Football

"We found it tough but we didn't give up," Deschamps said as he celebrated the 2-0 win in Marseille.

Arsenal have agreed to sign 21-year-old Japan forward Takuma Asano from J-League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima subject to a medical and regulatory processes, the club said on Sunday.

Gareth Southgate, the bookmakers' favourite to be the new England manager, does not want the job either on a temporary or permanent basis, the BBC reported on Thursday.

A team comprising 16 promising children of sex workers is scheduled to fly to Denmark to take part in a football tournament.

"My emotions are obvious ones. I am really disappointed. I didn't see the defeat coming," said Hodgson of the 2-1 loss in Nice in the last 16.

Michel Salgado has signed a three-year deal to play in Premier Futsal, becoming the latest global star to confirm participation in the world's first-ever multi-national futsal league ahead of its inaugural season.

Coach Laurent Blanc is leaving Paris St Germain after three seasons in charge, clearing the way for former Sevilla coach Unai Emery to join the French champions.

Lionel Messi on Monday shocked the footballing world as the Argentine announced his retirement from international duty after missing a penalty in a shootout as Argentina lost a fourth major final in nine years.

Holders Chile stunned Argentina to win the Copa America Centenario in a penalty shoot-out here Sunday as Lionel Messi's title curse struck again.

They made it to the championship match at the 2014 World Cup — and lost 1-0 in extra time to Germany. They made it to the 2015 Copa America final — and lost on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw against Chile. Two games, and no goals for Messi, or any of his...

Croatia will be focussing on containing Cristiano Ronaldo as well as bidding to score a first ever goal against Portugal when they meet in the last 16 at Euro 2016 on Saturday, coach Ante Cacic said.

He owns 12 Grand Slam singles titles, a total eclipsed by only three men in the long history of tennis. He has won four consecutive major tournaments, something only two other men ever did. He leads the tour in wins (44-3 record) and titles (six) in 2016.

Chile stormed into the Copa America final here Wednesday, beating Colombia 2-0 in a weather-disrupted semi-final that took more than four hours to complete.

Each franchise will be assigned a marquee international player, seven international and five Indian Futsallers through a player draft.

Participating in a European Championship for the third time after 1988 and 2012, Ireland has yet to make it past the group stage.

Roy Hodgson's England secured their place in the last 16 of Euro 2016, but lost their status as Group B winners, after being held to a goalless draw by Slovakia on Monday.