Football

KOLKATA: Veterans Football Development Pvt Ltd have announced the first-ever edition of the Veterans Super League (VSL) in Kolkata, to bring top Indian football veterans back to the pitch. 

The tournament will feature the likes of Indian football legends IM Vijayan, Bhaichung Bhutia, Syed Rahim Nabi, Mehtab Hossain, and Subrata Paul on the sidelines, with more than 350 others joining them on the pitch and is actively looking for sponsors.

Jun 04, 2018 12:06
LONDON: Premier League club West Ham United has named Eva Air, Taiwan’s leading independent airline, as its first ever Official Airline Partner.   Formed in 1989, Eva Air flies to more than 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe where gateways include London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna. 
Jun 04, 2018 12:06
MOSOCW: With less than two weeks to go for the 2018 edition to kick off, the FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Moscow on Sunday carried by Germany's Lothar Mathaus, following its biggest ever global tour.
Jun 02, 2018 17:06
MOSCOW: FIFA World Cup 2018’s Official Partners, Hyundai Motor and and its subsidiary Kia Motors, have handed over to the tournament organisers 954 vehicles for logistical operations during the event.  Hyundai contributed with 530 of them, while Kia contributed with 424.
Jun 01, 2018 15:06
LONDON: Although Russia will be hosting the FIFA World Cup, the biggest sporting event on the planet, this year, the country doesn’t stand to gain economic benefits that will help it in the long run, according to a report published by global financial firm Moody's Investors Service on Thursday.
Jun 01, 2018 13:06
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Presidents of football federations in South and West Asia met in the Saudi capital Thursday with a senior FIFA official attending as an observer to start the formal process of establishing a new body for football to be known as the South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF).
May 31, 2018 18:05
LONDON: French football legend Zinedine Zidane called it quits on Thursday as the manager of Real Madrid, five days after leading the LaLiga giants to a hat-trick of Champions League titles.  Zidane will go down as the only manager in the history of club football to have achieved this feat. Real also won the LaLiga title in 2017 during his reign.
May 31, 2018 17:05
NEW DELHI: Real Kashmir Football Club has created history by becoming the first club from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the country's top-tier I-League after winning the second division league by beating Delhi side Hindustan FC 3-2 in Bengaluru.
May 30, 2018 15:05
MADRID: Champions League winners Real Madrid and adidas have launched the La Liga club’s home and away kits for the next season. The club will continue to sport a white jersey at home, which also comprises of the black of the logo, jersey sponsor Emirates and the three adidas stripes, which can only be seen on the shoulders.It resembles the 2002 jersey.
May 30, 2018 14:05
DOHA: Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has come up with its inaugural FIFA World Cup campaign which is “fun-filled and upbeat”. The airline has roped in American singing star Nicole Scherzinger for the campaign, as a part of an anthem “that is set to capture the hearts of fans around the world” as the World Cup is now less than a month away.
May 30, 2018 14:05
KOLKATA: LaLiga’s India head Jose Antonio Cachaza has opined that reaching out to fans through digital platforms and public viewings are LaLiga's main focus areas.  “We are here to reach out to our large following. We have been successful – in the last one year we have reached from 800,000 to 2.5 million,” Cachaza said in a media interaction here Monday.