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  Barcelona loses to 1-0 Celta, Madrid takes lead

  November 02, 2014 12:00 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Luis Suarez's home debut with Barcelona was spoiled by Celta Vigo as Joaquin Larrivey scored in the second half to deal the hosts a 1-0 loss that let Real Madrid take the overnight

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  Jones nets sixth of season as Cardiff cruise

  November 02, 2014 11:54 IST

  Cardiff: Trinidadian striker Kenwyne Jones came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the football season and help fire Cardiff City to a 3-1 victory over Leeds in the English Championship.The 30-year-old scored

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  Wells on target as Huddersfield beat Forest

  November 02, 2014 11:46 IST

  London: Bermudian striker Nahki Wells netted his ninth goal of the season as Huddersfield beat out-of-form Nottingham Forest 3-0 in a Championship match.Wells' 20th minute goal was sandwiched between Joel Lynch's headed opener after just

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  Kaka: Sao Paulo stay doesn't depend on me

  November 02, 2014 11:09 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil star Kaka has given his strongest indication that he could remain in Brazilian football club Sao Paulo next year.The 32-year-old former Real Madrid and AC Milan playmaker is due to join

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  Fred, Conca raise Fluminense top-four hopes

  November 02, 2014 11:04 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Fred and Dario Conca got their names on the scoresheet as Fluminense defeated Goias 2-0 in a Brazil's Serie A championship football match.The 31-year-old calmly side-footed Jean's cross into the bottom corner

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  Hamburger SV beats Leverkusen 1-0 in Bundesliga

  November 01, 2014 23:37 IST

  BERLIN: Rafael van der Vaart's first-half penalty earned Hamburger SV a bad-tempered 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen to provisionally escape the Bundesliga's relegation zone on Saturday. The Dutchman converted from the spot in the 26th minute,

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  Fikru Lemessa ban big setback for Atletico de Kolkata: Kingshuk Debnath

  November 01, 2014 23:22 IST

  Kolkata: Atletico de Kolkata defender Kingshuk Debnath on Saturday said the two-match ban handed out to striker Fikru Lemessa came as a big setback for the team. "It is a setback for us as he is

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  Sanchez scores 2 as Arsenal beats Burnley 3-0

  November 01, 2014 23:18 IST

  LONDON: A second-half double from Alexis Sanchez and a first goal for Calum Chambers handed Arsenal a 3-0 victory over Burnley on Saturday in the Premier League. Burnley frustrated Arsenal for much of the game but

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  Ronaldo scores again, Madrid rolls 4-0 at Granada

  November 01, 2014 23:15 IST

  BARCELONA, Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo extended his scoring streak to 12 straight games before setting up another goal to help Real Madrid ease to a 4-0 win at Granada and take the provisional lead of the

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  Saints stay 2nd with 1-0 win over Hull

  November 01, 2014 23:09 IST

  HULL, England: Southampton beat Hull 1-0 Saturday to stay second with its seventh Premier League win of the season. The Saints struck early at the KC Stadium when Victor Wanyama scored with a precise 40-yard (meter)

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  Swansea holds Everton to 0-0 draw in EPL

  November 01, 2014 23:06 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England: Swansea hung on with 10 men for the last 20 minutes to earn a 0-0 draw at Everton on Saturday in the Premier League. Jonjo Shelvey was sent off with a second booking after

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  ISL has brought lot of enthusiasm to football in India: AIFF

  November 01, 2014 22:25 IST

  Margao: All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel is delighted with the response the ongoing Indian Super League has got so far and said the tournament has brought lot of enthusiasm to the beautiful

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  ISL: Super sub Tolgay register first win for FC Goa

  November 01, 2014 23:39 IST

  Margao: Substitute Tolgay Ozbey scored an injury time goal as dominant FC Goa rallied from behind to beat Delhi Dynamos 2-1 and register their maiden win in the inaugural Indian Super League, here today. Ozbey snatched

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  ISL: Reid wants Mumbai defence to hold up against Kerala

  November 01, 2014 20:50 IST

  Mumbai: Sounding critical of Mumbai City FC defense in the previous game that they lost 1-5 to Chennayin FC, head coach Peter Reid wanted his team to not concede easy goals when they take on

