Sports / Football

Solskjaer will use 'gut feeling' to pick United team for Barca 15 Apr 2019 - 09:35 pm

BARCELONA: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will let his "last little gut feeling" decide his starting lineup for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final,...

'Thank God we have Ronaldo,' says Allegri as injury-hit Juventus prepare for Ajax kids 15 Apr 2019 - 09:35 pm

Turin, Italy: Juventus can count on fit-again superstar Cristiano Ronaldo but captain Giorgio Chiellini and forward Mario Mandzukic will miss the crunch Champions...

'Samba king' Neres looks to weave past Juventus 15 Apr 2019 - 07:18 pm

Amsterdam: David Neres may not represent part of Ajax's latest crop of gifted homegrown talent, but the Brazilian import is a chief component...

20 years on, Solskjaer hopes for another Camp Nou comeback 15 Apr 2019 - 07:05 pm

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows all about overturning Champions League deficits at the Camp Nou. Twenty years after scoring a last-gasp winner there for...

FIFA bans disgraced ex-Brazil football chief Marin for life 15 Apr 2019 - 04:36 pm

Geneva: FIFA on Monday slapped a lifetime ban on the disgraced former boss of Brazilian football, Jose Maria Marin, months after a US...

Liverpool beat Chelsea to return top of Premier League 14 Apr 2019 - 08:30 pm

Liverpool: Goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League after a 2-0 victory over...

Getafe snatch draw at Valladolid but slip out of top-four 14 Apr 2019 - 03:39 pm

Getafe missed the chance to return to La Liga's top-four despite snatching a 2-2 draw away to struggling Real Valladolid on Sunday in...

Messi rests for Man United as Barca draws 0-0 at Huesca 13 Apr 2019 - 07:46 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Missing Lionel Messi and most of its regular starters, Barcelona could only draw 0-0 at Huesca in the Spanish league on...

Brazil's Pele undergoes surgery for removal of kidney stone 13 Apr 2019 - 07:35 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian soccer great Pele has successfully undergone surgery for the removal of a kidney stone in a Sao Paulo hospital. The...

FIFA demands 'zero tolerance' for racist abuse after Dijon match stopped 13 Apr 2019 - 06:59 pm

Paris: FIFA head Gianni Infantino on Saturday appealed for football to take a "zero tolerance" approach to racism after the Ligue 1 match...

Raffael puts Gladbach back in the race for top four 13 Apr 2019 - 06:30 pm

Berlin: A second-half winner from Brazilian striker Raffael gave Borussia Moenchengladbach a 1-0 win over Hanover on Saturday and fresh hope of a...

Juventus title celebrations put on ice after shock defeat to SPAL 13 Apr 2019 - 06:08 pm

Juventus missed the chance to clinch an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday as SPAL surprised them by coming from behind to...

Moura's hat trick helps Tottenham beat Huddersfield 4-0 13 Apr 2019 - 04:43 pm

LONDON: Lucas Moura scored a hat trick as Tottenham stayed on course for a top-four finish in the Premier League by beating Huddersfield...

Klopp calls alleged racist abuse of Liverpool's Salah 'disgusting' 13 Apr 2019 - 04:25 pm

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp described alleged racist abuse directed at striker Mohamed Salah by some Chelsea fans as "disgusting" and called for those...

Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania plot to host Euros, World Cup 13 Apr 2019 - 03:55 pm

Thessaloniki, Greece: Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania on Saturday announced a joint effort to host the 2028 Euros and the 2030 World Cup....

Spalletti says his Inter future depends on next few weeks 13 Apr 2019 - 03:42 pm

ROME: Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti said he had agreed with club directors that his future depended on ending the season with "no...

Ronaldo strikes to give Juventus edge against impressive Ajax 11 Apr 2019 - 12:00 am

Amsterdam: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return from injury with a precious away goal as Juventus drew 1-1 with an excellent Ajax in the...

Barcelona wins 1-0 at Man United in Champions League 1st leg 10 Apr 2019 - 11:28 pm

MANCHESTER: Barcelona overcame a tame Manchester United to take the upper hand in their Champions League quarter-final after Luke Shaw's own goal gave...