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The professional footballers’ unions of England (PFA) and France (UNFP) took FIFA to court in Brussels on Thursday to challenge the timetable “unilaterally set” by the world body, in particular its new Club World Cup in 2025. Players’ unions have complained that the expanded Club World Cup, due to take …

Chile vs Paraguay: Ricardo Gareca’s team thrashed the ‘Guaraní‘ team 3-0 at the National Stadium in Santiago, in what was their last friendly before the Copa América 2024 The southern team won convincingly in their last friendly before the Copa América 2024. Eduardo Vargas and Víctor Dávila with a brace, scored the …

The Indian men’s football team was knocked out of the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers after a 2-1 loss to reigning Asian champions Qatar in its final Group A match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday. Lallianzuala Chhangte scored India’s only goal in the first …

A little over two years ago, the 1997 world 4x400m relay champion Iwan Thomas hailed young Charlie Dobson as the “Ginger Ninja” – and predicted that he would break his European championship 400m record. It was a bold act of prophecy, given that Dobson had only ever run the distance …

Netherlands beat Iceland 2-0 in their final warm-up match ahead of the upcoming European Championship courtesy of goals from Xavi Simons, Virgil van Dijk, Donyell Malen and Wout Weghorst. The Dutch begin their Euro 2024 campaign in Germany against Poland and completed their preparations in comfortable fashion in Rotterdam. They …

As the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament approaches, anticipation is building for the footballing showpiece set to take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14, 2024. However, while the competition promises to showcase Europe’s best talent, several high-profile players will be notable absentees due to many factors ranging from …

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has declared that the Spanish giants will reject the invitation to participate in the upcoming FIFA World Club Cup, citing dissatisfaction with the competition’s prize money. Speaking to Italian newspaper Il Giornale, Ancelotti did not mince words, stating, “Real Madrid will NOT go to the …

In the second game of the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 at home to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The visiting team, the Dallas Mavericks, started better in the game played at TD Garden. The Mavericks were able to take the lead in …

Argentina continued its winning start to 2024 with a solid, if not spectacular, victory in Chicago. The Albiceleste knocked off Ecuador, 1-0, in a pre-Copa America friendly match at Soldier Field. Veteran winger Angel Di Maria scored the game’s lone goal after receiving it from defender Cristian Romero in the …

The NBA Finals begin tonight from the TD Garden in Boston as the Celtics take on the Mavericks in a best-of-seven series to determine the championship. Both teams took care of their Conference Finals series quickly to reach this stage, and now stand just four wins away from the Larry …