Sports / Football

For the first time, Premier League clubs spend more than one billion pounds in one transfer window 31 Aug 2016 - 01:48 pm

London: International stars Mario Balotelli, Moussa Sissoko and Jack Wilshere were all reportedly poised for moves on Wednesday as the clock ticked down...

Arsenal splash out on Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez 31 Aug 2016 - 01:20 pm

LONDON: Arsenal have signed Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning defender Shkodran Mustafi and Spanish striker Lucas Perez, the Premier League club said on Tuesday....

Moussa Sissoko in last-minute move from Newcastle: Tottenham in talks 31 Aug 2016 - 01:16 pm

Paris: French midfielder Moussa Sissoko, a standout at Euro 2016, left a national team training camp on Wednesday to finalise a last-minute transfer...

World Cup hero Milutinovic urges Qatar to 'seize' chance 31 Aug 2016 - 12:57 pm

Bora Milutinovic (AFP / OLIVER HARDT /filephoto) BY DAVID HARDING Doha: For a country which craves World Cup experience, it is fitting that...

Ballotelli to have medical at Nice - report 31 Aug 2016 - 12:36 pm

Ballotelli (Reuters) Nice, France: Liverpool's outcast Italian striker Mario Balotelli was to have a medical at French side Nice on Wednesday amid transfer...

Zlatan and Rooney: A Partnership Doomed To Fail? 31 Aug 2016 - 12:32 pm

Zlatan and Rooney (Reuters) by Josh French “For me, he will be a No 9 or a No 10, or a number nine-and-a-half,...

Premier League leads record transfer spree 31 Aug 2016 - 12:25 pm

Paris: The cash-loaded English Premier League led a record-breaking raid for talent by Europe's top clubs before the transfer window slams shut Wednesday,...

France coach Deschamps wants Martial to be more consistent 31 Aug 2016 - 12:19 pm

France's forward Anthony Martial arrives to the French national football team training base in Clairefontaine on August 29, 2016, as part of the...

Hull City sign Mason from Tottenham in 'club-record' deal 31 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Hull City announced the signing of English central midfielder Ryan Mason from Tottenham Hotspur for a "club-record fee" on Tuesday. Hull did...

Lucas Perez from Deportivo to Arsenal, cost around $22.3m 30 Aug 2016 - 04:47 pm

London: Arsenal have completed a deal to sign Spanish striker Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday....

Barcelona signs striker Paco Alcacer 30 Aug 2016 - 04:29 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona says it has signed striker Paco Alcacer for five seasons after securing his transfer from rival Spanish club Valencia. Alcacer,...

Mamadou Sakho: Why Klopp’s decision to loan him out makes little sense 30 Aug 2016 - 04:21 pm

Mamadou Sakho. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters) by Prabin Bikram The news of UEFA dismissing the Sakho’s doping case back in July came as a relief...

Schweinsteiger still dreams of playing for Man United 30 Aug 2016 - 02:49 pm

? ? Germany's midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger attends a press conference on August 30, 2016 in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on the eve of a...

Sassuolo's victory over Pescara reversed to 3-0 loss 30 Aug 2016 - 02:46 pm

MILAN: Sassuolo's victory over Pescara has been reversed to a 3-0 loss. Sassuolo won Sunday's Serie A match 2-1 but the league now...

Barcelona, Luis Enrique agree to delay new contract talks 30 Aug 2016 - 02:21 pm

Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique arrives to a press conference at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona...

5 Talking Points From The Gunners’ Victory Over Watford 30 Aug 2016 - 01:08 pm

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (Reuters / Andrew Boyers) By Praveen Paramasivam Arsenal finally registered their first Premier League win with a morale-boosting 3-1...

Hart set for Torino medical: BBC 30 Aug 2016 - 09:53 am

Manchester City's Joe Hart looks on from the substitutes bench. (Reuters / Carl Recine) London: England goalkeeper Joe Hart looks set to clinch...

Rooney remains captain, back as forward for England 30 Aug 2016 - 09:53 am

Manchester United's English striker Wayne Rooney gestures during the English Premier League football match between Hull City and Manchester United at the KCOM...