Five players to watch in Serie A
AFP, Milan :Eight-time holders Juventus begin their title defence and Napoli will be looking for their first Scudetto in 30 years as Serie A returns...
Football
Troubled Barcelona look to Messi for inspiration
AFP, Madrid :Lionel Messi could be ready to play against Real Betis on Sunday and Barcelona could do with him back.In other circumstances, Messi might...
Liverpool the true testing ground for upbeat Arsenal
AFP, Liverpool :Arsenal manager Unai Emery’s concession that his side “don’t want to play against Liverpool ever” was hardly the rallying cry of a confident...
China World Cup boost as nine foreigners switch nationality
Agency :China could soon be able to field a national team made up almost entirely of players born elsewhere after authorities said nine foreign footballers...
Henry’s desire to succeed as manager undimmed by Monaco misery
France football legend Thierry Henry is keen for another chance to prove he can be a successful manager despite his unhappy brief tenure at Ligue...
Messi ‘made me better player’, says Ronaldo
AFP, Lisbon :Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday his long-time rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him “a better player” and that he enjoys a “healthy”...
Castellanos scores 10th goal, NYCFC top Crew 1-0
AP, New York :Valentín Castellanos scored in the 36th minute, Sean Johnson got his seventh shutout of the season and New York City FC (NYCFC)...
“Pukki Party” in full flow as striker becomes unlikely star
AP, Dhaka :Teemu Pukki hung back toward the corner of the penalty area. The ball was about to be delivered into the middle of the...
Booters’ residential training camp begins today
All the national footballers are set to back into business as the residential training camp of the national team against Afghanistan for joint qualifiers of...
On-loan Nketiah fires Leeds back to top of Championship
On-loan striker Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to score a 81st-minute winner as Leeds beat Brentford 1-0 on Wednesday to go back to the...
Olympiakos, Dinamo Zagreb win Champs League playoff 1st legs
AP, Bern :Olympiakos and Dinamo Zagreb took big steps toward returning to the Champions League group stage with convincing wins in the first leg of...
Messi back in training, in contention to face Betis
Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a timely boost on Wednesday by returning to training with the rest of the squad after a calf injury.Messi trained alone...