Ayoob Rahman

Filip Landers opened his eyes, looked at the ceiling of his hotel room and sighed. He hadn’t recovered from the jet lag. A long busy day awaited him. He peered out of the window. Istanbul looked ravishingly beautiful early in the morning.…

Lionel Messi said winning World Cup would be a dream as the super star scored a hat-trick in Argentina’s thrashing of minnows Haiti 4-0 in their world cup warm up match at Boca Junior's stadium in Buenos Aires. The Barcelona play maker…

Kiev: Gareth Bale came off the bench to score one of European football's great goals as Real Madrid dispossessed Liverpool 3-1 to win their third successive Champions League title under Zinedine Zidane in Kiev on Saturday. Bale’s wonder…

Argentina announced their 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia featuring forwards Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain. The South American side has however left out Serie A's joint top scorer, Inter Milan's…

Madrid: Fernando Torres ended his long association with Atletico Madrid scoring twice in his final game for Atletico Madrid against Eibar which ended 2-2 on Sunday. https://twitter.com/atletienglish/status/998303690007117826…

Barcelona: Legendary playmaker Andres Iniesta bade farewell to Barcelona as his final game as a Blaugrana ended in victory on an emotional evening at the Nou Camp. Newly crowned La Liga champions Barca whose pursuit of an unbeaten La…

Madrid: Real Madrid warmed up for Champions League final clash against Liverpool with a 2-2 draw against Villarreal in the final match of the Spanish La Liga on Saturday. Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored in the first half to…

LONDON: An Eden Hazard Penalty in the first half was enough for Chelsea to defeat holders Manchester United 1-0 and win the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The Belgian super star was fouled down by United defender Phil Jones in the 22nd…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will make a last-minute decision on Romelu Lukaku’s fitness ahead of the FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley. Mourinho has confirmed that the Belgium forward is still a doubt for the final game in…

PARIS: Departing coach Unai Emery has hailed his Paris Saint-Germain successor Thomas Tuchel and believes the German is deserving of a chance to manage the Ligue 1 giants. Emery will take charge of PSG for the final time on Saturday as…