Expectation levels soaring for England's Lionesses LONDON: As a player Phil Neville was used to the often ridiculous expectation levels surrounding England before major tournaments and they are soaring again ahead of the Women's World Cup in France. That is partly down to the strength of a squad... 17 May, 2019
Bayern recruitment drive starts with France defender Pavard BERLIN - Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign French defender Benjamin Pavard, who will join the German champions on a five-year deal from next season, the Bavarian club's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said on... 09 Jan, 2019
Neymar admits 'exaggerated' reactions at World Cup BARCELONA: Ridiculed the world over for faking and diving during a disappointing World Cup campaign in Russia, Brazilian forward Neymar has admitted to "exaggerated" reactions saying he is still learning to deal with frustration. In a 90-second... 30 Jul, 2018
Real Madrid deny Mbappe bid rumour PARIS: Real Madrid on Wednesday denied media reports they have made a bid for Paris Saint-Germain's teenage striker Kylian Mbappe, who is emerging as one of the biggest stars of the Russia World Cup. Social media user Baptiste Ripart, who... 04 Jul, 2018
Ice man Ronaldo comes up with the goods yet again SOCHI, RUSSIA: Cometh the hour, cometh the man and where football is concerned there is no man quite like Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid forward was superb in Portugal's 3-3 World Cup draw with Spain on Friday, giving his team the perfect... 16 Jun, 2018
Eleven dead after river boats collide in Russia World Cup host city MOSCOW: Eleven people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup, rescue services said. Emergencies services received... Women 12 Jun, 2018
Ten dead after river boats collide in Russia World Cup host city MOSCOW: Ten people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the soccer World Cup, rescue services said. Emergencies services received... Women 12 Jun, 2018
Mexico qualify for World Cup with win over Panama MEXICO CITY: Mexico became the first CONCACAF side to qualify for the Russia World Cup on Friday when an Hirving Lozano goal gave them a 1-0 win over Panama at the Azteca stadium. They secured the points thanks to substitute Lozano, who... 02 Sep, 2017
Southgate's prospects not helped by dismal England display England interim manager Gareth Southgate is halfway through his audition for the full-time job but his hopes were hardly helped by an ugly performance in a 0-0 draw in Slovenia on Tuesday. Southgate claims he inherited a "mess" after replacing... 12 Oct, 2016
Russia World Cup 2018 organisers - bid vote was not pre-decided MOSCOW: The Russian team that successfully bid to host the 2018 World Cup had no knowledge of who would win until the vote on choosing a host was publicly announced, the head of the Russian organising committee said on Friday. The committee... 30 Oct, 2015
Blatter claims backroom deal on Russia World Cup Paris, October 29 Sepp Blatter has claimed there was a deal to give Russia the 2018 World Cup before voting took place, and blamed “bad losers” England and the US for the corruption scandal engulfing the organisation. “In 2010, we had... 30 Oct, 2015
