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]It's substance over statistics for India women's football coach Thomas Dennerby
India have beaten UAE and Bahrain and will face Chinese Taipei this week in the ongoing exposure to Bahrain.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:10 PM IST
By Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Rashford thanks fans for overwhelming support after racist abuse at Euros
Rashford's penalty miss in the shootout against Italy ultimately cost England the title at Wembley. The 23-year-old's young team mates, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, were also targeted after missing their spot kicks.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 06:53 PM IST
Reuters |
'When will we get a rest? Never' - Courtois lashes out over number of games
Courtois hit out at the growing football calendar after his side's 2-1 defeat by Italy in the UEFA Nations' League third-place playoff, labelling the match, in which both teams rotated their squads, a "money game".
Published on Oct 11, 2021 06:52 PM IST
Reuters |
I hope to keep playing and scoring in foreseeable future: Chhetri
I hope to keep playing and scoring in foreseeable future: Chhetri after equalling Pele
Published on Oct 11, 2021 05:56 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Mbappe winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final
After a subdued first half, the game sprung into life in the 64th minute when France full-back Theo Hernandez struck the underside of the bar after a swift break.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 01:30 PM IST
Reuters | , Milan
Messi scores unusual goal as Argentina beat Uruguay 3-0
- Two goals in the minutes before half time, one of them an unusually fortunate counter from Lionel Messi, helped Argentina on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:25 AM IST
Reuters |
Neymar says World Cup in Qatar may be his last for Brazil
- Brazil star Neymar says next year's World Cup in Qatar could be the last of his career.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 08:52 AM IST
AP | , Sao Paulo
Dominant Denmark dismantle Moldova in 4-0 win
- Andreas Skov Olsen grabbed one goal and created two others as Denmark scored four times in a dominant first-half display to thrash Moldova 4-0 in their World Cup Group F qualifier.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 09:14 AM IST
Reuters |
Dramatic late winner keep alive Scotland’s World Cup dreams
- Scott McTominay headed home deep in stoppage time as Scotland twice came from behind to beat Israel 3-2 and keep alive hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance since 1998.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 08:15 AM IST
Reuters |
Grealish opens England account in 5-0 win over Andorra
- Jack Grealish scored his first goal for England after coming on as a substitute to add some late gloss to a 5-0 rout of Andorra.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:27 AM IST
Reuters | By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Isak nets wonder strike as Sweden crush Kosovo 3-0
The home side took the lead box after a lengthy VAR review when Florent Hadergjonaj was found to have handled the ball and winger Forsberg rolled the resulting penalty into the bottom right corner in the 29th minute.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 11:53 PM IST
Reuters | , Stockholm
France’s Rabiot out of Nations League final with Covid-19
The rest of the French team underwent rapid tests and were all in the clear.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 11:22 PM IST
Reuters | , Milan
My target is to play the Asian Cup, says Bala Devi
Recovering from ACL surgery, the India striker knows it is a long shot but then so was playing for Rangers.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:23 PM IST
By Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
SAFF Championship: India face Nepal in must-win match
Nepal are leading the points table at the moment with six points having won both their matches against the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 07:51 PM IST
PTI | , Male
Leaving Barcelona was a shock, but Messi adjusting well in Paris
The 34-year-old, who started his professional career with Barca and is their record scorer with 672 goals, joined PSG on a two-year deal in the close season after being told by the Catalan club they could not afford to keep him.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 04:02 PM IST
Reuters | , Paris
Wales fight back for 2-2 draw against Czech Republic in World Cup qualifier
- A Daniel James strike helped Wales fight back to draw 2-2 with the Czech Republic in an entertaining World Cup qualifier game.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 07:56 AM IST
Reuters | , Prague
Sir Alex and tearful mum see Marcus Rashford receive honorary degree
At just 23 years of age, Rashford became the youngest recipient of an honorary doctorate from the university.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 09:44 PM IST
PTI |
How have Messi and Ronaldo impacted their new clubs
- Their other-worldly prowess is intact but that alone may not be enough for trophy-hunters PSG and Manchester United.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 05:27 PM IST
Barcelona to play away from Camp Nou during stadium overhaul
- Laporta said that he wants to begin the long-delayed overhaul of Camp Nou in the summer of 2022. He added that the work will last three to four years, but that the team will only need to find another home for a maximum of 12 months
Published on Oct 08, 2021 04:14 PM IST
AP |
Mbappe scores as France fight back to beat Belgium in Nations League thriller
- In a crazy end to the game, Belgium thought they had won the pulsating contest minutes earlier but Romelu Lukaku's late effort was ruled out for offside by VAR.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 11:24 AM IST
Reuters | , Turin, Italy
World Cup Qualifiers: Brazil fight back to beat Venezuela 3-1
- Brazil fought back from a goal down to score three times in the second half and record a 3-1 win over Venezuela that maintained their 100 percent record in qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup.
Published on Oct 08, 2021 09:22 AM IST
Reuters | , Caracas
Argentina draw 0-0 at Paraguay to maintain unbeaten record
- Argentina have gone 23 games without defeat under coach Lionel Scaloni and are second in the qualifying group behind Brazil.
Updated on Oct 08, 2021 07:23 AM IST
Reuters | , Asuncion
Indian football team hits new low, held to goalless draw by 205th ranked SL
The seven-time champions paid the price of not creating enough chances and wasting those they got against a Sri Lankan side 98 places below them in the FIFA rankings.
Published on Oct 07, 2021 08:23 PM IST
PTI |
Barcelona says audit shows club was technically bankrupt
- Barcelona CEO Ferrán Reverter presented a grim picture of the club’s financial situation while releasing the results from a Deloitte audit that started after Laporta arrived in March following the resignation of former president Josep Bartomeu and his board of directors last year.
Published on Oct 06, 2021 07:22 PM IST
AP | , Madrid
SAFF Championship: India look to register tournament's first win against SL
The Indians go into Thursday's game on the back of a disappointing stalemate with Bangladesh, against whom they should have won considering that they dominated majority of the proceedings and even took the lead courtesy a Sunil Chhetri strike.
Published on Oct 06, 2021 06:24 PM IST
PTI | , Male
Sanchez Flores named Getafe coach for third time
- The 56-year-old has also coached La Liga sides Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Espanyol plus Portuguese club Benfica and Premier League Watford as well as managing in Dubai and China.
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 04:47 PM IST
Reuters | , Madrid
'Qatar 2022 will, logistically, be the best World Cup ever': Mikael Silvestre
- The facet of Qatar 2022 that has really caught the eye of former Manchester United and France defender Mikael Silvestre is the compact nature of it.
Published on Oct 06, 2021 04:26 PM IST
The mainstreaming of football’s set-piece coaches
- Don’t know Vio, Buttgereit, MacPhee and Cueva? It’s about time you did for they are creating goals.
Updated on Oct 06, 2021 10:37 AM IST
10-man Bangladesh hold India 1-1 despite Chhetri's 76th international goal
The 37-year-old Chhetri, playing in his 121st match for India, struck in the 27th minute to place himself just a goal shy of legendary Brazillian Pele (77 goals from 92 matches).
Published on Oct 04, 2021 08:52 PM IST
PTI | , Male