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FC Barcelona president denies any crime in refereeing scandal, says all payments were transparent

Prosecutors filed complaint over what they alleged were payments of $7.95 million from 2001-2018 to firms owned by Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.

Haiti qualify for Women’s World Cup with 2-1 playoff win over Chile

Haiti will be in Group D at the July 20 to Aug. 20 World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, competing with England, Denmark and China.

Journey of football star Ngangom Bala Devi — from European club to inspector in Manipur Police

Bala Devi's pinning ceremony Friday was attended by CM N Biren Singh. In her career, she has been named AIFF's Women’s Player of the Year thrice & played for Scottish Club Rangers FC.

One killed, dozens injured as stampede breaks near football stadium in Iraq’s Basra

The incident occured Thursday at the Sports City where Iraq is hosting the Arabian Gulf Cup after 40 years. Thousands of fans tried to enter the stadium to watch the final match against Oman.

Marcus Rashford hits right notes for United ahead of Manchester derby, scores in every match

The 25-year-old has scored 7 times in 6 games in 3 competitions to lead United back to the top four in the Premier League, 4th round of the FA Cup & semi-finals of the League Cup.

Uruguay punches above weight not just in football. It’s also a sustainability success story

The country runs on 98 per cent renewable energy. Investment in renewables and electrification of transport are some methods through which Uruguay has achieved that.

‘Eternal’: Brazil bids adieu to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among the first to arrive for the service and said he would ask every country to name a stadium after Pele.

From Eden Gardens to Gol Maal — how Pelè made his way into India’s popular memory

The three-time World Cup winner visited Kolkata in 1977 to take part in a friendly match for the New York Cosmos against Mohun Bagan.

‘Pele turned football into art, into entertainment’: Football ‘King’ mourned around the globe

To honour on one of the greatest athletes in modern history, the arch at Wembley Stadium was lit in the colours of Brazil while a minute’s silence was observed at Spain’s LaLiga games.

Brazilian legend football star Pele dies at 82 in Sao Paulo

Pele, the only player to have won the World Cup three times, died Thursday at the age of 82, due to cancer, said Albert Einstein hospital, where he was undergoing treatment.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.