Football

The Supreme Court has warned BJP leader Kalyan Chaubey that it would issue non-bailable warrants against him and strip him of his posts in the All India Football Federation and Indian Olympic Association for delaying the hearing of his petition that challenged the election of Trinamool Congress leader Sadhan Pande from Maniktala Assembly constituency.

Chaubey is AIFF president and joint secretary of the IOA.

May 24, 2019 18:05
MADRID: After a successful season, EA SPORTS FIFA has renewed its partnership agreement with LaLiga until the 2023/24 season. LaLiga engages with millions of football fans around the world and this agreement continues to connect the excitement and authenticity of football in the leading sports videogame as it comes to life on the virtual pitch.
May 24, 2019 16:05
LONDON: Leading international football-tech company PlayerMaker Thursday announced that former Arsenal football manager Arsène Wenger will be joining as an investor and operating partner.
May 23, 2019 10:05
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has declared dates for transfer windows (both male and female players) for the 2019-20 seasons. The first transfer window will be opened from August 9 to August 31 and the second from January 1, 2020 to January 31, 2020. All player registration, transfer and loan will be conducted solely through the AIFF Centralised Registration System (CRS).     
May 23, 2019 09:05
ZURICH: FIFA on Wednesday categorically put a lid on moves actively supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to expand the World Cup 2022 in Qatar from expansion from 32 to 48 teams. On January 10, 2017, the FIFA council unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition, which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico.
May 23, 2019 08:05
LONDON: Media rights value that accrues to the Premier League has risen by almost 8% to £9.2 billion ($11.64bn) for the next three seasons, the league's interim chief executive Richard Masters has said.
May 22, 2019 13:05
LONDON: Baku will host the Europa League final between Arsenal and Chelsea on 29 May. But it has clearly not gone down well with the UK media, which has indulged in dog-whistle politics around the matter ever since it was confirmed that two British clubs would be contesting the finals.
May 21, 2019 15:05
LONDON: Mastercard, one of the world’s most active sponsors of major sporting events, is strengthening its commitment to women’s football.
May 21, 2019 11:05
MADRID: The Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF) has refuted claims made by Mediapro, the Spanish communications company and rights broker, that the rights tender to the Copa del Rey have been suspended. A statement issued by Mediapro claimed that Madrid's Commercial Court Nº 12 had ruled in its favour after it had been excluded from the original tender.
May 21, 2019 10:05
KOLKATA: Utpal Ganguli, secretary of the Indian Football Association (IFA), the parent body of the sport in West Bengal (and at one time of Indian football), confirmed on Monday that he would not contest for a fresh term, citing "personal reasons".
May 20, 2019 17:05
LONDON: The Premier League has come to a new agreement with IMG where the two organisations will continue to work together to operate Premier League Productions (PLP) for the next three seasons. PLP produces and distributes all of the Premier League's international programming, including the broadcasting of all 380 Premier League matches.