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Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored late goals as already-qualified Juventus beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League (Photo:AP/ PTI)

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UCL 2019-20: Juventus beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0

Cristiano Ronaldo tapped in from close range in the 75th minute and Gonzalo Higuain scored in injury time to put...

12 Dec 2019 6:56 AM GMT

Chelsea survived a nerve-jangling finale to their 2-1 win over Lille on Tuesday, eventually holding on to clinch a place in the Champions League knock-out stages thanks to first-half goals from Tammy Abraham and captain Cesar Azpilicueta. (Photo:AP)

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UCL 2019-20: Nervous Chelsea inch past Lille 2-1 to reach round of 16

Chelsea, who needed a victory to make sure of qualification, had gone five Champions League games at Stamford Bridge...

11 Dec 2019 8:38 AM GMT

Liverpool moved into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Salzburg on Tuesday as a potentially tricky encounter turned into a second-half cruise with quickfire goals from Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah. (Photo:AFP)

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UCL 2019-20: Liverpool march into last 16 with 2-0 win against RB...

Juergen Klopp's side needed a point in Austria to be sure of qualification.

11 Dec 2019 7:21 AM GMT

Didier Deschamps contract as coach of world champions France has been extended through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a source said Tuesday. (Photo:AFP)

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Didier Deschamps' France contract extended to 2022 World Cup: source

Deschamps, a former France skipper who led the team to 1998 World Cup glory, has been at the coaching helm of Les Bleus...

11 Dec 2019 6:54 AM GMT

The post of technical director remained vacant since Australian Scott ODonnell decided to quit in 2017. Former India player and coach Savio Medeira was looking after the post as interim TD since then. (Photo: ANI/ AIFF media)

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AIFF states that more than 100 clubs shown interest to play in India...

The committee also congratulated the Indian senior women's team for winning the gold medal in the South Asian Games in...

10 Dec 2019 3:00 PM GMT

From award shows to magazine covers, it can often feel as though Megan Rapinoe is everywhere - and soon, that might include rallies for Democratic presidential candidates. (Photo:Twitter)

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Megan Rapinoe adds a goal for 2020: helping Democrats win White House

The Ballon D'or winner caught the ire of US President Donald Trump during her team's World Cup run.

10 Dec 2019 12:11 PM GMT

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone urged that the players need to be together forever after the team defeated Athletic Bilbao. (Photo: AP)

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Scrutiny on Diego Simeone as change turns to stagnation at Atletico...

Atletico play Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday, needing a victory to guarantee second place in Group D and a spot in the...

10 Dec 2019 10:19 AM GMT

Liverpools Jordan Henderson said they want to perform at a high level regardless of what competition they are playing in. (Photo:AFP)

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Want to perform at high level, no matter what competition: Jordan...

The club top the Premier League points table with 46 points, eight points ahead of the second-placed Leicester City.

10 Dec 2019 8:12 AM GMT

$Rafael Benitez insisted on Monday there is \no chance\ he will fill the managerial vacancies at either Arsenal or Everton (Photo:Twitter)$ Sports

Rafael Benitez rules himself out of Arsenal and Everton jobs

Former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss Benitez is currently in charge of Chinese side Dalian Yifang after leaving...

10 Dec 2019 7:55 AM GMT

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted making a wrong evaluation of Sadio Mane when he was in charge at Borussia Dortmund. (Photo:AFP)

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Juergen Klopp admits making 'wrong evaluation' of Sadio Mane

Before taking responsibility of Liverpool, Klopp managed Borussia Dortmund and had the chance to sign the Senegalese but...

10 Dec 2019 7:49 AM GMT

Sunil Chhetri is the most-capped player and also the all-time top scorer for the Indian national team, with 72 goals in 115 appearances. (Photo: DC File)

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Sunil Chhetri signs new 3-year deal with PUMA

Sunil Chhetri is the second-highest after Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of active international scorers in world...

10 Dec 2019 7:27 AM GMT

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has all the attributes to be as good as five-times Ballon dOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said. (Photo:AFP)

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Marcus Rashford can be as good as Ronaldo, says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Marcus Rashford has 13 goals in his last 14 games for club and country and Solskjaer said he saw similarities with...

10 Dec 2019 6:46 AM GMT