PIX: Cristiano Ronaldo gets rousing welcome in Iran

IMAGE: The fans chanted Cristiano Ronaldo's name, with children and women carrying pictures of the Portugal captain. Photograph: Persepolis Club/WANA/Handout via Reuters Al-Nassr captain Cristiano......

Indian football: Jhingan gets warning from AIFF over sexist remarks

IMAGE: ATK Mohun Bagan’s Sandesh Jhingan had made sexist comments after their ISL match against Kerala Blasters FC on February 19. Photograph: AIFF Media The All India Football Federation on......

Italy split over season re-start; Turkmenistan league set to resume

'Lock them in a room until they agree.' Italy split over season re-start IMAGE: A general view inside the stadio Friuli. Photograph: Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images It was meant as a joke......

Sports events, concerts in UAE canceled, postponed as coronavirus spreads

IMAGE: A woman wears a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, as she walks at Dragon Mart, a Chinese themed discount shopping centre, in Dubai. Photograph:......

Sports Shorts: Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday. IMAGE: The last time Leander Paes, 46, was placed outside the top-100 was in October 2000 when he was ranked 118.......