'Grassroots, not ISL, should be focus for India'

Jerome Valcke, General Secretaty of FIFA speaks to the media. Photograph: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images While a glitzy new league may inspire youngsters to take up the sport, India's hopes of......

Shakira to perform 'La la la' at World Cup closing ceremony

Pop star Shakira will perform before the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, headlining a closing ceremony that includes guitar virtuosoCarlos Santana and rapper Wyclef......

Goals rain as Champions League equals record

The Champions League burst into life on Tuesday with 36 goals in eight matches, including 24 in just three games, to equal a competition record with Villarreal leading the goal fest thanks to a 6-3......