Australia ready to host if Qatar stripped of 2022 World Cup
Melbourne, June 4 (IANS) Australia has put up its hand in a bid to secure the 2022 FIFA World Cup should it be taken...
India jumps six places in FIFA rankings
Zurich, June 4 (IANS) India has jumped six places to the 141st position in the latest rankings released by world football's governing body FIFA...
Kerala seeks to host South Asian Games
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Following the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) go-ahead to Kerala to host the 12th South Asian Games, the Kerala government has...
Shakhtar midfielder Fred gets Brazil Copa America call-up
Rio de Janeiro, June 4 (IANS) Ukranian football club Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Fred has been added to Brazil's Copa America squad to replace injured...
Bolivian leader proposes football legends to head FIFA
La Paz (Bolivia), June 4 (IANS) Bolivian President Evo Morales proposed several football legends, including Diego Maradona, as potential candidates to lead world football's...
Bangaldesh ODI skipper Mashrafe injured in road accident
Dhaka, June 4 (IANS) Bangladesh's One-Day International (ODI) skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza sustained "minor injuries" ahead of India's tour after a bus rammed into...
Court testimony confirms bribes were paid for 1998, 2010 World Cups
New York, June 4 (IANS) A former director of FIFA who was brought to trial by a New York court confessed in 2013 that...
Only way to stop Messi is to foul him: Marco Materazzi
Rome, June 3 (IANS) Former Italy defender Marco Materazzi has said the only way to stop Barcelona forward Lionel Messi in Saturday's Champions League...
White House thinks FIFA can benefit from ‘new leadership’
Washington, June 4 (IANS/EFE) The White House on Wednesday said FIFA can benefit from "new leadership", after the resignation of the world soccer organisation's...
Ronaldo named May’s La Liga player of the month
Madrid, June 4 (IANS/EFE) Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid's Portuguese forward, has been named the La Liga player of the month for May 2015, undoubtedly...
