Football

The Indian Super League is India's serious effort to not just revive the game in the country but also improve its level at grass root level.

The Indian Super League is set to kick off at the revered Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata with a mouth-watering first game between home team Atletico de Kolkata and Mumbai City FC.

Come October 12, as the city prepares to experience the winds of change, people will rise in unison and embrace Atletico de Kolkata as their own.

Atletico de Kolkata on Friday launched their theme song sung by leading Indian playback singer Arijit Singh.

Andre Moritz has made 27 appearances for Bolton Wanderers, scored seven goals and provided three assists.

Despite the presence of veteran football stars, the inaugural Indian Super League is selling itself using top cricketers.

Spain captain Iker Casillas's tarnished reputation suffered another blow when his error helped Slovakia claim a shock 2-1 win in Euro 2016 qualifying on Thursday.

Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes denied that the striker wants to leave the Spanish club to return to his former team Manchester United.

Dhoni and Kohli, who are co-owners of ISL's Chennai and Goa franchisees respectively, are unlikely to participate in the gala ISL opening on October 12.

Keane regrets having apologised to Ferguson after the falling-out which led to him leaving the club in 2005, leaked extracts from his new autobiography have revealed.

Keisuke Honda scored his fourth goal in six matches as AC Milan ended a three-game winless streak in Serie A with a 2-0 victory over visiting Chievo Verona on Saturday.

Steven Fletcher scored twice to give Sunderland a 3-1 win over Stoke for their first Premier League victory of the season.

FC Goa signed on their second Arsenal player and Brazilian international Andre Santos, according to an official statement issued.

Berahino's brace powered West Bromwich Albion past Burnley 4-0 on Sunday in the Premier League to seal their third win in a week.

FIFA wants to improve football's concussion protocol by stopping matches for three minutes while team doctors assess players with head injuries.

De Rossi will likely miss Serie A matches against Parma, Hellas Verona and Juventus plus next week's Champions League game at Manchester City.