Sports / Football

Injured Ronaldo a doubt for King’s Cup final 11 Apr 2014 - 12:58 am

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo has sustained a muscle injury in his left thigh, Real Madrid announced yesterday, making the Portuguese striker a doubt for...

Holders Bayern crush United to reach semis 11 Apr 2014 - 12:58 am

MUNICH: Holders Bayern Munich romped into the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 victory at home to Manchester United in Wednesday’s quarter-final, second-leg...

Olympics: Rio organisers acknowledge issues, guarantee to ‘deliver’ 11 Apr 2014 - 12:57 am

SAO PAULO: Organisers of the 2016 Olympics have acknowledged there are issues to be resolved in preparing Rio de Janeiro to host the...

Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 10 Apr 2014 - 05:23 am

Atletico Madrid’s midfielder Diego kicks the ball during the UEFA Champions League quarter final football match against Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon Stadium...

Volkswagen Qatar hosts Junior Masters Football 10 Apr 2014 - 12:55 am

Chelsea battle to reach semis, Madrid hold on 09 Apr 2014 - 11:38 pm

PSG’s Italian goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu dives as the ball smashes into the cross bar from a shot by Chelsea’s German striker Andre Schurrle...

English FA proposes total betting ban 09 Apr 2014 - 11:36 pm

LONDON: The FA has proposed a complete ban on anyone involved in England’s top eight tiers from betting on any soccer match or...

Chelsea, Real in semis 09 Apr 2014 - 04:50 am

Chelsea striker Demba Ba (in blue) scores his team’s second goal past Paris St Germain goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu during their UEFA Champions League...

Stage set for 2014 Emir Cup 09 Apr 2014 - 12:52 am

Qatari youth carrying the Emir Cup trophy during the draw ceremony of at Al Gassar Resort in Doha yesterday. BELOW: An anchor conducts...

Atletico sweat on Costa’s fitness 09 Apr 2014 - 12:43 am

Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian head coach Diego Simeone addresses the media during a news conference at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. Atletico...

United’s cause not so hopeless after all 09 Apr 2014 - 12:38 am

Manchester United’s English striker Danny Welbeck takes part in a training session yesterday. MUNICH: Bayern Munich’s longest winless run for three years and...

Spurs defeat leaves Sunderland on the brink, says Poyet 09 Apr 2014 - 12:37 am

LONDON: Monday’s 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur has left Sunderland in need of a miracle to avoid relegation from the...

2022 World Cup host Qatar to back home-grown talent 09 Apr 2014 - 12:29 am

Qatar football squad members warm-up before their training session in this file photo take in Doha in June 2013. Qatar have never qualified...

QFA applauds referees for their hard work 09 Apr 2014 - 12:26 am

Qatar referee Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Al Jassim who officiated in the final of the Cargills FA Cup played on February 22 in Colombo. ...

Dortmund pray for League miracle 08 Apr 2014 - 01:28 am

Dortmund’s striker Marco Reus (third right) warms up during a training session in Brackel, western Germany, yesterday. DORTMUND, Germany: Borussia Dortmund insist they...

Chelsea seek Napoli repeat 08 Apr 2014 - 01:27 am

Chelsea’s Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic kicks a ball during a training session at Cobham, Southwest of London, yesterday. LONDON: Chelsea will hope to...

Champions League training session 08 Apr 2014 - 01:21 am

Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas (left) and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo warm up during a training session at the Dortmund Stadium, western Germany,...

Bayern determined to put defeat behind them 08 Apr 2014 - 01:21 am

From left: Bayern Munich’s Daniel van Buyten, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Javier Martinez and Mario Mandzukic react after their German first division Bundesliga soccer match...