Sports / Football

World Cup heat is on Brazil 12 May 2014 - 12:47 am

Watermelons with the carvings of (from left) Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazil’s Neymar are seen at San Raphael Hotel in...

Mexico’s ‘Little Pea’ seeks World Cup lift 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Four years after leaving one World Cup finals as a new football hero, Mexican striker Javier Hernandez returns to the...

Neymar feels the weight of Brazil’s expectations 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

BARCELONA: At just 22 years of age, Barcelona forward Neymar will carry the hopes of 200 million Brazilians on his shoulders when the...

Croatia relishing fiery opener on June 12 12 May 2014 - 12:32 am

ZAGREB: Croatia coach Niko Kovac is intent on challenging golf legend Walter Hagen’s claim that ‘no one remembers who came in second’ at...

La Liga set for final day battle 12 May 2014 - 12:32 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will play a La Liga title decider at the Nou Camp Stadium next weekend after leaders Atletico drew...

Qatar to reinforce grassroots football promotion ahead of 2022 11 May 2014 - 01:52 am

Doha: The third-ever FIFA grassroots course in Qatar reached its conclusion on Thursday in Doha, with the participation of 30 Qatari coaches supervised...

Man City eye title glory on season’s last day in EPL 11 May 2014 - 01:50 am

Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko (right) hugs team-mate David Silva after scoring a second goal against Aston Villa during their English Premier League match...

Emir Cup: Al Sailiya and Al Sadd to clash in final 11 May 2014 - 01:17 am

Al Sailiya players and officials celebrate by tossing coach Sami Trabelsi in the air on their win over Al Ahli in the semi-final...

Hibs face fight for survival 11 May 2014 - 01:00 am

GLASGOW: Hibernian face a battle to stay in the Scottish Premiership after a 1-0 defeat at home to Kilmarnock in their final game...

Emir Cup semi-finals today 10 May 2014 - 12:24 am

Al Sadd coach Hussain Amute (centre), speaking at a press conference on the eve of the Emir Cup semi-final against Al Gharafa today....

Blatter to stand again as FIFA President 10 May 2014 - 12:21 am

LAUSANNE: FIFA P0resident Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said...

FIFA seeks to improve World Cup organisation 10 May 2014 - 12:21 am

ZURICH: Russia cannot avoid problems with its 2018 World Cup and FIFA will call a special meeting in September to improve organisation of...

Manchester City confident of making their point 09 May 2014 - 11:19 am

LONDON: Manager Manuel Pellegrini expects Manchester City to be crowned English champions for the second time in three seasons with his side needing...

Gomez missing from Germany World Cup squad 09 May 2014 - 11:18 am

A combo of recent file pictures shows Germany’s national football 30-man pre-World Cup Squad named yesterday. (From up left to bottom right): Goalkeepers...

PSG retain Ligue 1 title 08 May 2014 - 06:48 am

PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi is congratulated by team-mates after scoring during the French Ligue 1 match against Rennes at the Parc Des Princes...

Dzeko double puts City on brink of title 08 May 2014 - 06:46 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Manchester City are within touching distance of the Premier League title after overwhelming Aston Villa 4-0 yesterday to close to...

Qatar’s Al Rayyan one win away from semis in Brazil 08 May 2014 - 06:45 am

Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Both defending champions Sada Cruzeiro and Wildcard Qatar’s Al Rayyan registered important victories on the second day of FIVB Men’s...

Scolari ignores veterans Kaka, Robinho for World Cup 08 May 2014 - 06:43 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari yesterday unveiled the 23 men he trusts can deliver a sixth World Cup ahead of...