Football

Mauricio Pochettino saluted his Tottenham “heroes” as they took a huge step towards reaching the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 first leg on Wednesday.Pochettino’s side...

AFP, Amsterdam :Real Madrid needed a late winner from Marco Asensio and VAR’s debut in the Champions League to beat a spirited Ajax 2-1 in the first leg of the last 16 on Wednesday.Ajax...

AP, Manchester :When the reality check came for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, it wasn’t even handed out by a full-strength Paris Saint-Germain.A 2-0 victory in the Champions League – consigning Solskjaer to...

AFP, Rotterdam :Top seed Kei Nishikori was tested by a stubborn opponent before finally putting away Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Rotterdam Open.The Japanese world number seven needed an hour...

AFP, Rome :Teenage sensation Nicolo Zaniolo bagged a brace as Roma beat Porto 2-1 in their Champions League last 16, first-leg clash at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday.The 19-year-old got his first ever Champions...

Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala’s body is to be returned to Argentina on Friday, the mayor of his hometown of Progreso, Julio Muller, told AFP Tuesday.Sala’s body was recovered from plane wreckage in the English...

Sports Reporter :RTV, a private satellite channel of the country will broadcast all the matches of the Bangamata Under-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Tournament live. The football meet is scheduled to be held from...

AFP, Wolverhampton :Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka damaged his side’s bid to avoid relegation for the second successive match as his late howler gifted Wolves a 1-1 draw on Monday. Rafael Benitez’s side were seconds...

Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes has been appointed manager of Oldham Athletic, the club announced on Monday.Scholes, 44, is taking on his first managerial role, signing a contract with the club...