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Zenit, Red Bull Salzburg to clash in Doha 15 Jan 2014 - 02:28 pm

Doha: Zenit St Petersburg will train in Qatar for 10 days ahead of their Champions League round of 16 match against Borussia Dortmund,...

Arsenal reclaim top spot in EPL 15 Jan 2014 - 02:19 pm

Arsenal’s French striker Olivier Giroud (second left) scores his team’s second goal during an English Premier League match against Aston Villa at Villa...

Ancelotti surprised by Ronaldo’s work ethic 15 Jan 2014 - 02:18 pm

BARCELONA: Carlo Ancelotti never expected Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo (left), to have the strong work ethic he possesses when he first became...

Aspire International stun Real Madrid in Al Kass Cup 14 Jan 2014 - 09:14 am

Doha: A superb volley from substitute Ishmail Baidoo helped Aspire International to stun Real Madrid 3-2 in the opening Group B match of...

Milan sack Allegri, Seedorf favoured as replacement 14 Jan 2014 - 09:06 am

This September 22, 2013 file photo, shows head coach of AC Milan Massimiliano Allegri during a Serie A match against Napoli at the...

Ronaldo World Player of the Year 14 Jan 2014 - 02:47 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) receiving the FIFA Men’s World Player of the Year 2013 award from FIFA President Sepp Blatter...

City ride Newcastle storm to go top; win for Liverpool 13 Jan 2014 - 10:56 am

LONDON: Manchester City took over at the top of the Premier League table after winning 2-0 against Newcastle United in a tempestuous encounter...

Pepe winner moves Madrid closer to leaders 13 Jan 2014 - 10:55 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (left) vies with Atletico Madrid’s midfielder Koke during the Spanish League match at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in...

Marseille come from behind to claim welcome victory 13 Jan 2014 - 10:55 am

PARIS: Marseille are now unbeaten in five domestic games under Jose Anigo after coming from behind to beat Evian 2-1 in Annecy yesterday....

Al Kass International Cup all set for kick-off 13 Jan 2014 - 10:52 am

(From left) Ali Al Muftha, Ward Abdallah, Hamad Al Mannai, and Miguel Heitor at a press conference on the Al Kass under-16 event...

Avenging United stop rot 12 Jan 2014 - 02:17 pm

Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard celebrates scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match against Hull City at the KC...

Al Gharafa win nine-goal thriller against Al Ahli 12 Jan 2014 - 02:16 pm

Umm Salal striker Everaldo de Pereira (Cabore) celebrates after scoring a hat-trick against Muaither in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match in Doha...

PSG extends lead in Ligue 1 12 Jan 2014 - 02:15 pm

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were not at their very best in their first Ligue 1 game of 2014, but they still managed to extend...

Rooney issues rallying cry to Man United faithful 11 Jan 2014 - 12:33 am

Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze (left) fights for the ball with Al Merrikh’s Ghandi Cassino during their friendly match in Doha on Thursday night....

QSL: Al Sadd, Al Rayyan share points 11 Jan 2014 - 12:32 am

Al Rayyan players (in red) celebrate their equaliser against Al Sadd in Doha yesterday. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. DOHA: Hassan...

Negredo fires City to brink of final 10 Jan 2014 - 06:43 am

Manchester City’s Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo (right) celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal and completing his hat-trick during the English League Cup...

Messi scores twice in long-awaited return 10 Jan 2014 - 06:41 am

MADRID: Lionel Messi scored twice on his first appearance in 59 days as Barcelona cruised towards the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey...

Sunderland add to Man United woes 08 Jan 2014 - 11:18 pm

Sunderland’s Italian forward Fabio Borini celebrates scoring a penalty during a League Cup semi-final first leg match against Manchester United at the Stadium...