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Real Betis captain Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez became the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick after he inspired his team to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez oldest player to score La Liga hat-trick

At 38 years and 140 days old, Joaquin hit his first ever hat-trick and surpassed Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano.

9 Dec 2019 11:04 AM IST

Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Leicester City thrash Aston Villa 4-1, break...

The result left the Foxes 2nd in the standings on 38 points from 16 games, 8 adrift of runaway leaders Liverpool and 6...

9 Dec 2019 8:50 AM IST

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised midfielder Paul Pogba, saying that he is one of the best players in the world when he is in good touch. (Photo:AFP)

Paul Pogba is one of best players when in form: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Pogba has endured a frustrating 2019-20 campaign to date, having only managed five Premier League appearances in total...

8 Dec 2019 9:00 PM IST

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went into a crucial week of fixtures with critics questioning whether he was the right man for the job of restoring the clubs fortunes. But those sniping at the Norwegian will surely be a little quieter now after, in the space of four days, he masterminded victories over two of the most respected managers in the game, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. (Photo:AP)

Roy Keane, Gary Neville hail Man United-'s win vs City

Victory at derby rivals City followed a 2-1 win over former boss Jose Mourinhoâ€™s Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday,...

8 Dec 2019 8:29 PM IST

Manchester City has released a statement, saying that they will work with Greater Manchester Police in order to identify the person behind targetting racial slurs at Manchester Uniteds Jesse Lingard. (Photo:AFP)

Jesse Lingard witnesses racism during Manchester derby, police to...

In 67th minute of the match, Fred and Jesse Lingard had objects including lighters and water bottles thrown at them from...

8 Dec 2019 7:59 PM IST

Liverpools manager Juergen Klopp feels that the injury which Dejan Lovren sustained during the Bournemouth match is not a serious one. (Photo:AFP)

Lionel Messi surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo to record most hat-tricks in...

Messi now has 35 hat-tricks in the tournament, while Ronaldo had 34, goal.com reported.

8 Dec 2019 7:45 PM IST

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde hailed striker Lionel Messi, saying that scoring a hat-trick was the perfect way to celebrate the Ballon dOr award. (Photo:AP)

Hat-trick was a good way to celebrate Ballon d-'Or: Ernesto Valverde...

Messi scored thrice and as a result, he went past Cristiano Ronaldo to record the most number of hat-tricks in La Liga.

8 Dec 2019 6:26 PM IST

Liverpools manager Juergen Klopp feels that the injury which Dejan Lovren sustained during the Bournemouth match is not a serious one. (Photo:AFP)

Juergen Klopp says Dejan Lovren-'s injury is not too serious

Lovren picked the injury during his club-'s 3-0 win over Bournemouth in Premier League on Saturday.

8 Dec 2019 4:54 PM IST

Montpelliers Andy Delort said Paris Saint-Germain player Neymar does not have to tease his opponents. (Photo:AFP)

Andy Delort slams Neymar for teasing his opponents

After the match, the Brazilian international was caught having an altercation with Delort.

8 Dec 2019 4:33 PM IST

Liverpools Jordan Henderson expressed elation over his clubs commanding 3-0 win over Bournemouth saying that it was a very solid performance. (Photo:AP)

Jordan Henderson elated after Liverpool-'s 3-0 win vs Bournemouth

After Saturday-'s win, Liverpool have consolidated their top position on the Premier League points table. The club now...

8 Dec 2019 4:24 PM IST

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he liked how his team (Manchster City) played against Manchester United despite facing a 2-1 home defeat. (Photo:AFP)

Pep Guardiola liked his team-'s performance despite defeat against...

Manchester City suffered a 2-1 defeat on Saturday in Premier League.

8 Dec 2019 4:14 PM IST

Barcelonas Luis Suarez is exhilarated after scoring his careers best goal against RCD Mallorca on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Luis Suarez happy after scoring his career-'s best goal

Suarez pulled off a brilliant back-heel effort to score a goal.

8 Dec 2019 4:04 PM IST