Sports / Football

Ancelotti, Leo to stay at PSG: Al Khelaifi 10 Mar 2013 - 01:09 am

PARIS: Coach Carlo Ancelotti and sports director Leonardo are doing very well at Paris St Germain and will be there next season, the...

Rooney will stay at Man United, says Ferguson 09 Mar 2013 - 03:25 am

In a file picture taken on January 30, 2013 Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson (right) talks to Manchester United’s English forward Wayne...

Spurs crush Inter as Chelsea lose 09 Mar 2013 - 03:24 am

Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring against Inter Milan during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg match at...

The star striker reaches crossroads at Old Trafford 09 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

LONDON: Wayne Rooney’s (pictured) unceremonious demotion to the substitutes’ bench in Manchester United’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid has triggered speculation that...

Man City coach rules out Rooney move 09 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has rejected speculation linking the club with a move for United striker Wayne Rooney. Rooney’s...

Referee insists Nani’s red card was right call 09 Mar 2013 - 03:23 am

Madrid: The referee who controversially sent-off Manchester United winger Nani in their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid on Tuesday has claimed he still...

Neymar has no preference over Spanish move 09 Mar 2013 - 03:21 am

Madrid: Brazilian striker Neymar has confirmed his intention to move to European football, but said he would have no preference on whether he...

PSG, Juventus in last-eight 08 Mar 2013 - 11:52 am

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Lucas (left) vies with Valencia’s Argentinian midfielder Ever Banega during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg...

People ‘waiting for Barca to fail’, says striker Messi 08 Mar 2013 - 11:51 am

Madrid: World Player-of-the-Year Lionel Messi believes many people are hoping that Barcelona crash out of the Champions League next week so they can...

PSG’s form delights Ancelotti 08 Mar 2013 - 11:51 am

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his players after they battled past Valencia to join the continent’s elite in the quarter-finals of...

Ronaldo’s damaged Ferrari ‘to sell on eBay’ 08 Mar 2013 - 11:51 am

STRASBOURG, France: A damaged Ferrari once belonging to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is to be sold on eBay, after its new owner...

United to run schools in tsunami-hit Japan 08 Mar 2013 - 11:50 am

TOKYO: English Premier League titans Manchester United are to run football schools for youngsters living in the tsunami-hit northeast of Japan, a club...

Al Serkal not in favour of Qatar sharing 2022 FIFA World Cup 08 Mar 2013 - 11:47 am

MUMBAI: Michel Platini’s idea that Qatar share the 2022 World Cup hosting rights with its Middle East neighbours was “crazy”, UAE football chief...

Barca need cool heads for Milan clash, says Fabregas 08 Mar 2013 - 11:45 am

MADRID: Barcelona need to avoid over-exuberance if they are to overturn a 2-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Champions League clash at home to AC...

Qatar trounce Egypt in friendly 08 Mar 2013 - 02:50 am

Egypt’s Hossam Ashour (right) fights for the ball with Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim during their international friendly football match at Al Gharafa Stadium, yesterday....

Best team lost: Mourinho 06 Mar 2013 - 10:46 pm

Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson (right) reacts after Manchester United’s Portuguese midfielder Nani was sent off during the UEFA Champions League Last-16...

Real win a ‘gift’, says Spanish press 06 Mar 2013 - 10:45 pm

Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand (second right) applauds the match officials after the Champions League defeat against Real Madrid at Old Trafford Stadium in...

Leyton Orient launch Olympic Stadium legal fight 06 Mar 2013 - 10:32 pm

London: Leyton Orient have started a legal fight against the decision to allow fellow football club West Ham United to move into the...