MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and Real Madrid rattled in four goals before halftime in a 5-1 La Liga rout of Real...
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and Real Madrid rattled in four goals before halftime in a 5-1 La Liga rout of Real...
Lekwiya’s Sebastian Soria (centre) and Youssef Msakni (right) celebrate a goal during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Wakra in Doha...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Organisers of the cancelled Soccerex football convention said yesterday the Rio government pulled the plug for fear that spending public...
Tottenham Hotspur’s Jermain Defoe celebrates after scoring against Sheriff Tiraspol during their Europa League match at White Hart Lane in London on Thursday. ...
GUANGZHOU: Marcello Lippi (pictured) compared AFC Champions League victory with winning Europe’s equivalent yesterday, as he stood on the brink of clinching football’s...
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti yesterday ruled out any possibility of budging from his decision to play Spain captain Iker Casillas in...
BEIJING: China’s Guangzhou Evergrande are long established as hot favourites for the AFC Champions League title but they have a fight on their...
LONDON: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid led a Spanish Armada into the Champions League last 16 with home wins on Wednesday and in-form Aaron...
The players of Al Gharafa club celebrate their win over Muaither SC at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Gharafa won 3-1. Doha: Al...
Arsenal's Per Mertesacker in action against Borussia Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski (C) during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC...
FROM LEFT: Hamad Saleh Al Mannai, Director of Competitions of Qatar Football Association (QFA), Ahmed Al Buainain, QFA Executive Committee Member and Khalid...
MADRID: Lionel Messi has set the bar so high for himself that when he does not score for a few games it prompts...
BERLIN: Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs are doubtful for the Champions League Group F trip to last season’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund with...
LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (pictured), who said he made “11 mistakes” in his team selection after Chelsea lost to Newcastle United on...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand received a boost yesterday with attacking trio Shane Smeltz, Chris Wood and Marco Rojas declared fit for their World Cup...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Football’s governing body FIFA yesterday announced a record first allocation of tickets for next year’s World Cup in Brazil after...
Sacha Kljestan (left) of RSC Anderlecht vies for the ball with Lucas of Paris Saint Germain during the UEFA Champions League Group C...
MADRID: Manchester United’s hopes of silverware this season will likely rest on the shoulders of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney and manager...