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La Liga: Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid to close 2021 in Covid-19 worry

Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will end 2021 in what promises to be an entertaining game in Athletic's San Mames Stadium on Wednesday night -- if the Covid-19 pandemic allows.

ISL 2021-22: ATK Mohun Bagan register first win under new coach Ferrando

Juan Ferrando got off to a winning start as ATK Mohun Bagan coach after the Kolkata side registered a thrilling 3-2 win against NorthEast United in the Indian Super League game

Schedule for ISL second half released, league stage will run till March 5

The second phase of the ongoing Indian Super League season will kick off on January 10 and will be played over a 55-day period

Matchday: Arsenal hosts Sunderland in League Cup; Barca at Sevilla

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Tuesday

Xavi's Barcelona up against title hopefuls Sevilla in Camp Nou

Barcelona and Sevilla will play on Tuesday night (Wednesday IST) in a game that is important for the La Liga title race

Premier League plays on, urging 16% of players unvaccinated get jabbed

Premier League clubs decided against pausing the season despite 10 fixtures being postponed in the previous week due to the most widespread coronavirus outbreaks to date across squads.

FIFA touts billions to be gained from biennial World Cups

FIFA is making a financial pitch to win support for biennial World Cups.

Premier League: City win another match to maintain lead at the top

Their eighth successive win also set a new record for victories (34) in a calendar year

Premier League clubs to meet as Covid wreaks havoc with weekend fixtures

Saturday's match between Burnley and Aston Villa was the latest to fall victim to the virus and was cancelled just two-and-a-half hours before the scheduled kick off

La Liga: Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid to close gap on Real Madrid

Sevilla kept themselves in the race for the La Liga title thanks to a late goal from Lucas Ocampos which gave them a 2-1 win at home to Atletico Madrid

NFL postpones 3 more games amid covid-19 surge; in total 15 games delayed

A surge in COVID-19 cases across the National Football League (NFL) and the United States as a whole has resulted in the postponement of multiple Week 15 games.

UEFA human rights, environmental strategy ready to meet challenges

UEFA set itself a goal of ending racism in European soccer by 2030 as part of a human rights and environmental strategy that had an uneasy launch.

Premier League: Leicester vs Tottenham game postponed due to Covid-19

Leicester City's home Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday has been postponed because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

ISL: Rahul Bheke nets winner as Mumbai City FC consolidate lead

Mumbai City FC rode on Rahul Bheke's second-half goal to consolidate their lead at the top of the table and end Chennaiyin FC's unbeaten run in Indian Super League

Premier League: Arsenal's youngsters show there's life after Aubameyang

With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dropped following his latest disciplinary breach, Arsenal needed other attackers to step up for its big Premier League match against top-four rival West Ham

Aubameyang stripped of Arsenal captaincy following disciplinary breach

Gunners head coach Arteta said: "Unfortunately [he's been dropped] due to a disciplinary breach"

La Liga sells Spanish broadcast rights for over $5 bn for 5 years

Spain's top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros (USD 5.6 billion) from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five seasons.

Argentine footballer Sergio Aguero to retire due to heart condition: Report

Reports in Spanish media suggested that Sergio Aguero could announce his retirement this week.

Man United game postponed as EPL reports highest weekly Covid cases

The English Premier League reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester United's meeting with Brentford became the second match in three days to be postponed due to outbreaks.

Real Madrid shreds Atletico's title defense with 2-0 derby win

Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio inflicted the latest blow on Atletico's title defense after leading Real Madrid to a 2-0 win Sunday to keep their team comfortably at the top of the Spanish league