Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

Chhetri's Tigers, Messi and Man City: a trio of football highs

IMAGE: India were crowned SAFF Championship in July. Photograph: Kind courtesy Indian Football/X Argentina's football maestro and Diego Maradona's successor, Lionel Messi, had a remarkable year,......

AIFF's grand plans to improve Indian football...

IMAGE: Head coach Igor Stimac has already advocated the need to select PIO players for the Indian team. Photograph: AIFF/X The All India Football Federation is exploring the possibility of......

Messi's World Cup-winning jerseys fetch $7.8 million in NY auction

IMAGE: Six match shirts worn by Argentina's Lionel Messi during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at Sotheby's in New York City, US. Photograph: /Mike Segar/Reuters Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi......

Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to host two FIFA WC qualifiers

IMAGE: India have been drawn in Group A of the Asian qualifiers, alongside Qatar, Kuwait, and the winners of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 fixture between Afghanistan and......

PIX: Messi named Laureus Sportsman of the Year!

IMAGE: Lionel Messi has previously won the award once before, sharing it with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton in 2020. Photograph: Johanna Geron/Reuters Argentina's World Cup winning captain......