Football

Peter Biaksangzuala, a Mizoram footballer, has passed away after injuring his spinal cord while celebrating scoring a goal in the Mizoram Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers gifted Liverpool a 3-2 win in the Premier League after defenders Steven Caulker and Richard Dunne scored own goals at Loftus Road.

Mutu was axed by Chelsea in 2004 for testing positive for cocaine. He needed an Indian visa to join his new club at Pune.

Brazilian Andre Moritz scored a superb hat-trick as Mumbai City FC cruised to a astonishing 5-0 win over FC Pune City in the sixth match of the Indian Super League.

Messi needs just two goals to equal Telmo Zarra's all-time Spanish top-flight record of 251, set in the 1950s.

Sports fans in India surely want to see the standard of football rise in the country with ISL but certainly not at the cost of another sport taking a dip.

"The way fans chanted my name when I entered the field was really very exciting," Del Piero said after Delhi Dynamos' goalless draw against FC Pune City on Tuesday.

The third match of the inaugural season of the ISL tournament played between Delhi Dynamos and FC Pune City at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ended in a goalless draw.

Indian-origin English footballer Chopra, who plays for Kerala Blasters in the ISL, says India should focus on developing football from the grass root level.

The former England goalkeeper is the player-boss of Kerala Blasters who play their opening ISL game today against NorthEast United FC at Guwahati.

Nabi is doubtful for their next ISL fixture against Pune City FC after sustaining an ankle injury during the lung opener against Atletico de Kolkata here on Sunday.

Asian Football Confederation president hoped that the franchise-based Indian Super League will help in popularising football in the country.

According to insiders, the ISL's founding chairperson Nita Ambani will be accompanied by Mumbai co-owner Bimal Parekh and will do a final recce of Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan.

Former Germany international Manuel Friedrich will be the vice-captain of the team co-owned by Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor and Chartered Accountant Bimal Parekh.

The away goals rule used for settling the outcome of two-legged knockout ties has "fallen behind the times" and needs rethinking according to Sepp Blatter.

Out of favour India defender Masih said the upcoming Indian Super League would provide a great platform for players like him to give a new lease of life to their careers.