Sports / Football

Facebook outage leaves players twiddling their thumbs 05 Oct 2021 - 12:11 pm

Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura joked that Monday's near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife,...

Ooredoo Cup: Al Arabi eye full points against Al Khor 05 Oct 2021 - 07:57 am

Doha: Al Khor face Al Arabi in Round 2 (Group B) of the 2021-2022 season Ooredoo Cup at the Qatar SC Stadium today....

Rodriguez: Qatar 2022 will be the most amazing of all World Cups 05 Oct 2021 - 07:50 am

Doha: James Rodriguez is the biggest star to have descended on Qatar’s football horizon in recent times. The Colombian attacking midfielder, who has...

Team Qatar reaches Portugal ahead of European qualifiers 04 Oct 2021 - 08:04 am

Doha: Qatar squad yesterday reached Portugal ahead of the 2022 World Cup European qualifiers against Portugal and Ireland. Qatar will train in Portugal...

QFA takes part in FIFA Consultative Summit on future of football 04 Oct 2021 - 08:01 am

Doha: The Qatar Football Association (QFA) participated via videoconferencing in the 1st FIFA Consultative Summit on the future of football. The summit witnessed...

Man City fight back twice in thrilling 2-2 draw at Liverpool 03 Oct 2021 - 09:18 pm

Liverpool, England: Manchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter...

Lacklustre PSG slump to first loss at Rennes 03 Oct 2021 - 03:52 pm

RENNES: Paris St Germain suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 at Stade Rennais on Sunday to drop...

Ibrahimovic out of Sweden squad for Qatar 2022 qualifiers 03 Oct 2021 - 09:36 am

Stockholm: AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Sweden’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Kosovo and Greece, the Swedish football...

Sanchez names Qatar squad for European qualifiers 03 Oct 2021 - 08:48 am

Doha: Qatar coach Felix Sanchez (pictured) yesterday named 26-player squad for the upcoming for European qualifiers. Qatar will take on Portugal on October...

Chelsea top after return to winning ways, Man Utd held 02 Oct 2021 - 08:09 pm

LONDON: Chelsea got back to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Southampton to move top of the Premier League but Manchester United...

Ibrahimovic out of Sweden squad for World Cup qualifiers 02 Oct 2021 - 07:38 pm

STOCKHOLM: AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Sweden's upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Kosovo and Greece and will be...

Barca president Laporta backs under-fire coach Koeman 02 Oct 2021 - 03:00 pm

MADRID: Barcelona president Joan Laporta gave coach Ronald Koeman his backing on Saturday, saying the Dutchman deserves time to turn the club's fortunes...

Brilliant Bounedjah nets brace as Al Sadd crush Al Arabi 4-0 02 Oct 2021 - 12:33 pm

Doha: Reigning champions Al Sadd strengthened their position on top of the QNB Stars League table with a convincing 4-0 win over Al...

Vaccinated Premier League players can travel to red list countries - govt 01 Oct 2021 - 08:36 pm

Premier League players who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to travel to countries on the UK's red list during the international break...

AC Milan’s Florenzi out for a month after knee surgery 01 Oct 2021 - 06:20 pm

AC Milan defender Alessandro Florenzi will be out for around a month after undergoing knee surgery, the Italian club said on Friday. The...

QSL: Al Sadd look to continue winning streak 01 Oct 2021 - 10:22 am

Defending champions Al Sadd are hoping to continue their winning run as they meet Al Arabi in fifth round of the 2021-2022 season...

Marseille-Galatasaray match halted after rivals fans clash 30 Sep 2021 - 11:58 pm

MARSEILLE, France - The Europa League game between Marseille and Galatasaray was interrupted for about 10 minutes after rival fans threw flares and...