The accusations against Man City leave little doubt about who was the better manager. Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside.One of the side effects of democracy is that people have too many asinine opinions that they feel the need to air, including questioning gospel truths by wondering if Babar Azam can be compared…
Ronaldo appears to have moved on from Portugal controversy as he returns to Al-Nassr./ Image: X Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Al-Nassr training with a broad smile, offering his clearest indication yet that his attention has already shifted away from the controversy surrounding Portugal. Just one day after Portugal secured another Nations League victory without him,…
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group J – Argentina v Algeria – Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. – June 16, 2026 Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their Lionel Messi is preparing to wear the Argentina shirt for the final time, bringing an extraordinary international career to its closing…
Lionel Messi is about to play the final Argentina match of his career, but the farewell was reportedly not something he immediately welcomed. The occasion was always going to carry enormous significance after more than two decades with the national team, yet there was another issue behind the scenes, with Messi said to have questioned…
Team India (Pic credit: AIFF) NEW DELHI: India’s U17 women’s side made a stunning start to their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign, registering their biggest-ever victory with a 14-0 demolition of Iraq at the MP Selayang Stadium in Selayang, Malaysia, on Monday.The Young Tigresses broke their previous record wins of 12-0 against the…
File Pic: Shahid Afridi and Yuvraj Singh during WCL Season 1. Pakistan Champions have withdrawn from the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) Season 3 after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused to issue the required No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to their players, bringing an end to the uncertainty surrounding their participation.The withdrawal comes amid a…
Sahibzada Farhan and Salman Ali Agha (Agency Photos) Pakistan have made a change to their T20I leadership, with Sahibzada Farhan named the new captain for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka after leading the country to a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squads for the Sri…
Uruguay’s interim manager Diego Forlan in training ahead of friendly against India. (PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: Diego Forlan with his locks of golden hair is unmissable. The FIFA World Football Museum sports one strange piece of memorabilia: a hairband worn by the Uruguayan during the 2010 World Cup where he finished joint top-scorer after scoring…
India’s gold-medallist wrestlers – Sujeet Kalkal and Aman Sehrawat. NEW DELHI: India’s wrestlers arrived in Aichi-Nagoya carrying questions over injuries, form and confidence. They left with six medals — two gold, two silver and two bronze — and a much bigger target already occupying their minds: the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal…
India players during a practice session at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: From a star-studded Brazil night that left thousands of seats empty to tickets costing just Rs 199, the India football friendly in Kolkata has seen a dramatic change in pricing within days.The All India Football Federation (AIFF)…