Sports / Football

Barcelona preparing for changes after poor season 19 May 2014 - 01:16 am

Barcelona’s Argentinian striker Lionel Messi is seen during the Spanish La Liga match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on...

Guardiola wins fourth title for Bayern Munich in ‘toughest year’ 19 May 2014 - 01:14 am

Bayern Munich players celebrate at the club’s party after winning the final match of the German Cup against Borussia Dortmund in Berlin on...

Lampard named England vice-captain 19 May 2014 - 01:13 am

LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson has announced that veteran Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard (pictured) will be England’s vice-captain at this summer’s World Cup...

South Korea under spotlight to produce goods in Brazil 19 May 2014 - 01:13 am

SEOUL: South Korea are remembered for their run to the 2002 World Cup semi-finals but they are under pressure to create new memories...

Bekele, Dibaba win in Manchester 18 May 2014 - 09:51 pm

MANCHESTER: Ethiopian athletics legends Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba eased to victory in their respective races in the Great Manchester Run yesterday. Bekele,...

Al Sadd clinch Emir Cup 18 May 2014 - 03:36 am

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani handing over the Emir Cup to Al Sadd players at Khalifa Stadium yesterday....

Clinical Al Sadd clinch Emir Cup 18 May 2014 - 01:50 am

Raul, Majed and Haydos score goals for the winners; Al Sailiya lose 3-0 in final Doha: A goal apiece from Raul Gonzalez, Ibrahim...

Atletico hold Barca to win La Liga title 18 May 2014 - 01:48 am

Atletico de Madrid’s football players and staff pose as they celebrate their Spanish League title at the end of the Spanish League match...

Arsenal clinch FA Cup with extra time goal 18 May 2014 - 01:47 am

Arsenal players celebrate with Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey after he scored the third and winning goal during the English FA Cup final match...

St Johnstone end 130-year wait for Cup triumph 18 May 2014 - 01:46 am

GLASGOW: St Johnstone clinched the Scottish Cup for the first time in their 130-year history with a 2-0 win over Dundee United in...

Confident Al Sadd eye Emir Cup glory in final against Al Sailiya 17 May 2014 - 01:07 am

Emir Cup final today Doha: Al Sadd, buoyed by their qualification for the quarter-finals stage of the AFC Champions League, will be eyeing...

Qatar-Tanzania Friendly 17 May 2014 - 01:03 am

Qatar’s U-23 player in action against Tanzania’s counterpart in an international friendly.

FA Cup final: Arsene Wenger under pressure to win title 16 May 2014 - 11:40 pm

Arsene Wenger (right) shakes hands with defender Per Mertesacker as they walk with Arsenal’s midfielder Tomas Rosicky in this last year’s file photo....

Messi ‘agrees’ new Barca deal 16 May 2014 - 11:38 pm

Barcelona say revised and updated contract with Lionel Messi will be signed over the next few days. MADRID: Four-time World Player of the...

New trophy for FA Cup revealed 16 May 2014 - 11:33 pm

LONDON: The winning captain in today’s FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium will be presented with a brand...

‘Gaal, Giggs would be fantastic at United’ 16 May 2014 - 11:33 pm

LONDON: Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes a combination of the experienced Louis van Gaal and Old Trafford hero Ryan Giggs would...

Injury woes for Bayern Munich ahead of German Cup final 16 May 2014 - 08:15 am

Franck Ribery (left) and Claudio Pizarro attend a training session last month in this file photo. Ribery is among the injured Bayern’s players. ...

Amotta hails players brave effort in ACL 16 May 2014 - 08:08 am

Doha: Al Sadd coach Hussein Amotta () is delighted that all the hard work put in by his team has paid off as...