U20 Men's Football Nationals: Delhi win on penalties, crowned champions of the inaugural edition

IANS | May 22, 2024 8:53 PM

Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), May 22 (IANS) Substitute Sankhil Darpol Tuishang scored the equaliser in the 98th minute of the match and Delhi continued their resurgence in penalties to be crowned the champions of the inaugural edition of the Swami Vivekananda U20 Men's National Football Championship. Delhi beat Karnataka 4-3 on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground here on Wednesday.

Football: Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea agree to part ways after 2023-24 debacle

IANS | May 22, 2024 12:15 AM

London, May 22 (IANS) Mauricio Pochettino and English club Chelsea have agreed to part ways with mutual consent, the Argentine coach's tenure, which started on May 29, 2023, ended just a few days before the completion of a year. The club confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that both parties have mutually agreed to part ways.

Euro 2024: No Rashford as Southgate names 33-man preliminary England squad

IANS | May 21, 2024 11:13 PM

London, May 21 (IANS) England coach Gareth Southgate produced a surprise on Tuesday when he named his preliminary squad for the forthcoming European Championships (Euro 2024) when he left out Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford. The absence of Rashford, who has 17 goals in 60 appearances for England, is the biggest surprise in the 33-player squad (which has to be reduced to 26 by June 7), which is also without veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson and central defender Eric Dier, who has been in excellent form for Bayern Munich.

Football: Valencia left-back Gaya likely to miss Euro 2024 due to muscle injury

IANS | May 21, 2024 7:57 PM

Madrid (Spain), May 21 (IANS) Valencia left-back Jose Luis Gaya is in danger of missing out on a place in the Spain squad for the European Championships (Euro 2024) after suffering a relapse of a muscle injury in his right quadriceps on Sunday. The defender had only been on the pitch for 11 minutes as he returned from two months out with the injury when he signalled for a change and had a scan on the injury on Monday.

Premier League: Manchester City deserve their title, but Arsenal can take hope as they build for future

IANS | May 20, 2024 11:51 PM

London, May 20 (IANS) Manchester City's fourth consecutive Premier League title says it all about Pep Guardiola's side, as they came good when they needed to and kept their nerve to hold off a strong challenge from Arsenal to lift the title. Once again, Guardiola, for all his talk of leaving at the end of next season, has shown himself to be the master of the game, tweaking a team that had a couple of low moments in the season, but had the football, the footballers and the experience to hold off their rivals in the finishing straight.