Sports / Football

Former United defender Foulkes dies 26 Nov 2013 - 12:24 pm

Crystal Palace’s Welsh football manager Tony Pulis poses for photographers with a team shirt after being unveiled as the club’s new manager in...

Italian trio face make-or-break tests 26 Nov 2013 - 12:17 pm

Napoli’s Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina answers questions during a press conference in Dortmund, western Germany yesterday, on the eve of their UEFA Champions...

Wenger rules out second Henry return 26 Nov 2013 - 12:13 pm

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger yesterday ruled out signing former Gunners great Thierry Henry for a third time after the French striker began...

Rooney lashes out at TV commentators 26 Nov 2013 - 12:12 pm

LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney hit out at two television commentators for saying he deserved to be sent off during his side’s...

Bayern Munich chairman rules out Messi bid 26 Nov 2013 - 12:12 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has ruled out bidding for superstar Lionel Messi, who has a buyout clause worth 250m euros ($338.5m)...

City crush Spurs; Man United held 25 Nov 2013 - 11:20 am

Cardiff City’s South Korean midfielder Kim Bo-Kyung (centre) heads the ball to score the equaliser during the English Premier League match against Manchester...

Messi happy at Barca, has no plans to quit the club 25 Nov 2013 - 11:13 am

DOHA: Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi has no plans of leaving the club after reports emerged that the Argentine was set to quit the...

Al Sadd beat Al Arabi; Al Ahli stun Lekhwiya 25 Nov 2013 - 11:02 am

Action from Lekhwiya and Al Ahli during the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Lekhwiya Stadium yesterday. PICTURES BY: MOHAMMED OBAIDALY DOHA: Defending...

Ronaldo hurt as Real, Atletico cruise 25 Nov 2013 - 10:58 am

BARCELONA: Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid ahead before going off injured as they cruised to a 5-0 win at Almeria to remain six...

Mihajlovic denied winning start; Juventus go top in Italy 25 Nov 2013 - 10:56 am

ROME: Sinisa Mihajlovic was denied a winning start as Sampdoria coach when his 10-man side conceded a goal with the last kick of...

Al Gharafa hit six past Umm Salal 24 Nov 2013 - 11:27 am

Al Gharafa’s Ibrahim Al Ghanim (in yellow) and Ismael Mardelli of Umm Salal vie for the ball during their Qatar Stars League (QSL)...

Depleted Barca crush Granada 24 Nov 2013 - 11:26 am

MADRID: Barcelona made light work of Lionel Messi’s absence to move six points clear at the top of La Liga with a routine...

PSG move seven clear 24 Nov 2013 - 11:25 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain kept their unbeaten start to the season intact with a dominant 3-0 win at Reims which extended their lead at...

Al Gharafa coach Zico eyes win to kick-start QSL title challenge 23 Nov 2013 - 06:06 am

DOHA: Al Gharafa will be eyeing a win against bottom side Umm Salal today, as they aim to kick-start their challenge for the...

Uruguay qualify for 2014 World Cup 22 Nov 2013 - 06:47 am

Diego Godin (left) and Luis Suarez of Uruguay celebrate at the end of their 2014 World Cup qualifying play-off second leg match against...

France, Portugal and Mexico qualify for World Cup in Brazil 21 Nov 2013 - 09:27 am

Mexico’s players celebrate a goal against New Zealand during their World Cup qualifying match in Wellington, yesterday. Mexico won 4-2 and qualified for...

South Africa shock world champions Spain 1-0 21 Nov 2013 - 09:26 am

SOWETO, South Africa: World champions Spain suffered only a second loss in 17 matches this year after losing 1-0 to South Africa in...

Mertesacker nets winner for Germany 21 Nov 2013 - 09:26 am

LONDON: Germany procured a smash-and-grab 1-0 victory over England in a friendly at Wembley on Tuesday night, consigning their old rivals to successive...