Sports / Football

Conte faces tough job to get Chelsea back into top four - Hiddink 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink during the press conference. (Reuters / Paul Childs) London: Guus Hiddink has warned incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte that...

Napoli title hopes boosted with Higuain ban reduction 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Gonzalo Higuain (file photo) Rome: A four-match ban imposed on Napoli's 30-goal star striker Gonzalo Higuain was reduced to three on appeal on...

Platini's CAS appeal against FIFA ban on April 29 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Michel Platini (file photo) Lausanne: Michel Platini will appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on April 29 to mount an...

Benzema 'distraught' at Euro 2016 omission, says Zidane 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Real Madrid's French striker Karim Benzema gestures during a training session at Valdebebas sports complex in Madrid, Spain, 15 April 2016. (EPA /...

Leicester must win title to go down in history: Ranieri 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Claudio Ranieri (file photo) Leicester, United Kingdom: Claudio Ranieri warned his Leicester City players on Friday that their remarkable Premier League title challenge...

Bayern wary of 'monsters of passion' Atletico 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Clemente Villaverde, Managing Director of Atletico Madrid (L) shakes hand with Andreas Jung of BayernMunich after the draw of the UEFA Champions League...

Madrid gets City, Atletico faces Bayern in Champions League 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A combination of pictures shows Final Ambassador Dejan Stankovic holding the names of Manchester-City, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich during the...

FIFA boss Infantino to visit Qatar and Russia 16 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (file photo / AFP) ZURICH: Newly elected FIFA President Gianni Infantino will visit the next two hosts of the...

Pressure on Al Kharaitiyat in key QSL tie against Umm Salal 15 Apr 2016 - 01:46 am

A file picture from a match between Al Kharaitiyat and Umm Salal during the Qatar Stars League. Doha: Hovering just above the QSL...

Caribbean Olympic Committees join Sport Integrity Global Alliance 15 Apr 2016 - 01:43 am

(From left) Brian Lewis, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee President, Steve Stoute, CANOC President), Keith Joseph, St Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee...

Al Ahli and Al Rayyan clash tomorrow 15 Apr 2016 - 01:42 am

Doha: Blowing the final whistle to an exciting and action-filled Qatar Stars League season, Al Ahli takes on Al Rayyan in the final...

Five reasons for Barcelona's dramatic dip 14 Apr 2016 - 02:44 pm

Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (R) gestures after missing a goal during the Champions League quarter-final second leg football match Club Atletico de...

Bayern see off Benfica to reach semis 14 Apr 2016 - 12:39 pm

Bayern Munich's head coach Pep Guardiola celebrate with his players their second goal against Benfica during their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg...

Atletico dumps Barca out of Champions League 14 Apr 2016 - 10:55 am

Lionel Messi of Barcelona reacts after loosing the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC...

Benzema to miss Euro 2016 14 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: Embroiled in the Mathieu Valbuena sex-tape scandal, France forward Karim Benzema will not be selected for Euro 2016, the player and the...

Defeat could spell end of road for PSG's Ibra generation 13 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain reacts during the UEFA Champions League's quarter final soccer match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain at the...

Cristiano Ronaldo answers critics with goals, records 13 Apr 2016 - 06:07 pm

Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his hat trick with the ball under his shirt during the Champions League quarter-final second leg...

Italy add Finland to pre-Euro 2016 friendly menu 13 Apr 2016 - 05:18 pm

Milan: Italy will play Finland in a last-minute friendly before this summer's Euro 2016, the Italian football federation (FIGC) announced Wednesday. Italy, trounced...