Sports / Football

Venezuela: Suarez punished for hurting football powers 29 Jun 2014 - 09:03 am

Uruguay’s striker Luis Suarez holds his children Benjamin and Delfina as he greets fans from his mother’s home in Lagomar, near Montevideo on...

FIFA defends Suarez ban 29 Jun 2014 - 08:59 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA defended the harsh punishment it handed down to Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for biting an opponent during the World...

Cesar Brazil’s hero in Chile win 29 Jun 2014 - 02:10 am

Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (right) celebrates with Brazil’s forward Neymar at the end of the Round of 16 match of the 2014...

Mexicans aim high against Van Persie-powered Netherlands 29 Jun 2014 - 12:14 am

Netherlands’ coach Louis van Gaal (right) hugs Netherlands’ forward Robin van Persie during a team training session at the Presidente Vargas Stadium in...

New-look Greece, Costa Rica target maiden World Cup quarter-final berth 29 Jun 2014 - 12:10 am

Costa Rica’s forward and captain Bryan Ruiz attends a training session at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Santos on Thursday. RECIFE: A solid...

Van Gaal wants water breaks for clash 29 Jun 2014 - 12:04 am

FORTALEZA: Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal wants Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca to allow water breaks during his side’s World Cup last 16 encounter...

Pinto rejects favourites tag ahead of Greece tie 29 Jun 2014 - 12:03 am

RECIFE: Coach Jorge Luis Pinto fought to maintain Costa Rica’s underdog status as they prepare to face Greece in the last 16 today....

Last 16 stage set for dazzling start as Chile vow to whip Brazil 28 Jun 2014 - 02:36 am

Chile’s forward Alexis Sanchez warms up during a training session at Toca da Raposa in Belo Horizonte, Horizonte, yesterday. RIGHT: Brazil’s forward Neymar...

Uruguay seek to curb Colombians 28 Jun 2014 - 02:24 am

A combination of file images shows Uruguay’s forward Edinson Cavani (left) and Colombia’s midfielder James Rodriguez. RIO DE JANEIRO: Uruguay must recover from...

Suarez bite victim Chiellini calls ban ‘excessive’ 27 Jun 2014 - 11:23 pm

A tourist poses in front of a billboard of Luis Suarez at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Fans from around...

Algerian frenzy after Cup history 27 Jun 2014 - 11:22 pm

Algerian fans celebrate at the end of Thursday’s World Cup match against Russia, in Algiers. ALGIERS: Algerian fans turned their capital into a...

Capello blames laser for exit 27 Jun 2014 - 11:21 pm

A green laser beam can be seen on the face of Russia’s goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev during the World Cup match on Thursday. CURITIBA:...

Most expensive teen player joins United 27 Jun 2014 - 11:21 pm

A file picture of Luke Shaw who became the most expensive teenage footballer in history after signing a £30m deal with Manchester United...

FIFA lifts Beckenbauer suspension 27 Jun 2014 - 11:19 pm

BERLIN: German legend Franz Beckenbauer has had his 90-day ban from any football-related activity lifted by FIFA, his manager said yesterday in a...

Early exits a lesson for Asia: AFC boss 27 Jun 2014 - 11:19 pm

BRASILIA: The winless World Cup showing by Asia’s four teams is a wake-up call for the region, the head of the Asian Football...

Portugal beat Ghana 2-1 but both exit 27 Jun 2014 - 01:15 pm

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo sprays water on his face during their World Cup match against Ghana at the National Stadium in Brasilia yesterday. Portugal...

USA advance to last 16 despite loss to Germany 27 Jun 2014 - 05:19 am

A US fan watches the match at a park in Chicago. RIGHT: Germany’s Thomas Mueller (left) celebrates his goal against the USA with...

Suarez gets sternest sentence 27 Jun 2014 - 04:28 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Uruguay star Luis Suarez was hit with a global four-month ban for biting an opponent yesterday as World Cup chiefs...