Football

The soccer ball used by Diego Maradona to score Argentina’s infamous “Hand of God” World Cup goal against England in 1986 will be auctioned off next month and might bring up to £3 million. Graham Budd...

Liverpool’s clashes with Manchester City have become the Premier League’s modern classic in the era of Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, but Sunday’s clash at Anfield could already spell the end of the Reds’ title aspirations....

According to organizers, more than 600,000 tickets have been sold for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, signaling strong interest in a number of sold-out marquee matches. The world championship begins on Sunday with the preliminary...

Fifa will distribute $209m (215m euros) to clubs that release their internationals for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the same amount as four years ago in Russia, football’s world governing body announced Tuesday. Each club...

The Bangladesh women’s football team won their first SAFF Women’s Championship on Monday at the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal, after defeating Nepal 3-1. After Shamsunnahar Junior’s early goal, Krishna Rani Sarkar scored twice to...

On Saturday, Barcelona thrashed Elche 3-0 as Robert Lewandowski, a relentless striker, scored twice as Barcelona moved a point ahead of Elche at the top of La Liga. Since signing from Bayern Munich this summer, the...

On Friday, Zander Murray of Gala Fairydean Rovers became the first senior Scottish footballer to come out as gay. Murray, whose team competes in Scotland’s Lowland League’s fifth division, said he made the choice to support...

As Bangladesh stormed into the final of the sixth edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship by thrashing Bhutan by an 8-0 score in the first semi final played today (Friday) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in this...

In preparation for the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni called up star strikers Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria on Thursday for two friendly later this month. Face September 23, Argentina takes on...

Neymar notched his 10th goal of the season but a lethargic Paris Saint-Germain needed a second-half Gianluigi Donnarumma penalty save to secure a 1-0 win over Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The result takes PSG...