Football

Ganesh Dalui could not believe that the biggest star of Indian football and the legend of Bengaluru FC, Sunil Chhetri, was warming up for a match just a few feet away from him. Currently the masseur of Hero I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab, Ganesh had these thoughts running through his mind when the Punjab side met Bengaluru FC in a Super Cup match in Kerala.

These includes a joint bid from Britain and Ireland, represented by the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to bid for EURO 2028, while Turkey is interested in either EURO 2028 or 2032, the UEFA said on Wednesday. The Italian Football Federation submitted its bid dossier for EURO 2032, a Xinhua report said. The Italian Football Federation submitted its bid dossier for EURO 2032, a Xinhua report said.

Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti rested key players for Saturday's match at home to Villarreal and saw how his side lost a thrilling match 3-2, but key players, such as Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Dani Carvajal are all likely to be back against Chelsea, reports Xinhua. Ferland Mendy is Madrid's only injury and the only big doubt is whether Nacho Fernandez, David Alaba or Eduardo Camavinga will replace him.

The AFC and LOC have also confirmed that the tournament will be staged across eight stadiums, six of which were venues for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, namely: Al Janoub Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium, Education City Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium as well as the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium and Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

The BVB dominated possession from the kick-off and opened the scoring with 15 minutes gone as Donyell Malen danced through Cologne's defender before squaring into the path of Raphael Guerreiro, who beat Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwabe from a tight angle on Saturday night. Dortmund gained momentum.

Real Sociedad hurled everything at Roma to try to overturn their 2-0 defeat in Rome a week ago, but despite 19 shots in the match, they were unable to break down a defense typically well-organized by Jose Mourinho in a 0-0 draw in the Reale Arena. Roma failed to register a single shot on target in the match, but they were able to defend their first-leg advantage relatively comfortably against a side that has lost steam in the last two months of the competition, a Xinhua report said.

It marks the first expansion of the men's league since the APL was unbundled from Football Australia (FA) in 2020. (APL), administrators of the A-League Men and Women competitions, on Wednesday announced it is seeking to add two new teams to the men's league in time for the 2024-25 season, a Xinhua report said. It marks the first.

Liverpool have shown some signs of recovery since then, with a 7-0 thrashing of an in-form Manchester United, but Jurgen Klopp's side was brought crashing back to earth again at the weekend when they lost 1-0 to Bournemouth, who had started that game bottom of the Premier League.

By finishing as a semifinalist, South Korea qualified for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup. The last time China played in the U20 World Cup was in 2005, reports Xinhua. Mutalifu Yimingkari put China ahead in the 47th minute after driving into the box and scoring from a tight angle.

Salah's outstanding achievement came in his 205th appearance as he scored twice in Liverpool's sensational 7-0 win over fierce rivals Manchester United in Sunday's game. The Egyptian moved ahead of Robbie Fowler, who plundered 128 Premier League goals across his two spells, with Steven Gerrard (120) in third place.