Bayern Munich's central defender Jerome Boateng will be out for the rest of the club football season due to thigh injury, the German record champions have said. The Bavarians did not only lose their first leg Champions League semifinal 2-1 to Real Madrid on Wednesday but also lost Boateng, who picked up a "structural muscle injury" in his left...
In a bid to keep their play-off hopes alive, Mumbai Indians will be eyeing victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against a confident Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday. The Rohit Sharma-led side are lying at the seventh place in the eight-team points table after managing a single wi...
Brazilian football club Cruzeiro put up a fierce fight for the Copa Libertadores round of 16 as they drubbed Universidad de Chile 7-0, which saw two of their players expelled. Thiago Neves got the first score for Cruzeiro in the ninth minute on Thursday with a beautiful free-kick goal by his left foot, and eight minutes later Rafinha hit t...
Argentine club River Plate defeated Ecuador's Emelec 2-1 to take top spot in Group D of the Copa Libertadores football tournament. With the two goals made by Lucas Pratto and Gonzalo "Pity" Martinez, River Plate secured their second victory and managed to climb to the top of the group on Thursday, reports EFE news agency. Emele...
Olympique Marseille took a big step toward a third Europa League final berth by defeating Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 here at the Velodrome Stadium, with Florian Thauvin and Clinton N'Jie doing the scoring. The Ligue 1 club had been unable to get on the scoreboard in two group-stage matches against the Austrian team during this season's edition...
Maintaining a balance between your personal and professional life can be hard when you are constantly on the move, and cricketer Yuvraj Singh could not agree more. He says juggling between roles can be difficult at times and that it takes a dedicated team to ensure he is on track. Asked how he balances between his work schedule and personal...
Down to 10 men and without their coach less than 15 minutes into their Europa League semi-final first leg here against Arsenal, Atletico Madrid came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw and stay alive in the battle to reach the final. Not even the most optimistic Arsenal supporter in the stands at London's Emirates Stadium could have expected the kind of start the Gunner...
US President Donald Trump has helped kick off the race to host the 2026 World Cup, tweeting his support for Washington's joint bid with Canada and Mexico, the media reported. "The US has put together a strong bid with Canada and Mexico for the 2026 World Cup," Trump tweeted on Thursday. "It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to l...
Manu Bhaker and Om Prakash Mitharval failed to reach the podium as India finished fourth at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup here on Thursday. This is the third fourth place finish for India at an ISSF World Cup. Manu and Om finished fizzled off after a promising start to fourth in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event on ...
Real Madrid came from behind to beat FC Bayern Munich for the third straight time at the Allianz Arena here, a 2-1 victory that brings the title holders' quest for a third consecutive Champions League title one step closer to success. The holders will take not only the lead, but a pair of valuable away goals, back to Madrid for next week's second...
