Sports / Football

Atletico finishes strong after poor start to season 17 May 2018 - 11:51 pm

MADRID: It all turned out just fine for Atletico Madrid. After enduring a poor start to the season, Atletico ended it on a...

Torres ends long wait for silverware with beloved Atletico 17 May 2018 - 11:51 pm

LYON, France: Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres ended his long wait for a trophy with the club where he has spent the bulk...

Iniesta, Torres bid farewell as La Liga season ends 17 May 2018 - 11:51 pm

MADRID: It will be a weekend of goodbyes in Spain as the Liga season draws to a close, with Barcelona's Andres Iniesta and...

Mo-mentous occasion! Salah's boots score at British Museum 17 May 2018 - 06:09 pm

London: Mohamed Salah fever has swept Britain since his arrival with Liverpool's goal machine earning two players awards and now a pair of...

Italy great Buffon to leave Juventus 17 May 2018 - 01:09 pm

Turin, Italy: Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced on Thursday that he will leave the Turin giants after 17 years but did not as...

Griezmann fires Atletico Madrid to Europa League title 17 May 2018 - 10:37 am

Lyon: Antoine Griezmann was the hero for Atletico Madrid as the French striker scored twice in their 3-0 win over Marseille in Wednesday's...

Allardyce sacked as Everton manager, Silva favoured for job 17 May 2018 - 12:33 am

London: Sam Allardyce was on Wednesday sacked as manager of Premier League side Everton after just six months and despite guiding them away...

Alexander-Arnold the emblem of youthful England WCup squad 17 May 2018 - 12:28 am

Trent Alexander-Arnold is 19, still lives with his mother, and was playing in Liverpool's reserve team this time last year. Now he's preparing...

Argentina's federation left embarrassed by seduction manual 16 May 2018 - 09:21 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's Football Federation is trying to contain an embarrassing scandal after it handed out a manual that includes advice on how...

Alexander-Arnold gets England World Cup call as Hart, Wilshere axed 16 May 2018 - 04:57 pm

London: Trent Alexander-Arnold has been included in England's 23-man squad for the World Cup as Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere were confirmed as...

Marseille face Atletico Madrid in Europa League final 16 May 2018 - 03:17 pm

ANKARA: France's Marseille face Spain's Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Europa League final Wednesday evening. The match at Lyon's Stade des Lumieres will...

With World Cup looming, Neymar admits: 'nobody is as scared as me' 16 May 2018 - 01:00 pm

Sao Paulo: As Neymar, the world's most expensive player, battles to be fit for Brazil's World Cup campaign, he is aware of the...

Mancini wants to take Italy back to the top 15 May 2018 - 03:42 pm

FLORENCE, Italy: Roberto Mancini outlined his plans to take Italy back to the top and recall maverick forward Mario Balotelli to the line-up...

No Coentrao, Renato in Portugal squad 15 May 2018 - 03:32 pm

Lisbon: Fabio Coentrao and Renato Sanches were missing from Portugal's 35-strong pre-World Cup squad named Tuesday by coach Fernando Santos. The squad, which...

Germany coach Joachim Loew to stay through Qatar 2022 World Cup 15 May 2018 - 02:16 pm

DORTMUND, Germany: Germany coach Joachim Loew will stay in charge through the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The German soccer federation says...

England defender Mawson has surgery, ruled out of World Cup 15 May 2018 - 01:34 pm

Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson has had knee surgery and is out of contention for England's World Cup squad, British media reported on...

Carrick makes immediate switch to coaching role at Man Utd 15 May 2018 - 12:11 pm

London: Michael Carrick is making an immediate switch from Manchester United's playing squad to the coaching team in time for Saturday's FA Cup...

Thomas Tuchel, the rule-breaking coach and innovator 15 May 2018 - 12:02 am

Berlin: Thomas Tuchel arrives at Paris Saint-Germain with a reputation as a brilliant tactician, albeit with a difficult side. Tuchel had been unemployed...