Football

Durand Cup meant Delhi. Durand Cup meant oranges under the mild winter sun, samosas with piping hot chai, the Ambedkar Stadium canteen. Durand Cup meant Bengalis from CR Park, Muslims from Old Delhi, ...

It was in 2002 when I landed in Calcutta. My favourite Brazil had won the World Cup, Ronaldo was all over the newspapers. And I was in an alien land coming to a club which was wooing me for three year...

East Bengal of today commands millions of followers, the red and gold colours have become a way of life for generations. How it all started in a fit of anger is part of sporting folklore: in July 1920...

Some records are meant to be broken. Some, like the one set by Joe Payne 84 years ago to the day when he hammered home 10 goals in an English football league match, have stood the test of time.Joe Pay...

Kenny Dalglish’s son admitted he was “truly humbled” by the messages of support that poured in from across the football world after the Liverpool legend tested positive for coronavirus.Dalglish ...

Real Madrid have announced that players and coaches from their football and basketball squads have agreed to a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic.Directors at the club have also accepted to volun...

Neymar “will always be welcome” back at Barcelona, the Spanish giants’ striker Luis Suarez told Mundo Deportivo on Wednesday.Neymar left Barca in a world record move to Paris Saint-Germain in 20...

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The Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India in November was on Saturday postponed by football’s governing body due to the worsening Covid-19 pandemic across the globe.The women’s age...

Juergen Klopp insisted the best of Liverpool’s season is yet come, despite a third defeat in four games saw them crash out of the FA Cup after losing 0-2 at the hands of Chelsea.Klopp made seven cha...