Sports / Football

Sarri must face up to own failings in Chelsea blame game 21 Jan 2019 - 09:16 am

Maurizio Sarri has decided to go down a dangerous road by using a post-match news conference to criticize the attitude and character of...

Guardiola unhappy as City keep pace with Liverpool in Huddersfield win 20 Jan 2019 - 11:54 pm

Huddersfield, United Kingdom: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was far from satisfied despite a 3-0 win away to Huddersfield Town on Sunday that...

Tuchel draws best out of me at PSG, says Neymar 20 Jan 2019 - 11:32 pm

Paris: Neymar says his strong bond with Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel inspires the Brazilian forward to give his "life on the pitch",...

Vitalij Lux of Kyrgyzstan: the Asian Cup's reluctant heartthrob 20 Jan 2019 - 07:26 pm

Abu Dhabi: Kyrgyzstan ace Vitalij Lux claims he would rather sit in his hotel room alone than be a sex symbol after his...

Basket case!: Mourinho admits he hid in laundry to skirt ban 20 Jan 2019 - 07:07 pm

London: Jose Mourinho admitted Saturday that he once got round a two-match ban by hiding in a laundry basket so he could give...

PSG claim record home win with 9-0 thrashing of Guingamp 20 Jan 2019 - 08:45 am

Paris: Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain romped to their biggest-ever home win with a 9-0 Ligue 1...

Manchester United beats Brighton as Solskjaer sets another record 19 Jan 2019 - 08:46 pm

MANCHESTER, England: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking start to life in the Manchester United dugout continued as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford struck against...

Casemiro wonder goal helps Madrid defeat Sevilla 19 Jan 2019 - 08:23 pm

Madrid: Casemiro's stunning long-range strike and a late goal from Luka Modric earned Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday and...

Liverpool recover from shaky start to beat Palace 4-3 19 Jan 2019 - 08:16 pm

Premier League leaders Liverpool recovered from a poor first-half display as they came from behind to beat battling Crystal Palace 4-3 in a...

Roma edge Torino in five-goal Serie A thriller 19 Jan 2019 - 07:05 pm

ROME: AS Roma survived a second-half fightback to end Torino's unbeaten Serie A away record with a 3-2 win thanks to Stephan El...

Djokovic not the player he was, says hopeful Medvedev 19 Jan 2019 - 03:03 pm

MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev enjoyed a rush of confidence on Saturday after securing his first appearance in the last 16 of a Grand Slam...

Dembele leaves Tottenham to join China's Guangzhou R&F 17 Jan 2019 - 01:22 pm

Shanghai: Mousa Dembele became the latest high-profile name to swap Europe for China when he left English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and...

Son sparks South Koreans to Asian Cup win over China 17 Jan 2019 - 01:18 am

Abu Dhabi: An effervescent Son Heung-min inspired title-chasing South Korea to a comfortable 2-0 victory over China yesterday to finish top of their...

La Liga referees pleased with VAR implementation so far 15 Jan 2019 - 05:33 pm

MADRID: The head of Spain's referee committee on Tuesday hailed the use of video technology (VAR) in La Liga for significantly reducing the...

S. Korea seek to lift 'curse of the fake gold' 15 Jan 2019 - 11:33 am

Seoul: South Korean football officials have presented the children of four dead players with gold medals in what is being seen as an...

Asian Cup: Bahrain beat India 1-0 15 Jan 2019 - 12:29 am

Sharjah: Jamal Rashed’s penalty in added time secured Bahrain a 1-0 win over India to give the West Asians a great chance of...

Messi scores record 400th goal in Spanish League 14 Jan 2019 - 10:12 pm

Barcelona: Lionel Messi's total of 400 La Liga goals is "monstrous", according to Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde, who described his Argentine superstar as...