champions Barcelona play their first home match on Sunday, although it won’t be the glorious return to the rebuilt Spotify Camp Nou they had hoped for. The Catalan giants will host Valencia at their 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff training ground stadium as they…
MILAN: Cristian Chivu’s Inter Milan have failed to convince ahead of Saturday’s grudge match at fierce rivals Juventus, as Serie A returns this weekend with champions Napoli travelling to Fiorentina. Replacing Simone Inzaghi would have been a tough job for anyone, least of all novice Chivu whose senior coaching record contained a handful of matches…
