Call on league merger after AFC report: Das

IMAGE: Minerva Punjab players celebrate after winning the 2017-18 I-League title. Photograph: AIFF Media Newly-crowned I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC will take on Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC on April 2 in the inaugural Super Cup football tournament which begins in Bhubaneswar on March 31.   Former I-League champions Aizawl FC will play ISL side Chennaiyin FC in the inaugural match at the Kalinga Stadium, according to the fixture announced after the draw ceremony of the ...

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring. Photograph: Sergio Perez/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 5-2 in La Liga on Saturday to warm up for their Champions League clash with Paris St Germain in style.   Real's big victory over Sociedad took them third above Valencia but they trail Barcelona by 16 points as they turn their attention to the defence of their ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE:  Rafael Nadal of Spain takes a break during a practice session. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images World number one Rafael Nadal will return to this year's Queen's Club Championships in what will be the 10th anniversary of his memorable triumph that served as a prelude to his maiden Wimbledon title.   Nadal came into the 2008 event on the back of his fourth French Open title and beat Serbia's ...

Indian football coach Stephen Constantine has been offered a contract extension till the end of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The "unanimous" recommendation was passed by the All India Football Federations technical committee headed by former India player Shyam ...