Sports / Football

Rangers reach Scottish Cup last 16 stage 01 Dec 2013 - 10:29 am

GLASGOW: Fallen giants Rangers needed two late goals to book their place in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup with a 2-0...

United veteran Giggs reaches 40 and still going strong 30 Nov 2013 - 05:56 am

Manchester United’s Alexander Buttner and Ryan Giggs (right) celebrate after defeating Bayer Leverkusen in their Champions League match at the BayArena in Leverkusen...

Two in court in English fixing probe 30 Nov 2013 - 05:53 am

LONDON: Two men with Singaporean nationality suspected of fixing matches in lower-league English football were remanded in custody by magistrates yesterday. The men,...

PSG aim to go ‘one step at a time’ 29 Nov 2013 - 10:10 am

Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva (right) celebrates with tema-mate Alex Costa after a goal during the Champions League group C match against Olympiakos...

Asia, Oceania bid to merge World Cup slots 28 Nov 2013 - 09:49 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Asia and Oceania are in talks to share their World Cup qualifying slots to give teams more chance of reaching football’s...

Chelsea reach knockout stage despite loss to Basel 28 Nov 2013 - 09:44 am

Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (left) falls next to Ajax Amsterdam’s Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen during the UEFA Champions League Group H match at...

Second edition of QSL Nations Cup begins today 28 Nov 2013 - 09:43 am

Abdulrahman Al Dosari, (left), Chief Commercial Officer of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) and Ghanim Al Mohannadi, Chairman of QSports during a press...

Lippi would be a ‘great’ coach for China, says Guangzhou’s Muriqui 28 Nov 2013 - 09:42 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Guangzhou Evergrande striker Muriqui said World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi would be a “great” coach for China’s national team when he...

QFA to be Gold Sponsor for Indian Community Festival 28 Nov 2013 - 09:41 am

Doha: Qatar Football Association (QFA) will be the Gold Sponsor of this year’s Indian Community Festival, it was announced yesterday. The festival this...

Rooney shines as United hammer Leverkusen 5-0 28 Nov 2013 - 06:45 am

Manchester United’s Jonny Evans celebrates with his team-mate Ryan Giggs after scoring a goal during their UEFA Champions League Group A match against...

Man United face stern test 27 Nov 2013 - 10:32 am

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney takes part in a training session in Manchester, northwest England, yesterday, ahead of the UEFA Champions League...

Qatar to get two automatic berths in next season’s ACL 27 Nov 2013 - 10:31 am

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) delivers his keynote address at the AFC Player of the...

Courtois error ends Atletico’s perfect record 27 Nov 2013 - 10:27 am

SAINT PETERSBURG: A huge error from Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois allowed Zenit St Petersburg to snatch a vital Champions League point against...

Veteran Giggs confident of United New Year revival 27 Nov 2013 - 10:11 am

Manchester United’s Welsh midfielder Ryan Giggs (right) and English midfielder Ashley Young take part in a training session in Manchester, northwest England, yesterday,...

Veteran Giggs confident of United New Year revival 27 Nov 2013 - 10:11 am

Manchester United’s Welsh midfielder Ryan Giggs (right) and English midfielder Ashley Young take part in a training session in Manchester, northwest England, yesterday,...

China’s Zheng claims top AFC award 27 Nov 2013 - 10:10 am

KUALA LUMPUR: China’s Zheng Zhi (pictured) beat Iranian star Javad Nekounam to the Asian Player of the Year award yesterday after leading Guangzhou...

Blatter backs Qatar, says attacks unfair 27 Nov 2013 - 06:21 am

KUALA LUMPUR: FIFA President Sepp Blatter played the popularity card yesterday by defending under-fire 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar over what he called...

Basel sink Chelsea; Ajax stun Barcelona 27 Nov 2013 - 06:19 am

Chelsea’s Fernando Torres (right) and Basel’s Kay Voser in action during their Champions League Group E soccer match in Basel yesterday. BASEL/AMSTERDAM: Mohamed...