Sports / Football

Park’s Cup hopes improve after recall for friendly 20 Feb 2014 - 12:25 am

SEOUL: Park Chu-young is back in the frame to make the cut for South Korea’s World Cup squad after head coach Hong Myung-bo...

Barca beat Manchester City 19 Feb 2014 - 02:37 am

Manchester City’s goalkeeper Joe Hart fails to save a penalty kick from Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the teams’ UEFA Champions League...

Arsenal need perfection against Bayern Munich 19 Feb 2014 - 12:36 am

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger looks on as his players take part in a team training session at their training ground in London yesterday....

Coach Seedorf looking to lift Milan in Madrid 19 Feb 2014 - 12:36 am

Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger warms up during a training session in Munich yesterday. Bayern Munich will play Arsenal in a Champions League match...

Hodgson says England must take the heat 19 Feb 2014 - 12:19 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: England coach Roy Hodgson said yesterday his side would have to rise above the World Cup heat when they tackle...

Football: Bayern ‘best in the world’, says Wenger 19 Feb 2014 - 12:17 am

LONDON: Bayern Munich are currently the best team in the world and favourites to win the Champions League, according to Arsene Wenger. But...

Barcelona offer Man City toughest test to date 18 Feb 2014 - 12:40 am

Manchester City’s Joe Hart dives for the ball during a training session at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England, yesterday. Manchester City...

PSG out to brush aside off-form Leverkusen 18 Feb 2014 - 12:25 am

LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bayer Leverkusen must brush off recent poor form if they are to stop Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Paris Saint-Germain’s march to the Champions...

FIFA will test all World Cup players for drugs 18 Feb 2014 - 12:24 am

Zurich: World football governing body FIFA will test all players for drugs before the World Cup, its chief medical officer Jiri Dvorak has...

Qatar up two spots in FIFA rankings 18 Feb 2014 - 12:24 am

DOHA: Qatar have moved two spots in FIFA world rankings, according to world governing body. Ranked 101 at the start of last month,...

City victory not about revenge, says Pellegrini 17 Feb 2014 - 02:16 am

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (right) and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (left) react during their FA Cup, 5th round, match at the Etihad...

Messi, Neymar on target as Barca hit Rayo for six 17 Feb 2014 - 02:15 am

Players from Qatar’s El Jaish celebrate after scoring a goal against Al Qadsia of Kuwait during their AFC Championship League match at Suheim...

Rooney ‘deal not final’ 17 Feb 2014 - 01:12 am

LONDON: Reports that the England striker Wayne Rooney has signed a record-breaking new contract with Manchester United are premature, club sources said yesterday....

Mourinho a ‘boring bully’, says former Arsenal keeper Wilson 17 Feb 2014 - 01:11 am

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is “disrespectful” and a “bully” for describing Arsene Wenger “a specialist in failure”, former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson...

Crowd violence mars Leon’s win at Monterrey 17 Feb 2014 - 01:11 am

MEXICO CITY: Mexican champions Leon beat Monterrey 2-0 away to end a run of four league matches without winning but their victory was...

City find scoring touch to beat Chelsea in FA Cup 16 Feb 2014 - 01:28 am

Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetic (centre) celebrates with team-mates after scoring a goal against Chelsea during their English FA Cup fifth-round match at the...

Bayern crush Freiburg 4-0 before Arsenal European clash 16 Feb 2014 - 01:13 am

BERLIN: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich crushed Freiburg 4-0 yesterday, recording their 13th successive Bundesliga victory and extending their league unbeaten streak to 46....

Terpstra reigns supreme 15 Feb 2014 - 02:49 am

Niki Terpstra of Netherlands (centre), overall winner at the Tour of Qatar celebrates on the podium along with second place finisher Tom Boonen...