Football
Firmino scores 3 as Liverpool destroy Arsenal 5-1
AP, Liverpool :Roberto Firmino scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Liverpool rallied to a 5-1 win over Arsenal to open a nine-point lead at...
Joe Cole back at Chelsea as an academy coach
Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has returned to the club to coach in its academy. The 37-year-old, who played for Chelsea between 2003 and 2010,...
West Ham sign teenager Rice on long-term deal
West Ham were celebrating on Friday after rising teenage star Declan Rice signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League club. The 19-year-old midfielder,...
Inter travel to Empoli without fans as racism, violence mar Christmas football
AFP, Milan :Inter Milan travel to Tuscany side Empoli on Saturday without their fans after racism and violence overshadowed Christmas football in the Italian league.Police...
Arsenal boss charged by FA for kicking water bottle towards fans
BBC Online :Arsenal manager Unai Emery has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for kicking a bottle which hit a Brighton fan towards the...
Afghanistan slaps travel ban on football chiefs over sex abuse claims
AFP, Kabul :Afghanistan’s attorney general slapped a travel ban on five top football officials Friday, hours after graphic details emerged of alleged sexual and physical...
Arsenal, Man City double header tests Liverpool’s new tag as title favourites
AFP, Liverpool :Halfway towards ending a 29-year wait to win the Premier League, the next seven days will test Liverpool’s title credentials to the fullest,...
West Ham beat Southampton 2-1
BBC Online :Felipe Anderson scored twice in six minutes as West Ham came from behind to beat Southampton by 2-1 goals at St Mary’s Stadium...
Follow Pogba’s example, Solskjaer tells lacklustre star trio
AFP, Manchester :Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned Manchester United stars Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez they should follow Paul Pogba’s example if they...
Messi’s Argentina return depends on coach, says AFA head
Xinhua, Buenos Aires :Lionel Messi “never left” Argentina’s national team and will be ready when coach Lionel Scaloni calls upon him, the head of the...
BFF honours Swadhin Bangla Football team
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Thursday honoured members of the Swadhin Bangla Football team on the occasion of the Victory Day.Deputy Minister for Youth and...