MADRID, June 1 (Xinhua) — Atletico Madrid on Thursday had their ban on signing new players upheld by the Court of Arbitration in Sport. Atletico had appealed against the FIFA ban, which was imposed as the result of irregularities in the signing of underage foreign players for their youth system and which forbids them from […]

TEHRAN, June 1 (Xinhua) — Iran’s men’s national soccer team plunged two spots to land in the 30th place in the world, Press TV reported on Thursday. According to the latest monthly rankings released by the FIFA on Thursday, the Iranian outfit earned 829 points and remained as the top soccer outfit in Asia. South […]

TEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua) — Branko Ivankovic, the head coach of Iran’s Persepolis soccer team, said Wednesday that they deserved to qualify for the AFC Champions League quarterfinal, Tehran Times daily reported. Persepolis qualified for the AFC Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, as Chico Flores’ own goal handed the Iranian side a 1-0 victory over […]

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese smartphone and software maker Vivo announced on Wednesday that they have agreed with FIFA to sponsor 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments. According to Vivo, they signed a six-year contract for a second-tier sponsorship running through the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Vivo is the third Chinese business entity, […]

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NsNewsWire) — Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. According to the booking blotter on the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s website, Woods was booked at 7:18 a.m. and released on his […]

PARIS, May 30 (NsNewsWire) — Rafael Nadal kicked off his campaign for a record 10th French Open trophy with an easy win of 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 against host player Benoit Paire under two hours in men’s singles first round on Monday. The fourth seed won 8 out of 18 break points, and was only contested […]

MADRID, May 25 (Xinhua) — The Spanish Tax Authorities (Agencia Tributaria) considers that Cristiano Ronaldo defrauded over 8 million euros by not correctly declaring his image rights for the period between 2011 and 2013 according to reports in the Spanish press. The revelations were made on Thursday by radio stations, Cadena Ser and Cadena Cope, […]

MADRID, May 25 (NsNewsWire) — Spain’s Supreme Court has confirmed on Wednesday Lionel Messi’s fraud sentence upholding the 21-month jail term for the FC Barcelona player and a two-million euro fine, judicial sources reported. Messi’s appeal against the sentence was thrown out by the Spanish court although the sentence is expected to be suspended, as […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Santos playmaker Lucas Lima has been ruled out of Brazil’s international friendlies against Argentina and Australia next month, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday. The 26-year-old tore a hamstring in Santos’ 1-0 victory over Coritiba in Brazil’s Serie A championship last Saturday, reports Xinhua. Brazil coach […]