Sports / Football

FIFA suspends Kuwait Football Association 17 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Brian Homewood BERNE, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Kuwait, home to influential sports power broker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, were banned from international...

UEFA backs Platini, FIFA vote to go-ahead 16 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino arrives to give a press conference following a UEFA Executive meeting on October 15, 2015. NYON, Switzerland: Suspended...

Nepal skipper held in World Cup fixing probe 15 Oct 2015 - 12:13 pm

KATHMANDU: The captain of Nepal's football team was among five current and former international players who have been arrested over match-fixing allegations, including...

Prince Ali registers FIFA bid 15 Oct 2015 - 11:17 am

London: FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein on Thursday formally registered his candidacy for the election to replace Sepp Blatter at...

10 footballers from Eritrean national squad seek asylum in Botswana 15 Oct 2015 - 10:38 am

Gaborone, Botswana: Ten footballers from Eritrea's national squad are seeking political asylum in Botswana, where on Tuesday they played in a qualifier for...

Depleted Monaco and Lyon looking for lift-off 15 Oct 2015 - 08:30 am

Paris: Tipped as the most likely challengers to Paris Saint-Germain this season, Monaco and Lyon have been hit by injuries and inconsistency as...

Buoyant Bayern eye more goal records in Bremen 15 Oct 2015 - 07:57 am

Berlin: Thomas Tuchel is looking to break Borussia Dortmund's winless streak at former club Mainz on Friday while runaway league leaders Bayern Munich...

Al Rayyan look to maintain domination 15 Oct 2015 - 01:57 am

Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata (second left) celebrates after scoring a goal against Al Sailiya in the opening match of the QSL season...

Qatar expects one million fans for 2022 World Cup 15 Oct 2015 - 01:56 am

Nasser Al Khater Doha: With all the arrangements on track, the Qatar’s FIFA World Cup bosses are expecting around one million fans turnout...

Platini on tenterhooks ahead of UEFA crisis meeting 14 Oct 2015 - 05:27 pm

Nyon, Switzerland: Michel Platini will get a strong indication of the level of support from the organisation he heads when UEFA holds its...

Belgium set to top FIFA world rankings 14 Oct 2015 - 03:03 pm

PARIS: Belgium are set to top the next FIFA world rankings due out in November thanks to their results in their final Euro...

Atletico beat Blasters 2-1 to go on top 14 Oct 2015 - 02:42 pm

KOLKATA: Defending champions Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) blasted their way to the top of the league as they downed last year’s finalists Kerala...

FIFA bans S African official over match-fixing scandal 14 Oct 2015 - 02:17 pm

ZURICH: FIFA on Wednesday banned former top South African official Lindile Kika for six years for his role in a major match-fixing scandal...

Prince Ali demands FIFA election date kept 14 Oct 2015 - 11:28 am

London: FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al-Hussein demanded Wednesday that the scandal-hit world football body maintain its election date to avoid creating...

Willian brace lifts Brazil, Argentina held to draw 14 Oct 2015 - 09:06 am

Montevideo: Brazil kick-started their South American World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Tuesday as Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay...

Croatia, Turkey qualify for Euro 2016 14 Oct 2015 - 08:31 am

Paris: Croatia and Turkey clinched the final automatic qualifying places for Euro 2016 on Tuesday as the Netherlands, semi-finalists at last year's World...