Sports / Football

Sevilla's Montella wary of threat from 'fantastic' Sanchez 21 Feb 2018 - 01:49 pm

SEVILLE, Spain: Sevilla coach Vincenzo Montella has suggested the only way his side can stop Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez in Wednesday's Champions...

Champions League: Bayern dominates Besiktas in 5-0 rout 21 Feb 2018 - 01:22 am

ANKARA: Bayern Munich defeated Besiktas 5-0 Tuesday evening in a Champions League Round of 16 first-leg match at the Allianz Arena. Dominating the...

Struggling Wolfsburg hires Bruno Labbadia as coach 20 Feb 2018 - 02:58 pm

WOLFSBURG, Germany: Relegation-troubled Wolfsburg has hired Bruno Labbadia as coach to replace Martin Schmidt, who quit on Monday. The Volkswagen-backed club says it...

Grigg still firing on epic night for Wigan 20 Feb 2018 - 01:24 pm

Wigan Athletic manager Paul Cook had joked before Monday's FA Cup fifth round tie with Premier League leaders Manchester City that he would...

Tottenham can fulfil Champions League dream, says Moura 20 Feb 2018 - 01:13 pm

Tottenham Hotspur have the right mix to win their first ever Champions League title this campaign, the Premier League club's winger Lucas Moura...

Messi breaks Chelsea duck to earn Barca 1-1 draw 20 Feb 2018 - 12:55 am

LONDON: Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi finally opened his account against Chelsea with a 75th-minute equaliser to earn his side a 1-1 draw in...

Real Madrid beats Betis in goal fest 19 Feb 2018 - 02:37 pm

Madrid: Marco Asensio added to his burgeoning reputation with a brace in Real Madrid's thrilling 5-3 comeback win at Real Betis in a...

Lyon's poor defending surfaces again in 2-2 draw at Lille 18 Feb 2018 - 10:03 pm

PARIS: With top scorer Nabil Fekir starting on the bench, Bertrand Traore scored twice for fourth-placed Lyon in a 2-2 draw at Lille...

Costa back on scoresheet as Atletico see off Bilbao 18 Feb 2018 - 08:50 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa scored his first Liga goal in six weeks to finish off a resilient Athletic Bilbao side in a...

Napoli reply to Juventus to stay top in Serie A 18 Feb 2018 - 07:35 pm

Milan: Napoli matched Juventus with a 1-0 win over SPAL on Sunday to regain top spot in Italy from the champions who had...

Juve's derby win comes at a cost with Higuain injury 18 Feb 2018 - 04:39 pm

ROME: Juventus' 1-0 derby win over Torino came at a cost with prized striker Gonzalo Higuain limping off with an apparent left ankle...

Barcelona grind out victory in Eibar before Chelsea trip 18 Feb 2018 - 02:46 pm

Madrid: Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba were on target as Barcelona saw off Eibar 2-0 on Saturday to continue their unbeaten record in...

Argentine defender steps away from football to help save brother's life 17 Feb 2018 - 10:14 am

Buenos Aires, Former Argentina international full-back Cristian Villagra will take time off football to donate bone marrow to his brother Gonzalo, who his...

Napoli lose at home, Arsenal and Milan win away in Europa League 16 Feb 2018 - 10:17 pm

ZURICH: Napoli went down 3-1 at home to RB Leipzig, Arsenal and AC Milan enjoyed comfortable away wins, and Borussia Dortmund's Michy Batshuayi...

Alex McLeish confirmed as new Scotland manager 16 Feb 2018 - 10:16 pm

London: Alex McLeish has been appointed as the new manager of Scotland, the Scottish Football Association said on Friday. McLeish's return for a...

Ronaldo scores twice in Madrid's 3-1 win over PSG 15 Feb 2018 - 12:55 am

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal in each half as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in their first-leg...

Neymar and PSG aim to depose mighty Real in Champions League 14 Feb 2018 - 05:34 pm

Madrid: Title-holders Real Madrid face Neymar's Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster Champions League clash on Wednesday with the French club needing to erase...