Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS) Former France international Nicolas Anelka has signed Atletico Mineiro on a free transfer, the Brazilian football club announced. The 35-year-old has not played since being sacked by West Bromwich Albion last month for an alleged anti-semitic gesture, reports Xinhua. “There is nothing to hide, it’s all agreed to. The documents […]
Milan, April 7 (IANS) Italian Serie A bottom club Catania sacked coach Rolando Maran for the second time this season following a 1-2 defeat to Torino. The Sardinians took a second-minute lead earlier through Gonzalo Bergessio, only for Alexander Farnerud and Ciro Immobile to score late on for the visitors Sunday, reports Xinhua. Catania remain bottom […]
Rome, April 7 (IANS) Italian Serie A football club Cagliari has recalled former manager Ivo Pulga after sacking coach Diego Lopez. Cagliari president Massimo Cellino confirmed the decision Sunday night, shortly after a 1-3 loss at home to Roma, reports Xinhua. The Sardinian club has lost four of their past five matches and won just three […]
London, April 7 (IANS) English Premier League side Norwich sacked manager Chris Hughton and appointed youth coach Neil Adams as his successor. Norwich lost 0-1 to West Brom Saturday and are just five points clear of the relegation zone with five games remaining. They will face Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in the remaining […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) Pele has accused Barcelona forward Neymar of falling to ground in the hope of winning free-kicks. But the Brazil legend said the 22-year-old is better at keeping his feet compared when he arrived at the Camp Nou last summer, reported Xinhua. “I think Neymar looks to create fouls and situations […]
Rio de Janeiro, April 6 (IANS) Striker Nicolas Anelka could revive his stalled career at Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro, according to media reports. He was sacked by West Bromwich Albion last month after being found guilty of gross misconduct, Xinhua reported citing Metro. Brazilian sports news service Lancenet said the 35-year-old had shown interest in joining the […]
Berlin, April 6 (IANS) Augsburg’s Sascha Moelders inflicted Bayern Munich the first loss after an unbeaten streak of 53 games while Dortmund came from behind to shock Wolfsburg 2-1 Saturday. Newly crowned champions Bayern Munich lost their first match since October 2012 as Pep Guardiola trusted in a second string side. The Bayern coach made seven […]
Madrid, April 6 (IANS) FC Barcelona supporters Saturday voted in favour of the remodelling of their World famous Camp Nou Stadium to increase its capacity to 105,000. The vote saw 118,000 club members given the option to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the proposal to remodel the stadium over a four-year period between 2017-2012, which will […]
Geneva, April 6 (IANS/EFE) The Kazakh duo of Andrey Golubev and Oleksandr Nedovyesov stunned the Swiss team of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) in Davis Cup doubles action Saturday, giving their country a 2-1 lead in that quarterfinal tie. Despite playing at home and enjoying a huge edge in big-match […]
Madrid, April 5 Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has once again given his support to the man who has taken his first team place in league matches this season. Although Casillas is first choice for his club in the King’s Cup and Champions League, Diego Lopez has played in goal throughout the BBVA Primera Liga […]