Reward should be contingent on performance. Such a cause-and-effect relationship honours the principle of merit. However, the world of sports need not conform to such an honourable arrangement on ever...

At 34, Lionel Messi has reinvented himself. He’s no longer the prolific speedy winger of his Barcelona glory days. The Argentina star has lost a bit of pace but compensates with his vision and ...

FC Barcelona’s teen sensation Pedri scored a magnificent goal in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over fading Sevilla on Sunday as they climbed above their opponents into second spot in La Li...

Good landing Is there a “good” or “bad” section of the draw to land in? Maybe yes at this congested tournament, which will be four days shorter than the 2018 edition. Landing ...

Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay have already secured the region’s four direct spots at the World Cup in Qatar later this year, but there’s still a lot at stake in the final round of...

Lionel Messi says he will reconsider his future in football later this year but said it’s likely “many things will change” after the World Cup in November and December in Qatar. Mes...

Trinamool Congress’s nominee Shatrughan Sinha is all set to launch a one-of-a-kind TV show where he will invite politicians from different Indian parties to debate him on matters of public wel...

Everton’s Premier League relegation fears deepened considerably as they collapsed to a 0-5 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur with Harry Kane scoring twice on Monday.  Kane moved to the sixth spo...

Nantes stormed into a three-goal half-time lead and then rode their luck to win 3-1 at home on Saturday and hand runaway leaders Paris St Germain their second Ligue 1 loss of the season. Nantes saw l...

Following their repeated failures to win Europe’s most coveted trophy, Paris Saint-Germain perfectly know that adding up individual talents is not enough to make a team successful on the biggest...