Frank Lampard’s sacking has opened up another coveted Premier League managerial job at Everton, with Ange Postecoglou’s name already being thrown in the mix as a possible replacement. England and Chelsea legend Lampard was dismissed after less than a year in charge at the struggling club, which is languishing in 19th position and facing a … Read more
Nottingham Forest said they are investigating allegations of homophobic chanting directed at Chelsea supporters during Sunday’s 1-1 draw in the Premier League at City Ground. “The club are aware of reports concerning chants aimed at Chelsea supporters from a minority of fans this evening and do not condone any type of discriminatory or offensive behaviour,” … Read more
West Ham slumped to a fifth straight Premier League loss and was booed off the field by the home crowd following a 2-0 defeat to Brentford on Friday. First-half goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva inflicted another damaging loss on manager David Moyes, whose team could find itself in the relegation zone — or … Read more
Family members spent Christmas morning on Sunday with Pele at the Sao Paulo hospital where the legendary footballer is battling worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to a social media post by his daughter. Fans of the player, considered by many the greatest of all time, have been expressing hope for … Read more
Aston Villa fired Steven Gerrard in less than two hours after a 3-0 loss to Fulham on Thursday. The writing was on the wall for Gerrard after a dismal display that left his side in 17th place after 11 games and only out of the relegation zone on goals scored. Aston Villa Football Club can … Read more
Leicester City’s poor start to the Premier League season dragged on with a dour goalless draw at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday, although the point they earned moves them off the foot of the table for now. James Maddison had the best two chances at the King Power Stadium but failed to hit the … Read more
Spain will not send riot police to Qatar to help safeguard the upcoming soccer World Cup as had been requested by the Middle Eastern country, the Spanish interior ministry said on Friday. The ministry would not provide any further comment on the decision, and only confirmed an earlier report on Cadena Ser radio, which said … Read more
Here are all the major developments in Indian sports on Thursday, October 13. SHOOTING Naamya, Vibhuti and Esha win World Championship team bronze in junior sports pistol The trio of Naamya Kapoor, Vibhuti Bhatia and Esha Singh won the Junior women sports pistol team bronze by outplaying Germany 17-1 in the World Championship in rifle … Read more
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said in a conversation with Sebastián Vignolo that the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be his last. “This will be my last World Cup — for sure. The decision has been made,” Messi said in the conversation. “I’m counting down the days until the World Cup. “The truth is, there’s a … Read more
Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann said he is not solely to blame for the German champions’ poor start to the Bundesliga campaign and that the whole squad must accept responsibility. Bayern have won the last 10 German crowns but have struggled this season, sitting five points off the lead in fifth. Their 1-0 defeat … Read more
