Football

Portuguese supertar Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes for a second year running.

Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr.

The latest list of the highest-paid athletes released by Forbes reveals that the 39-year-old Portuguese forward earned $260 million over the past 12 months, up from $136m in the business magazine's 2023 listing.

Aug 16, 2019 18:08
CHANGES TO THE Champions League are unlikely to be decided this year after UEFA on Thursday called off joint talks with the heads of European clubs and leagues who have spent months arguing over a potential radical overhaul of the formats of European competitions.
Aug 08, 2019 18:08
LONDON: Sports betting data company Betradar has launched the Virtual Football Champions Cup, adding to its gaming solutions portfolio. The new Virtual Football Champions Cup gives operators the chance to further leverage the increased betting activity that typically occurs when Europe’s best football teams go head-to-head in one of the world’s most popular professional sports tournaments.
Aug 08, 2019 18:08
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN), the official broadcaster of the UEFA events in the Indian sub-continent, announces special screenings for the upcoming UEFA Super Cup on 14th August 2019 in association with India’s leading multiplexes, INOX, PVR and Cinépolis.
Aug 07, 2019 19:08
MUMBAI: After all the hullabaloo over the past month or so, with letters sent to the Prime Minister's office, the Union Sports Ministry as well as FIFA and AFC, the United I-League Clubs are back to square one.
Aug 07, 2019 18:08
BARCELONA: LaLiga giants FC Barcelona have signed a collaboration agreement with record company Sony Music for the next two seasons to promote the creation of entertainment experiences that combine music and sport.
Aug 07, 2019 17:08
MUMBAI: Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC Wednesday announced the launch of its first Mumbai City Football Schools Center.
Aug 07, 2019 17:08
LONDON: Britain's Football Association will launch a new live streaming platform, exclusively dedicated to women’s football, from the start of the 2019-20 season. The FA Player, which will be free to use and available online and via a dedicated mobile app, will provide unprecedented live access to over 150 domestic women’s football fixtures throughout the season.
Aug 07, 2019 16:08
LONDON: Moonbug, a global entertainment company that develops and distributes entertainment for kids, Tuesday announced it has acquired popular South African video series and one of the largest circulating monthly comics in the world - Supa Strikas.
Aug 06, 2019 17:08
MUNICH: Lufthansa is continuing its commitment to football and has extended its partnership with the German football association Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) until 2022. Lufthansa therefore remains an official partner of DFB. As the “official airline”, Lufthansa flies the players, coaches, staff and delegation members of the DFB team to international matches and tournaments.
Aug 05, 2019 17:08
LONDON: Thirty-two kicked off the FIFA eWorld Cup on Friday morning and one winner was crowned on Sunday evening at The O2 in London.