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NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli enjoys a massive global fan following and it has become richer with the new addition of Italian footballer Agata Isabella Centasso.Agata was asked about her favourite Indian cricketer on X and she responded with a…

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday announced a revamp of the existing women's football structure in India besides granting a minimum wage to those who compete in the Hero Indian Women’s League (IWL). Going forward, It will…

Elite football players are more likely to develop dementia in later life than the rest of the population, a study has found. It adds to mounting evidence that head trauma in sports can increase the risk of brain diseases.Footballing heroes…

The wife of English footballer Joe Westerman has reportedly told pals their marriage is "one trillion per cent" over following a video sex scandal involving the athlete.Footage allegedly showing Westerman performing an alleyway sex act on a…

By AFP TEHRAN: Iran's sports minister has ordered a probe into allegations of sexual assault targeting teenagers at a football academy in the country's northeast, state media reported Saturday. "A former media…

BUENOS AIRES: For the last month, Lionel Messi and his Argentinateammates have brought success and unity to their fans, in stark contrast to the country's economic woes and polarized political landscape. Years of economic crisis weighs…

DOHA/LONDON: It is short odds that there will be a penalty shootout at the World Cup over the next two days. There has been at least one in the quarter-finals of the last nine tournaments, peaking in 1986 when three of the four matches went…

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeThe smiley, easygoing, ever so slightly sunburnt man sitting opposite me in his striped shirt and brown shorts outside an east London cafe enjoying a breakfast lemonade – “I am fasting” –…

Yoshiro Moriyama waited for the translation to understand the question and then smiled. “I could be talking about it for the next two days,” the Japan under-17 coach had said when asked about the country’s youth development programme ahead…

Watching football players in action on the field is always a treat, especially when they are competing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which kicked off this month in Qatar. Now, while enjoying the thrilling matches, have you ever noticed…