Bengaluru have won their first Indian Super League (ISL) title after an 117th minute extra-time goal from defender Rahul Bheke gave them a 1-0 victory over Goa in Sunday’s final. The latest trophy conquest maintains Bengaluru’s fine of winning a major domestic competition in every season since their formation in 2013. “We’re on top of
MUMBAI: In what promises to be a huge boost for Indian football, Premier League giants Manchester City are set to invest in Indian Super League (ISL) club Mumbai City FC. TOI can confirm that the side, co-owned by film actor Ranbir Kapoor, has been in talks with Manchester City over the past eight months. “The
NEW DELHI: The qualifiers of the second edition of the Hero Super Cup will kick off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from March 15. The teams ranked seventh to 10th in the I-League and Indian Super League (ISL) will compete in the qualifiers to seal a spot in the main draw. The format of
Al Hilal strengthened its lead to the Mohammed Bin Salman Professional League with a 2-1 victory over Al-Faisali in a match held Friday at King Saud University in the 22nd round of the league. The result lifted Al Hilal to 55 points, maintaining the difference of six points. Al Faisaly remained at 30 points in
LONDON: A new poll has revealed that a huge majority of football fans want to see Qatar stripped of the hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup. The survey in British newspaper The Sunday Times, which is ongoing until Friday 15 March, had, as of 2.30 p.m. (GMT) on Monday, as much as 93 percent
LONDON: Al-Ittihad have sacked Slaven Bilic after just five months in charge after the former West Ham United boss was unable to left the Saudi giants out of the Pro League relegation zone. The Croatian was brought in to steer the Jeddah club to safety after they sacked Ramon Diaz just weeks into the new
Round 4 of the Macau Elite League saw a much anticipated match between C.P.K. and Benfica Macau, which was the ultimate test for the big title favorites, since C.P.K. has never defeated Benfica in the league before. C.P.K. headed into the big match of the fourth round with two points more than the current Macau
A stoppage time winner gifted Lee Man the top spot of Group B in the Sapling Cup on March 3rd, while 10-men Yuen Long’s win over Dreams one day earlier made them first in Group A. This means the currently 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th placed teams in the league advance to the semi finals
Former Hong Kong Premier League champions Eastern Long Lions have announced that the club has parted ways with coach Chan Yuen-ting. In a statement on their website the 2015-16 champions confirmed that Chan, also known as “Beefball”, had left with immediate effect and would be replaced by Wong Chun-yu. The statement confirmed that Chan had
Coach Phairoj Bovornwattanadilok has received the backing of SCG Muang Thong United despite the Kirins’ slow start to the season. Under Phairoj, who joined the club in the close season, the Thai League 1 giants have had a disastrous start to the current campaign. Seen as title contenders after spending around 400 million baht in