Sports / Football

Durable Liverpool keeps Man City in its sights in title race 06 Dec 2018 - 11:47 pm

Manchester City just cannot shrug off Liverpool in what is looking increasingly like a two-horse race for the Premier League title. Three days...

Cavani rescues PSG in Strasbourg stalemate 06 Dec 2018 - 11:47 pm

Paris: Edinson Cavani saved a point for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday as the Ligue 1 leaders slipped for the second time in a...

Liverpool's Gomez faces six weeks out after leg fracture 06 Dec 2018 - 11:47 pm

London: Liverpool have confirmed that defender Joe Gomez suffered a lower leg fracture during Wednesday's Premier League victory over Burnley and faces up...

Peru's soccer boss arrested as part of criminal probe 06 Dec 2018 - 09:45 pm

LIMA: The head of Peru's soccer federation has been arrested a few months after leading his country back to the World Cup for...

United battle to draw with Arsenal, Liverpool march on 06 Dec 2018 - 12:52 pm

LONDON: Manchester United remain distant spectators in a Premier League title race in which Liverpool continue to chase Manchester City but showed plenty...

Hasenhuttl replaces sacked Hughes as Southampton manager 06 Dec 2018 - 12:47 am

Southampton have appointed Austrian Ralph Hasenhuttl as manager on a 2-1/2-year contract after firing Welshman Mark Hughes, the struggling Premier League club said...

Sane keeps up prolific form in latest EPL win for Man City 06 Dec 2018 - 12:47 am

Snubbed by Germany for the World Cup, Leroy Sane also had to deal with being dropped entirely from Manchester City's squad early in...

Boca land in Madrid amid tight security for Libertadores 05 Dec 2018 - 08:30 pm

MADRID: Boca Juniors landed in Madrid on Wednesday as they prepare to face fellow Argentine club and their biggest rivals River Plate in...

Southampton appoint Hasenhuttl as manager 05 Dec 2018 - 03:28 pm

London: Ralph Hasenhuttl has been tasked in reviving Premier League strugglers Southampton's fortunes after being named their new manager on Wednesday. The 51-year-old...

Scolari says Colombia have offered him coach's job 04 Dec 2018 - 04:34 pm

SAO PAULO: Luiz Felipe Scolari has been offered a job as Colombia's national team coach, the former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager said...

Manchester City faces repercussions for misleading UEFA on finances 04 Dec 2018 - 03:16 pm

LONDON: European soccer's leadership has an initial conclusion on leaked Manchester City correspondence: The club has been misleading UEFA over its finances. With...

Mourinho admits top four by end of year is improbable 04 Dec 2018 - 02:34 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Jose Mourinho has acknowledged Manchester United are unlikely to meet his target of climbing into the Premier League's top four...

Hegerberg Ballon d'Or award tarnished by 'twerk' request 04 Dec 2018 - 08:37 am

PARIS: Olympique Lyonnais and Norway forward Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural Ballon d'Or award for the best player in women's football on Monday...

Modric wins 2018 Ballon d'Or, breaks Messi-Ronaldo dominance 04 Dec 2018 - 08:21 am

PARIS: Real Madrid's Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or on Monday, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's and Lionel Messi's...

Maradona confronts fans after losing Mexico 2nd-tier final 03 Dec 2018 - 11:52 pm

MEXICO CITY: Manager Diego Maradona confronted opposition fans after his Dorados team lost to Atletico San Luis 4-2 in the second leg of...

Pep urges in-form Sterling to do even better 03 Dec 2018 - 11:52 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Pep Guardiola challenged in-form Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling on Monday to improve his game even further, despite his sparkling...

Liverpool's Klopp charged with misconduct for derby celebration 03 Dec 2018 - 07:03 pm

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has been charged with misconduct for his behaviour in Sunday's 1-0 Merseyside derby victory over Everton in the Premier...