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Chelsea will be wary of striker Falcao

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It’s that time again. The winners of the Champions League take on the winners of the Europa League in a battle to decide the ultimate dominance of Europe.

Chelsea take on Atletico Madrid at the Stad

Football: Lille lead final five into Champions League

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Lille overcame FC Copenhagen in extra time to qualify for the group phase of the Champions League on Wednesday, but while Celtic swept past Helsingborg, there was disappointment for Borussia Moencheng

Football: Madrid beat Barca 2-1 to lift Spanish Super Cup

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Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo struck first-half goals as Real Madrid beat 10-man Barcelona 2-1 to lift the Spanish Super Cup before a full house at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

With la

Andres Iniesta crowned European player of season

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Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta received the UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Thursday after pipping Cristiano Ronaldo and club-mate Lionel Messi in a journalists' poll.

It is his se

Nehru Cup: India play out a goalless draw with Nepal

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The wet surface at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium had the final say as defending champions India and Nepal played out a goalless draw in the Nehru Cup football tournament on Tuesday.

Needing a win to s

Cameroon beat Maldives 3-1, set up final with India

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Cameroon on Wednesday made light work of Maldives, beating the islanders 3-1, to set up a summit showdown with hosts India in the Nehru Cup football tournament here.

Kingue Mpondo was the star of the

EPL: Chelsea on top with win against New Castle

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Robin van Persie marked his first Manchester United start with a sublime goal, but his side's 3-2 victory over Fulham was marred by a nasty injury to Wayne Rooney that will sideline the England strike

India beat Maldives 3-0 in Nehru Cup

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Skipper Sunil Chhetri led by example scoring twice while Syed Rahim Nabi found the target once, as India posted a convincing 3-0 win over Maldives for their second victory in the Nehru Cup football to

Say adieu and prosper

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Alex Song joined Robin van Persie as the latest Arsenal player to walk away from the Emirates Stadium in a seven-year exodus of Gunners who have won 44 medals while the ones that stayed back at Arsena

Winds of Change

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For much too long, Indian football has suffered an existence similar to the unfortunate lowest members of the social strata.

Bereft of support, neglected, abused and starving for the basic amenities

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.