Sports / Football

T20: Yuvraj finds form with 60 as ruthless India beat Australia 31 Mar 2014 - 12:05 am

DHAKA: Yuvraj Singh roared back to form with a pugnacious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed 4-11 as India hammered listless Australia by 73...

QFA, FC Barcelona Foundation, Qatar Shell initiative wins award 31 Mar 2014 - 12:04 am

Doha: Qatar Football Association (QFA), Qatar Shell and the FC Barcelona Foundation FutbolNet programme recently won ‘Best Sport Youth Development Initiative’ at the...

Football coaches meet 31 Mar 2014 - 12:02 am

Qatar Olympic squad coach Fahad Thani during his meeting with Al Sailiyah coach Sami Altrabulsi at national team’s football headquarters inside Aspire Academy...

QSL to enhance cooperation with J and K-leagues 31 Mar 2014 - 12:01 am

Doha: A delegation from the Football Operations Department representing the Qatar Stars League (QSL) has visited Japan and Korea in the middle of...

Messi’s penalty rescues Barcelona 30 Mar 2014 - 02:24 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a penalty during the La Liga match against Espanyol at Cornella El Prat Stadium in...

SPL: Ross County take fizz out of Celtic’s title party 30 Mar 2014 - 02:23 am

Celtic’s players celebrate winning the Scottish Premier League (SPL) title following their match against Ross County at Celtic Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland,...

Manchester United dismiss takeover talk 29 Mar 2014 - 08:18 am

LONDON: Reports that former Manchester United star David Beckham is to front a Qatari buy-out of the faltering English champions have been dismissed ...

Lekhwiya beat Umm Salal, crowned QSL champions 29 Mar 2014 - 05:31 am

Lekhwiya players and backroom staff are seen celebrating just minutes after beating Umm Salal in their Qatar Stars League (QSL) clash at Lekhwiya...

Lekhwiya a point away from title 28 Mar 2014 - 09:30 am

Eric Gerets (left), coach of Qatar Stars League (QSL) side Lekhwiya and Bulent Uygun, Umm Salal head coach on the eve of their...

Platini says only he can beat Blatter 28 Mar 2014 - 09:29 am

UEFA president Michel Platini speaks at the European Federation’s congress in the Kazakh capital Astana, yesterday. ASTANA, Kazakhstan: UEFA president Michel Platini said...

UEFA to launch Nations League 28 Mar 2014 - 09:28 am

English striker Daniel Sturridge (left) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with English midfielder Jordan Henderson during the English Premier League football match...

Qatar grouped with Iran and UAE 27 Mar 2014 - 05:33 am

AFC General Secretary Alex Soosay displays Qatar’s draw in group C during the draw of the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 in Sydney...

Qatar Stars League 24 Mar 2014 - 12:59 pm

Action from the Qatar Stars League match between Al Gharafa and Eljaish at Al Gharafa Stadium, yesterday. Al Gharafa won 1-0. RIGHT: A...

Four-star Stoke leapfrog Villa 24 Mar 2014 - 12:57 pm

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Stoke City came from a goal behind to beat Aston Villa 4-1 yesterday and leapfrog their opponents into 10th place...

Atletico Madrid move top 24 Mar 2014 - 12:57 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid took advantage of Real Madrid’s late kick-off against Barcelona yesterday to move to the top of La Liga with a...

Bayern, United to clash in quarters 22 Mar 2014 - 07:01 am

The match fixtures are shown on an electronic panel following the draw of the quarter-finals of UEFA Champions League 2013/14 at the UEFA...

United, Dortmund in quarter-finals 20 Mar 2014 - 10:34 pm

Manchester United’s Dutch forward Robin van Persie reacts during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match at Old Trafford...