Sports / Football

Blanco returns at 41; champions Leon lose 4-2 at Tigres 28 Jul 2014 - 02:35 am

MEXICO CITY: Former Mexico striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco has returned to the top flight at the age of 41, champions Leon crashed to their...

Argentina World Cup defender Basanta on way to Fiorentina 28 Jul 2014 - 12:08 am

Jose Basanta is likely to play for Fiorentina as the club has agreed to sign the Argentinian defender subject to medical and contract...

Triumphant return for Troussier in Africa 28 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

Philippe Troussier gives instructions to his players duirng his stint with the Qatar’s football team, in this file photo. The French coach made...

Rooney helps United to continue winning start for Van Gaal 28 Jul 2014 - 12:06 am

Wayne Rooney of Manchester United follows through on a penalty goal during the first half of an International Champions Cup match against AS...

Arsenal sign Colombia goalkeeper Ospina 28 Jul 2014 - 12:04 am

LONDON: English Premier League side Arsenal said yesterday they have signed Colombia’s World Cup goalkeeper David Ospina from French club Nice. Ospina, 25,...

Bayern will never sack Guardiola: Club’s chief 28 Jul 2014 - 12:03 am

BERLIN: Bayern Munich will never push out their coach Pep Guardiola, club chief executive Karl-Heinze Rummenigge said in an interview published yesterday. Rummenigge...

Remy’s move for Reds collapses: Reports 28 Jul 2014 - 12:02 am

LONDON: Queens Park Rangers’ French striker Loic Remy’s proposed move to Liverpool has collapsed due to concerns stemming from his medical examination, according...

No ‘hard feelings’ for PSG’s Brazilian players 27 Jul 2014 - 01:24 am

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc (left) and player Zlatan Ibrahimovic attend a news conference in Hong Kong, yesterday. HONG KONG: Paris Saint-Germain coach...

Mashaba named South Africa coach 27 Jul 2014 - 01:23 am

South Africa Football Association President Danny Jordaan (left) declares Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba (unseen) as the new appointed coach for South Africa at a...

Italian administrator caught up in racism row 27 Jul 2014 - 01:21 am

ROME: Carlo Tavecchio, the favourite to become the next Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president, has been caught up in a racism storm after...

Man United’s Mata hails Van Gaal’s tactics 27 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

LONDON: Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata yesterday gave his seal of approval to the new tactical system introduced by manager Louis van Gaal....

‘FA too white and too male and it must change’ 27 Jul 2014 - 01:17 am

LONDON: “Overwhelmingly male and overwhelmingly white” Football Association chairman Greg Dyke said of his own organisation yesterday, saying the governing body must change....

Reds’ Lallana suffers injury 27 Jul 2014 - 01:16 am

LONDON: New signing Adam Lallana could miss the start of the season for Liverpool after sustaining a knee injury in training in the...

Drogba makes Chelsea return with 1-year deal 26 Jul 2014 - 01:05 am

Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2012 edition of Champions League, in this file photo. The veteran...

Striker Neymar’s brain on auto-pilot: Neurologists 26 Jul 2014 - 01:03 am

Brazilian superstar Neymar TOKYO: Brazilian superstar Neymar’s brain activity while dancing past opponents is less than 10 percent the level of amateur players,...

Pinto quits as Costa Rica coach 26 Jul 2014 - 01:01 am

Colombian coach Jorge Luis Pinto reacts during a press conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, last week, where it was announced that Pinto...

Japanese referee shrugs off World Cup criticism 26 Jul 2014 - 01:00 am

TOKYO: The Japanese referee whose decisions in the opening match of the World Cup triggered a storm of controversy has shrugged off criticism...

Juventus sign Argentina’s Pereyra 26 Jul 2014 - 12:59 am

ROME: Juventus have signed Argentine winger Roberto Pereyra from Udinese in a 15.5m euro ($20.8m) deal, the Italian Serie A champions said yesterday....