Sports / Football

Champions Celtic 30 points clear in Scotland 04 May 2014 - 08:19 am

GLASGOW: Celtic look on course for the biggest ever winning margin in the top flight of Scottish football following a thrilling 5-2 win...

Champions Celtic 30 points clear in Scotland 04 May 2014 - 08:18 am

GLASGOW: Celtic look on course for the biggest ever winning margin in the top flight of Scottish football following a thrilling 5-2 win...

Italian Cup final delayed following shootings 04 May 2014 - 08:18 am

ROME: The Italian Cup final between Fiorentina and Napoli was delayed yesterday following pre-match shootings, with reports suggesting four men had been injured,...

Coach Gerets urges hard work as Lekhwiya eye title 03 May 2014 - 12:21 am

DOHA: Coach Eric Gerets has urged his players to put in extra effort in their Emir Cup quarter-final against Al Ahli today, saying...

Hundreds of fans flock to buy tickets for Emir Cup final 03 May 2014 - 12:03 am

DOHA: This year’s Emir Cup final match ticket sales is witnessing high demand from hundreds of fans who flocked to the 7 ticket...

EPL: City lead charge as title race nears climax 03 May 2014 - 12:02 am

LONDON: The closest English top-flight title race in 33 years speeds towards its conclusion this weekend, with Manchester City carrying the advantage ahead...

Al Arabi, El Jaish set for final 02 May 2014 - 12:20 am

A: Ahmad Al Shreebani (right), Executive Director of Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) addressing a press conference, on the eve of the Qatar Cup...

Coach Simeone ‘excited’ by all-Madrid final 01 May 2014 - 09:42 pm

LONDON: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone (pictured) is relishing the prospect of leading his side against city rivals Real Madrid in the Champions...

Ooredoo is telecommunications partner of Emir Cup 01 May 2014 - 07:42 am

Khalid Al Kuwari (right), Chief Operations Officer of Qatar Football Association and Mustafa Al Qatami, Director, Branding and Corporate Communications, Ooredoo, exchanging documents...

Coach Guardiola picks up pieces after Real ‘debacle’ 01 May 2014 - 07:30 am

Valencia’s Argentinian coach Juan Antonio Pizzi gestures during a press conference at Ciudad Deportiva Paterna, in Paterna, yesterday, on the eve of their...

Bouchard advances in Portugal 01 May 2014 - 07:25 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: Second seed Eugenie Bouchard reached a European claycourt quarter-final for the second time in her career as the Canadian defeated Yaroslava...

Rio organisers say Games are on track 01 May 2014 - 07:21 am

Players fight for the ball during the Copa Popular soccer tournament, or People’s Cup, held between slums, at the Santa Marta slum in...

All-Spanish final in Lisbon 01 May 2014 - 04:36 am

Chelsea’s David Luiz (left) challenges Atletico Madrid’s Adrian Lopez during their Champions League semi-final second leg match at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London,...

Real Madrid reach Champions League final 30 Apr 2014 - 06:17 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) celebrates after scoring at the end of the UEFA Champions League second-leg semi-final football match against...

Guardiola needs to give Bayern a cutting edge 29 Apr 2014 - 01:24 am

Bayern Munich’s Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben takes part in a training session in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. Bayern take on Real Madrid in...

Suarez wins Player of the Year award 29 Apr 2014 - 01:23 am

Chelsea’s Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic (left) challenges Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez during the English Premier League football match at Anfield Stadium in...

Real will feel Bayern’s heat, says Robben 29 Apr 2014 - 01:22 am

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery (left) and Claudio Pizarro attend a training session in Munich, yesterday. Bayern Munich will play Real Madrid in their...

Manager Mourinho defensive yet effective 29 Apr 2014 - 01:20 am

LONDON: Five days after smothering Atletico Madrid with a defensive blanket in the Champions League, Chelsea parked “two buses” in front of their...