Sports / Football

Man City ominous after cruising past Liverpool 26 Aug 2014 - 09:21 pm

Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetic celebrates after scoring a goal against Liverpool during an English Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester...

Lampard retires from international football 26 Aug 2014 - 09:21 pm

LONDON: England midfielder Frank Lampard (pictured) has retired from international football after winning 106 caps. The 36-year-old was released by Chelsea in May...

Arsenal striker Giroud out of Besiktas clash 26 Aug 2014 - 09:20 pm

LONDON: Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud (pictured) will miss today’s Champions League play-off second leg against Besiktas with an ankle injury, manager Arsene Wenger...

Algerian club gets stadium ban 26 Aug 2014 - 09:19 pm

ALGIERS: Algerian side JS Kabylie were handed a stadium ban yesterday as initial punishment in response to the killing of their player Albert...

United agree to British record fee for Di Maria 26 Aug 2014 - 09:19 pm

LONDON: Manchester United have agreed a British record transfer fee of £59.7m ($98m) to sign Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid...

Barca made errors over youth transfers: President 26 Aug 2014 - 01:29 am

BARCELONA: Barcelona made errors in the transfer of under-age players but will go to CAS over the severity of the FIFA transfer ban...

Striker Messi scores twice as 10-man Barcelona sink Elche 25 Aug 2014 - 10:43 pm

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (left) scores a goal against Elche during a La Liga match at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on Sunday night. ...

Leaving England was a mistake, says Balotelli 25 Aug 2014 - 10:42 pm

In this picture taken on October 23, 2011, Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring a goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford. LONDON: Mario...

Algeria suspend all football after player death 25 Aug 2014 - 10:40 pm

ALGIERS: Algeria have suspended all football this weekend in memory of Albert Ebosse, the striker killed on Saturday after being struck by an...

‘Not good enough’: Van Gaal on start 25 Aug 2014 - 10:40 pm

SUNDERLAND: Louis van Gaal has demanded an immediate improvement from Manchester United after admitting their start to the season has not been good...

England have no hope at World Cup, says Swann 25 Aug 2014 - 09:29 pm

BRISTOL: Graeme Swann believes England “do not have a cat in hell’s chance” of winning next year’s World Cup unless they add more...

United fail to earn win as Sunderland snatch point 24 Aug 2014 - 11:31 pm

Manchester United’s captain Wayne Rooney (right) vies with Sunderland’s English midfielder Will Buckley during the English Premier League match at the Stadium of...

Di Maria exit imminent, Ancelotti confirms 24 Aug 2014 - 11:30 pm

MADRID: Argentine midfielder Angel di Maria’s expected move to Manchester United should be completed in the coming days, the Real Madrid boss Carlo...

Everton draw a sign of title class: Wenger 24 Aug 2014 - 11:30 pm

LIVERPOOL: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed the resilience shown by his players in their 2-2 draw with Everton underlines their Premier League title...

Cameroon striker Ebosse dead after hit by object in Algiers 24 Aug 2014 - 11:29 pm

ALGIERS: African football must not become a “breeding ground for hoolignanism”, CAF president Issa Hayatou warned yesterday after Cameroonian striker Albert Ebosse died...

Arsenal salvage late Everton draw as Chelsea snare Foxes 23 Aug 2014 - 11:55 pm

Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud (right) celebrates with team-mate Nacho Monreal after scoring a goal against Everton during an English Premier League match at Goodison...

Robben, Mueller score as Bayern start with win 23 Aug 2014 - 11:53 pm

Bayern Munich’s Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben celebrates after scoring a goal against VfL Wolfsburg during a Bundesliga match at the Allianz Arena in...

Atletico down Real to win Super Cup 23 Aug 2014 - 11:52 pm

Atletico Madrid’s Mario Mandzukic (right) scores against Real Madrid during the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup at the Vicente Calderon Stadium...