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MADRID: Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani  is fully committed to Malaga football club despite recent reports to the contrary, vice-president Moayad Shatat said...

LONDON: Lucrative new television deals starting in August offer English Premier League soccer clubs a “golden opportunity” to strengthen  finances undermined by the...

  PARIS: Argentina can all but secure their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in neighbouring Brazil with a win in tonight’s qualifier...

Real Madrid’s Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho (back) watches Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo as they take part in a training session at...

LONDON: Sunderland defender Titus Bramble yesterday labelled manager Paolo Di Canio  a “strange person” and claimed he was more interested in improving his...

SYDNEY: Former Liverpool star Harry Kewell yesterday signed for Australian club Melbourne Heart as he looks to force his way back into the...

Portuguese defender Bruno Alves (centre) is teased by team-mates after missing to return a ball during a training session at Praia Del Rey,...

Japan’s midfielder Keisuke Honda (front, left) speaks during the team’s press conference in Saitama yesterday, one day after Japan qualified for the 2014...

DOHA: Qatar will target reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals to be held in Russia, Qatar Football Association (QFA) president, Sheikh Hamad...

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Zinedine Zidane has all the right coaching qualifications needed to replace Jose Mourinho in the dugout...

  Iran’s Masoud Shojaei clears the ball during their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifiers match against Qatar at the Al Sadd Stadium yesterday....

Iraq’s Alaa Abdulzehra (centre) dribbles past Oman’s Ahmed Mubarak (left) and Raed Saleh during their group B Asian zone qualifying match for the...

SAITAMA, Japan: Keisuke Honda fired Japan into the 2014 World Cup yesterday with a dramatic injury-time penalty which salvaged a 1-1 draw with...

Treble-winning Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes (centre) Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness (right) and Bayern Munich CEO Karlheinz Rummenigge pose with the German...

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied reports that star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has rejected a new contract from the Spanish club....

MADRID: This month’s Confederations Cup is far from the world’s most prestigious tournament but Spain are eager to complete the set following World...

BEIJING: Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named chief coach of Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, the club said yesterday. Eriksson,...

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia manager Fabio Capello  has dismissed the rumours that he was set to take over at French champions Paris St Germain...