Sports / Football

Bayern made to wait for historic fourth straight title 23 Apr 2016 - 06:54 pm

R-L) Bayern Munich paleys Thomas Mueller, Arturo Vidal, Thiago Alcantara, Robert Lewandowski and Franck Ribery celebrate with fans after a 2-0 win in...

Gareth Bale rescues Real Madrid at Rayo 23 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale (L) scores a goal. REUTERS/Sergio Perez Madrid: Gareth Bale struck twice to inspire a Real Madrid fightback from two...

Man City rout Stoke in perfect warm-up for Real Madrid showdown 23 Apr 2016 - 04:34 pm

Manchester City's Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and...

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho fails dope test 23 Apr 2016 - 03:29 pm

Mamadou Sakho celebrates after scoring the second goal for Liverpool.Reuters / Carl Recine PARIS: France and Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho has failed a...

Stoke star Afellay suffers serious knee injury 23 Apr 2016 - 03:14 pm

London: Stoke City midfielder Ibrahim Afellay could be sidelined for up to eight months after suffering cruciate knee ligament damage. Afellay, who has...

Van Gaal and Martinez seek silver lining in FA Cup 21 Apr 2016 - 02:49 pm

Manchester United's manager Louis van Gaal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, Manchester,...

Juventus nears title; Totti puts on a show for the ages 21 Apr 2016 - 02:46 pm

Juventus' players celebrate their win at the end of the match. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo ROME: Juventus moved closer to a fifth straight title and...

At 39, Totti rolls back the years with vintage performance 21 Apr 2016 - 02:45 pm

Roma's Francesco Totti celebrates after scoring the 2-2 equalizer during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and Torino FC at...

Ronaldo downplays injury after Real Madrid win 21 Apr 2016 - 02:42 pm

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) vies with Villarreal's Ivorian defender Eric Bally during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF...

Suarez hits four, Barca bounce back with 8-0 rout 21 Apr 2016 - 02:38 pm

Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) celebrates his goal against Deportivo Coruna with team mate Luis Suarez. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal Madrid: Barcelona bounced back from their...

Mancini laments Inter's lost Champions League bid 21 Apr 2016 - 11:59 am

Inter's head coach Roberto Mancini before the Italian Serie A soccer match between CFC Genoa 1893 and Inter Milan at Luigi Ferraris stadium...

Top QSL quadruplet to spice up spectacular contest 21 Apr 2016 - 01:32 am

FROM LEFT: Al Sadd’s Hassan Haydoos, El Jaish’s Abderrazak Hamdallah, Lekhwiya’s Yusef Msakni and Al Rayyan’s captain Rodrigo Tabata are expected to score...

Qatar Cup: Clash of the titans begins on Sunday 21 Apr 2016 - 01:22 am

Hassan Al Kuwari, Director of Events at the QSL (centre), Ahmed Al Adsani, Director of Competitions of the QSL (left) and Mubarak Bilal...

ACL: Lekhwiya eliminate Bunyodkor 21 Apr 2016 - 01:17 am

Lekhwiya’s Mohamed Muntari (left) and Bunyodkor’s defender Rustamjon Ashurmatov vie for the ball during their 2016 AFC Champions League encounter played at Bunyodkor...

Champs Evergrande crash out of Asia 20 Apr 2016 - 06:01 pm

Ricardo Goulart (R) of China's Guangzhou Evergrande celebrates his goal against South Korea's Pohang Steelers during their AFC Champions League group stage football...

Leicester City: Three reasons why they could lose the title to Tottenham 20 Apr 2016 - 02:57 pm

London: One day you’re the cock of the wall and the next, a mere feather duster. Well for Leicester City it was the...

Ibrahimovic fires PSG into French Cup final 20 Apr 2016 - 11:50 am

Paris St Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring against FC Lorient. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe) Paris: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a typically brilliant goal as Paris...

Anita pegs Man City back to give Newcastle hope 20 Apr 2016 - 11:49 am

Newcastle United's Vurnon Anita celebrates his equalising 1-1 goal against Manchester City during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and...