Sports / Football

Spain coach warns against Italy distraction 25 Mar 2017 - 09:38 am

Gijon, Spain: Spain coach Julen Lopetegui warned his team not to get distracted by their potentially winner-takes-all World Cup qualifying showdown against Italy...

Everton lose two Irish players injured ahead of Liverpool derby 25 Mar 2017 - 09:35 am

LONDON: Everton suffered a double blow ahead of next weekend's Liverpool derby with two players injured on duty for Ireland against Wales at...

Flares can't halt Italy as Immobile helps down Albania 25 Mar 2017 - 09:26 am

Milan: Lazio striker Ciro Immobile headed a superb second goal for Italy as the Azzurri maintained their 2018 World Cup qualifying bid with...

Werner injury 'catastrophe' for Leipzig: coach 24 Mar 2017 - 09:04 am

Berlin: RB Leipzig's head coach cursed "a catastrophe" after star striker Timo Werner was ruled out for at least two weeks with an...

Coleman backs Republic to shut down Bale 23 Mar 2017 - 05:46 pm

Dublin: Seamus Coleman has warned Wales star Gareth Bale that the Republic of Ireland are capable of shutting him down in Friday's vital...

Iraq equaliser dents Australia World Cup hopes 23 Mar 2017 - 05:43 pm

Tehran: Ahmad Yaseen's second-half equaliser earned Iraq a 1-1 draw with Australia on Thursday in Tehran and left the Socceroos with work to...

Yu header boosts China's slim World Cup hopes 23 Mar 2017 - 05:36 pm

China beat South Korea 1-0 on Thursday to keep alive their slim hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup with only their...

Lemonis returns as Olympiakos coach 23 Mar 2017 - 03:21 pm

Piraeus, Greece: Greek champions Olympiakos on Thursday appointed Takis Lemonis for a third stint as coach of the league leaders. The 57-year-old signed...

Ex Disney chief in Portsmouth takeover talks 23 Mar 2017 - 03:07 pm

London: The billionaire former chairman of US entertainment giant the Walt Disney Corporation is in talks to buy English fourth-tier club Portsmouth, the...

Simeone says he rejected 35 million euro offer to leave Atletico last year 23 Mar 2017 - 02:04 pm

BARCELONA: Diego Simeone said on Thursday he considered quitting Atletico Madrid last summer following defeat to city rivals Real Madrid in the 2016...

Fairytale end for Podolski as Germany set record 23 Mar 2017 - 01:57 pm

Dortmund, Germany: Lukas Podolski admitted his Germany farewell could not have been scripted better after netting the superb winner in the 1-0 friendly...

Crunch time for Argentina in World Cup qualifiers 22 Mar 2017 - 10:01 pm

Montevideo: The unthinkable prospect of a World Cup without Argentina or Lionel Messi could move a step closer to becoming reality today as...

China seek to lift fading campaign 22 Mar 2017 - 10:01 pm

China: China coach Marcello Lippi has sought to bolster player confidence ahead of a do-or-die World Cup qualifying clash with South Korea today...

Liverpool great Moran dies aged 83 22 Mar 2017 - 02:26 pm

London: Former Liverpool captain, coach and caretaker manager Ronnie Moran has died at the age of 83, his son Paul announced on Wednesday....

Southgate picks up pieces as England rebuild again 22 Mar 2017 - 12:48 am

London: After a year scarred by scandal and sporting catastrophe, Gareth Southgate will begin his attempt to steer England into calmer waters in...

Germany, England to blood youngsters in glamour friendly 22 Mar 2017 - 12:45 am

Dortmund, Germany: World champions Germany host England in a prestige friendly in Dortmund today with both coaches primed to give youth its head...

Vardy got death threats after Ranieri sacking 22 Mar 2017 - 12:12 am

London: England and Leicester striker Jamie Vardy says his alleged role in getting Claudio Ranieri sacked after a terrible slump in form placed...

Belgium's Wilmots new Ivory Coast coach 21 Mar 2017 - 06:19 pm

Abidjan: Former Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has been appointed to lead Ivory Coast's World Cup qualifying bid, the country's football authorities said on...