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  Perez gives Newcastle 1-0 victory over Liverpool

  November 01, 2014 21:26 IST

  NEWCASTLE, England: Ayoze Perez came on at halftime to score the winner for the second straight week as Newcastle beat a lackluster Liverpool 1-0 Saturday in the Premier League.   Moussa Sissoko broke into Liverpool's penalty

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  Mumbai City FC to take on Kerala Blasters in ISL

  November 02, 2014 15:30 IST

  Mumbai: After being hammered 5-1 in their previous outing, an erratic Mumbai City FC would look to put their campaign back on track when they lock horns with Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League

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  Russian coach refuses to sign black players

  November 01, 2014 7:25 IST

  Moscow: The coach of Russian Premier League team FC Rostov said yesterday he will not sign black players and joked that Ebola had spread to the club.   Igor Gamula told local media the club had

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  Unpaid Capello hints at leaving Russia post

  November 01, 2014 7:08 IST

  Moscow: Fabio Capello has suggested he is close to leaving the c after going unpaid for almost five months.   The veteran Italian coach was last paid in June. He has previously played down the wage

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  Falcao out of Manchester derby, Rooney fit

  October 31, 2014 21:55 IST

  LONDON: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says striker Radamel Falcao will miss Sunday's derby match against Manchester City but captain Wayne Rooney is fit to play.Van Gaal says "Falcao is still injured" after sustaining

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  Court suspends Zidane's Real Madrid coaching ban

  October 31, 2014 21:39 IST

  MADRID: A Spanish court has temporarily suspended a ban that had stopped Real Madrid great Zinedine Zidane from coaching the club's reserve team.Spain's Administrative Court of Sport on Friday provisionally suspended the three-month ban pending

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  ISL: Habas did not attack Pires, says AIFF Secy Gen

  October 31, 2014 21:36 IST

  Kolkata: All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das today said that there was no evidence of Atletico de Kolkata head coach Antonio Lopez Habas attacking FC Goa star player Robert Pires during an Indian

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  Too many foreigners not good for ISL: Zico

  October 31, 2014 20:26 IST

  Fatorda (Goa): Too many foreigners in the starting 11 won't help Indian Super League's (ISL) cause of developing football in the country, said Brazilian legend and FC Goa coach Zico.Zico said the inaugural edition of

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  Ban on Habas reduced to 2 games; no change on Pires, Fikru

  October 31, 2014 20:11 IST

  New Delhi: All India Football Federation today reduced the four-match suspension handed on Atletico de Kolkata head coach Antonio Lopez Habas to two games after an appeal hearing pertaining to the breach of disciplinary code

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  ISL: Delhi Dynamos look for first away win against FC Goa

  November 01, 2014 17:22 IST

  Margao: Having remained unbeaten so far, Delhi Dynamos will be looking to post their first away victory when they lock horns with winless FC Goa in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,

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  Pune FC blank Churchill Brothers 3-0 in Durand Cup

  October 31, 2014 14:12 IST

  Margao: A dominant Pune FC scored a thumping 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers in a Group D quarter-final league match of the 127th Durand Cup football tournament here today.With most of the key players leaving

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  Maverick Diego Maradona turns 54

  October 31, 2014 13:31 IST

  New Delhi: Diego Maeradona, world famous Argentinian legend footballer turned 54 on October 30. His compatriot Dani Osvaldo wished Maradona on social networking site twitter along with the photos of Maradona.Osvaldo posted, 'Do not judge

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  Neymar falls for stunning model Soraja Vucelic, sends jet to be with her

  November 01, 2014 12:20 IST

  Neymar has been keeping a holiday romance alive by flying model Soraja Vucelic to Barcelona in a private jet, according to reports in Serbia.Belgrade-based tabloid Kurir claim the pair met last summer in Ibiza and

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  France, South Korea bid for 2019 women's World Cup

  October 31, 2014 10:50 IST

  Zurich: Football delegates from France and South Korea have handed over their bid documents to FIFA for the 2019 women's World Cup.   France and South Korea are also bidding for the 2018 under-20 women's World