Sports / Football

Aspire athletes complete a memorable summer 05 Sep 2021 - 08:42 am

Doha: Aspire Academy doors have remained open during summer, with familiar sounds of pounding feet on the track, squash balls bouncing off the...

Ooredoo Cup: Holders Al Sailiya take on Al Arabi in opener 05 Sep 2021 - 08:35 am

Doha: Qatar's football season kicks off with two mouth-watering clashes in the 2021-22 Ooredoo Cup this evening. The reigning champions Al Sailiya will...

European qualifiers: Portugal beat Qatar as Serbia claim full points 05 Sep 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: European heavyweights Portugal defeated nine-man Qatar 3-1 during a Group A clash of the UEFA Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2022 yesterday. ...

Clear rules needed on player release says Argentina coach Scaloni 04 Sep 2021 - 07:43 pm

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Saturday called for "clear and inflexible” rules on the release of players for international duty,...

Sancho to miss England's upcoming World Cup qualifiers 04 Sep 2021 - 02:26 pm

LONDON: England will not play Jadon Sancho in its World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Poland after the Manchester United forward sustained what...

Salah joins Egypt for World Cup qualifier in Gabon 04 Sep 2021 - 02:11 pm

CAIRO: Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah arrived in Gabon to join the Pharaohs for their World Cup qualifying match, the Egyptian soccer association said...

European qualifiers: Qatar look to bounce back in ‘difficult’ Portugal tie 04 Sep 2021 - 10:22 am

Doha: Asian champions Qatar will be looking to put up an impressive show when they welcome in-form European giants Portugal in their fifth...

Arsenal Women sign US international Heath 03 Sep 2021 - 03:40 pm

Arsenal have signed two-times World Cup winner Tobin Heath after her contract ended with Manchester United, the Women's Super League (WSL) club said...

Italy equal European unbeaten record in draw with Bulgaria 03 Sep 2021 - 12:02 am

FLORENCE, Italy - European champions Italy made it 35 games unbeaten to equal the European record run set by Spain but were ultimately...

Ronaldo gets Man United number seven jersey again 02 Sep 2021 - 11:25 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo will wear Manchester United's famous number seven jersey once again following his return to Old Trafford, the Premier League club said...

Injured Mbappe ruled out of France World Cup qualifiers 02 Sep 2021 - 09:02 pm

PARIS - Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of France's World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Finland after sustaining a calf injury in...

Former German international Özil visits Aspire Academy 02 Sep 2021 - 08:40 am

Doha: Mesut Özil the German professional footballer and Fenerbahce midfielder, is currently in Qatar and took time to visit Aspire Academy yesterday. Aspire...

Serbia beat Qatar in European Qualifiers 02 Sep 2021 - 08:37 am

Two goals from each half helped Serbia defeat Qatar 4-0 in their Group A match in the European Qualifiers at the Nagyerdei Stadion...

Manchester United's Wan-Bissaka pleads guilty to driving offences 01 Sep 2021 - 07:26 pm

Manchester United right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without a licence and insurance, British media reported on...

Manchester United return 'the best decision', says Ronaldo 01 Sep 2021 - 03:21 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday vowed to help Manchester United win major trophies again, calling his return to the club "the best decision" and...

Atletico re-sign Griezmann on loan from Barcelona 01 Sep 2021 - 02:05 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid on Tuesday sensationally announced they had re-signed France forward Antoine Griezmann on a season-long loan from Barcelona. In one of...