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Churchill Brothers had about three and a half weeks to prepare for the ISL, and they beat Mumbai City 2-1 on debut

Gaurav Bora came off the bench to head Churchill Brothers’ first ISL goal at Fatorda, and Sebastián Gutiérrez added a second before Mumbai City’s late...

Oct 12, 2026

Mohun Bagan lost last season’s ISL title on goal difference, and Dilmperis starts the new one in Guwahati on Monday

NorthEast United host Mohun Bagan Super Giant in their ISL 2026-27 opener at 7.30pm IST, with Jamie Maclaren a doubt for the visitors.

Oct 12, 2026

Liverpool were the better side for an hour, and Gravenberch’s red card let City score three in 13 minutes

Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored after Ryan Gravenberch’s 62nd-minute sending-off, and Manchester City are six from six in the Prem...

Oct 11, 2026

Glasner’s Forest led at Selhurst Park after three minutes, and Palace came from behind to beat their old manager 3-1

Oliver Glasner’s first game back at Crystal Palace started with a Dan Ndoye goal. Kamada, Lerma and Pino then turned it round for Palace’s first home...

Oct 11, 2026

Andre Green scored in stoppage time on his debut, and Kerala Blasters started the Al Fursan era with a 2-0 win over Inter Kashi

Inter Kashi beat Kerala Blasters for their first top-flight win in February. In Sunday’s ISL opener, Vibin Mohanan and Andre Green gave Ashley Westwoo...

Oct 11, 2026

Diomandé scored his first Real Madrid goal, and Vinícius was sent off for pulling Saliba’s hair in a 1-0 win over Villarreal

Real Madrid held on with ten men at the Bernabéu after Vinícius Júnior’s goal was ruled out and he was shown a straight red. The Clásico is two weeks...

Oct 11, 2026

Chelsea had never been 2-0 up this early in a Premier League game, and Henderson scored twice in a 5-1 win over Bournemouth

Jordan Henderson scored in the second minute of his first home game for Chelsea and finished it with a free kick, with João Pedro also getting two at...

Oct 11, 2026

Rayo Vallecano played a European final in May, and their own fans stopped their first game back at Vallecas

Paper aeroplanes and rubber balls aimed at president Raúl Martín Presa forced Rayo v Athletic Club to be abandoned at 0-0, and LaLiga has yet to set a...

Oct 11, 2026

Irfan Yadwad scored against FC Goa again, and Chiki’s header made it 1-1 for the second meeting running

Chennaiyin led at Fatorda through Irfan Yadwad’s strike just after the hour, before Chiki headed FC Goa level in the 75th minute of both sides’ ISL op...

Oct 11, 2026

Bentancur was sent off 12 minutes after coming on, and Solanke’s stoppage-time header still got Spurs a point at Old Trafford

Bryan Mbeumo put Manchester United ahead in the 73rd minute, but ten-man Tottenham equalised two minutes into stoppage time to draw 1-1.

Oct 10, 2026

Neuer’s error gave Augsburg the fastest goal in Bundesliga history, and Brown’s equaliser rescued a 2-2 for Bayern

Robin Fellhauer scored after eight seconds, Augsburg led twice, and Bayern had goals ruled out for offside before Nathaniel Brown’s 80th-minute equali...

Oct 10, 2026

Leeds were unbeaten and ahead at the Emirates, and Bruno Guimarães came off the bench to win it for Arsenal

James Justin put Leeds in front before Riccardo Calafiori and the substitute Guimarães scored eight minutes apart, lifting Arsenal level on points wit...

Oct 10, 2026

Menno Koch scored an own goal and the 89th-minute winner as Bengaluru beat SC Delhi 3-2 in the ISL opener

SC Delhi led 2-1 at half-time in Bengaluru before Borja Martínez’s second goal and a late strike from the Dutch defender turned the first game of the...

Oct 10, 2026

Everton are unbeaten and seventh, and their owners are exploring a sale less than two years after buying the club

The Friedkin Group has brought in Moelis & Company to look at selling a controlling stake in Everton, and David Moyes says he learned about it on Frid...

Oct 10, 2026

Montella took Türkiye to a Euro 2024 quarter-final, and four straight Nations League defeats have cost him his job

The Turkish Football Federation has ended Vincenzo Montella’s three years in charge after Türkiye lost all four of their Nations League games this aut...

Oct 10, 2026

Dortmund were 2-0 up with five minutes left, and Füllkrug’s stoppage-time header ended their perfect start

Werder Bremen scored twice after the 87th minute at Signal Iduna Park to hand the Bundesliga leaders their first dropped points of the season.

Oct 10, 2026

Spurs have scored two league goals all season, and they go to Old Trafford bottom of the table

Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham are still looking for a first league win, and Michael Carrick’s United, three points ahead in 12th, have injury problems...

Oct 9, 2026

India’s first women’s international in Kolkata had six debutants, and Russia won it 4-0

Kira Petukhova’s second-half double pulled world No. 27 Russia clear of a young India side at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan. The two meet again on Sun...

Oct 9, 2026

East Bengal put four past Mohun Bagan in August, and Zeljkovic’s goal has kept the IFA Shield with the Mariners

Samir Zeljkovic scored just before half-time as Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 in the IFA Shield final, completing a Calcutta league and Shield doub...

Oct 9, 2026

Neymar had been out for five weeks, and two late penalties off the bench held leaders Flamengo 2-2 at Santos

Flamengo were 2-0 up at half-time at Vila Belmiro, then Jorginho was sent off and Neymar scored twice from the spot to earn Santos a point against the...

Oct 9, 2026

Gouramangi Singh once played for Chennaiyin, and his first ISL game as FC Goa coach is against them at Fatorda

FC Goa open their ISL 2026-27 season against a rebuilt Chennaiyin FC on Saturday, 10 October, with Gouramangi Singh in charge for the first time in th...

Oct 8, 2026

Anushka Kumari has seven goals in two games, and India’s Under-17 women have beaten Syria 2-0

India’s Under-17 women have two wins and two clean sheets in Malaysia, and a game against the hosts on Sunday decides whether they reach China 2027.

Oct 8, 2026

Arteta has signed until 2030, and Declan Rice is close to a new Arsenal deal worth around £350,000 a week

BBC Sport says talks over a new long-term contract are at an advanced stage, and the deal would put Rice level with Bukayo Saka as Arsenal’s top earne...

Oct 8, 2026

Tonda Eckert authorised spying on three clubs, and his six-week FA ban will not stop him facing Portsmouth

An independent FA commission has suspended Tonda Eckert’s six-week ban until the end of the 2027-28 season, so the Southampton head coach stays in cha...