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  Juventus beats Roma 1-0 to set new Serie A record

  Football | May 12, 2014 7:59 IST

  Milan: Newly crowned champion Juventus beat Roma 1-0 Sunday with a last-minute goal and set a new points record for Serie A.   Pablo Osvaldo's stoppage-time winner against his former club ensured Juventus moved to 99

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  Atletico, Barca set up Spanish title decider

  Football | May 12, 2014 7:51 IST

  Madrid: Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will play a winner-takes-all decider for the Spanish league title after both teams drew on Sunday, while Real Madrid lost to see its slim title hopes end.   Little-used defender Tobias

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  Man City wins EPL title for 2nd time in 3 seasons

  Football | May 11, 2014 23:09 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City won the Premier League for the second time in three seasons on Sunday, completing its campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over West Ham that lacked any of the drama of

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  Brazilians hit by sticker fever as World Cup nears

  Football | May 11, 2014 19:57 IST

  SAO PAULO: The frenzy over the World Cup sticker album has taken over Brazil like never before.   Brazilians have long been avid fans of World Cup albums, but this year there's added motivation with football's

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  Six Indian kids to be FIFA World Cup flag bearers

  Football | May 11, 2014 16:41 IST

  Bangalore: Six children have been selected from New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore to be flag bearers at the upcoming football World Cup to be held from June 12 to July 13 in Brazil.After Mihir Batra

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  Serie A: Inter Milan beats Lazio 4-1 in final Javier Zanetti's home match

  Football | May 11, 2014 14:36 IST

  MILAN :  Javier Zanetti's last home match at the San Siro was celebrated with a win as Inter Milan beat Lazio 4-1 to all but guarantee a Europa League berth from the Serie A on

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  Christiano Ronaldo among 5 Madrid players missing the clash against Celta Vigo

  Football | May 11, 2014 11:15 IST

  MADRID :  Cristiano Ronaldo is among five regular players who will not feature against Celta Vigo as the Spanish giant appears to turn its attention to the upcoming Champions League final.   Midfielder Sami Khedira and

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  David Beckham presses forward with Miami stadium bid

  Football | May 11, 2014 9:25 IST

  MIAMI :  Two months have passed since David Beckham announced his plans to start a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami. The plan, and Beckham, have been almost universally accepted by every sector of the

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  Brazil holds test events at 2 World Cup stadiums

  Football | May 11, 2014 7:55 IST

  SAO PAULO :  Brazilian organizers have held test events at two of the problematic World Cup stadiums, including the one hosting the tournaments opening game next month in Sao Paulo.   Nearly 20,000 people attended Saturday's

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  Meet Fernanda Uliana Brazil's hottest lines woman

  Football | May 11, 2014 6:59 IST

  New  Delhi:  Fernanda Colombo Uliana has became a sensation in the social media after she was seen as a lines woman in the recently held soccer match between Brazilian clubs São Paulo and CRB.She was

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  Manchester United defender Phil Jones set to be fit for World Cup

  Football | May 10, 2014 11:13 IST

  MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United defender Phil Jones should be available for England for the upcoming World Cup despite a left shoulder injury.   Interim United manager Ryan Giggs says Jones will miss the team's final Premier

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  Real Madrid defender Pepe injured ahead of Champions League final

  Football | May 10, 2014 10:13 IST

  MADRID :  With only two weeks to go before the Champions League final, Real Madrid says center back Pepe has injured his left leg.   Madrid says the 31-year-old Pepe was hurt in Wednesday's 1-1 draw

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  Brendan Rodgers set to sign new deal with Liverpool

  Football | May 10, 2014 10:01 IST

  LIVERPOOL, England : Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is set to sign a new contract at the end of the season after reviving the fortunes of one of England's biggest clubs.   Rodgers said Friday "there is

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  Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa could miss Malaga game

  Football | May 10, 2014 9:13 IST

  MADRID : Atletico Madrid may be without leading scorer Diego Costa for its match against Malaga on Sunday, when the Spanish leader could clinch its first title in 18 years.   Atletico says Costa did not

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  Mexico names veteran defender Carlos Salcido to World Cup team

  Football | May 10, 2014 8:25 IST

  MEXICO CITY : Veteran defender Carlos Salcido was the biggest surprise in Mexico's 23-man World Cup team announced Friday by coach Miguel Herrera.   It was the first call-up for Salcido since Herrera took over as

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  Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny signs new deal

  Football | May 09, 2014 23:10 IST

  LONDON: Laurent Koscielny has committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new contract with the Premier League club.   The 28-year-old France defender has played 163 times for the north London club in the four

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  We can't allow title lifeline to escape us: Messi

  Football | May 09, 2014 9:13 IST

  Madrid:  Leonel Messi has said the shock lifeline thrown to FC Barcelona over the past five days is the one that the club can't allow to slip through their fingers.The 92nd minute goal scored by

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  PSG extends coach Laurent Blanc's contract to 2016

  Football | May 09, 2014 8:06 IST

  PARIS:  Paris Saint-Germain has extended coach Laurent Blanc's contract to June 2016, a day after he guided the club to a fourth French league title.   Blanc was not even the club's first choice to succeed

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  Jose Mourinho fined $16,900 after sarcastic praise for referees

  Football | May 09, 2014 6:40 IST

  LONDON : The English Football Association has fined Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho 13,000 pounds ($16,900) for bringing the game into disrepute with sarcastic comments about match officials after a shock defeat in the Premier League

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  Germany blends youth with experience for World Cup

  Football | May 08, 2014 19:08 IST

  FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany coach Joachim Loew made several surprise inclusions in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad on Thursday, with established regulars such as Mario Gomez missing out.   Loew named relatively unknown players such as