Sports / Football

Aguero saves City from FA Cup shock 26 Jan 2014 - 02:13 pm

LONDON: Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City escaped a huge FA Cup upset by coming from behind to win 4-2 at...

QSL: Eljaish back to winning ways 25 Jan 2014 - 07:32 am

Ha Sungmin (left) of Muaither SC vies with Mulota Kabanku of with Al Ahli SC during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at...

Aspire International win Al Kass Cup 25 Jan 2014 - 07:31 am

Aspire International winners of the 2014 Al Kass International Cup celebrate their win over Spanish giants Real Madrid in the final in Doha...

Mourinho sad to see Mata on way to Man United 25 Jan 2014 - 07:28 am

LONDON: Jose Mourinho said he was sad to see midfielder Juan Mata leaving Stamford Bridge after confirming that the Spaniard’s move to Manchester...

Al Sadd wary of wounded Eljaish 24 Jan 2014 - 11:28 am

Eljaish coach, Nabil Maaloul (left) and his Al Sadd counterpart Huseein Amotta during a press conference on the eve of their Qatar Stars...

Sunderland stun United 24 Jan 2014 - 11:27 am

Manchester United’s Mexican forward Javier Hernendez reacts during the English League Cup semi final second leg football match against Sunderland at Old Trafford...

Barcelona meet amid Rosell resignation talk 24 Jan 2014 - 11:26 am

MADRID:Barcelona announced an extraordinary board meeting today amid reports that president Sandro Rosell (pictured) may be poised to resign because of a legal...

Tello hat-trick puts Barcelona on brink of Cup semi-finals 24 Jan 2014 - 11:25 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi marked his 400th appearance for Barcelona by setting up three goals for Cristian Tello as the Catalans moved towards the...

Real stay top of money league 24 Jan 2014 - 11:24 am

LONDON: Spain’s Real Madrid retained the title of the world’s richest soccer club in the past year thanks to sponsorship and TV deals...

PSG suffer Cup shock; Monaco win 24 Jan 2014 - 11:24 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were surprisingly beaten 2-1 by Montpellier in the round of 32 of the French Cup on Wednesday night, while an...

Man City reach FA Cup final 23 Jan 2014 - 09:06 am

Manchester City’s Alvaro Negredo (left) heads to score against West Ham United during their English League Cup semi-final second leg match at Boleyn...

Nice condemn Marseille to barren season in Cup thriller 23 Jan 2014 - 09:04 am

Nice’s French forward Neal Maupay (left) vies with Marseille’s Cameroonian defender Nicolas Nkoulou at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, during the...

Daly and football stars win Qatar Masters Pro-Am 22 Jan 2014 - 02:27 am

Doha: Two-time major winner John Daly led his team of football legends to victory in the Qatar Masters Pro-Am at the Doha Golf...

FA charges Anelka over gesture 22 Jan 2014 - 12:16 am

West Bromwich Albion’s Nicolas Anelka controls the ball during their English Premier League match against LONDON: West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka faces...

Govts must do more to fight fixing: FIFA 22 Jan 2014 - 12:12 am

ZURICH: Footballers who take part in match-manipulation risk losing their careers if caught but those who induce the players and set up the...

Baggies frustrate Everton 22 Jan 2014 - 12:12 am

LONDON: Spaniard Pepe Mel’s first match as manager of West Bromwich Albion ended in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton at the...

Champagne launches campaign for FIFA presidency 21 Jan 2014 - 07:44 am

Jerome Champagne speaks during a news conference in a hotel in Central London, Britain, yesterday. Champagne, a former right-hand man to current FIFA...

Faltering Manchester United seek Cup fillip 20 Jan 2014 - 11:58 pm

Manchester United’s Scottish manager David Moyes (left) and Chelsea’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho stand on the sidelines during the English Premier League (EPL)...