Sports / Football

United, City gear up for Manchester derby 01 Nov 2014 - 11:44 am

LONDON: Scarred by a run of three games without victory, misfiring Premier League champions Manchester City will attempt to reassert their authority when...

Al Sadd defeat Al Khor, Sailiya edge out Wakrah 31 Oct 2014 - 09:27 am

Al Sailiya’s Omar Ebrahim Hamad (left) fights for the ball with Al Wakrah’s Mohsine Moutaouali. Doha: Qatar Stars League (QSL) leaders Al Sadd...

Real cruise to victory in King’s Cup opener 31 Oct 2014 - 09:25 am

Real Madrid’s players celebrate a goal against Cornella during their Spanish King’s Cup match in Cornella-El Prat, near Barcelona, on Wednesday. BARCELONA: Raphael...

Holders Man City exit League Cup to resurgent Newcastle 31 Oct 2014 - 09:24 am

LONDON: Manchester City suffered a shock League Cup defeat at the hands of a reinvigorated Newcastle United, who reached the quarter-finals with a...

League Cup: Liverpool, Chelsea win 30 Oct 2014 - 12:42 am

Liverpool’s Italian forward Mario Balotelli (left) celebrates with a team-mate after scoring his team’s first goal in a League Cup fourth round match...

Al Sadd eye full points in QSL 30 Oct 2014 - 12:35 am

Doha: Qatar Stars League (QSL) leaders Al Sadd will seek to consolidate their position at the top of the summit when they take...

Impossible to shut Fifa chief Blatter up: Ancelotti 30 Oct 2014 - 12:33 am

MADRID: Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti (pictured) has launched a stinging attack on FIFA president Sepp Blatter as he backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s case...

Rummenigge calls for April World Cup in 2022 30 Oct 2014 - 12:33 am

LONDON: Leading European clubs want FIFA to hold the Qatar World Cup in April 2022, Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in...

FIFA boss Blatter opposes Russia World Cup boycott 28 Oct 2014 - 10:33 pm

FIFA President Sepp Blatter (right) speaks as Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on” in Moscow yesterday. MOSCOW: World football boss Sepp Blatter yesterday...

Tevez recalled by Argentina after three years in cold 28 Oct 2014 - 10:33 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina have picked Carlos Tevez (pictured) in their squad for the first time in more than three years for friendlies next...

Germany dominate controversial Ballon d’Or list 28 Oct 2014 - 10:32 pm

BERNE: Germany dominated the FIFA Player of the Year shortlist, with six nominees among the 23 candidates announced yesterday, while the 10-man coaching...

Russia, Ukraine to be kept apart at World Cup: Blatter 28 Oct 2014 - 10:31 pm

From left: Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko, Moscows Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Sepp Blatter look on at...

Azkals, Nepal set for Doha friendly 28 Oct 2014 - 10:27 pm

Crescente R Relacion (third left), Philippine Ambassador to Qatar, Khalid Mubarak Al Kuwari (fourth left), Chief Operations Officer at Qatar Football Association; Ram...

Struggling Chivas USA suspend operations 28 Oct 2014 - 10:20 pm

LOS ANGELES: As part of a fresh strategy mapped out by Major League Soccer (MLS) for the Los Angeles market, struggling Chivas USA...

Aspire Academy honours U-19 team at gala dinner 28 Oct 2014 - 02:58 am

LEFT: Members of Qatar’s U-19 national team, which recently won the AFC U-19 Championships in Myanmar, pose with the President of the Qatar...

Lyon snap Marseille win streak, shake up Ligue 1 28 Oct 2014 - 02:50 am

PARIS: Lyon snapped Marseille’s eight-game winning streak on Sunday thanks to a second-half goal from Yoann Gourcuff which threw the Ligue 1 title...

South African captain shot dead protecting girlfriend 28 Oct 2014 - 02:49 am

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa soccer captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead by burglars as he tried to protect his celebrity girlfriend during a break-in,...

Van Gaal labels Van Persie’s goal celebration ‘stupid’ 28 Oct 2014 - 02:48 am

MANCHESTER: Louis van Gaal labelled compatriot Robin van Persie “stupid” after his celebrations in scoring a dramatic late equaliser for Manchester United in...