Football

Football

Man Utd held by Ipswich in Amorim's first match in charge

Ruben Amorim was given a stark illustration of the size of his task at Manchester United after his uninspiring team were held 1-1 by struggling Ipswich in his first match in charge on Sunday.

3h ago

Salah sends Liverpool eight points clear after Southampton scare

Thanks to Salah's late heroics, Liverpool have left second placed Manchester City trailing in their wake after the champions' dismal 4-0 defeat against Tottenham on Saturday.

6h ago

Madrid chief Perez attacks UEFA, FIFA, Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez lashed out at various targets during the club's annual general meeting on Sunday including European and world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

9h ago

Guardiola acknowledges Man City 'are fragile' after fifth straight defeat

Manchester City were hammered 4-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium, extending their losing run to five matches in all competitions.

17h ago

Messi's former teammate Mascherano to become Inter Miami's new coach: Reports

Mascherano, 40, is a former teammate of Miami star Lionel Messi. The two were teammates at FC Barcelona from 2010-18.

18h ago

Milan and Juventus play out dour scoreless draw at San Siro

Juventus remain the only unbeaten side in Serie A but their seventh draw of the season means they remain sixth in the standings and are now three points behind leaders Inter Milan. Milan stay seventh, six points behind Juve, though they have played one game fewer.

19h ago

Barca collapse in Celta draw without Yamal

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski's goals put the Catalans in a healthy position but Marc Casado's red card in the 82nd minute helped Celta start the fightback to snatch a point.

20h ago

Spurs thrash Man City 4-0 to end 52-match unbeaten home run

Manchester City crashed to a stunning fifth consecutive defeat as Tottenham won 4-0 at the Etihad to end the English champions' 52-game unbeaten home run on Saturday.

1d ago

Lineker to step down as Match of the Day host: Reports

In March last year, Lineker was briefly taken off air by bosses after comparing the language used to launch a British government asylum policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany on social media. That sparked a row about BBC presenters expressing political views.

1w ago

Maldives eye victory in both friendlies

Maldives team arrived here on Monday to play two FIFA friendly matches against Bangladesh, with the hope of winning both matches following their return to international football after a year.

1w ago

Amorim jets in to launch new era at Man Utd

The Portuguese coach bid farewell to Sporting Lisbon in style on Sunday, securing a thrilling 4-2 comeback win at his former club Braga -- an 11th win in 11 league games.

1w ago

Barca rule out Lewandowski for 10 days, Yamal up to three weeks

Lewandowski suffered a back injury in Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad during which he had a goal controversially disallowed.

1w ago

NSC issues 32 cheques to disburse Tk 1 crore reward for SAFF champions

National Sports Council (NSC) has issued 32 cheques for players and support staff of the SAFF winning Bangladesh women’s football team, equally disbursing the promised Tk 1 crore reward for bringing home the regional football title for the second time in a row, said sports Adviser Asif Mahmud on social media.

1w ago

New Man United boss Amorim says he's ready for the challenge

New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said he is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task he faces when he moves to England from Portugal but he is looking forward to the challenge.

1w ago

Napoli hold Inter and keep lead in crowded Serie A title race

Napoli coach Antonio Conte criticised the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for not intervening to reverse a penalty that Inter Milan's Hakan Calhanoglu eventually missed in their 1-1 draw on Sunday.

1w ago

Barcelona bemoan 'big mistake' in Real Sociedad defeat

Lewandowski's early disallowed strike led to furious debate over whether the Polish forward had been offside or not.

1w ago

Neto rescues Chelsea draw as Arsenal title bid suffers fresh blow

Pedro Neto dealt a fresh blow to spluttering Arsenal's Premier League title challenge as the Chelsea winger's superb strike rescued a 1-1 draw in the London derby on Sunday.

2w ago

Van Nistelrooy thankful for 'special' period as Man Utd boss

Ruud van Nistelrooy said his four games as interim manager of Manchester United was a "short but amazing period" after ending his run unbeaten with a 3-0 victory over Leicester on Sunday.

2w ago