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Germany coach Joachim Loew refused to commit himself to stay beyond the next World Cup campaign as he picked through the wreckage of the country's Euro 2016 exit.

Wales fans will get the chance to welcome home the European Championship semifinalist Friday with an open-top bus parade through the streets of Cardiff and a performance by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers.

The roster of players announced on Sunday includes UEFA Championship-winning Italian national Jairo Manoel dos Santos, two-time World Cup-winning Spaniard Francisco Ruiz Serrato, triple world champion Leandro Simi and triple Copa Del Rey winner, twice UEF...

The Union Sports minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday announced a grant of Rs 10 lakh for ailing Olympic gold medallist Mohammed Shahid, who is undergoing treatment for serious liver and kidney ailment in Gurgaon.

Renato Sanches is being hailed as Portugal's star of the future but the dreadlocked wonder kid is already causing controversy amid the rave reviews.

Stephen Jenness scored the only goal in the 18th minute to guide New Zealand to a much-needed win over India.

France's ultimate weapon at Euro 2016 is probably not the scoring instinct of Griezmann nor the set-piece artistry of Payet but rather the obsession with winning of a diminutive grey-haired man with a twangy voice.

Gearing up for the Hero India Super League championship, NorthEast United FC on Tuesday strengthened its attack by roping in Uruguayan striker, Sasha Aneff for the third season.

Hodgson, 68, wasted little time in announcing he was stepping down at the end of his contract when he read a prepared statement at the post-match news conference.

Iceland pulled off the biggest shocks in European Championship history by beating England 2-1 in the round of 16 on Monday.

"It was unfortunate. It seems it was an emotional decision and he must reconsider it. 29 is not the right age to retire. Diego Maradonna should request Messi to reconsider the decision," Bhaichung Bhutia said.

Lionel Messi's retirement from international football may have come as a shock to his many admirers but in hindsight there were plenty of clues that the Argentina superstar might call time on his career with the 'Albiceleste' sooner rather than later.

Messi sensationally announced retirement from international football after Argentina crashed to an upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa America.

Mesut Ozil had a penalty saved soon after but Julian Draxler set up Mario Gomez to double the lead two minutes before half-time and the impressive Draxler then completed the scoring just after the hour mark.

Euro 2016's start was a bit underwhelming with low-scoring matches and the hooligans grabbing all the limelight, but by the end of the group stage, goals started flowing and some fairytale results for minnows gave the tournament the much-needed spark.

In a bizarre turn of events, a Swedish footballer was sent off during a football match after the match referee showed him two yellow cards for breaking wind and termed it as “deliberate provocation” and “unsportsmanlike behaviour”.