Sports / Football

PSG suffer shock first league defeat 16 Dec 2014 - 07:46 am

PARIS: Star-studded Paris Saint Germain slumped to a second defeat in a week as they lost their unbeaten French Ligue 1 record when...

McCoist steps down as Rangers manager 16 Dec 2014 - 07:44 am

LONDON: Ally McCoist has quit as manager of troubled Scottish giants Rangers and entered a 12-month notice period, the Championship club announced yesterday....

Chelsea, Liverpool eye League Cup 16 Dec 2014 - 07:44 am

LONDON: Premier League leaders Chelsea and beleaguered Liverpool will be among the teams bidding to take a step closer to Wembley when the...

PSG to take on Chelsea, City face Barca in last 16 16 Dec 2014 - 12:53 am

A board shows the draw for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 next to the trophy, yesterday at the UEFA headquarters in...

De Gea stars in 3-0 win over Liverpool 15 Dec 2014 - 11:25 am

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea (right) makes a save from Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling during their English Premier League match at Old Trafford...

Al Shahaniya hammer Al Sadd, Al Sailiya win 15 Dec 2014 - 11:14 am

Action from the Qatar Stars League match between Al Sadd and Al Shahaniya at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Shahaniya won 3-1. Doha:...

SPL: Celtic extend lead 15 Dec 2014 - 11:12 am

GLASGOW: Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to six points with a comfortable 4-1 victory over St Mirren...

Roma close gap on Juve 15 Dec 2014 - 11:11 am

MILAN: A superb scissor-kick from Radja Nainggolan helped secure the points as Roma closed the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus to just...

Leverkusen, Gladbach draw to move up table 15 Dec 2014 - 11:10 am

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach claimed a point in yesterday’s 1-1 draw to both move up the Bundesliga table to third and...

Alba, Kutxa advance to Euroleague Top 16 14 Dec 2014 - 03:49 am

BELGRADE: Alba Berlin and Laboral Kutxa have reached the Euroleague Top 16 with a match to spare while the race for three more...

QSL: Lekhwiya desperate for win against Qatar SC 13 Dec 2014 - 05:38 am

Lekhwiya’s captain Luiz Martin Junior (right) controls the ball in a Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Kharaitiyat at Al Khor Stadium,...

No need for January signings, says Arsenal’s Wenger 13 Dec 2014 - 05:30 am

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has risked angering frustrated fans by saying the under-performing London club do not need any January signings if...

Suarez happy in Messi’s shadow, angry at racist label 13 Dec 2014 - 05:30 am

BARCELONA: Luis Suarez is unconcerned at being overshadowed by Lionel Messi’s scoring feats at Barcelona but remains angry about being labelled a “racist”...

Two PSG fans stabbed after Barca game 13 Dec 2014 - 05:29 am

BARCELONA: Two Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporters were stabbed in two separate incidents near Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium on Wednesday following a Champions League...

Resurgent Manchester United stalk hurting Liverpool 13 Dec 2014 - 05:25 am

Manchester United manager’s Louis van Gaal shakes hands with Southampton manager Ronald Koeman before their English Premier League soccer match at St Mary’s...

FIFA to vote on releasing probe report 13 Dec 2014 - 03:04 am

PARIS: FIFA faces a vote next week on whether or not to publish the controversial and sensitive report into alleged wrongdoing during the...

Italian Super Cup heads to Doha 12 Dec 2014 - 07:58 am

Ali Salem Afifa, Director of Corporative Services of Aspire Academy and Marco Brunelli, CEO of Serie A, addressing a press conference in Doha...

Qatar’s Lekhwiya and Saudi’s Nassr paired in group draw of AFC Champions League 12 Dec 2014 - 07:57 am

Lekhwiya’s players celebrate their goal against Qatar SC at the Qatar Stars League match at Lekhwiya Stadium, in this file picture of August...