Sports / Football

Benzema outshines Ronaldo as France beat Portugal 2-1 13 Oct 2014 - 06:57 am

Portugal’s Eliseu (left) challenges France’s Karim Benzema during their friendly match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Saturday. PARIS: Karim Benzema...

Atletico de Kolkata rout Mumbai City 3-0 as ISL kicks off in style 13 Oct 2014 - 06:56 am

Atletico de Kolkata’s goalkeeper Suvasish Roy Chowdhury celebrates their victory after the Indian Super League opening match against Mumbai City FC at Salt...

Ireland eye German scalp after upset 13 Oct 2014 - 06:56 am

BERLIN: Robbie Keane says the Republic of Ireland has nothing to fear from tomorrow’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Germany with the world champions...

Australia’s Postecoglou desperate for improvement 13 Oct 2014 - 06:45 am

Qatar’s coach Djamel Belmadi gives instructions to his players during a training session in Doha yesterday. Qatar will host Australia in a friendly...

Brazil blank Argentina in China 11 Oct 2014 - 11:46 pm

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (right) challenges Brazil’s Neymar (centre) during the international friendly soccer match titled “The Super Classic of the Americas”, at the...

Chiellini scores all three goals in Italy’s 2-1 win 11 Oct 2014 - 11:35 pm

Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini celebrates after scoring a goal against Azerbaijan at the UEFA Euro 2016 group H qualifying match late on Friday at...

Dutch recover to beat Kazakhstan 11 Oct 2014 - 11:34 pm

AMSTERDAM:The Netherlands grabbed two late goals to snatch a 3-1 home victory over 10-man Kazakhstan having trailed until just past the hour mark...

Saudi Arabia hold Uruguay on Suarez return 11 Oct 2014 - 11:34 pm

Uruguay’s Luis Suarez (left) runs with the ball past Saudi Arabia’s Salem Al Dawsari during their friendly game at the King Abdullah Stadium...

Africa Cup to go ahead despite Ebola fears: CAF 11 Oct 2014 - 11:33 pm

RABAT: African football’s governing body CAF insisted yesterday the January 17-February 8 tournament would go ahead as scheduled despite hosts Moroccan demands for...

Real Madrid get possible Asian clash in Morocco 11 Oct 2014 - 11:30 pm

PARIS: Real Madrid will face either Mexican side Cruz Azul or the champions of Asia for a place in the final of the...

Japan edge Jamaica, Aussies held in UAE 11 Oct 2014 - 04:50 am

UAE’s Mohammed Abdulrahman (right) fights for the ball against Australia’s Mathew Leckie during a friendly match in Abu Dhabi yesterday. PARIS: Asian champions...

Spain crash, England cruise in Euro qualifiers 11 Oct 2014 - 04:49 am

England’s Wayne Rooney (left) celebrates after scoring a goal during a Euro 2016 qualifying match against San Marino at Wembley Stadium in London...

Qatar notch up stunning victory over DPR Korea 11 Oct 2014 - 04:44 am

A Qatari player (left) vies for the ball with a North Korean player during their AFC U-19 Championship Group D match at Myanmar’s...

Qatar trounce Lebanon in football friendly 10 Oct 2014 - 03:06 am

Crowds celebrate after Qatar defeated Lebanon in a friendly football match at Lekhwiya Stadium in Doha yesterday. Qatar won 5-0. On Monday, Qatar...

Qatar trounce Lebanon 5-0 in Doha friendly 10 Oct 2014 - 12:20 am

Action from the Qatar-Lebanon friendly match at Lekhwiya Stadium in Doha yesterday. Qatar won 5-0. On Monday, Qatar defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 in another...

Typhoon fears as Marquez eyes title in Japan 10 Oct 2014 - 12:17 am

TOKYO: Marc Marquez can retain his MotoGP title in Japan this weekend but safety fears loom large as another typhoon approaches, days after...

Germans target win in Poland 10 Oct 2014 - 12:17 am

BERLIN: Despite a mounting injury list, world champions Germany are targeting three points against Poland in tomorrow’s Euro 2016 qualifier in Warsaw to...

Germany’s Arsenal star Ozil out for 12 weeks 08 Oct 2014 - 11:59 pm

Mesut Ozil is not expected to play again this year after confirmation he has torn ligaments in his left knee. BERLIN: Mesut Ozil...