Sports / Football

La Liga: Madrid crash to shock loss to Granada 04 Feb 2013 - 01:04 am

MADRID: Real Madrid’s dismal season went from bad to worse when Cristiano Ronaldo scored an own-goal to hand relegation-threatened Granada a shock 1-0...

Italy stun France in thriller 04 Feb 2013 - 12:47 am

France’s fly-half Frederic Michalak is tackled by Italy’s winger Luke McLean (left) during the Six Nations International Rugby Union match at the Olympic...

Peterson bags top awards for 2012 04 Feb 2013 - 12:27 am

NEW ORLEANS: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson carried off two top awards, including Most Valuable Player honours, at the National Football League...

Qatar gear up for 2015 Asian Cup qualifier 04 Feb 2013 - 12:26 am

Rooney goal sends Man United 10 points clear 03 Feb 2013 - 04:32 am

LONDON: Manchester United overcame a floodlight failure to win 1-0 at Fulham through a late Wayne Rooney goal yesterday as Alex Ferguson’s side...

Ghana end Cape Verde’s run in Africa Cup 03 Feb 2013 - 04:23 am

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa: Ghana halted the fairy-tale run of debutants Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 quarter-final...

PSG focused on Beckham as a player: Leonardo 03 Feb 2013 - 04:23 am

TOULOUSE, France: David Beckham may have coyly stated he expects to have a fight on his hands to take his place in Paris...

PSG, Inter Milan, Boca Juniors and Fluminense reach semis 02 Feb 2013 - 03:11 am

A Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player celebrates a goal in their quarter-final Al Kass International U-18 Cup match against Aspire International at Aspire Academy...

Manchester United aim to open 10-point lead at top 02 Feb 2013 - 03:11 am

Manchester United’s English forward Wayne Rooney (right) leaves the pitch talking to Manchester United’s French defender Patrice Evra after the English Premier League...

Three reds, penalties in Atletico’s win 02 Feb 2013 - 03:10 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid extended their record run of home wins to 19 when they squeezed past Sevilla 2-1 on Thursday in a King’s...

World will watch Beckham at PSG: Wenger 02 Feb 2013 - 03:09 am

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes David Beckham’s arrival at Paris Saint-Germain is a huge coup for Ligue 1 that will raise the...

Real suffer most racist abuse, says Callejon 02 Feb 2013 - 03:09 am

MADRID: Real Madrid players have suffered more racist abuse than those from other clubs, midfielder Jose Callejon said yesterday after Barcelona’s Brazilian fullback...

Isco receives Spain call-up for Uruguay clash in Doha 02 Feb 2013 - 03:09 am

MADRID: Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque yesterday named a 21-man squad for the friendly against Uruguay on February 6, with Malaga starlet Isco...

Isco receives Spain call-up for Uruguay clash in Doha 02 Feb 2013 - 03:09 am

MADRID: Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque yesterday named a 21-man squad for the friendly against Uruguay on February 6, with Malaga starlet Isco...

QPR frustrate Man City 31 Jan 2013 - 06:40 am

LONDON: The post-Mario Balotelli era at Manchester City began in lacklustre fashion as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Queens Park...

Africa Cup of Nations: Burkina Faso the improbable qualifiers 31 Jan 2013 - 06:40 am

NELSPRUIT, South Africa: For a team that arrived in South Africa with modest ambitions of ending a sorry winless run stretching back to...

Qatar seek to extend winning streak against Lebanon 31 Jan 2013 - 06:40 am

DOHA: Qatar will be eyeing a hat-trick of wins against Lebanon when the two sides clash in a friendly today at the Jassim...

Drogba still a Shanghai player: Club 31 Jan 2013 - 06:39 am

SHANGHAI: Star striker Didier Drogba’s Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua expressed outrage over his move to Turkish side Galatasaray yesterday, saying it breached his...