Tag: Football

Muslim fans go crazy as Ronaldo greets them with ‘Salamalaikum’

  Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has left his Muslim fans going crazy around the globe ever since he greeted them in Arabic during a live...

Former football captain Kaleemullah served show-cause notice

The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has sent a show-cause notice to former national team captain Kaleemullah for allegedly undermining the team’s “historic win” and...

Maldives stun India to take South Asian football title

HONG KONG: The Maldives won the South Asian Championship for only the second time in their history with a shock 2-1 victory over India...

PSG make light of Mbappe, Neymar absence in Parc stroll

LONDON: Kylian Mbappe and Neymar watched on from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain prepared for their Champions League trip to Liverpool with an emphatic...

Standard Chartered and Karachi Utd launch second Youth League Football Tournament

KARACHI: Standard Chartered announced the launch of “Standard Chartered Karachi United Youth League” as part of its community service mandate to promote sports amongst...

India beats Pakistan to reach 11th SAFF final

LAHORE: Arch-Rivals India and Pakistan clashed against each other after a gap of half a decade in the SAFF Championships semifinal in Dhaka on...

PTV under fire for not covering India-Pakistan football semi

Pakistan Television (PTV) Sports and Geo Super, being the only two sports channels in the country, were severely criticised across the social media for...

Court orders removal of illegal constructions in F8

Justice Shaukat Siddiqui takes lawyers to task for encroachments on football field ISLAMABAD: The representatives of lawyers were taken to task for defending their fellow...

India book SAFF Cup semi-final with Pakistan on 12th

India on Sunday defeated Maldives in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 and booked a semi-final with Pakistan. The semi-final between Pakistan...

Bangladesh beat Pakistan 1-0 in SAFF Cup

Group A toppers, Bangladesh and Pakistan, faced each other on Thursday in which the former cemented its spot in the semi-finals of the SAFF...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino accepts invitation to visit Pakistan: PFF

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino has accepted Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat’s invitation to visit...

Pakistan win first football match in Asian Games after 44 years

Pakistan national football team got its first victory in Asian Games after 44 years after defeating Nepal by 2-1 on Sunday. According to media reports,...

Mario Mandzukic calls time on Croatia career

Croatian World Cup hero and star striker Mario Mandzukic has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32, the country's national...

Asian Games: Vietnam beat Pakistan by 3-0 in football

JAKARTA: Vietnam beat Pakistan in its first match of Asian Games, underway in Jakarta. According to media reports, green shirts were defeated by a clear margin...

Bolt given ‘indefinite’ time to earn playing contract

SYDNEY: Usain Bolt will be given as long as it takes to prove he deserves a playing contract, the Central Coast Mariners said Wednesday after...

Higuain signs for AC Milan as Bonucci returns to Juventus

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain on Thursday moved to AC Milan in a three-player swap deal between the seven-time European champions and Juventus...

‘I couldn’t look at a football’ after World Cup: Neymar

Brazil superstar Neymar admits that after his nation's quarter-final defeat to Belgium at the World Cup he couldn't look at a ball and didn't...