World Sports

Ronald Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after 14 months in charge at the Nou Camp. Barca have picked up just 15 points from 10 games in La Liga and have already lost twice in the group stage of this season’s Champions League. They are ninth in …

Work on Qatar’s Lusail Stadium, which will host the 2022 World Cup final, is nearly complete, an official said on Thursday, with only systems checks and commissions left to tackle. “We are at approximately 98.5 per cent completion,” Tamim El Abed, project manager for the stadium, told AFP in an …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host this season’s Club World Cup in early 2022, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. Japan was originally scheduled to stage the tournament in December this year but withdrew last month due to the Covid-19 situation in the country. “It was decided (at …

A rousing comeback from Manchester United eased the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. At half-time, he was in big trouble, his team trailing 0-2, but second-half goals from Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo turned the game around in devastating style. United began the game in ascendancy but proved …

Real Madrid emphatically bounced back from defeat to Sheriff Tiraspol three weeks ago with a 5-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev. Three goals in 15 second-half minutes saw them overpower their hosts, who are still winless in Group D, but it was a dominant display …

Lionel Messi scored twice as Paris St-Germain came from behind to beat RB Leipzig in the Champions League. Kylian Mbappe put the hosts ahead, slamming into the bottom corner on the counter-attack. But Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele scored from Angelino crosses to put the German side ahead. Messi had …

The French Ligue 1 is one of the most interesting leagues in the world and most watched after Lionel Messi joined the league. During the weekend there were fixtures that went on and it was interesting to see some of the lower ranked teams beat the strongest. One of the …

Manchester United will be without Raphael Varane due to a groin injury that leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer short on options at centre-back for a demanding few weeks. The French defender suffered the injury during his country’s 2-1 win over Spain on Sunday in the Nations League final. “Raphael Varane sustained …

Lionel Messi became the first South American to score 80 international goals as his Argentina side beat Uruguay in World Cup qualifying. Captain Messi opened the scoring for his side with a floated cross that somehow evaded the goalkeeper. Rodrigo de Paul doubled Argentina’s lead before half-time, with Lautaro Martinez …

Brazil star Neymar Jr said on Sunday that the 2022 World Cup will be his last as he “doesn’t have the strength to put up with more football”. “I think it will be my last World Cup,” the 29-year-old told DAZN. “I will play it like it is the last …