Sports / Football

Napoli beats Genoa 2-0 in Serie A ahead of Real Madrid match 11 Feb 2017 - 09:12 am

NAPLES, Italy: Napoli prepared for its Champions League clash at Real Madrid by extending its unbeaten run with a 2-0 win against Genoa...

Antonio Conte warns Chelsea not to rest on their laurels 11 Feb 2017 - 08:52 am

Burnley, United Kingdom: Chelsea may now be nine points clear at the top of the Premier League but Antonio Conte is experienced enough...

17 dead in stampede at Angolan football stadium 11 Feb 2017 - 08:45 am

Luanda: At least 17 football fans died in a stampede at a stadium in northern Angola on Friday, police said, adding that scores...

Barca eye return to the top 10 Feb 2017 - 10:03 pm

Madrid: Barcelona have the chance to go top of La Liga for the first time since October in a Copa del Rey final...

Arsenal, Liverpool search for lost flow 10 Feb 2017 - 10:02 pm

London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp have their backs to the wall as their teams go in search of...

Mourinho confident about Ibra stay 10 Feb 2017 - 09:51 pm

Manchester: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to remain at Old Trafford next season despite speculation linking the Swedish striker with...

Pirelli end tyre test a day early after Vettel crash 10 Feb 2017 - 09:50 pm

Milan: Pirelli had to cut short a Formula One wet tyre test at Ferrari's Fiorano track in Italy yesterday after four times world...

UEFA to ask for 16 places at expanded 2026 World Cup 10 Feb 2017 - 09:45 pm

Berlin: Europe wants 16 places at the expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup finals, Aleksander Ceferin, the president of the continent's soccer organisation UEFA,...

Messi v Neymar 'Superclasico' heads to MCG 10 Feb 2017 - 11:26 am

Sydney: Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on Neymar's Brazil in a 'Superclasico' friendly in Melbourne in June, Australian officials said Friday. The top...

United post 18 percent rise in second quarter revenue 09 Feb 2017 - 09:28 pm

London: English soccer club Manchester United yesterday said it was on course to meet its full-year financial targets as it posted an 18...

Under-fire Wenger calls for Arsenal unity 09 Feb 2017 - 09:28 pm

London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged everyone connected with the Gunners to remain "united" despite seeing the club slip further behind in...

Barca appeal against Suarez's ban from final 09 Feb 2017 - 09:24 pm

Madrid: Barcelona hope to reverse Luis Suarez's (pictured) suspension from the King's Cup final after launching an appeal against the Uruguayan's second booking...

Juventus wins 2-0 at Crotone; 9-man Milan beats Bologna 1-0 09 Feb 2017 - 06:00 pm

MILAN: It was harder than Juventus would have liked, but Massimiliano Allegri's side won 2-0 at relegation-threatened Crotone to restore its seven-point lead...

Cheick Tiote swaps Newcastle United for China's Beijing Enterprises 09 Feb 2017 - 04:54 pm

Midfielder Cheick Tiote has completed a switch to Chinese second-division side Beijing Enterprises from Newcastle United, the English club said on Thursday. Tiote,...

Arsenal's title bid "never over" for fighting Arsene Wenger 09 Feb 2017 - 02:25 pm

Arsene Wenger refused to give up on Arsenal's chances of winning this season's Premier League, despite trailing Chelsea by 12 points after a...

Bayern aim to step on the gas at Ingolstadt as Arsenal await 09 Feb 2017 - 01:59 pm

BERLIN: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich haven't set off any fireworks with their performances this season, but coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident the best...

Bournemouth chairman gives Eddie Howe vote of confidence 09 Feb 2017 - 01:29 pm

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is not in any danger of losing his job despite the team failing to win a game since the...

Tevez's Shanghai Shenhua exit Champions League 08 Feb 2017 - 07:20 pm

Shanghai: Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, the world's highest paid footballer, failed to score in his first match with new club Shanghai Shenhua on...