Sports / Football

Pochettino fears VAR will change 'spirit' of game 10 Apr 2019 - 12:35 pm

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino fears the "spirit of football" is being changed by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) after his side fell...

Liverpool ease past Porto to close on Champions League semis 10 Apr 2019 - 12:05 am

Liverpool: Liverpool closed in on a Champions League semi-final meeting with Barcelona or Manchester United as Porto were swept aside 2-0 in the...

Son Heung-min's late winner gives Tottenham Hotspur edge over Manchester City 10 Apr 2019 - 12:03 am

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min's late goal sealed a 1-0 home victory against Manchester City in an absorbing Champions League quarter-final first...

David Beckham voices appeal to end malaria - in Swahili and Yoruba 09 Apr 2019 - 11:03 pm

LONDON: British soccer star David Beckham launched a global video appeal on Tuesday to end malaria in which he appeared to be speaking...

'New kids on the block': Juventus next up for rising Ajax 09 Apr 2019 - 02:46 pm

Ajax already knocked off one European power in the Champions League by taking out 13-time champion Real Madrid. Now the rising Dutch club...

Pele back in Brazil after hospital stay in France 09 Apr 2019 - 01:06 pm

Sao Paulo: Football great Pele arrived back in Brazil Tuesday after a six-day hospital stay in France. The three-time World Cup winner was...

Pele to stay in Paris hospital for extra night 08 Apr 2019 - 05:21 pm

Paris: Brazilian football legend Pele will spend one more night in hospital in Paris "as a precaution" after being taken ill earlier this...

Dembele named in Barcelona squad to face Manchester United 08 Apr 2019 - 03:30 pm

BARCELONA: Barcelona have named French winger Ousmane Dembele in their squad for the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester United on Wednesday....

What the elk is that? Match delayed by deer droppings 07 Apr 2019 - 06:42 pm

London: The kick-off in a Scottish football match was delayed on Saturday after a herd of wild deer left excrement all over the...

Juventus, Barcelona ominous in Champions League quarters with strong English accent 07 Apr 2019 - 11:20 am

Paris: The Champions League returns this week with the competition now into the quarter-final stage and dominated by the Premier League with all...

Recovering Pele set to return to Brazil on Monday: advisor 06 Apr 2019 - 07:29 pm

Paris: Brazilian football legend Pele, who has been in hospital in Paris, will return to Brazil on Monday, his advisor told AFP on...

Benzema defies offside calls to give Madrid victory over Eibar 06 Apr 2019 - 07:19 pm

MADRID: Karim Benzema shrugged off having two goals ruled out to score twice as Real Madrid came back from behind to beat Eibar...

Milivojevic penalty seals Palace win at Newcastle 06 Apr 2019 - 07:05 pm

Crystal Palace all but banished any lingering relegation fears as captain Luka Milivojevic fired home a late penalty to secure a 1-0 Premier...

Maradona to leave Dorados over 'referee bias' 06 Apr 2019 - 02:23 pm

Mexico City: Argentina great Diego Maradona said he will quit his job at Mexican second-division club Dorados at the end of the season...

Pele says feeling 'much better' after medical treatment 05 Apr 2019 - 07:36 pm

Paris: Football legend Pele said Friday he was feeling "much better" after receiving hospital treatment in Paris for a urinary tract infection. "The...

Barca's Dembele back training ahead of Man United clash 04 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele returned to team training on Thursday, increasing hopes that he will recover from his hamstring injury in time...