Football
Jesus scores as Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in friendly
AP, Riyadh :Gabriel Jesus and Alex Sandro scored a goal each as Brazil defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 in a friendly on Friday.Jesus opened the scoring after a pass by Neymar in the 43rd minute...
Monaco appoint former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry as head coach
Agency :Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has been appointed as head coach of Monaco until June 2021.The 41-year-old Frenchman, who had been Belgium’s assistant manager, began his professional career at Monaco and helped them...
Empty stands for England a reminder football should be for the fans
Agency :“Football without fans is nothing,” Celtic’s European Cup-winning manager Jock Stein famously opined many years ago.If a reminder of Stein’s comment was required, it came during England’s 0-0 draw in Croatia, that did...
Salah scores direct from corner, strains muscle in Egypt romp
AFP, Johannesburg :Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored direct from a corner but was later injured as Egypt romped to a 4-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over eSwatini on Friday.The striker went down...
Lukaku leads Belgium past Switzerland with a brace
AP, Brussels :Romelu Lukaku scored both goals in Belgium’s 2-1 win over Switzerland on Friday, putting the Red Devils in the lead of its group in the UEFA Nations League.The Swiss defended strongly throughout...
Austria beat Northern Ireland 1-0
BBC Online :Northern Ireland’s Nations League hopes suffered a major setback as Marko Arnautovic’s second-half goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat in Austria on Friday.Arnautovic ran in behind right-back Paddy McNair and coolly...
Under-21 captain Tah joins senior Germany squad
Burly defender Jonathan Tah was a late call-up to the Germany squad on Saturday ahead of their Nations League matches against the Netherlands and France. Tah captained Germany Under-21s to a 2-1 win over...
Argentina rout Iraq 4-0 despite Messi’s absence
AP, Riyadh : Argentina, without star striker Lionel Messi, thrashed Iraq 4-0 in a friendly on Thursday with goals from Lautaro Martinez, Roberto Pereyra, German Pezzella and Franco Cervi.Inter Milan forward Martinez struck his...
Mbappe is Time magazine’s ‘Future of Soccer’
AFP, Paris : Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe’s rapid rise to global fame has earned the teenaged World Cup winner an appearance on the cover of Time magazine’s international edition, to appear on Friday.Time...
Mbappe sparks 2-goal rally as France hit back vs Iceland
AP, Guingamp : Kylian Mbappe saved world champion France’s blushes by creating one goal and scoring a late equalizer in the space of five minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw against Iceland in a...
James keys Colombia’s 4-2 friendly win over USA
AFP, Miami : A Colombian team lead by James Rodriguez roared past a game but inexperienced United States 4-2 on Thursday in an international football friendly in Tampa, Florida.James put the Cafeteros in the...