Sportspeople

Paralympics champion Marieke Vervoort ends her life through euthanasia to end her sufferings

Belgian Paralympic champion Marieke Vervoort ended her life through euthanasia at the age of 40. She had announced her intentions after the Rio Games in 2016 to follow that path if her degenerative condition worsened her suffering. Vervoort suffered a ..

Sunil Chhetri becomes India’s highest capped footballer

Sunil Chhetri has become the India’s highest capped footballer by surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia’s 107 international matches. In his milestone match of the King’s Cup football tournament in Buriram, Thailand, he scored the lone goal for his side in the 31st ..

Liverpool FC wins 2019 Champions League trophy

In Football, Liverpool FC won the Champions League for the sixth time at Madrid on June 1, 2019. In the final, Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-nil after game defining moments at the start and end of the game ..

PFA Awards 2018/19 Announced

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal Women Football Club’s Vivianne Miedema were named Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Players’ Player of the Year for the 2018-19 season. Van Dijk is the first defender to take the award since Chelsea centre-back ..

Australia’s Tim Cahill retired from his Football Career

Australia’s top goalscorer Tim Cahill announced his retirement to bring an end to one of the country’s greatest football career to focus on a career in media and coaching . The 39-year-old Tim has scored 50 goals in 108 appearances ..

Sunil Chhetri conferred with first-ever ‘Football Ratna’ by Football Delhi

Sunil Chhetri, the all-time leading scorer for India in international football, has been conferred the first-ever ‘Football Ratna’ by Football Delhi, the State Association governing the sport in Delhi. Chhetri was recently named as the 6th Indian Footballer in the ..