London, Oct 10 (IANS) Following are the group standings of the Euro 2016 qualifying competitions after Friday’s matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, *indicates already qualified), Xinhua reported. Group A *Iceland 8 6 1 1 15 3 19 *Czech Republic 8 6 1 1 16 10 19 Turkey 8 3 […]
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After Aguero another Manchester City star could miss Manchester derby
Fifa virus doesn’t care if you are on top of premiere league or elsewhere. That’s what happening with Manchester City. Things are not really going well for the citizens. Their injury list keeps rising. After Sergio Aguero now it’s time for David Silva. The Canary Islander was in the pitch just for nine minutes in […]
Euro 2016 Qualifiers roudup: Friday night matches
The Qualifying campaign of Euro 2016 continued across the continent on Friday as nine games were played to decide who will be there in France next year and who will miss the flight. Results saying Defending champion Spain and Switzerland sealed the spot. Sweden and Ukraine are still in the hunt. GROUP – C Despite […]
If I win in Rio 2016, I will become legend: Usain Bolt
Mexico City, Oct 9 (IANS) Jamaican Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth, seeks to win once again at Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games and become “a legend”, he said. Bolt, the world and Olympic multi-champion, said this at a press conference on Wednesday night during his visit to Mexico City for a commercial […]
Explosive: Could Messi end up in Jail for 22 months?
Football’s golden boy Lionel Messi might be in trouble. Spain’s state attorney has demanded a 22-month jail sentence for FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi in a tax fraud case, court documents showed on Thursday. Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have been ordered to appear in court on charges of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of more than €4 million ($4.5 million). […]
Chelsea can still win Premier League: Juan Mata
Manchester, Oct 8 (IANS) Manchester United star Juan Mata believes that his former club Chelsea should still be considered contenders for the English Premier League (EPL) title, despite a poor start to the season. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that the reigning champions will struggle to retain their title after a poor start to […]
2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be beautiful: Xavi
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Spanish football icon Xavi Hernandez, ex-Barcelona star and currently at Qatari club Al Sadd, believes that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be “comfortable, beautiful and attractive for both the fans and players”. \ “The stadiums are outstanding. I think it will be good for the spectators and fans,” Xavi […]
Top 50 under 18 players revealed- Arsenal have 2 players and Man Utd have 1
Reputed media house the Guardian have released a list of 50 best young players across the world. They made a similar list last year also and a lot players in that list showed why they were selected in the list. The list consisted names like Youri Tielemans, Guido Vadala, Ante Coric, Dominic Solanke, Jean-Kevin Augustin, Ruben Neves, […]
Manchester United on high alert as Neymar stalls Barcelona contract talks
Neymar could pass on the proposed contract offer from Barcelona, allowing him to leave for a new club. Neymar is playing games with Barcelona and his new contract negotiations. The Brazilian attacker is rethinking signing a contract extension with the Spanish giant in La Liga, keeping in mind the investigation into his tax affairs. Spain’s public […]
Ferrer and Tsonga confirmed for ATP Buenos Aires 2016
World No.7 David Ferrer of Spain and world No.16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France have confirmed their presence at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Buenos Aires tournament which will take place in February 2016. Both players on Tuesday announced their participation via the competition’s official website. The last champion of the annual Argentinian tournament was […]