Mondal to lead India against Oman in World Cup qualifier

Over the last weekend, the team prepared for the big test at a boot camp organised by the Indian army India's Sunil Chhetri and a teammate during the team-building exercises organised by the......

Asian Cup qualifiers: Iran, Qatar book berth; China wait

Three-times champions Iran cruised into the 2015 Asian Cup finals after thrashing Lebanon 4-1 on Tuesday, but China missed the chance to join them and face a nerve-jangling final qualifier after......

Senegal beat Oman to make Olympic football

Senegal, who stunned the football world when they upset defending champions France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, reached the Olympic football tournament for the first time on Monday......

Oman awarded win after violence stops WC qualifier

Oman advanced to the next stage of the Asian World Cup qualifying campaign on Friday after FIFA awarded them victory over Myanmar in a match abandoned in the 92nd minute because of crowd violence.......

World Cup: The sinking of Old Europe

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in an ongoing e-mail exchange with Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mail hereYou can find his second e-mail......