Sports / Football

QSL: Al Sadd take on Al Ahli today 20 Sep 2013 - 02:33 am

Action from last week’s match of the Qatar Stars League between Al Gharafa and Al Ahli at Arabi Stadium in Doha. The match...

Messi hat-trick helps Barca sweep aside Ajax 19 Sep 2013 - 02:24 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League football match against Ajax Amsterdam at Camp Nou Stadium in...

Guangzhou storm into semi-finals 19 Sep 2013 - 02:23 am

Guangzhou’s Elkeson De Oliveira Cardoso celebrates after scoring a goal against Qatar’s Lekhwaiya during their AFC Champions League quarter-final match at the Abdullah...

Qatar launches Q League 19 Sep 2013 - 02:13 am

DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) launched the first edition of Q League, a new league that will have 18 teams formed of 14...

Coach Moyes salutes ‘world class’ Rooney 19 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney smiles during the UEFA Champions League Group A match against Bayer Leverkusen at Old Trafford in Manchester,...

Guardiola’s Bayern gives perfect response to criticism 19 Sep 2013 - 01:23 am

MUNICH, Germany: Pep Guardiola was delighted to see his Bayern Munich side respond to criticism of their style of play with a 3-0...

Casillas suffers bruised ribs in collision with Ramos 19 Sep 2013 - 01:22 am

MADRID: Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has suffered bruised ribs and his recovery time will depend on how he responds to treatment, the...

Coaches agree league will help improve quality 19 Sep 2013 - 01:22 am

DOHA: Coaches of the newly-formed Q League believe that the new competition will benefit clubs and football in Qatar. The Q League will...

British trio primed for Europa adventure 19 Sep 2013 - 01:16 am

PSV Eindhoven’s players run during a training session in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, yesterday.PSV Eindhoven will play in the Europa League against PFK Ludogorets...

South Africa, Nigeria to meet at CHAN 19 Sep 2013 - 01:16 am

JOHANNESBURG: Major rivals South Africa and Nigeria were drawn together yesterday in the first round of the 2014 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Mali...

Manchester United ‘the team to beat’ in EPL this season: Cole 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

Cole during the partnership press conference between Manchester United and Commercial Bank Qatar in Doha yesterday BY DENZIL PINTO DOHA: Twenty-time English Premier...

Platini to decide on FIFA job ‘during or after’ World Cup 18 Sep 2013 - 04:26 am

DUBROVNIK, Croatia: UEFA president Michel Platini said yesterday that he will decide whether to run for the top job in world football at...

Lekhwiya coach optimistic ahead of Guangzhou test 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

Nam Tae-Hee (right) of Lekhwiya vies for the ball with Luiz Guilherme Da Conceical Silva (centre) of Evergrande Guangzhou during their first-leg quarter-final...

Mourinho hatches plans with young team 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, famous for often surreal quotes, returned to a favourite theme yesterday when he described his players as “beautiful,...

Barca welcome Ajax in historic first clash 18 Sep 2013 - 04:24 am

MADRID: For two sides with such a great history in European football, the meeting between Barcelona and Ajax today will remarkably be the...

Dortmund face Napoli without the X-factor 18 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

BERLIN: Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund embark on their third consecutive European campaign today at Napoli fully aware they are no longer dark...

Buoyant Arsenal seek winning start 18 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

MARSEILLE: In-form Arsenal face Marseille today wary of the need to hit the ground running in what was just about the toughest Champions...

Shelvey takes spotlight as Swansea City hold Liverpool 18 Sep 2013 - 04:23 am

SWANSEA, United Kingdom: Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey went from hero to zero and back again in a dramatic 2-2 draw against his former...