Former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi was the main casualty when the country’s cricket board announced five new vice-presidents on Wednesday.
Former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi was the main casualty when the country’s cricket board announced five new vice-presidents on Wednesday.
Javier Hernandez scored an 85th-minute winner to give Manchester United a 1-0 win over Spanish league leaders Valencia in Wednesday’s Champions League Group C match at the Mestalla Stadium.
Samuel Eto’o scored a scintillating hat-trick for holders Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday but Lionel Messi’s magic went missing as Barcelona laboured to a draw with their Russian bogey team.
LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur’s Rafael van der Vaart missed a penalty, scored a goal and was sent off as his team thumped Twente Enschede 4-1 for their first Champions League win at a rainswept White Hart Lane on Wednesday.
ATHENS - FC Copenhagen striker Dame N’Doye returned to haunt former club Panathinaikos by helping the Danish champions to a surprise 2-0 Champions League Group D win over the Greek side on Wednesday.
GLASGOW - Rangers converted their stubbornness abroad into effectiveness at home as Steven Naismith’s loan goal settled a 1-0 win over Bursaspor, their first Champions League success in three long years.
DUBAI — The technical committee of the UAEFA has approved the list of senior and Olympic national teams and the proposed preparations programme as presented by the head coach Srecko Katanec.
ABU DHABI — The FIFA Club World Cup is still three months away but football fans in the UAE could be in for a real treat as five-time World champions Brazil will play Iran in a friendly game in Abu Dhabi.
Coach David O’Leary will look for a reversal of fortune as Al Ahli take on Al Ain in a crunch fifth round encounter of the Pro-League at the Tahnoon bin Mohammed Stadium at Al Ain City on Thursday.
Premier League Chelsea exposed a gulf in class when they defeated French champions Olympique Marseille 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League group stage.