Barcelona (Spain), March 2: Espanyol’s Spanish forward Borja Iglesias on Saturday notched the fastest La Liga goal of the season as he gave his team the lead over Valladolid just 18 seconds into the match. It also saw his teammate Lei Wu become the first Chinese to score in La Liga. The 26-year-old Borja broke […]
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Ramos will be sorry if we win: Ajax’s De Jong
The Hague, March 2: The illegal efforts to force a second yellow card by Real Madrid’s captain and defender Sergio Ramos were ill-advised and should Dutch team Ajax prevail in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 he will rue his actions, midfielder Frenkie de Jong has said. The Netherlands international De […]
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Injured shoulder completely recovered, says MotoGP champ Marquez
Madrid, Feb 28: Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain has said that he has completely recovered from his shoulder injury and his team and friends were the best antidote to help combat his stress levels. Marquez spoke in an exclusive interview with EFE before a promotional event held here on Wednesday where he was […]
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Windies vs England 2019, 4th ODI – Statistical Highlights
England has taken the 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series against the host side Windies after winning the thrilling fourth ODI at St George’s. After winning the toss, the host side decided to field first. England scored 418/6 in 50 overs while Windies managed to score 389 (48 overs) before getting all out. England […]
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Ex-Argentina international Redondo to represent LaLiga in his homeland
Buenos Aires, Feb 27: Former Argentine international Fernando Redondo, who won four trophies with Real Madrid, was introduced as the new LaLiga ambassador to Argentina. The retired midfielder was presented at an event here on Tuesday with former teammate Fernando Sanz, the director of the LaLiga ambassadors programme, reports Efe news. “I always felt like […]
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Madrid coach focuses on Clasico, avoids discussing Bale
Madrid, Feb 27: Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari said his whole team remained focused on the upcoming Clasico against arch-rival Barcelona in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semis tie, and not on the recent conduct of his Wales winger Gareth Bale. Bale, 29, has begun to display apparently poor behaviour on […]
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Messi, Bale on divergent path ahead of Clasicos
Madrid, Feb 26: Barcelona’s star forward Lionel Messi is set for a face-off with his Real Madrid counterpart Gareth Bale in this week’s back-to-back Clasicos. Messi is back to his normal form, powerful, sleek and dangerous, while an angry Bale has had a conflicted week after questions arose regarding his sportsmanship as a teammate and his […]
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Key to success in tennis is finding time to be happy, says Nadal
Acapulco (Mexico), Feb 26: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, currently World No. 2 in the men’s rankings, has said that a key to his success has been to find time to invest in his happiness. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, the Spaniard, who was set to take part in the Mexican Open tournament which […]
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Dybala secures 1-0 win for Juventus over Bologna
Bologna, Feb 25: Argentine playmaker Paulo Dybala scored Juventus’s 1-0 winner over host Bologna in a the Serie A match at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. With its 22nd win of the season, Juventus strengthened its grip on the top spot with 69 points, 16 points ahead of second-place Napoli, which still has a game to play, […]
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Messi leads Barca to 4-2 win over Sevilla in La Liga
Seville (Spain), Feb 24: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has notched his 50th career hat-trick and assisted on another goal in FC Barcelona’s 4-2 away win over Sevilla in the La Liga. Barcelona went down on the scoreboard on two different occasions, but a clinical Messi led his team back and made a big statement ahead of […]