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Qatar World Cup will be my last, confirms Argentina's Lionel Messi

The 35-year-old plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team

India U-17 beat Kuwait 3-0 for flawless start in AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

India picked up a crucial win in their AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers campaign in the early hours, defeating Kuwait 3-0 in a thrilling encounter at the Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Khobar

Real Madrid beats Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 to maintain lead in Champions League

It didn't take long for Real Madrid to get back to winning games

India announces 21-members for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup beginning Oct 11

Head coach Thomas Dennerby on Wednesday named a 21-member Indian squad for the FIFA U-17 women's World Cup, scheduled to begin here on October 11.

India finishes U-17 Asian Cup qualifier campaign with 5-0 win over Maldives

India kicked off their AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers campaign with a bang, defeating Maldives 5-0 at the Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium in Al Khobar, in the early hours of Tuesday

Several French cities to ban Qatar World Cup fan zones, giant screens

Leftist and ecologist mayors in those cities cited the loss of immigrant workers' lives during construction of stadia in Qatar and the energy that will be wasted to cool the sports arenas as reasons

Real Madrid draws with Osasuna; Barca tops La Liga football standings

Real Madrid surrendered the leadership of La Liga to Barcelona after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Osasuna on Sunday evening

India U-17 team beats WSS Barcelona Club in last match of exposure tour

In the final match of their exposure tour, the India U-17 Women's National team decisively crushed WSS Barcelona Club 17-1 on Sunday at the Soccerland stadium in Spain

Manchester City brings United down to earth with 6-3 rout in derby

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat tricks as Erik ten Hag was humiliated in his first Manchester derby

Qatar confirms Covid-19 test requirements for World Cup fans: Official

Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative Covid-19 test when they arrive as part of the host nation's rules to combat Covid-19, organisers said Thursday.

PM hails captain Sunil Chhetri after FIFA releases 3-episode series on him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri after FIFA released a three-episode series on the player's life and career

Portugal claims 'unfair' elimination against Spain in UEFA Nations League

Portugal manager Fernando Santos has claimed that his team's elimination from UEFA Nations League A was unfair

India U-17 football team loses 1-3 to Sweden in first match of Spain tour

The Indian U-17 Women's team succumbed to a 1-3 defeat to Sweden at Torremirona Relais in Spain, their first match of the exposure tour for the girls

Goa CM launches host city logo for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday launched the host city logo of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022

UEFA approves Euro 2024 qualifying draw procedure; Russia barred

Russia will be barred from taking part in Euro 2024, having been suspended from UEFA and FIFA competitions

Igor Stimac set to remain India's head coach till AFC Asian Cup next July

Croatian Igor Stimac is set to continue as Indian football team head coach with Technical Committee of All India Football Federation (AIFF) recommending extension of his contract till AFC Asian Cup

La Liga: Real Madrid keeps on dancing, beats Atltico to stay unbeaten

Rodrygo and Vincius Jnior didn't hesitate after Real Madrid opened the scoring at the Metropolitano stadium.

Sunil Chhetri melts hearts with tweet after first ever Durand Cup victory

Talismanic India footballer Sunil Chhetri has said it would have been a "shame" had an Army kid like him not been able to win the Durand Cup in his professional life.

Arsenal's Ethan Nwaneri, 15, becomes youngest-ever Premier League player

Arsenal's 15-year-old academy product Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player ever to appear in a Premier League game after coming on for the final few minutes of the Gunners' 3-0 win at Brentford

Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC beat defending champions in semis, reach final

The match began with no team willing to give an inch and as a result, there were quite a few rough challenges witnessed. BFC's Parag Shrivas was shown a yellow card early