New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) France's World Cup winner and current Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after failing a dope test that was conducted in August last year. The punishment was confirmed on Thursday by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal.
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) World Cup winner and former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after failing a dope test, said a report.
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The All-India Football Federation (AIFF), on Thursday announced the commencement of the Men’s National Football Championship (NFC) for Under 20, taking another step towards improving the competition structure at the age-group level.
Madrid, Feb 27 (IANS) The Spanish and French women's football teams play the final of the UEFA Women's Nations League in the Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville on Wednesday night. Spain booked their place in the final on Friday with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Netherlands on the same ground, while the French beat Germany 2-1 to reach the final.
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Punjab FC registered a comfortable 2-0 victory over bottom-placed Hyderabad FC in Round 17 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season at the GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Tuesday. Goals in either half by Luka Majcen and Madih Talal ensured The Shers secured their fourth victory of the season and moved to 10th spot in the table, just three points away from a playoff spot.
Alanya (Turkey), Feb 27 (IANS) Though the Indian senior women's national football team was a tad disappointed in missing the title in the Turkish Women's Cup here, there was some great news for the players as Manisha Kalyan was adjudged the "Best Midfielder of the Tournament".
Kathmandu (Nepal), Feb 27 (IANS) The Indian U16 Women's team on Tuesday reached Kathmandu, Nepal for the SAFF U16 Women's Championship with head coach Biby Thomas asserting that the campaign will be all about playing good football.
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Feb 27 (IANS) Former winner Manipur climbed to the top of Group B in the Final Round of the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2024, after beating defending champions Karnataka 1-0 at the Golden Jubilee Stadium, here on Monday.
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC put up a spirited show but suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat against East Bengal FC in an away match of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on Monday. Nandhakumar Sekar (65th minute) scored the only goal of the match for the Red and Gold Brigade in the second half.
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Currently languishing at the 11th position on the points table, first-timers Punjab FC (PFC) will be aiming to return to winning ways as they face bottom-dwellers Hyderabad FC in Round 16 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season which will be played at the GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Tuesday.
