Sports / Football

Mexico name fourth coach in six weeks 19 Oct 2013 - 05:27 am

MEXICO CITY: Mexico named their fourth coach in six weeks in a bid to save their dismal World Cup qualifying campaign, hiring Miguel...

Real Madrid, PSG to clash in Doha friendly 19 Oct 2013 - 05:27 am

MADRID: Real Madrid will face French champions Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly in Doha on January 2, the Spanish club confirmed yesterday. It...

Celtic braced for trial 19 Oct 2013 - 05:26 am

GLASGOW: Celtic face a testing week as they travel to a rejuvenated Hibernian side today before facing Ajax in a crucial Champions League...

Celtic braced for trial 19 Oct 2013 - 05:26 am

GLASGOW: Celtic face a testing week as they travel to a rejuvenated Hibernian side today before facing Ajax in a crucial Champions League...

Man United face test from Saints 19 Oct 2013 - 05:25 am

LONDON: Manchester United will look to get their league title defence airborne at home to high-flying Southampton today, as the Premier League resumes...

PSG sweating on Ibra fitness 19 Oct 2013 - 05:25 am

PARIS: Champions Paris Saint-Germain are sweating on the fitness of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of the visit of Bastia today. PSG trail...

Lekhwiya trounce Muaither 19 Oct 2013 - 02:32 am

Players of Lekhwiya celebrate after scoring a goal. RIGHT: Players of Lekhwiya and Muaither vie for ball possession. DOHA: Al Sailiyah defeated Al...

Switzerland coach Hitzfeld to retire 18 Oct 2013 - 05:34 am

German Ottmar Hitzfeld, head coach of the Swiss national team, looks on during a press conference in Bern, Switzerland, yesterday. Hitzfeld announced he...

England to face Germany, Chile in friendlies 18 Oct 2013 - 05:33 am

LONDON: England will begin their World Cup preparations with a pair of friendly games against Chile and Germany next month, the Football Association...

Belgium, Swiss seeded for 2014 World Cup, Italy miss out 18 Oct 2013 - 05:33 am

PARIS: Belgium and Switzerland will figure among the eight teams seeded for the World Cup draw, FIFA confirmed yesterday, in contrast to 2006...

QSL: Round five begins today 18 Oct 2013 - 05:33 am

DOHA: Al Gharafa will be aiming to register their first victory of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) season when the former champions visit...

Casillas mulling over Real Madrid exit 18 Oct 2013 - 05:32 am

MADRID: Real Madrid and Spain captain Iker Casillas may consider leaving his lifelong club if he does not get more playing time, the...

Qatar moves up three places on FIFA ranking 18 Oct 2013 - 02:25 am

Zurich: Qatar has moved up three places to 105 in the latest edition of the monthly FIFA World Ranking released yesterday. Qatar numbered...

Spain and England qualify 17 Oct 2013 - 07:10 am

England’s Steven Gerrard (centre) runs through the Polish defence to score the second goal during the World Cup 2014 Group H match at...

Chile, Ecuador book Brazil berth 17 Oct 2013 - 07:09 am

BUENOS AIRES: Chile beat Ecuador 2-1 in their closing South American qualifier in Santiago on Tuesday as both went through automatically to the...

Liverpool to set up academy in India 17 Oct 2013 - 07:09 am

LONDON: Liverpool are preparing to launch a new youth academy in India next year, the Premier League giants announced yesterday. The five-time European...

Honduras reach World Cup finals 17 Oct 2013 - 07:09 am

LOS ANGELES: Honduras qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday by clinching the last of the automatic qualifying spots...

Indonesian tycoon takes control of Inter 16 Oct 2013 - 05:08 am

MILAN: Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir has acquired a majority stake in Inter Milan, club president Massimo Moratti confirmed yesterday. “We have signed with...