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.

Oct 12, 2017 14:10
MUMBAI: IMG has won out over incumbent MP and Silva in securing the international broadcasting rights to Italy’s Serie A at nearly double the value of the previous deal. The new rights agreement, which covers the next three Serie A seasons through 2020-21, at 371 million euros ($438 million) is twice the value of the previous deal, which was worth 186 million euros ($219 million).
Oct 12, 2017 14:10
BENGALURU: Even as football fever sweeps the country with the U-17 World Cup in play, the nation had more reasons to celebrate as Team India qualified for the AFC Asian Cup here Wednesday.  India's 4-1 win over Macau saw Stephen Constantine’s side maintain a 100 per cent record in Group A and ensure their place in the AFC Asian Cup for only the fourth time in their history and first since 2011.
Oct 11, 2017 15:10
ZURICH: FIFA has decided to suspend the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council dated 10 October 2017 on account of undue third-party interference.
Oct 09, 2017 12:10
MUMBAI: Following up on its decision to bid for for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has reportedly set its sights on moving up from the junior ranks and tabling a bid to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The decision to put forward a bid was taken during a meeting of the AIFF's executive committee here on Saturday, a senior member of the AIFF told Goal.com. 
Oct 06, 2017 15:10
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the the 17th edition of the U-17 World Cup, with hosts India making their historic debut in a FIFA competition when they take on USA.  The highly anticipated contest will follow the Group A opener in Mumbai between Colombia and two-time champions Ghana.
Oct 06, 2017 14:10
MUMBAI: On the eve of the first ever U17 FIFA World Cup being hosted by India, world governing body FIFA has launched a new Twitter account @FIFAHindi - the first global sports federation to do so - to cater for football fans in the most widely spoken language in the host country, Hindi.
Oct 06, 2017 14:10
KOLKATA: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's visit to Kolkata has been put off yet again, with the police refusing permission for the event the footballer was scheduled to participate in.