NEW DELHI: India’s fledgling football league has become the fourth most popular in the world after just six weeks, surpassing Italy’s long-standing Serie...
NEW DELHI: India’s fledgling football league has become the fourth most popular in the world after just six weeks, surpassing Italy’s long-standing Serie...
SAO PAULO: Brazil football legend Pele’s (pictured) health is improving but he is still receiving an intensive treatment known as hemodialysis for a...
(Front row from left) Head coach Djamel Belmadi, Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani and other...
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during their Champions League Group B match against FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park...
Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his thrid goal during their UEFA Champions League match against Apoel at the Neo GSP...
H E Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, Personal Representative of the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, lifts the...
LEFT: Qatar’s head coach Djamel Belmadi discusses tactics during a training session in Riyadh yesterday, ahead of the Gulf Cup final today. BOTTOM...
UAE’s Abdulaziz Sanqour (right) fights for the ball against Oman’s Juma Darwish during the third place play-off of the 22nd Gulf Cup at...
Seasoned winger Khalfan Ibrahim in action during the team’s training session ahead of the friendly match against Australia in this October 13, 2014...
MADRID: Greek champions Olympiakos face a tough task if they are to prevent last season’s beaten finalists Atletico Madrid sealing their passage into...
Paris Saint-Germain’s French head coach Laurent Blanc (left) and goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu attending a press conference at the Parc des Princes Stadium in...
FROM LEFT: Bayern Munich’s Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben, defender Jerome Boateng and midfielder Franck Ribery joke during a training session in Munich, Southern...
NICOSIA: Fresh from becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga, Lionel Messi will have his sights on more history as he looks...
Qatar players celebrate after scoring against Oman during their Gulf Cup semi-final soccer match in Riyadh yesterday. Qatar beat Oman 3-1 to reach...
Qatari players pose for a team photo prior to their Gulf Cup Group A match against Bahrain at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd...
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney celebrates after Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs (not pictured) scores an own goal during an English Premier League match at the...
Barcelona’s forward Lionel Messi (top) is thrown into the air by his team-mates after scoring the record-breaking goal against Sevilla FC at the...
PARIS: Champions Paris St Germain went top of Ligue 1 for the first time this season when Ezequiel Lavezzi’s late goal earned a...