As Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-0 in the El Clasico showdown on Saturday, the echoes of their emphatic win were heard all across the globe. Globally, there’s hardly any football match that comes close to the buzz that a battle between Barcelona and Real Madrid produces, be it in La Liga or the … Read more
The elite of world football will gather in Paris on Monday for the Ballon d’Or ceremony, with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior the leading candidate for the men’s award and Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati the hot favourite to win her second-successive crown. The men’s shortlist for the 2023/24 edition of the prestigious individual award … Read more
West Ham piled more pressure on beleaguered Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag with a dramatic 2-1 win on Sunday as Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to a victory by the same scoreline over Newcastle. Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Crystal Palace, who picked up their first win of the season. Liverpool can go … Read more
Mohamed Salah rescued Liverpool as the Egypt star’s late equaliser earned a pulsating 2-2 draw against title rivals Arsenal on Sunday. Arne Slot’s side were on the brink of only their second defeat this season until Salah netted with nine minutes left at the Emirates Stadium. Liverpool had fallen behind to Bukayo Saka’s … Read more
India crashed out of the SAFF Women’s Championship as they lost to Nepal 2-4 in penalty shootout in the semifinal match marred by utter confusion after the home side held up play for more than one hour in protest against a decision of the referee in Kathmandu on Sunday. Nepal will play Bangladesh … Read more
Liverpool vs Arsenal Premier League 2024-25 LIVE Updates: Bukayo Saka© AFP Arsenal vs Liverpool LIVE Updates, Premier League 2024-25: Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka scored as Arsenal lead 2-1 against Liverpool at half-time of a high-octane Premier League clash on Sunday. Virgil Van Djik scored the goal for Liverpool. Injury-hit Arsenal have little room for … Read more
Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as the striker sealed a 1-0 win against Southampton, while third-placed Aston Villa were frustrated by Bournemouth’s last-gasp leveller on Saturday. Haaland had gone three league games without a goal but he ended that mini drought in the first half at … Read more
FC Barcelona players celebrate at the end of their La Liga match vs Real Madrid on October 26, 2024.© AFP Real Madrid condemned racism from some of their supporters aimed at Barcelona players including teenager Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde during the club’s 4-0 Clasico defeat on Saturday. “Real Madrid strongly condemns any … Read more
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said it was “too early” to write off his side’s title defence despite dropping more points in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen. Leverkusen led twice but were pegged back on both occasions, including conceding their second in the 90th minute. Last season, Leverkusen dropped just 12 points … Read more
Even though Robert Lewandowski did not headline the El Clasico build-up, the 2021 Best FIFA Men’s Player showed poster boy Kylian Mbappe how it’s done at La Liga’s grandest stage in Madrid on Saturday. A quick-fire brace from the former Bayern Munich forward fashioned Barcelona’s memorable 4-0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at … Read more
Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli will stay top of Serie A this weekend after firing the winner in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Lecce to move his team five points clear. Captain Di Lorenzo bundled home the only goal of a scrappy game in Naples after Scott McTominay’s header from a corner was … Read more
Kylian Mbappe’s start at Real Madrid has been satisfactory, his performances neither spectacular nor underwhelming, but Saturday’s La Liga Clasico offers the French superstar a springboard to kick on from. The derby clash against league leaders Barcelona is the kind of fixture where contributing to a victory can bank him both credit and … Read more