Sports / Football

Atletico Madrid thump AC Milan 12 Mar 2014 - 03:07 am

Atletico Madrid’s forward Diego da Silva Costa jumps to score during the Uefa Champions League quarter-finals second leg football match against AC Milan...

Crisis-hit Barca in need of boost 12 Mar 2014 - 12:28 am

Barcelona’s players train at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona yesterday, on the eve of the...

AFC Champions League: Al Rayyan, El Jaish win 12 Mar 2014 - 12:13 am

Kalu Uche of Qatar’s Al Rayyan celebrates after scoring a goal against Iran’s Esteghlal during their AFC Championship League match yesterday. RIGHT: Uche...

$100,000 bonus offer for Nigerian World Cup players 11 Mar 2014 - 11:57 pm

ABUJA: Nigeria’s footballers could earn more than $100,000 each if they become the first African team to win the World Cup this year....

Reed captures Cadillac title 11 Mar 2014 - 12:11 am

Patrick Reed watches his tee shot on the 16th hole during the final round of the World Golf Cadillac Championship at National Doral...

McCoist breathes easy after Rangers escape 10 Mar 2014 - 11:57 pm

Japan’s midfielder Homare Sawa (right) vies with Sweden’s midfielder Caroline Seger during the Algarve Cup football match at Algarve Stadium in Faro yesterday....

Spurs boss Sherwood fearful for future 10 Mar 2014 - 11:55 pm

Chelsea’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (right) shakes hands with Tottenham Hotspur’s English manager Tim Sherwood during the English Premier League at Stamford Bridge...

Real extend lead at the top by three 10 Mar 2014 - 11:55 pm

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring their first goal during the Spanish league match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in...

Pele confident Brazil will deliver on and off the field 10 Mar 2014 - 11:51 pm

PARIS: The hosting of the 2014 World Cup is “a great opportunity” for Brazil, the country’s all-time great Pele said yesterday. Pele revealed...

2014 World Cup venue Manaus stages first game 10 Mar 2014 - 11:50 pm

Fans arrive for the inauguration of the Arena Amazonia Vivaldo Lima Soccer Stadium in Manaus, yesterday. The World Cup stadium in the Amazonian...

Arsenal and City face uphill task 10 Mar 2014 - 11:49 pm

Atletico Madrid’s Argentinian coach Diego Simeone gestures during a training session at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid, yesterday, on the eve of...

Wigan send City crashing in FA Cup repeat 10 Mar 2014 - 12:49 am

Wigan’s Josh McEachran (left) in action against Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero during their FA Cup quarter-final match at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Britain,...

Juventus extend lead over Roma 10 Mar 2014 - 12:48 am

Livorno’s Marco Biagianti (left) and Sampdoria’s Angelo Palomnbo in action during their Serie A match at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy,...

Third season of COPA Coca-Cola to kick off in Qatar on March 15 10 Mar 2014 - 12:47 am

The Public Affairs and Communications Director for Coca-Cola Middle East, Antoine Tayyar, Director of Marketing and Communications at Qatar Football Association Khalid Al...

Veteran Kehl seals Dortmund’s victory 10 Mar 2014 - 12:46 am

Brazilian football legend Pele holds the FIFA World Cup trophy during the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour outside the Hotel de Ville in...

QSL: Al Gharafa edge Umm Salal 10 Mar 2014 - 12:44 am

Action from Al Gharafa’s QSL match against Umm Salal yesterday. Hosts Al Gharafa won 1-0. PICTURES: MOHAMMED AL OBAIDLY DOHA: Othman Alawi Al...

Ligue 1: Ibrahimovic shines as PSG continue to cruise 09 Mar 2014 - 03:59 am

PSG forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring during the French L1 match against Bastia (SCB) at the Armand Cesari Stadium in Bastia, Corsica,...

Stylish Arsenal sweep into FA Cup semi-finals 09 Mar 2014 - 03:58 am

Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Edin Hazard (left) celebrates after scoring a penalty during the English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge...