Sports / Football

QFA and Autuori part ways 16 Jan 2013 - 12:40 am

Paulo Autuori watches Qatar play Tajikistan in a friendly match in this September 2012 file photo. The Qatar Football Association and Autuori have...

UAE, Iraq reach Gulf Cup final 16 Jan 2013 - 12:25 am

MANAMA: Ahmad Khalil scored a last-gasp goal to guide the United Arab Emirates into the final of the Gulf Cup with a 1-0...

Fergie set to ring changes against Hammers 16 Jan 2013 - 12:23 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson plans to rest a number of key players for today’s FA Cup replay with West...

Barca ease past Malaga 15 Jan 2013 - 03:07 pm

MADRID: Barcelona set a new record for the best-ever start to a La Liga season on Sunday night when a 3-1 win at...

Real under more pressure than United to succeed, says star Ronaldo 15 Jan 2013 - 03:03 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid’s anxiety to win a 10th European Cup puts them under greater pressure to succeed than Manchester United when they meet...

Manchester United hold off Liverpool 14 Jan 2013 - 12:58 am

Manchester United’s French defender Patrice Evra (centre) celebrates his club’s second goal with team-mate Rio Ferdinand (right) during the English Premier League match...

La Liga: Pressure on Mourinho as Real draw blank with Osasuna 14 Jan 2013 - 12:54 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho reacts during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) football match against RC Celta de Vigo at...

PSG’s Nene all set to join Al Gharafa 14 Jan 2013 - 12:53 am

PARIS: Forward Nene is set to leave French club Paris St Germain for Qatari club Al Gharafa, the Brazilian said yesterday. The 31-year-old,...

Kuwait beat Saudi 13 Jan 2013 - 03:07 am

Kuwait’s Yousef Al Sulaiman (20) kicks the ball to score a goal past Saudi Arabia’s goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah during their Gulf Cup tournament...

Own goals help Chelsea crush Stoke; Spurs draw 13 Jan 2013 - 02:17 am

Stoke City’s Jon Walters (centre) reacts after missing a penalty against Chelsea during their English Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium in...

Lyon go top in France 13 Jan 2013 - 01:17 am

Paris: Lyon, looking to win the French title for the first time in five seasons, went top of the heap yesterday with a...

Van Persie demands focus for Liverpool clash 13 Jan 2013 - 01:16 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Robin van Persie has urged his Manchester United team-mates not to get carried away by their seven-point lead at the...

Schaub facing big test against Patriots 13 Jan 2013 - 12:57 am

New York: Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub starts his first road play-off game, at the New England Patriots today, with the pressure on....

Terry returns to Chelsea squad for Stoke trip 12 Jan 2013 - 12:30 am

LONDON: John Terry has been named in Chelsea’s squad for today’s Premier League game at Stoke City, having made his comeback from a...

Qatar crash out of Gulf Cup 12 Jan 2013 - 12:21 am

Abdulla Marzooq (left) of Bahrain vies with Sebastian Soria of Qatar during the Gulf Cup football match in the Bahraini capital of Manama,...

Coach Wenger optimistic over Walcott’s future at Arsenal 12 Jan 2013 - 12:18 am

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he was “optimistic” that England international Theo Walcott will commit his long-term future to the London club...

Injured Rooney ruled out of Liverpool clash 12 Jan 2013 - 12:15 am

LONDON: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash against north-west rivals Liverpool after failing to recover from a knee...

Qatar needs draw against Bahrain to qualify for semis 11 Jan 2013 - 06:22 am

Qatar national team players Mesaad Al Hamed (left) fights for the ball with Yousef Ahmed (centre) next to Hassan Al Haydous during a...