In a keenly-watched match played between the two most populous countries in the world but still laggards in the global game, China clearly dominated the proceedings with several chances coming their way but they failed to get a goal. read more

English sports commentator John Helm has seen it all in the ‘Beautiful Game’ — from Diego Maradona lifting the trophy while being carried around by mortals to his compatriot Lionel Messi squandering a chance few decades later and passing the buck to... read more

Sierra Leone have three points from their opening two Nations Cup qualifiers and are also due to host Ghana in Freetown on Monday, with that fixture also in doubt over the impasse. read more

Gareth Bale, who scored two goals in Real’s triumph in the final of the Champions League against Liverpool, joins his club teammate Karim Benzema among the first wave of 30 nominees for the year’s best player. read more

A week after a Nevada woman filed a civil lawsuit accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of rape in 2009, attempts by the five-time world player of the year and his Italian club to sway public opinion in his favour have not succeeded. read more

The morning after, Bibiano’s phone has been flooded with messages, including one from national team captain Sunil Chhetri. read more

Jeong Sang bin scored the only goal of the match as India went down fighting against South Korea in the AFC U-16 Championship quarter-final in Kuala Lumpur. read more

The 33-year-old Portuguese star lost out to former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric for the FIFA best player award and to Liverpool’s Salah for the Puskas Award for the best goal. read more

Luka Modric was named the best player of 2018 which Lionel Messi did not attend having not made the shortlist, which was completed by Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. read more

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo skipped the awards ceremony in London on Monday as his former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric beat him for the award. read more

Luka Modric ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long domination of football’s individual awards by being crowned FIFA’s best player of the yea read more

An AFE statement said La Liga had not responded to questions about the planned game between Girona and Barcelona in Miami. It said that “faced with a lack of information” it opposed the game taking place. read more

Belgium have notched up a pair of wins, including victory over Iceland in the inaugural Nations League competition to bring them level with the French, the team who beat them in the World Cup semi-finals. read more

The Pakistani government had taken action against JuD and FIF as they were placed on the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) sanction list. read more

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, World Cup finalist Luka Modric of Croatia and Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who enjoyed a stunning campaign with Liverpool last season, were the three players nominated by FIFA for the world ruling body’s top prize. read more