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Rashford wins school meal assurance from UK PM Johnson 13 Jan 2021 - 05:31 pm

LONDON: British football player Marcus Rashford said he had received assurances from Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that problems with the meagre...

City's Aguero out for up to 10 days due to quarantine, says Guardiola 12 Jan 2021 - 05:33 pm

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will be out for up to 10 days because the Argentine striker is still isolating after coming into...

'Mega tough' but Liverpool can retain title without being at best, says Fowler 12 Jan 2021 - 02:23 pm

New Delhi: Liverpool are nowhere near their imperious best but Juergen Klopp's team can still accomplish the "mega tough" task of successfully defending...

Premier League records 36 new COVID-19 cases 11 Jan 2021 - 09:17 pm

LONDON - The Premier League said on Monday that a total of 36 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in two rounds of tests...

Trippier raring to go for Atletico after ban put on hold - Simeone 11 Jan 2021 - 07:40 pm

MADRID - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone says Kieran Trippier is ready to return to action for the first time at home to...

Man City's Aguero self-isolating due to close COVID-19 contact 10 Jan 2021 - 08:32 pm

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is self-isolating after coming into close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, manager Pep Guardiola said....

Atletico close to agreeing loan deal with Lyon's Dembele 10 Jan 2021 - 05:39 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid are in talks with Olympique Lyonnais to sign French forward Moussa Dembele on loan until the end of the season,...

Roma snatch late equaliser to dent Inter title hopes 10 Jan 2021 - 05:27 pm

ROME: Gianluca Mancini's late goal earned AS Roma a 2-2 draw at home to Inter Milan on Sunday which left the visitors three...

'We're not puppets', says Real's Courtois after travel chaos 10 Jan 2021 - 02:20 pm

PAMPLONA, Spain: Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois joined coach Zinedine Zidane in criticising organisers La Liga for not postponing his side's game at...

FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at Club World Cup in Qatar 08 Jan 2021 - 08:39 pm

FIFA will trial concussion substitutes at next month's Club World Cup in Qatar, soccer's world governing body said on Friday. The decision comes...

Led by reborn Messi, Barca aim for three wins in a row 07 Jan 2021 - 04:31 pm

BARCELONA: Barcelona showed their true potential in an outstanding 3-2 midweek win over Athletic Bilbao but now face the hard task of following...

Don't waste first half to get started, Flick tells Bayern players 07 Jan 2021 - 03:30 pm

Berlin: Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick has urged his players to focus from the start at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday to avoid falling...

Juventus wins 3-1 at Milan to end Rossoneri's unbeaten run 07 Jan 2021 - 10:05 am

AC Milan's 27-game unbeaten run in Serie A ended Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Juventus that gives the defending champion renewed hope...

Inter Milan winning run ends with shock Sampdoria defeat 06 Jan 2021 - 08:37 pm

Inter Milan's eight-match winning run in Serie A came to an end as two of their former players, Antonio Candreva and Keita Balde...

Morgan ruled out of U.S. training camp after positive COVID-19 test 06 Jan 2021 - 08:29 pm

Twice World Cup winner Alex Morgan, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, will not participate in a January training camp in Orlando that...

Car accident leaves AS Roma director Morgan De Sanctis in intensive care: Italian media 06 Jan 2021 - 03:34 pm

Rome: AS Roma director Morgan De Sanctis is in intensive care following a car accident in the Italian capital on Tuesday night. The...

Criticism of Cavani ban grows in South America 05 Jan 2021 - 08:12 pm

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) joined the growing criticism of England's FA on Tuesday with a condemnation of the three-match ban given...