Football

AFP, Beijing :The Tokyo 2020 Olympics basketball suddenly looks wide open after reigning champions the United States suffered their worst World Cup, Spain triumphed and Argentina surprised.World Cup bronze medallists France, and Australia, who...

Sevilla moved to the top of the early La Liga table on Sunday as Joan Jordan’s brilliant free-kick helped them seal a 1-0 win at Alaves.Julen Lopetegui’s side continued their excellent start to the...

AFP, London :Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool that retaining the Champions League will be even harder than their incredible march to victory in Madrid last season.Klopp’s side start their bid to win a seventh...

AFP, Los Angeles :Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat- trick as Los Angeles Galaxy pummelled Sporting Kansas City 7-2 on Sunday to put themselves in the thick of the Major League Soccer playoff race.After giving...

Marcus Rashford put the disappointment of a previous penalty miss behind him by scoring from the spot to give Manchester United a much-needed 1-0 win over Leicester at Old Trafford on Saturday.The result was...

Maurizio Sarri’s first game on the Juventus bench ended with a goalless draw at Fiorentina as the Italian champions held on despite losing three players to injury.Former Chelsea coach Sarri missed the opening two...

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said his team were lucky not to lose after RB Leipzig held them to a 1-1 draw to stay top of the Bundesliga on Saturday.In the second of two...

Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid produced a good first-half display in their 3-2 win at home to Levante.Casemiro added a third goal for Real Madrid before the game, against a side expected...

Manchester City succumbed to a first Premier League defeat since January in stunning fashion to newly-promoted Norwich 3-2 on Saturday, as Liverpool opened up a five-point lead at the top of the table by...

It’s always brilliant to see a young up and coming talent get their chance on the big stage, but nobody expected the 16-year-old to be shining in the Barcelona first team this season.However, that’s...