Football

LIVERPOOL: European champions Liverpool made an emphatic start to the new Premier League season by scoring three times in the opening half an hour as they taught promoted Norwich City a harsh lesson with a 4-1 thrashing at Anfield on Friday. Juergen Klopp’s side, runners-up to Manchester City last season, swept aside fellow German Daniel Farke’s team with their trademark ...

MANCHESTER: Manchester United succeeded in offloading striker Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan on a transfer deadline day which saw plenty of business but few jaw-dropping deals from Premier League clubs. Belgian Lukaku, who spent two years with United after 75 million-pound move from Everton, joined Inter for a fee reported to be around 80 million euros. United had been keen ...

“Football in Pakistan has no future, you’re making a mistake.” This was the one sentence young Jadeed Khan always heard when he told anyone that he wanted to be a professional footballer when he grows up. While his own family mocked him for his ambitious goals, the only man who stood for him and showed some support was his own ...

Barcelona captain Leo Messi is out of action less than two weeks ahead of the opening of La Liga season after injuring his right calf in training on Monday. “I wanted to get started and unfortunately I had a mishap during the first training session which will keep me out of action for a while,” the five-time Ballon d’Or winner ...

The world’s number one batsman, Virat Kohli, said Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world’s top footballer. Kohli, who tops the global batting rankings, said that the Portuguese goalscorer remains a superstar even at the age of 34. “For me, Cristiano is above everyone else. His commitment and work ethic is unmatched. He wants it that bad – you can ...

Lahore is all-set to represent Pakistan in Socca World Cup; DG Rangers awarded Rs 200,000 cash prizes Karachi, July 29: Lahore defeated Karachi on penalty kicks by 2-1 score to clinch the Leisure Leagues Six-a-Side Football National Championship title, which earned them a prized ticket to Greece, where they will get a chance to represent Pakistan in the second Socca ...

Karachi, July 24: Lahore’s Bata Football Club overcame Gujrat’s Al-Zaki Football Club on penalty kicks in the summit clash of Leisure Leagues Punjab Region Small-sided Football Championship at K21 Football Ground in Lahore. Lahore has now qualified for the Leisure Leagues National Championship, which will be held on July 28 in Karachi. Karachi’s Abdul FC and Gawadar have already qualified ...

Goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley saw Chelsea grab a 2-1 victory against Barcelona on Tuesday in an exhibition match in Japan. World Cup-winning French striker Antoine Griezmann and former Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong made their unofficial debut for the Spanish giants, pleasing some 51,126 fans who cheered every move during the star-studded game. Chelsea striker Abraham opened ...

HOUSTON (Texas): Bayern Munich spoiled Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid debut, downing the Spanish giants 3-1 in an entertaining International Champions Cup match on Saturday despite goalkeeper Sven Ulreich’s sending off. Real, who started with a full-strength side that inclu­ded a debut for former Chel­sea attacking midfielder Hazard went 1-0 down after just a quarter of an hour. David Alaba cut ...

Karachi: Gawadar football team cruised into Leisure Leagues National Championship after winning Balochistan Regional Leisure Leagues Championship, which was recently held in Quetta. Gawadar won the final game against host Quetta by 3-1 score at Al-Muntazir Futsal ground in Quetta. Gawadar became the second team to qualify for the Leisure Leagues National finals. Earlier, Karachi’s Abdul FC qualified for the ...