Sports / Football

Mourinho and stars endorse Infantino's FIFA bid 01 Feb 2016 - 06:18 pm

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino takes part in a press conference at Wembley stadium in London on February 1, 2016. London: A stellar...

Quagliarella returns to Sampdoria: club 01 Feb 2016 - 05:59 pm

Milan: Torino striker Fabio Quagliarella has returned to Sampdoria on a six-month loan deal that could see him face the Granata on Wednesday,...

Guardiola to take over at Manchester City 01 Feb 2016 - 04:26 pm

London: Pep Guardiola will take over as coach of Manchester City on a three-year deal, the English club said Monday after announcing the...

Barca president maintains silence in Neymar case 01 Feb 2016 - 04:04 pm

President of Spanish Primera Division League's FC Barcelona, Sandro Rosell (centre), leaves the National Courts after giving evidences on the transfer of Brazilian...

TV cash scramble pushes Premier League spending past £1bn 01 Feb 2016 - 03:53 pm

London: Fear of missing out on the English Premier League's huge television money bonanza in 2016 has propelled transfer spending beyond £1 billion...

Mancini set for crunch talks after Milan mauling 01 Feb 2016 - 03:31 pm

Inter Milan's coach from Italy Roberto Mancini gestures during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at San...

Chelsea leave door open for Terry at Stamford Bridge 01 Feb 2016 - 11:22 am

Chelsea's JohnTerry applauds the fans at the end of the game. (Reuters / Darren Staples) By Mike Collett LONDON: Chelsea have left the...

Messi seeks to meet Afghan boy in plastic jersey 01 Feb 2016 - 10:37 am

Kabul: Barcelona star Lionel Messi is hoping to arrange a meeting with an Afghan boy who shot to fame after pictures of him...

Hard yards paying off under Zidane, says Ronaldo 01 Feb 2016 - 08:33 am

Madrid: Three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo hailed Zinedine Zidane's impact in improving the Real Madrid squad's fitness after scoring a...

Klopp feels squeeze as leaders Leicester loom 01 Feb 2016 - 08:32 am

Leicester, United Kingdom: Jurgen Klopp's most significant challenge as Liverpool manager at the moment is figuring out how to manage his squad in...

United stars impressed by flourishing Martial 01 Feb 2016 - 08:30 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: Anthony Martial's Manchester United team-mates believe the young French forward is about to live up to the potential that convinced...

Milan stun Inter 3-0 in derby thriller 01 Feb 2016 - 08:29 am

Milan: Carlos Bacca and M'Baye Niang hit second half goals as AC Milan ended their long wait to celebrate victory in the city...

Neymar, Barca in the dock over murky transfer 01 Feb 2016 - 08:27 am

Madrid: Barcelona star Neymar and president Josep Maria Bartomeu will be called to give evidence this week in the murky case over the...

Van Gaal braced for fan gauntlet against Stoke 01 Feb 2016 - 08:26 am

London: Louis van Gaal will risk the wrath of Manchester United's fans again on Tuesday when his side resume their push for a...

Wenger and Arsenal seek Southampton spring 01 Feb 2016 - 08:24 am

Caption London: Arsene Wenger will hope his Arsenal side can put a disappointing January behind them and get their Premier League title challenge...

Hiddink backs Hazard to hit big time again 01 Feb 2016 - 08:23 am

Chelsea's Oscar (R) celebrates with teammate Eden Hazard after scoring a goal during their English FA Cup 4th round match against MK Dons,...

Jubilant coach hails Japan’s Cup-winning effort in Doha 01 Feb 2016 - 01:00 am

Japanese players Riki Harakawa (left), Shoya Nakajima (centre) and Takuma Asano celebrate after the latter scored his second goal during the AFC U23...

Higuain hits 22nd goal as Napoli reclaim top spot 01 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Napoli's Argentinian-French forward Gonzalo Higuain kicks the ball during the Italian Serie A football match SSC Napoli vs Empoli FC on January 31,...