Sports / Football

Dortmund draw to leave Bayern 17 points clear 25 Feb 2013 - 12:47 am

BERLIN: Defending champions Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach yesterday as leaders Bayern Munich finshed the weekend a...

Barcelona stretch lead at the top 25 Feb 2013 - 12:47 am

MADRID: Barcelona stretched their advantage at the top of La Liga to 15 points as two goals in eight minutes just before the...

Al Kass Cup Under-18 tourney scores a goal in cyber space 25 Feb 2013 - 12:46 am

Doha: Al Kass Cup football tournament was one of the most followed sporting event reaching millions of people around the world through digital...

EPL: Man United race to 15-point lead; Arsenal win 24 Feb 2013 - 01:16 am

Ryan Giggs (left) and Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrate a goal during the English Premier League match against Queens Park Rangers at...

Al Rayyan drop points; Al Khor stun Al Gharafa 24 Feb 2013 - 01:07 am

Al Rayyan’s players Nilmar Da Silva (right), Hamid Ismail Hamid (centre) and Rodrigo Tabata celebrate after scoring their second goal against Al Kharaitiyat...

Lekhwiya edge Qatar SC as title race hots up 23 Feb 2013 - 04:00 am

Eljaish’s Mahir Bakur Youssef celebrates after scoring a goal against Al Arabi during the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match in Doha. RIGHT: Lekhwiya...

Chelsea and Spurs survive 23 Feb 2013 - 03:59 am

Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard celebrates scoring his late goal during the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 32 football...

Beckham, Barton braced for French duel 23 Feb 2013 - 03:57 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s English midfielder David Beckham leaves the Camp des Loges center after a training session in this February 19, 2013, file photo...

Mahmood eager to help Al Sadd gallop ahead 23 Feb 2013 - 03:56 am

Al Sadd skipper Raul dodges past Al Rayyan’s Hamid Ismail during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) clash last week. Al Rayyan beat Al...

Al Rayyan crush hosts Al Sadd 4-1 20 Feb 2013 - 12:20 am

Al Rayyan’s Rodrigo Tabata charges with the ball during their Qatar Stars League match against Al Sadd at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. RIGHT:...

Goal-line technology to be used at FIFA 2014 World Cup 20 Feb 2013 - 12:20 am

ZURICH: Goal-line technology will be used at the 2014 World Cup and two more systems could be considered in addition to the existing...

Bullish Milan gear up for Barca test 20 Feb 2013 - 12:05 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi smiles during a training session on the eve of an UEFA Champions League match against AC Milan at...

Asia steps up fight against match-fixing 19 Feb 2013 - 11:55 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Asian football will take steps to clean up rampant match-fixing and repair its battered image when police and senior officials meet...

Milan and Barcelona meet again as Drogba eyes return 19 Feb 2013 - 03:21 am

Bayern Munich’s head coach Jupp Heynckes looks on during a press conference for the Champions League round of 16 football match against Arsenal...

Heynckes tells Arsenal fans to lay off Wenger 19 Feb 2013 - 03:19 am

LONDON: Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes has urged Arsenal supporters to stop criticising Arsene Wenger (pictured) because the Gunners boss can no longer...

Blackpool name Ince as coach 18 Feb 2013 - 11:15 pm

LONDON: Former England international Paul Ince has revived his managerial career with second-tier Blackpool, where his son Tom is top scorer. The 45-year-old...

Ramos sees red as Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 18 Feb 2013 - 11:13 pm

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left) vies with Rayo Vallecano’s goalkeeper Ruben Martinez during the Spanish league football match at the Santiago...

Al Sadd, Al Rayyan in ‘El Clasico’ clash today 18 Feb 2013 - 11:11 pm

DOHA: Two of Qatar’s biggest clubs Al Sadd and Al Rayyan will clash today, dubbed as the ‘El Clasico’ in Doha, in the...